When I was young dad used to play with Sooty to entertain me and my brother, Graham. It still brings a smile to my face when I think of my father acting silly with Sooty.” On Tuesday April 9th, 2013, Sooty and Sweep and Soo appeared as the judging panel in one episode of "The Matt Lucas Awards" Season 2. Matthew usually on the end of a soaking, although even royalty have fallen foul of the water. Matthew carried on Harry's tradition of ending every show with the line "Bye bye everybody, bye bye", and in Matthew's final ever episode, his final scene was a collection of him saying the immortal words from the preceding years. He brings up the bedtime story routine, which he still does ‘verbatim’ and was Harry’s favourite routine.

Richard has booked a circus to entertain the guests, but it hasn't arrived. 19. Who's a Clever Bird? Sooty also appeared in the video for " Is This the Way to Amarillo" 2005 remake mimed by Peter Kay. Sooty and his co star Sweep appeared on the shoulders of Peter Kay as he ran down a corridor. Lee said: “I have pictures of him with Ernie Wise, Tom O’Connor, Des O’Connor and Frankie Vaughan among other celebrities, but not, unfortunately, Harry or Matthew Corbett.”It’s also all about the consistency too with Richard explaining that they ‘haven’t had to change it’, keeping the same jokes, even if his presentation style is ‘maybe a little faster’ than either Harry or Matthew’s was. Sooty is a British Teddy Bear popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The children's television show which bears the same name and has featured the character since the 1950s was, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the longest-running children's programme in the UK. He was 60 years old on 19th July 2008; as this was close to Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, Sooty sent him a birthday message as well. Brewer, Susan (2010). "9. Traditional toys that granny knew too". Collecting Classic Girls' Toys. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-84468-068-9. Sweep made his first appearance on Channel Four as himself in the eighth episode of the second series of The Harry Hill Show.

Matthew Corbett, Sooty’s second puppeteer, with Sweep, Sooty and Soo, in 1990 (Picture: TV Times via Getty Images) Richard Cadell and Sooty appeared on the BBC gameshow, Pointless Celebrities, in 2017, where they read out a selection of questions on children's television, including, "Which member of the Royal Family did Sooty squirt in 1955?" (Prince Philip). After this, Sooty squirted the host, Alexander Armstrong, with his water pistol. That’s absolutely one of the key things,” Cadell agrees. “Particularly in the last couple of years that we’ve all been living through. George wrote that 25 years ago and it’s still on the button.” In 2017, Sooty and Richard Cadell appeared on the BBC games show "Pointless Celebrities" where they read out a selection of questions on children's television, including "which member of the royal family did Sooty squirted in 1955 (Prince Philip). After this Sooty squirted the host, Alexander Armstrong with his water pistol. It was written nearly 75 years ago and I do it word for word, and it still tears the audience apart. I love the fact that I know this material is 75 years old and is working in today’s audience. This is the unique thing with Sooty – he’s able to do what he’s always done in these modern times.’

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The original voice artist and puppeteer for Soo was Harry Corbett's wife, Marjorie Corbett, who voiced Soo until 1980. Brenda Longman took over in 1981. In 2001, when the new owners of Sooty, Hit Entertainment, overhauled the production Sheila Clark became the voice of Soo in the second and third series of Sooty from 2001 - 2004. When the park is due for an inspection, Sooty builds a robot to help Richard tidy. 24. Run Rabbit Run