After spending an entire decade as part of The Goodies, and before becoming Brittain's best loved bird watcher, Bill Oddie spend most of the 1980's hopping from one ITV children's program to another. Whether it was presenting the Saturday Banana, appearing as Doctor Dimple on Tickle on the Tum, or making a guest appearance on one of Rod Hull and Emu's Shows, Bill Oddie was everywhere.