Mr. Plod
Mr. Plod is a fictional character in the Noddy children’s series by Enid Blyton.
| Mr. Plod | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Noddy Goes to Toyland |
| Created by | Enid Blyton |
| Voiced by | Peter Hawkins (The Adventures of Noddy) Jimmy Hibbert (Noddy's Toyland Adventures) Richard Newman (Make Way for Noddy) Keith Wickham (Noddy in Toyland) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Police Officer |
He is a forthright police officer who never lets Toyland’s crooks (especially Sly and Gobbo, the two goblins) escape from the “long arm of the law”. He always pretends to know the problem, but can never quite figure it out. His catchphrase is “Halt, in the name of Plod!” In later adaptations, he is also known as P.C. Plod, or Officer Plod.[1][2]
The terms “Plod” and “PC Plod” have become slang terms – usually jocular or derogatory – for a policeman, or the police in general.[3] In Noddy's Toyland Adventures, he was voiced by Jimmy Hibbert in the United Kingdom, and Benedict Campbell in the United States, in Make Way for Noddy, he was voiced by Richard Newman, and in Noddy in Toyland, he is voiced by Keith Wickham.
References
- Chris Tryhorn (15 March 2004). "Noddy takes great leap forward". theguardian.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- Jason Deans (14 May 2002). "Noddy drives off to Channel 5". theguardian.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (6th ed.), Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-920687-2