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Sooty&Co

Sooty & Co. is a British children's television series that aired on ITV from 1993 to 1998 for six series, replacing the 37 year old Sooty Show. The programme centres on Matthew Corbett, Sooty, Sweep, Soo, and Little Cousin Scampi, as they try to run a shop in Manchester which Matthew inherited from a very distant auntie. In 1998, Matthew Corbett retired and a new TV series began with new presenters called Sooty Heights. Matthew sold the rights to Sooty for almost one and a half million pounds.

Plot

Matthew Corbett runs a shop in Manchester, with Sooty (a yellow bear that can perform magic), Sweep (a squeaking dog), Soo (a female panda), and "little cousin Scampi" (another, if smaller, bear). Sooty and the gang are often getting up to mischief, and it is usually Soo and Matthew who are the more sensible ones.

A regular visitor at Sooty and Co. is Mo (from the market), and most episodes involve Matthew getting into a mess due to the puppets, whether it is having water poured over him or having custard pies thrown at his face. Some episodes finish with a song, usually performed by Matthew and the group.

Characters

  • Matthew Corbett the show's presenter.
  • Sooty - a mute yellow bear who is the protagonist of the show. He owns a magic wand whose power is invoked using the words "Izzy wizzy, let's get busy".
  • Sweep - a dim-witted grey dog with a penchant for bones and sausages. He wears red wellingtons and communicates using bizarre squeaks.
  • Soo - a calm and collected female panda who acts as the foil for both Sooty and Sweep. Usually wears a red skirt. Voiced by Brenda Longman.
  • Little Cousin Scampi - Sooty's cousin, who is very cheeky and a serial troublemaker. He wears a navy blue school uniform and, like Sooty, is mute.
  • Mo from t'market - a regular customer with a blonde perm. Always introduces herself with "Only me. Mo from t'market." Played by Brenda Longman.
  • Richard - Richard is introduced into the series for the final season, as a new employee that Sooty & Co. takes on. In reality, he is introduced so the children could get to know the new presenters
  • Liana - Liana is introduced into the series for the final season, as a new employee that Sooty & Co. takes on. In reality, she is introduced so the children could get to know the new presenters.

Episodes

List of Sooty & Co. episodes

Trivia

  • Unlike "The Sooty Show" where he narrates in third person, Matthew speaks in first person on this show, which he also did in Learn with Sooty.
  • Elements from the 1981-1992 Sooty Show were carried over into this show:
    • Matthew still appeared in every episode (save four where he only appeared for at the beginning and end) and wrote them too.
    • The designs of Sooty, Sweep and Soo from the 1990 to 1992 episodes.
    • Sooty, Sweep and Soo's bedroom and bathroom.
  • In some episodes, Coronation Street makes some appearance in some of the episodes. First when Matthew looks for Label in Dog Trouble, Matthew and Sooty pass by the street in Breakdown and it is one of the properties Sooty shows Matthew in Estate Agents. The street would also appear in the Sooty Heights episode Fast Food.
  • In 2013, the first episode of Sooty & Co. (along with The Sooty Show) was shown on CITV's Old Skool Weekend to celebrate 30 years of CITV.
  • At one point for unknown reasons, the show was found guilty of plugging videos tapes of Learn with Sooty and The Sooty Show.[1]

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