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With warts, green skin, a plump figure and an ear-bleeding cackle, Grotbags remains one of the scariest and most bizarre children's TV characters of all time. Played by Carol Lee Scott, who has sadly since retired from showbiz, Grotbags was created as a villain to play against the spindly but heroic Rod Hull and his pet puppet Emu. First seen on Emu's World in 1982, she was so popular that she went on to secure her own series in 1991.
Grotbags's main activities consisted of scaring young kiddywinks and attempting to rob Hull of his best mate Emu. Using her bazazzer - an utterly useless weapon that was essentially a broom handle covered in gold foil - she would frequently visit Hull and Emu's home The Pink Windmill with her badly-dressed cohorts Croc and Robot Redford. Most Grotbags fans will also fondly remember the Rod Hull-led chant of "There's somebody at the door!", which always greeted her arrival on the show.
Click along our gallery below to see some classic snaps of children's TV legend Grotbags:
Grotbags's main activities consisted of scaring young kiddywinks and attempting to rob Hull of his best mate Emu. Using her bazazzer - an utterly useless weapon that was essentially a broom handle covered in gold foil - she would frequently visit Hull and Emu's home The Pink Windmill with her badly-dressed cohorts Croc and Robot Redford. Most Grotbags fans will also fondly remember the Rod Hull-led chant of "There's somebody at the door!", which always greeted her arrival on the show.
Click along our gallery below to see some classic snaps of children's TV legend Grotbags:
Grotbags invades a CITV reunion party
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