Ian Allen
Director
Button Moon (1980)
Season 2
Button Moon is a quirky, popular children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV Network. Thames Television produced each episode, which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, travels to Button Moon in his homemade rocket-ship. All of the characters within the show are based on kitchen utensils, as well as many of the props. Once on Button Moon, which hangs in "blanket sky", they have an adventure, and look through Mr. Spoon's telescope at someone else such as the Hare and the Tortoise, before heading back to their home on 'Junk Planet'. Episodes also include Mr. Spoon's wife, "Mrs. Spoon", their daughter, "Tina Tea-Spoon" and her friend "Eggbert". The series ended in 1988 after 91 episodes.
Released Dec. 8, 1980
Episode 10 min
None+
Genres: Family, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.moon, tmdb.space-travel, tmdb.spoon, tmdb.rocket-ship, imdb.spaceship, imdb.singing, imdb.telescope + 8 more, imdb.daughter, imdb.friend, imdb.flying-household-items, imdb.puppeteer, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.sewing-on-buttons, imdb.puppet
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - A Witch Comes to Stay
On Button Moon, Mr Spoon and his family can see things better. Join them to meet Brew the witch.
Dec. 29, 1981, midnight
S2E2 - The Caterpillar Who Loved His Greens
Mr Spoon helps to find a missing glove on Button Moon and sees, through his telescope, a caterpillar turn into a butterfly.
Jan. 5, 1982, midnight
S2E3 - The New Canoe
It's snowing on Button Moon, and when Mr Spoon flies there in his spaceship he meets Bottle Army. Through the telescope we see a beaver making a canoe.
Jan. 12, 1982, midnight
S2E4 - The Biggest Tomato in the World
Mr and Mrs Spoon and Tina Teaspoon play hide-and-seek on Junk Planet. Tina and Mr Spoon fly to Button Moon and see a door key playing the game, too.
Jan. 19, 1982, midnight
S2E5 - Scruffy and the Sparrow
Mr Spoon, Tina and Egbert fly to Button Moon in the spaceship where they find Bottle Army cleaning the castle.
Jan. 26, 1982, midnight
S2E6 - The Dragon Has a Cold
When Mr Spoon flies in his spaceship to Button Moon, the noise wakes Tina.
Feb. 2, 1982, midnight
S2E7 - The Flying Jam Sandwich
The Spoon family washes the spaceship before Mr Spoon travels through space, past flying paint pots. On Button Moon are two balls of wool, Bundle and Fluff. Vacuum Cleaner rescues Fluff when the blast from Mr Spoon's spaceship blows her away. Through the telescope you see Tortoise and Hare and the Flying Jam Sandwich.
Feb. 9, 1982, midnight
S2E8 - The Persian Market
Mr Spoon travels in his spaceship, past flying cups and saucers, sugar lumps and stars.
Feb. 16, 1982, midnight
S2E9 - Music in the Air
Tine and Egbert go with Mr Spoon in the spaceship and see dancing sweets and lollipops.
Feb. 23, 1982, midnight
S2E10 - Scruffy at the Seaside
Mrs Spoon's friend babysits so that she and Mr Spoon can fly to Button Moon.
March 2, 1982, midnight
S2E11 - The Little Red Hen
Queenie Jelly puts on a royal show for Tina as a birthday treat. Gingerbreadman lifts rock cakes and through the telescope we see the Little Red Hen.
March 9, 1982, midnight
S2E12 - Getting Away from It All
Mr Spoon flies to Button Moon in a spaceship. It is raining from a watering-can hidden behind clouds.
March 16, 1982, midnight
S2E13 - The Lion and the Mouse
The Spoon family is off on holiday on Button Moon. From the spaceship you can see dancing paper umbrellas and the Paper Circus on Button Moon.
March 23, 1982, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 10 min.
Season Runtime: 11 min.
Released: Dec. 8, 1980
Last Air Date: Nov. 17, 1988, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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