Wizbit

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Wizbit
Genre	Children's
Creator(s)	John Mounsey
Starring	James Sargison Glenn Herbert
Country of origin	UK
No. of episodes	27
Production
Running time	12 x 25mins, 15 x 10mins
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	1986 – 1988

Wizbit was a 1986 BBC children's television show in which an alien magician called Wizbit and a large rabbit called Wooly had adventures in a place called Puzzleopolis.

Although it was stated in the show that Wizbit's year-and-a-day mission was to find out all about planet earth, this clashed somewhat with the events witnessed on screen - Wizbit was (apparently) to learn about everyday life on earth by solving puzzles in a town inhabited by walking, talking (and often singing) sponge-balls, dice, magic wands, playing cards and 7-foot tall rabbits.

The show made an attempt to be semi-educational; the (often lateral thinking) puzzles Wizbit was set were usually presented to the audience at home, with the solutions being revealed towards the end of the episode.

The show was created by Barry Murray with some assistance from Paul Daniels. It starred conjuror Paul Daniels and his assistant (and wife) Debbie McGee.

All rights to characters and designs are now owned by Paul Daniels. All music rights are the property of Barry Murray.

[edit] Characters

• Wizbit, a large yellow cone-shaped wizard's hat (played by James Sargison)
• Wooly, a seven foot tall pink rabbit (played by John Mounsey)
• Squidgy Bog, a purple swamp monster (played by Matthew Paice)
• Professor Doom, an evil genius and arch-villain who lives in a castle, which sits atop a giant stone fist in the sky.
• Jinx, Professor doom's cat.
• Wozbit, an evil version of Wizbit generated by Professor Doom
• The Gatekeeper, a woman who guarded the gates to Puzzleopolis and wouldn't let anyone in until they had solved a puzzle.
• Madame Martinka, a fortune teller who owned the magic shop in Puzzleopolis
• Grocer Green, a greengrocer with green hair.
• Pierre Oe, a mime artist.
• Spoof & Bluff
• Paul Daniels (playing himself) who owned the theatre in Puzzleopolis
• Various townsfolk shaped like magician's props - spongeballs, dice, wands and so forth.

[edit] Trivia

• Wizbit's magic word was Ostagazuzulum.
• Wizbit came from the planet WOW - World Of Wizards.
• Wizbit was visiting planet Earth for a year and a day.

[edit] External links

• Wizbit at the Internet Movie Database
• Retro Junk
• Jedisparadise