Noddy (character)

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Noddy
Noddy character
Noddy and Mr. Plod in Noddy's car, as depicted in the 2000s TV production Make Way for Noddy.
First appearance	Noddy Goes to Toyland
Created by	Enid Blyton
Voiced by	Denise Bryer (1955–1969; The Adventures Of Noddy and His Master's Voice) Kathryn Beaumont (1963; Noddy Goes to Toyland) Pat Kerr (1971–1972; audio adaptations of Noddy Wins a Prize/Noddy and the Aeroplane and Noddy Goes To School/Noddy Gets Into Trouble) Richard Briers (1975–1976, Noddy) Susan Sheridan (1992–2000; Noddy's Toyland Adventures) Catherine Disher (1998–2000; US/Canadian version) Martin Skews (2002, Make Way for Noddy) Teresa Gallagher (2009, Noddy in Toyland) Louis Ashbourne Serkis (2016–2020; UK version) Valin Shinyei (2016–2020; US version) Brigitte Lecordier (1992–2020; France) Aleksandra Rojewska (1992–2004; Poland) Yuko Mita (1992–2009; Japan)
In-universe information
Species	Wooden toy
Gender	Male

Noddy is a fictional character created by English children's author Enid Blyton. He is depicted as a wooden toy with a childlike view of the world. He resides in the fictional setting of Toyland, where he works as a taxi driver. Noddy is known for driving a yellow car with red decals, and is depicted with a variety of supporting toy characters, including Big Ears, a brownie who is Noddy's best friend, and Mr. Plod, the local policeman.

Noddy first appeared in a book series published between 1949 and 1963, illustrated by the Dutch artist Harmsen van der Beek from 1949 until his death in 1953,^[1][2] after which the work was continued by Mary Brooks, Robert Lee, Robert Tyndall and Peter Wienk. Television shows based on the character have run on British television since 1955.