Mel J A firm favourite of mine during my nursery school years, 'Button Moon' had a large following of fans in those who were tots in the early Eighties. It was a very low-budget show with the characters were put together using wooden spoons and tin cans but it worked when complimented with simple story-telling and a solid musical score.There was something very surreal about 'Button Moon' that I loved as a child (although I could see why people now link it to a drugs' trip!) but it was a show that proves you don't need high-quality CGI to keep small children (and adults!) entertained. Upon viewing it recently, after a friend bought the DVD, it certainly brought back memories and would no doubt be equally as popular with today's toddlers as it was with kids in the Eighties.

uknumbergb Yes this was a great TV show back from the 1980s, shame it hasn't been on TV for almost 17 years now. It was broadcast on the ITV network (would have been Thames for me as I lived In London back then and that was the company that ran ITV for that region of the UK) & every show ran for 10 minutes. Kids today would probably love this Button Moon show much as we did back then. A great show ! Button Moon in it's "Blanket Sky". I remember the classic song that opened and ended the show and sang along with it on every show when I was a kid. "We're off to Button Moon, Follow Mr. Spoon, Button Moon, Button Moon. We're off to Button Moon, Follow Mr. Spoon, Button Moon, Button Moon. Button Mo-----------------on. Button Moon, Be Back Soon, Button Moon." Ah, memories!

Jackson Booth-Millard In my childhood days of course, this used to be one of my favourite kids shows that I'd ever seen. In a distant galaxy or something, there was a planet with a moon circling around it. This moon was Button Moon. Basically everything around the planet was similar to normal everyday little things, like a button, making the scenery and characters. For example, there was Mr Spoon with spoons for arms, and there was also broom sticks for trees. On this planet or on Button Moon itself these characters had many weird so called adventures or short stories. One of my favourite episodes that I remember was the talent show. This was a quality show. It was number 86 on The 100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows. Very good!

shapeshifter42 My memories are hazy (apart from the great theme tune of course), but I seem to recall Mr Spoon would take a telescope with him on his sojourns and use it to spy on people back on "Earth".I'm sure one such person was Mrs Spoon. Clearly Mr Spoon was a control freak or there was a fundamental lack of trust in their relationship.And clearly Button Moon wasn't actually button-shaped or Mr Spoon would have fallen through the holes. And why was the moon named after him anyway?Usually shown in the midday slot along with Rainbow or Let's Pretend.