Children's pantomime-style series about the characters from the Kingdom of Diddley-Dum-Diddley.Children's pantomime-style series about the characters from the Kingdom of Diddley-Dum-Diddley.Children's pantomime-style series about the characters from the Kingdom of Diddley-Dum-Diddley.
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- TriviaDespite being canceled, the final broadcast in 1972 finished with the ABC announcer telling kids throughout Australia, "The Diddly-Dum-Diddlies will be back after their holidays". According to TV Week, this was because ABC moguls thought the finale appeared too final when they had generously agreed to screen a year of repeats. When the program returned in 1973, it was merely repeats from 1969, which led TV Week to ponder "how many kids will lose faith in the Diddlies when their drawings don't appear on the show because they've been filed in the wastepaper basket".
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I have just seen a snippet of this show in an ABC retrospective. If one of the previous contributors is correct, it is a tragedy that this material is in private hands! I have always wondered why nothing has ever been done to unearth it. Seeing the dates of screening I now realist I was in the exact demographic - turning 4 the year it first aired. I remember distinctly going to dance classes on Friday afternoons in the early 70's and being very peeved at missing the final episode each week! I also suspect the plots were very corny but would love to see them from an adult perspective. One of my strongest memories is of the final song each week and Liza walking towards the gates at the front of the set singing the song. I think the gates were under an arch of some kind. Our neighbors had some stepping stones in their front yard which led through a jasmine covered archway. I had long dark hair as a child and was a bit of a Liza wannabe I think! When I happened to be wearing my pink organza party dress, I would grab my parasol (I think Liza held one as she walked) and walk through the arch singing the song. I can't really remember the song (only the 'feeling' of it), and it would even be great if some of the music was available - even in sheet form.
This series is one of those that if you meet a stranger at a party that is aged between about 40 and 45 it is almost certain that they have memories of this show - when you are reminiscing about TV of your childhood, most people I meet have very strong and fond memories of it.
This series is one of those that if you meet a stranger at a party that is aged between about 40 and 45 it is almost certain that they have memories of this show - when you are reminiscing about TV of your childhood, most people I meet have very strong and fond memories of it.
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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