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have also repeated the series at lunchtimes four times from 18 June to 23 July 1991, 20 September to 6 December 1993, 9 March to 1 June 1994, The Christmas season of 1994 from 22 and 23 December 1994 and 17 January 1995 to 28 March 1995. It has not been repeated since 28 March 1995 on the BBC.
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as "Larry the Loafer," puppet sidekick of sarcastic children's TV presenter Nick Frisbee. The skit is one of Conley's most widely remembered, along with its catchphrase "It's a puppet!"
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appearance, Schofield made an attempt to place Gordon in Room 101 (i.e., consign him to the past), but in an audience vote Gordon was spared.
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In August 2015, Gordon appeared in an online short where he returned to the BBC and got a job as a cleaner. In this short, he was voiced by
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in February 1990 to promote his new single, and described Gordon as "one of the most interesting people" he'd met.
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and ran from 3 January 1991 to 28 March 1991 only lasting a series of 13 episodes, appearing with his friend and
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Gordon's first appearances were on CBBC between 1985 and 1987, presenting television shows with
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Gordon also made a brief appearance with Schofield during a 1980s-themed edition of
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on 13 September 2010 to celebrate Schofield's 25th anniversary of first presenting
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in February 2009. He also made a brief appearance on 5 February 2012 edition.
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In 1991, Gordon had a series named after himself which was shown on CBBC on
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On 26 February 2006, Gordon briefly appeared at the end of
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sketch. Lou tells Andy that he's planning to take Andy to
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In 1990, he appeared on a children's programme called
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In September 2013, Gordon appeared on an episode of
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