Mr. Squiggle is an Australian children's television series, and the name of the title character from that ABC show. The show was presented on television in many formats, between its inception on 1 July 1959 and 1999, from five-minute slots to a one-and-a-half-hour variety show featuring other performers, and has had several name changes, originally airing as Mr. Squiggle and Friends. At its height, the program was one of the most popular children's programs in Australia and toured theatre and conventions, entertaining several generations who grew with the program. It became one of the longest-running children's programs on Australian television, despite originally only asked to fill a six week gap on the ABC's schedule.
Mr. Squiggle
Norman Frederick Hetherington was an Australian artist, teacher, cartoonist, puppeteer, and puppet designer.
Hetheringon on stage in 1944
"Heth 42, Cartoonist", one of the stars at the Army Entertainment Unit concert for the "Penny-a-Plane" Appeal, Ambassadors Theatre , Perth, Sunday, 15 November 1942.