Noddy: the Movie

Noddy: the Movie is a 1988 British-American animated film produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and Hanna-Barbera Productions and is distributed by Manhattan Pictures in the United States and United International Pictures internationally (including the United Kingdom).

Cast

 * Susan Sheridan as Noddy, Tessy bear, Dina Doll and Martha Monkey
 * Jimmy Hibbert as Big-Ears Mr. Plod and Mr. Wobblyman
 * Elizabeth Taylor as the Purple Park Monster
 * Frank Welker as Bumpy Dog
 * Karen Bernstein as the Skittles, Miss Pink Cat, Clockwork Mouse and the Blue Park Bats

Production
after the box office success of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Rescuers, The Fox and the Hound, The Care Bears Movie, and An American Tail, Manhattan Pictures Corporation (along with PolyGram Studios and Orion Pictures) handled distribution for these animated films.

the film studio has projected a Noddy film, and production lasted from December 1986 and August 1987.

Release Date
the film was released on March 18, 1988 and is a Box Office Sucess, leading Manhattan to form Manhattan Animation.

Home Video
Manhattan Home Video should never release the film on home video in North America until 1992 due to Disney's Oliver & Company beating out Universal's The Land Before Time at the box office.

in 1993, Noddy: the Movie was released on VHS and Laserdisc. along with other Manhattan films, Noddy: the Movie became the best selling movies of all time.

in 2002, Noddy: the Movie was released on a special edition DVD and VHS by DreamWorks Home Entertainment. unlike most future prints of Manhattan's films, this DVD version have the DreamWorks logo plastering the Manhattan logo.

in 2008, Noddy: the Movie was released on another special edition DVD by DreamWorks Animation SKG Home Entertainment. unlike most future prints of Manhattan's animated films, this DVD version have the DreamWorks Animation logo plastering the Manhattan logo.

in 2014, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment reprinted the film for another DVD release. in 2018, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray Disc and Green-Ray Disc for the 30th Anniversary edition.

in 2025, Hartnett Home Entertainment released the film on Green-ray and Digital HD with restored Picture and Sound quality for High Definition.