TONY EASTLEY: The man who gave Australian television the rocket riding puppet with a pencil for a nose has died. Norman Hetherington's Mr Squiggle landed on Australian television screens in 1959; he ...
In short: The National Museum of Australia has acquired the puppets, scripts, graphics and squiggles from the iconic television show, Mr Squiggle. A small part of that collection, including the ...
If you grew up in Australia any time between the 1960s and the late 1990s, chances are you knew a little man from the Moon with a pencil for a nose. His name was Mr Squiggle. Every week he would float ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Mr Squiggle, the pencil-nosed puppet and star of the ABC children’s show beloved by generations, is to live again on display at the ...
Brought to life by puppeteer and cartoonist Norman Hetherington, Mr Squiggle captured the hearts, and harnessed the creativity, of Australian children for 40 years, first airing in 1959 and running ...
Mr Squiggle and Friends: The Creative World of Norman Hetherington will open Friday 4 July 2025 at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, promising to take visitors on a warm-hearted, nostalgic ...