Button Moon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Button Moon was a popular children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV Network. Thames Television produced each episode which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, would travel to Button Moon in his homemade rocket-ship. All of the characters within the show were based on kitchen utensils, as well as many of the props. Once on Button Moon (which hung in "blanket sky") they would have an adventure, and look through Mr. Spoon's telescope at someone else such as the Hare and the Tortoise, before heading back to their home on 'Junk Planet'. Episodes would also include Mr. Spoon's wife, "Mrs. Spoon", their daughter, "Tina Tea-Spoon" and her friend "Eggbert". The series ended in 1988 after 91 episodes.

Series details

• Title: Button Moon
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1980-12-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-12-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 11 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 4828

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-12-08; final listed air date 1981-03-02; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1981-12-29; final listed air date 1982-03-23; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1983-10-05; final listed air date 1983-12-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1985-01-30; final listed air date 1985-04-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 1986-01-07; final listed air date 1986-04-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 1987-01-06; final listed air date 1987-03-31; episode order: 13.
• Season 7: premiered 1988-09-08; final listed air date 1988-12-07; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Button Moon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.