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Nookie Bear is a teddy-bear puppet character created and performed by British ventriloquist Roger De Courcey. The character became widely known in the United Kingdom after appearing with De Courcey on the television talent show New Faces during the 1970s. Nookie Bear belongs to the tradition of ventriloquist figures used in variety and television entertainment and is mainly relevant to audiences interested in British popular television history and puppet performance.
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Who created and performed Nookie Bear?
Nookie Bear was the teddy-bear puppet act of British ventriloquist Roger De Courcey. The character became known through De Courcey's television appearances rather than through a separate cartoon series.
Was Nookie Bear on New Faces?
Yes. A 1975 archive of ATV's New Faces records Roger de Courcey and Nookie Bear winning series four with 118 points out of 120. [New Faces Archive](https://newfacesatv.info/2020/04/10/20-december-1975-series-four-1/)
Is Nookie Bear a ventriloquist dummy or a glove puppet?
Nookie Bear is best understood as a bear ventriloquist puppet built around De Courcey's live act. That performance format is why the character is usually discussed with Roger De Courcey in British television history from the 1970s.
What made Nookie Bear recognizable?
The contrast between a soft teddy-bear appearance and De Courcey's spoken ventriloquist performance was the central hook. His New Faces appearance in 1975 put the bear in front of a mass British television audience. [New Faces Archive](https://newfacesatv.info/2020/04/10/20-december-1975-series-four-1/)
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