Do you remember Mr Squiggle, Miss Jane and Blackboard? Mr Squiggle insisted that Miss Jane hold his hand and Blackboard was always “Hurry Up!” Kids would send in a squiggle which Mr Squiggle would cleverly turn into a picture with his pencil nose, but he would draw the picture upside down or sideways. “Upside down Miss Jane. Upside down.” The popular ABC show was created by Norman Hetherington and ran from 1959 - 1999. Hetherington, voiced and operated all of the show's puppets, while his wife M

Meet Jack… aka Jack the Jumping Bean, aka Mr Squiggles, aka your future tiny tornado of joy. Jack may have started out as an unclaimed stray at Animal Control, but don’t worry, he’s decided that chapter was simply the “origin story” before his superhero era. And we are very excited to be part of his glow-up. What we know? This little guy is roughly a year old and tipping the scales at 13 lbs. He’s packed with personality, he’s silly, and he’s spirited. He’s got springs in his paws and love in hi

The National Museum of Australia has acquired the puppets, scripts, graphics and squiggles from the iconic television show, Mr Squiggle. He was the beloved man from the moon with a pencil for a nose who graced Australian television screens for more than 40 years. #ABCNews #ABCAus #MrSquiggle | ABC Canberra