About this season
Button Moon is a quirky, 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, travels to Button Moon in his homemade rocket-ship. All of the characters within the show are based on kitchen utensils, as well as many of the props. Once on Button Moon, which hangs in "blanket sky", they 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 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.
Episodes (13)
1. A Witch Comes to Stay
Aired 29 December 1981
On Button Moon, Mr Spoon and his family can see things better. Join them to meet Brew the witch.
2. The Caterpillar Who Loved His Greens
Aired 5 January 1982
Mr Spoon helps to find a missing glove on Button Moon and sees, through his telescope, a caterpillar turn into a butterfly.
3. The New Canoe
Aired 12 January 1982
It's snowing on Button Moon, and when Mr Spoon flies there in his spaceship he meets Bottle Army. Through the telescope we see a beaver making a canoe.
4. The Biggest Tomato in the World
Aired 19 January 1982
Mr and Mrs Spoon and Tina Teaspoon play hide-and-seek on Junk Planet. Tina and Mr Spoon fly to Button Moon and see a door key playing the game, too.
5. Scruffy and the Sparrow
Aired 26 January 1982
Mr Spoon, Tina and Egbert fly to Button Moon in the spaceship where they find Bottle Army cleaning the castle.
6. The Dragon Has a Cold
Aired 2 February 1982
When Mr Spoon flies in his spaceship to Button Moon, the noise wakes Tina.
7. The Flying Jam Sandwich
Aired 9 February 1982
The Spoon family washes the spaceship before Mr Spoon travels through space, past flying paint pots. On Button Moon are two balls of wool, Bundle and Fluff. Vacuum Cleaner rescues Fluff when the blast from Mr Spoon's spaceship blows her away. Through the telescope you see Tortoise and Hare and the Flying Jam Sandwich.
8. The Persian Market
Aired 16 February 1982
Mr Spoon travels in his spaceship, past flying cups and saucers, sugar lumps and stars.
9. Music in the Air
Aired 23 February 1982
Tine and Egbert go with Mr Spoon in the spaceship and see dancing sweets and lollipops.
10. Scruffy at the Seaside
Aired 2 March 1982
Mrs Spoon's friend babysits so that she and Mr Spoon can fly to Button Moon.
11. The Little Red Hen
Aired 9 March 1982
Queenie Jelly puts on a royal show for Tina as a birthday treat. Gingerbreadman lifts rock cakes and through the telescope we see the Little Red Hen.
12. Getting Away from It All
Aired 16 March 1982
Mr Spoon flies to Button Moon in a spaceship. It is raining from a watering-can hidden behind clouds.
13. The Lion and the Mouse
Aired 23 March 1982
The Spoon family is off on holiday on Button Moon. From the spaceship you can see dancing paper umbrellas and the Paper Circus on Button Moon.