Buzz and Tell

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Buzz and Tell[1] is a 5 minute long CBeebies programme created and produced by Jon Doyle of 'Impossible Kids.' It is a comedy puppet panel show following a format that parodies University Challenge. There are five contestants in each episode. Each show includes a 'missing word round', a 'picture round', a 'numbers round','sound round', and sometimes a 'general knowledge round'. The winner receives a silly prize - Mr Biscuits won a wooden spoon in episode 28.[2]

Characters

Different contestants appear in different episodes. As of 22 December 2010, Mr Biscuits and Charles Cheese have appeared in every episode alongside Mr Flipstick the quiz master.

  • Walter Flipstick - He is the quizmaster of the show and a walrus.
  • Mr Biscuits - He is an unknown species (he looks like a rabbit, but he has a red nose, like a clown's) who is an expert in the subject of biscuits. He once invented a biscuit that bakes itself.
  • Charles Cheese - He is a mouse with a cheese fascination. Also, he is the smallest of all of the contestants.
  • Orange Bernard - He is a banana obsessed orangutan. His greatest achievement is the ability to eat a banana sideways.
  • Ken Koala - He is a very shy koala with an Australian accent.
  • Miss Honkover - She is an exotic showbiz bird.
  • Melanie Wiggles - She is a rabbit who studies carrots.
  • Karl - He is a chinchilla with a large knowledge of nuts. He regularly forgets to press his buzzer and what he was going to say next.
  • Henrietta Peck - She is an enthusiastic, but not very intelligent hen. She is often joined by one of her eggs hatching into a very deep voiced chick part way through the show. She is the only character who didn't appear in Series 2.
  • B1N - B1N is a robot made from a pedal bin. B1N frequently answers 'sausage' to any question.
  • Callista Croak - She is a frog who likes to keep fit.

Episodes

Episode Guest Contestants[3] Winner Prize
1 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Karl A great big nut
2 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Henrietta Peck A day out on the farm
3 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Charles Cheese A cheese flavoured "scratch & sniff" card
4 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Henrietta Peck A pair of skis
5 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Henrietta Peck Some straw
6 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Mister Biscuits A year supply of tomato ketchup
7 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Henrietta Peck and Chick A holiday for two in Turkey
8 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Melanie Wiggles A handy set of spanners
9 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Charles Cheese A pair of Walter Flipstick's old shoes
10 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Mister Biscuits An orange wig
11 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Ken Koala A big honky horn
12 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Ken Koala A cream cake
13 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Mister Biscuits A giant football
14 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Mister Biscuits A huge bowl of oranges
15 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Mister Biscuits A selection of cheeses
16 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Melanie Wiggles A trip to the seaside
17 Melanie Wiggles, Karl, Henrietta Peck Melanie Wiggles A lovely box of false moustaches
18 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Miss Honkover Some bird seed
19 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Miss Honkover To sing one of her beautiful songs...
20 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Ken Koala A ride on a camel
21 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Ken Koala An umbrella to keep of the rain in a storm
22 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Mister Biscuits A bunch of balloons
23 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Mister Biscuits A banana (but he said Orange Bernard could have it)
24 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Ken Koala A lovely small, miniature, tiny drum
25 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Miss Honkover Some singing lessons...
26 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Charles Cheese A giant coconut
27 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Orange Bernard A large banana
28 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Mister Biscuits A charming wooden spoon
29 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Charles Cheese A beautiful Balloon
30 Miss Honkover, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Miss Honkover A large ice-lolly
31 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Karl A pirate hat
32 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Calista Croak A lovely cucumber sandwich
33 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Calista Croak A big broom for sweeping up leaves
34 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Calista Croak[4] A ladder to get Calista down. (She had jumped off-screen after winning)
35 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Karl Some nutty bubble bath
36 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Charles Cheese A toy car
37 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Mister Biscuits A great big tomato
38 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Charles Cheese Some special cheese flavoured ice-cream
39 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N B1N A mountain climbing holiday
40 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Calista Croak An exercise bike
41 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N B1N A new bin liner
42 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Calista Croak A enormous towel
43 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Karl A bell
44 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Mister Biscuits A trip to the National Moustache Museum
45 Calista Croak, Karl, B1N Calista Croak A splendid garden fork
46 Melanie Wiggles, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Ken Koala A sink plunger
47 Melanie Wiggles, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Melanie Wiggles A huge carrot
48 Melanie Wiggles, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Ken Koala A strawberry yoghurt
49 Melanie Wiggles, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Mister Biscuits A years supply of toast
50 Melanie Wiggles, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Mister Biscuits A box of biscuits
51 Melanie Wiggles, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Ken Koala A French loaf of bread
52 Christmas Special Melanie Wiggles, Ken Koala, Orange Bernard Walter Flipstick A big bucket of fish (he had swapped places with Orange Bernard)

Winners

Player Wins
B1N 2
Calista Croak 6
Charles Cheese 6
Henrietta Peck 4
Karl 4
Ken Koala 8
Melanie Wiggles 4
Miss Honkover 4
Mister Biscuits 12
Orange Bernard 1
Walter Flipstick 1

References

  1. ^ Buzz and Tell on CBeebies
  2. ^ Buzz and Tell Episode 28
  3. ^ All shows include Charles Cheese & Mister Biscuits
  4. ^ After the normal questions it was a tie between Calista Croak, B1N, Charles Cheese & Mister Biscuits; Calista won the tie-break about tadpoles.