The Roly Mo Show

''The Roly Mo Show'' is a British children's television series featuring a cast of puppets; it is a spin-off of ''Fimbles'', similarly to how the series parodied Sesame Street, Rainbow and Ni Ni's Treehouse and was created by Novel Entertainment. The series consists of 104 episodes, each of 10 minutes in length. It was broadcast on CBeebies. In addition, there are 20 storytimes and 10 Christmas storytimes.

The series was broadcast between 13 June 2005 and 10 January 2006. Roly Mo was a regular storyteller character in the better known ''Fimbles'' show, and ''The Roly Mo Show'' draws heavily on this. The show is noted for its particularly gentle and pleasant characters and plots.

A show called ''Christmas Storytime'' aired on the CBeebies channel in December 2005.

In the Irish republic, ''The Roly Mo Show'' was broadcast on Network 2 (later changed to RTÉ2 in 2004) as part of a lineup of programmes for younger children called ''The Den''.

Format

Each episode follows a general format.
* It starts with Little Bo, Roly's niece, visiting Roly Mo after school. She hangs up her rucksack and hat and goes down the slide into the main part of Roly's house.
* One of the characters has a problem; this is the main plot element throughout the episode.
* Someone reads a story from Roly Mo's library, preceded by the "When You Take a Look Inside a Book" song. Most of the time this is Roly, although sometimes this is Little Bo, Rockit, Yugo and Migo or a combination. The story is related to the problem and often gives an idea for its solution.
* Little Bo looks in her 'Busy Book', starting the segment of an animated Fimble solving an educational puzzle.
* The problem is solved, often with a song.
* The show closes with voice-overs during the credits, which is often humorous or providing further closure.

Characters

*Roly Mo - The main character of the show who loves reading. He is a mole with purple and green stripes. He is a parody of George and voiced by Wayne Forester.
*Little Bo - A younger and highly intelligent mole. Little Bo has pink and purple stripes, and is Roly's niece. Little Bo is voiced by Tamsin Heatley.
*Yugo and Migo - Yugo and Migo are Snoots, who are orange and yellow fox-like animals. Yugo is striped and Migo is spotted. They are very dim and manic, and probably created for the amusement of younger viewers. They are parodies of Treezles and both voiced by Philip Pope and Duncan Wisbey.
*Rockit- An inquisitive and energetic blue tree frog. Rockit is a parody of Cookie Monster or Zippy and also voiced and puppeteered by Wayne Forester.

Catchphrases

*"I'll be back in a Roly Mo!"
*"It's been a Roly Moly day!"
*"Lets roll like Roly Mo!"
*"Story-time with Roly Mo! Our favourite time of day!"
*"Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin."

Transmissions

Episodes

Season 1

# "My Best Things"
# "Sleepover"
# "Bibby"
# "Guess Who’s Coming For Tea?"
# "The First Time"
# "No Place Like Home"
# "Too Cold"
# "Homework"
# "Sweet Dreams"
# "Snoot the Moon"
# "Can I Help You?"
# "Umbrella"
# "Spend Spend Spend"
# "Sports Day"
# "Scarf"
# "Bathtime"
# "Thunderstorm"
# "Yugo’s Lazy Day"
# "For True Life?"
# "Rain"
# "Little Bo’s Cold"
# "Red Letter Day"
# "Stick Em Up"
# "Valley of the Moles"
# "Library Tidy Up"
# "Pleased to Meet You"
# "Sandwich"
# "Sshhh"
# "Snudge is Missing"
# "Beach"
# "Teatime"
# "Happy Families"
# "Like a Rolling Stone"
# "When I’m 64"
# "Dressing Up"
# "Treasure Hunt"
# "Cards"
# "Doctor Who?"
# "The Collector"
# "Imagine"
# "Hiccups"
# "Cuddlies Picnic"
# "Music Class"
# "Seed"
# "Just a Minute"
# "Babysitting"
# "String!"
# "Rubber Mole"
# "Playtime"
# "Mine!"

Season 2

# "Too Hot"
# "Little Bo Peep"
# "Snap"
# "Bump"
# "Four Season’s In One Day"
# "You Can Drive My Car"
# "Dear Diary"
# "Rockit’s Birthday"
# "Everyone’s A Winner"
# "What’s in Little Bo’s Rucksack?"
# "What’s That Sound"
# "Growing Up"
# "Little Bo’s Birthday"
# "Word Up!"
# "Jigsaw"
# "Lights Out"
# "Torch"
# "Bookworm"
# "Making Music"
# "Tickly Bits"
# "Blow Out"
# "Think of a Number"
# "Double Identity"
# "Rollerskating"
# "Rushing About"
# "Oh Yes It Is"
# "Small Is Beautiful"
# "Painting"
# "Peace and Quiet"
# "Fimbles Storytime"
# "Little Bo’s Sad"
# "Chinese Whispers"
# "Hide and Peep"
# "Show and Tell"
# "Roly’s Sleepy Day"
# "Picnic in the Garden"
# "Surprise!"
# "Washing Up"
# "Onions"
# "Come Dancing"
# "Little Bo Riding Hood"
# "Looking For Clues"
# "Tidying Up"
# "Three Amigos"
# "What Happens Next"
# "On Being A Snoot"
# "Hand in Glove"
# "Afternoon Nap"
# "Out of the Blue"
# "Perfect Day"

Other media

Roly Mo has been referred to many times in the TV series ''Horrid Henry'', with both shows being created by Novel Entertainment.

On 28 December 2007, Roly Mo appeared in a special puppet edition of ''The Weakest Link''. The show, which was presented by Anne Robinson, was aired at 6pm on BBC One. Prior to the fourth round, at Anne's and the audience's request, he led the other puppets in a rendition of his "When You Take a Look Inside a Book" song. He was voted off after the fifth round.

The Roly Mo is also the name of a Scottish indie rock band fronted by Joe Morton, known for songs such as "Diamond Doll" and "I Miss The Dancing". In July 2022, they were one of the acts playing the River Stage at the TRNSMT festival in Glasgow Green.

International airings

In Australia until, 30 September 2008, ''The Roly Mo Show'' was broadcast on ABC and its third digital channel ABC2.

As of 1 June 2007 ''The Roly Mo Show'' (粉宝乐园) is being broadcast in China on Shanghai Media Group's children's network ''HAHA TV''. All 200 episodes are being shown sequentially and dubbed in Mandarin Chinese. As the show in its original format is only 19 minutes long, the show has been lengthened by 5 minutes for the Chinese market.

In Vietnam, since 2008, ''The Roly Mo Show'' is a part of the show ''5 Minutes to Learn English Everyday'' (5 phút học tiếng Anh mỗi ngày), which is produced by HTV4 together with many famous English centers and international schools. However, in VBC, it is a separate show named ''Những chú heo con Fimbles''.

From June 2008, the show has also been broadcast by Tata Sky DTH in India under partnership from the BBC
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