Button Moon (1980)
- Genre: Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Creator: Ian Allen
- First Air Date: 1980-12-08
- Last Air Date: 1988-11-17
- Total Seasons: 7
- Total Episodes: 87
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 10 min.
- Network: ITV1
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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Three Little Pigs | 1980-12-08 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Witch's Toast | 1980-12-15 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Billy Goat's Gruff | 1980-12-22 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Sid and Baby | 1980-12-29 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Three Wishes | 1981-01-05 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Storks | 1981-01-12 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Tin-Who-Tea-What | 1981-01-19 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Scruffy and the Bone | 1981-01-26 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Grasshopper and the Ants | 1981-02-02 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Magic Wand | 1981-02-09 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Hare and the Tortoise | 1981-02-16 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Fox and the Hen | 1981-02-23 | 11 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | House for Sale | 1981-03-02 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | A Witch Comes to Stay | 1981-12-29 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | The Caterpillar Who Loved His Greens | 1982-01-05 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | The New Canoe | 1982-01-12 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | The Biggest Tomato in the World | 1982-01-19 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Scruffy and the Sparrow | 1982-01-26 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | The Dragon Has a Cold | 1982-02-02 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | The Flying Jam Sandwich | 1982-02-09 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | The Persian Market | 1982-02-16 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Music in the Air | 1982-02-23 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Scruffy at the Seaside | 1982-03-02 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | The Little Red Hen | 1982-03-09 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Getting Away with It All | 1982-03-16 | 11 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | The Nose That Went Honk | 1982-03-23 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Looking for Button Moon | 1983-10-05 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Tina Teaspoon and the School Mouse | 1983-10-12 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | A Day Trip to Button Moon | 1983-10-19 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Shoebox Station | 1983-10-26 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Two Sticky Mugs | 1983-11-02 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Button Hole Pond | 1983-11-09 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | The Scouts' Garden Fete | 1983-11-16 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Queenie Jelly | 1983-11-23 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Painting the Pipes | 1983-11-30 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Freddy Teddy | 1983-12-07 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | The Clown Who Lost His Smile | 1983-12-14 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Happy Birthday Mrs. Spoon | 1983-12-21 | 11 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Bundle and Fluff | 1983-12-28 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Egbert Goes to Button Moon | 1985-01-30 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | The Spaceship Breaks Down | 1985-02-06 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Playing Games on Button Moon | 1985-02-13 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | The Gravy Boat | 1985-02-20 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Sticky Sweets | 1985-02-27 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Picnic on Button Moon | 1985-03-06 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | The Cake Fairy Goes Ice Skating | 1985-03-13 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Rag Doll Marries a Dinosaur | 1985-03-20 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | Egbert Goes Camping | 1985-03-27 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | Banana Birds | 1985-04-03 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | Pink and Purple Dinosaur | 1985-04-10 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | The Shark in the Bath | 1985-04-17 | 11 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | The Paper Parade | 1985-04-24 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | A Hole in Blanket Sky | 1986-01-07 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Egbert Wants to Help | 1986-01-14 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Tutti Frutti Ice Cream | 1986-01-21 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | Granny Spoon and the Missing Apple Pie | 1986-01-28 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Rain Stopped Play | 1986-02-04 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Bottle Party | 1986-02-11 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | Paperchase on Button Moon | 1986-02-18 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | Winter Sports for the Frozen Vegetables | 1986-02-25 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | Ding a Ling Ice Cream | 1986-03-04 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | Blue Button Moon | 1986-03-11 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 11 | Crazy Games | 1986-03-18 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 12 | The Royal Handkerchief Ballet | 1986-03-25 | 11 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 13 | The Holiday Weekend | 1986-04-01 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | The Good Luck Bird | 1987-01-06 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | Hose on Charlie's Nose | 1987-01-13 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | Planet Doughnut | 1987-01-20 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 4 | Rag Doll Has a Cold | 1987-01-27 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 5 | Honeymoon | 1987-02-03 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 6 | Mrs. Spoon's Jumble Sale | 1987-02-10 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 7 | Buttonhole Pond | 1987-02-17 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 8 | Missing Martha Muggins | 1987-02-24 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 9 | Barn Dance | 1987-03-03 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 10 | Bobbing Bottle | 1987-03-10 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 11 | Cows on Button Moon | 1987-03-17 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 12 | Cinders and the Magic Beans | 1987-03-24 | 11 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 13 | Queenie Jelly Loses Her Cherries | 1987-03-31 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 1 | Button Moon Boat Race | 1988-09-08 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 2 | Vacuum Cleaner for Sale | 1988-09-15 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 3 | Benny Bin | 1988-09-22 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 4 | Little Bottle Floats Away | 1988-09-29 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 5 | Button Moon Talent Show | 1988-10-06 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 6 | Mr. and Mrs. Spoon's Anniversary | 1988-10-13 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 7 | Mice Play on Button Moon | 1988-10-20 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 8 | Dotty Teapot | 1988-10-27 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 9 | Rag Doll Moves House | 1988-11-03 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 10 | What's the Matter with Marrow? | 1988-11-10 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 11 | Egbert's Birthday | 1988-11-17 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 12 | Cold Cows on Button Moon | 1988-11-24 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 13 | The Snoring Princess | 1988-12-01 | 11 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 14 | Goodbye Button Moon | 1988-12-07 | 11 min |
| Production | Stan Woodward | Producer |
| Production | Charles Warren | Executive Producer |
