On This Day October 20

Muffin The Mule was the first character created for children’s TV. Muffin first appeared on television in an edition of For the Children broadcast by the BBC on October 20, 1946. The presenter who played the piano while Muffin danced on it was Annette Mills, who was the sister of actor Sir John Mills.

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