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Buyer who bid £62,000 for Mr Blobby pulls out of sale

The item was originally listed for £39 by a former BBC employee

Wales Online

Winner of Mr Blobby eBay auction backs out of £62,000 bid

Noel’s House Party costume originally listed on eBay for £39 by anonymous former BBC employee

The Guardian - UK

Original Mr Blobby costume up sells for more than £62k on eBay

Nearly 200 people put in a bid to own this classic piece of TV memorabilia

Wales Online

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Original BBC Mr Blobby costume sells for £62,101 on eBay

Noel Edmonds' BBC One variety show was consigned to history in 2000

Nottingham Post

Original BBC Mr Blobby costume sells through jaw-dropping eBay auction for £62,101

While the auction kicked off with an initial starting price of just £39 - the original BBC costume racked up a sale in excess of £62,000, after seeing over 170 bids.

Chronicle Live

eBay bidding war sees original Mr Blobby costume on sale for thousands

The costume is an original piece dating back to the mid-1990s

Liverpool Echo

ITV This Morning fans say 'what the heck' as Holly Willoughby gasps while Mr Blobby trashes studio

The giant pink character made an appearance on the ITV daytime show with Alice Beer

Manchester Evening News

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This Morning chaos as Mr Blobby destroys ITV set leaving Phillip and Holly gobsmacked

This Morning descended into chaos today as Mr Blobby destroyed the ITV show's set, leaving hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby stunned as he smashed up the set

Daily Mirror

Original 1990s Mr Blobby costume currently selling on eBay for shocking sum of money

The fictional character was a children's TV staple in the 1990s and early 2000s - but the costume was eventually discarded by the BBC.

Chronicle Live

Original BBC Mr Blobby costume goes on sale with an eye watering price tag

Mr Blobby was a huge hit on the BBC and featured mostly on Noel's House Party.

Daily Record

Original Mr Blobby costume from the '90s goes up for sale on eBay

However, one condition is that the piece of classic TV memorabilia is kept at home for 'personal use' only

Wales Online

Original Mr Blobby costume from 1990s selling for thousands on eBay

The character was a regular fixture on Saturday night TV favourite Noel's House Party

Wales Online

My beloved Morecambe was once mocked for Mr Blobbyland, so it deserves its Eden Project

This £50m levelling up project certainly beats our old theme park. One official told me he’d do a deal with the devil to help the area. Seems he did, says Guardian North of England editor Helen Pidd

The Guardian - UK

ITV This Morning viewers ask if they're 'hallucinating' moments before Alison Hammond's 'tackled' to the ground

Those tuning into the ITV daytime show wondered what it was they were watching

Manchester Evening News

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Daily Mirror

Mr Blobby goes on This Morning rampage as he wrecks set while egged on by Basil Brush

Legendary TV character Mr Blobby went on the rampage once again as he tried to rugby tackle Alison Hammond as Dermot O'Leary had to save the day during during Basil Brush's festive performance

The Guardian - UK

How the UK Christmas No 1 became a national obsession – and a vicious competition

Charity singalongs, novelty hits and Facebook campaign curveballs – the festive top spot holds a symbolic power for the British. Is that why Mariah still can’t win it?

Daily Mirror

Top hits and artists as Official Singles Chart celebrates 70th birthday

The Official Singles Chart celebrates its 70th birthday this month and has seen legends like Elvis, the Beatles and Queen, novelty acts like Benny Hill and Mr Blobby as well as classic movie themes

The Guardian - UK

From Blackadder to Blackstuff to Blobby: 100 years of the BBC, part seven

Some of the greatest ever TV airs, Saturday nights get a Crinkley Bottom takeover – and the new comedy royalty are crowned

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Wales Online

Changing Room viewers crack up after house's 'Mr Blobby' makeover

Well, it's very pink and yellow...

Daily Mirror

Changing Rooms fans in hysterics as couple ‘upset’ after room gets ‘Mr Blobby’ makeover

Changing Rooms returned to Channel 4 for another series after it was rebooted two years ago with interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen hosting

Nottingham Post

Children's TV favourites Mr Blobby and Justin Fletcher to visit Nottinghamshire

Mr Blobby will visit Nottingham in August

Daily Mirror

Inside Noel Edmonds' creepy abandoned theme park featuring Mr Blobby's house

Noel Edmonds opened the Mr Bloody theme park in 1997 in its heyday but the TV personality's dream was later crushed as the park closed and was left abandoned

Daily Mirror

Meat Loaf's awkward Katie Price blunder, Mr Blobby feud and Spice Girls mix-up

Meat Loaf, who died on Friday, laughed off a very awkward moment with Katie Price on Loose Women and starred in several blockbuster hits from Spice World to Fight Club - which he also helped to direct

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