only using his hands, not his feet, as he has "fused" feet like those of a sea lion. Noddy's Car, the yellow car with red decals which Noddy drives. It has a brain of its own and can talk to other characters with its unique sounding horn that says "parp parp!" as its catchphrase. Minor characters Bert Monkey, a shy and timid monkey with a sentient and mischievous tail. Sammy Sailor, local harbour sailor. Mr. Noah, lives on the ark with Mrs. Noah and the animals. Mrs. Noah, lives on the ark with Mr. Noah and the animals. Stinky, a tramp who has never washed in his life. Mr. Tubby Bear, Noddy's next door neighbour. First name is unknown. Mrs. Tubby Bear, Noddy's next door neighbour. In the original books, it was clear that she, like Mr. Tubby Bear, are the superiors of Noddy, as if they are adults and he is a child, mainly because Noddy always refers to them as "Mr. and Mrs. Tubby Bear". Like Mr. Tubby Bear, first name is unknown. Teddy Tubby Bear, Mr. Tubby Bear's brother, Mrs. Tubby Bear's brother-in-law and Master Tubby Bear's uncle, who appeared in the third book, Noddy and His Car. Little Ears, Big Ears' brother who looks just like Big Ears. However, his ears are much smaller. He lives in a very tidy toadstool just like Big Ears. Bunkey, a thoroughly mischievous character who appears to be half bunny and half monkey. He is later exposed as a fraudulent monkey who escaped from a travelling circus. Miss Prim, the school mistress who replaced the slipper-wielding Miss Rap. Mr. Milko, the local milkman. Former characters Mr. Golly, in the books was the owner of the Toyland garage. He was replaced by Mr. Sparks in the TV series in the early 1990s and later editions of the original books on redrawn pages. Tricky Teddy, a teddy bear and companion of Gilbert Golly of mischief; in later adaptations they were replaced by a pair of teddy bears and finally by the Goblins Sly and Gobbo. Gilbert Golly a gollywog and another villain. Noddy books Early Noddy books have become collectibles, along with other Blytons. The total number is hard to count: the Noddy Library (Sampson Low) of two dozen titles, which became the New Noddy Library when revised, was just part of a big production in the 1950s, with Big Noddy Books