Don't miss out on the headlines from National. Followed categories will be added to My News. Puppeteer and Mr Squiggle creator Norman Hetherington left the famous character, as well as Blackboard, ...

Unlike other TV props that get thrown away, he has been kept in near-perfect condition. To this day the legendary carved wooden marionette with a pencil for a nose has been preserved by the family of ...

Norman Hetherington's career spanned over seven decades, including cartooning in The Bulletin alongside luminaries like Norman Lindsay, The Courier-Mail reports. Mr Squiggle, the moon-dwelling ...

Mr Squiggle was the cheery pencil-nosed puppet who lived on the moon, turned scribbles into masterpieces and had a pet rocket. On air for more than 40 years, Mr Squiggle was Australia's ...

TONY EASTLEY: The man who gave Australian television the rocket riding puppet with a pencil for a nose has died. Norman Hetherington's Mr Squiggle landed on Australian television screens in 1959; he ...

Woolworths is releasing a limited edition set of coins in Kingaroy and Childers supermarket registers from today, Wednesday February 13. The four $2 coins have been designed by the Royal Australian ...

Millions of fans know her as a star of beloved children's TV show Mr. Squiggle. And now former host Rebecca Hetherington has paid tribute to the classic show which this year celebrates its 65th ...

The Royal Australian Mint has marked TV icon Mr Squiggle's 60th anniversary with a collection of $2 coins. Mr Squiggle and Friends debuted on TV in 1959 and aired all the way through to 1999, ...

Brought to life by puppeteer and cartoonist Norman Hetherington, Mr Squiggle captured the hearts, and harnessed the creativity, of Australian children for 40 years, first airing in 1959 and running ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from TV. Followed categories will be added to My News. Unlike other TV props that get thrown away, he has been kept in near-perfect condition. To this day the legendary ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. TONY EASTLEY: The man who gave Australian television the rocket riding puppet with a pencil for a nose ...

Unlike other TV props that get thrown away, he has been kept in near-perfect condition. To this day the legendary carved wooden marionette with a pencil for a nose has been preserved by the family of ...