jemma

i am 60+ noddy is of my childhood but the politically correct messed with what was the most simple of stories that children love--even had problems because big ears +noddy slept in the same bed ?????

Deecee

I grew up with Noddy and Big Ears (and Rupert) books.

I never thought about gender orientation or racial discrimination, I was just a kid who enjoyed a good story.

deirdre ann

I still have a Noddy patchwork cover that was made when I was born, 43 years ago!!
Enid Blyton wrote Noddy & dozens of other childrens books from the 30's onwards. After her death, her books were seen as 'un-p.c.'. George, the girl in the famous five was said to be a lesbian, noddy was gay cos he shared a bed with another toy, big ears, & gollywog was a total no-no! hilarious!!
anyway, go to the BBC website for children, CEBEEBIES, and they will have a Noddy show for you there!

deirdre ann

Heya deecee, i posted my reply before i saw yours. I agree, we were kids & saw only a funny story. Adults ruined the innocence of it. As my kids used to say when they were teenagers - ' Ma, ya haven't a clue'! lol!

Mamalisa

I think all British children grew up with Noddy - either the original or sadly the altered later version. Enid Blyton was definitely a part of every child's life in Uk - I remember feeling desolate when I came to the end of a series and there were no more Famous Five or Secret Seven books to look forward to. EB went out of fashion - supposedly because of her limited vocabulary but when I helped with a junior school library I found that the best way to get children interested in reading was to start them on Enid Blyton.. When they had worked there way through they were hooked on reading and wanted to move on to more challenging literature.

Annya

I always liked Noddy and the things he got up to. I am in Australia and it has been a couple of years ago. I am a kid at heart and still like the cartoons. We watch Mickey mouse and Jungle Junction as there is usually nothing good or interesting on and it is a good way to unwind before going to bed-- which I am going to do now. Night all.

Deecee

Bed sounds good Annya - its almost midnight here in Aus. so I'm off to bed also.

Good night everyone.

fliedermaus

I think that all stemmed from a story that Enid Blyton wrote about the little black doll that wanted to be pink! I never saw Gollys as being rascist, they're just black- the same way that Goblins are green and stuff.

Being in my 20s I grew up with some of the altered stuff, I reread Mr Galliano's Circus the other day (being a librarian gives me plenty of chance to reread things) and I was shocked by some of it, the dog called "Nigger" and the monkey that was bought from a "savage" in Africa. But that's how people wrote and spoke back then, so we can't really judge by todays standards.

Having said that I looked through one of the newer editions of the famous five the other day and it mentions Adidas!!! A brand name, and not only that but one that I don't think was around in the 50s/60s?

Also some of the covers these days are interesting. Anyone remember the five find outers? Apparently "Fatty" isn't so fat anymore...

(sorry for rambling on. One of my fave. topics
:mrgreen: )

CarolinePaj

Noddy is very well know over here... not only because of the Enid Blyton books but the adaptated childrens programmes too!

He is a national treasure in the UK!

Hugs

deirdre ann

P.C can be taken a bit too far, cant it? any way I loved E.B. I wanted to go to Malory Towers or St Claires. She brought a different world to your door step. Lucky you, in a library all day, that would be a dream of mine! Although Id probably do no work, just read!