Sly (Noddy and Friends Character Books)

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A tower that is supposed to control the weather flies away with Master Tubby Bear and Martha Monkey inside, so Mr. Sparks must find a way to save them.

Cheerful Child: More notable in the original books where he would frequently make up songs to sing out loud during times when he's very happy and upbeat. Throw the Dog a Bone: In the Christmas Special for both Toyland Adventures and Make Way For Noddy, they get a Happy Ending.Sly and Gobbo take advantage of Noddy and con him into giving them free rides until he runs out of fuel. Shorty Salt Shaker (voiced by Frank Meschkuleit) and Slim Pepper Shaker (voiced by James Rankin) are Salt and pepper shakers shaped like saguaro, with cowboy hats and bandannas- one red, one blue. They speak with a Southern accent. A Day in the Limelight: The Make Way For Noddy episode, "Skittle in the Middle" gives one to Skippy, one of the skittle children. Aunt Agatha's remote-operated vacuum cleaner goes berserk when the Goblins steal the remote control. To make matters worse, Warlow lets a parrot loose.

French Jerk: In the UK dub of Toyland Adventures and both dubs of Make Way For Noddy, though she's more consistently a French Jerk with a Heart of Gold. To a lesser degree in Make Way For Noddy as well, where he's only semi-recurrent compared to the other regular characters, and is one of few that doesn't get A Day in the Limelight.Noddy has a bad cold, but Sly and Gobbo persuade him that his medicine Dinah Doll bought will have awful side effects. Jimmy Hibbert: Big Ears, Master Tubby Bear, Mr. Plod, Bumpy Dog, Noddy's Car, Gobbo, Sammy Sailor, Mr. Sparks, Mr. Straw, Mr. Wobbly Man, Mr. Milko, Mr. Noah, Mr. Train Driver, Mr. Jumbo, Bunkey, Father Christmas (Santa), & Lord Giraffe Sam (played by Daniel Madger) is Truman's new friend. In "Ask Permission", he takes the mermaid without asking Noah, so Truman decides to tell Sam the Noddy story about Noddy setting a trap for Sammy Sailor, like the one Kate told him.

Adaptation Personality Change: Alternates between a Shrinking Violet, a Lovable Rogue or The Napoleon depending on the interpretation.Leitmotif: Mr. Plod has his own character theme in the 1970s stop-motion series and Make Way For Noddy. Crying Critters: One episode of Toyland Adventures shows Bumpy Dog crying after Noddy tells him to "Go Away!" after he loses his bell. Tessie finds him weeping and discovers Noddy's lost bell in the process. Ascended Extra: She was a minor character in the original books and the 70's series. Beginning in Noddy's Toyland Adventures, she became one of the main characters of the franchise. Fun-Hating Villain: They were this to some level from the beginning, but it becomes their trademark in Noddy In Toyland. (At the very least for Sly, Gobbo tries not to enjoy himself.) The Comically Serious: In the 1975 series, Mr. Plod's stern and no nonsense personality can results in some amusing situations. Such as acting serious while riding a roundabout ("merry-go-round" in the US) after taking Noddy's sterring wheel. He's also like this in some stories in the original books.