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Muffin the Mule Card Game

Playing Cards
1950-1953 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Pepys Games (Made)
Place of origin
Britain (Made)

'Muffin the Mule' was an extremely popular television series in the early 1950s on the BBC. The programmes centred around a puppet mule who danced on top of piano, and also met other puppets. These cards are part of extensive merchandise released to accompany the original series.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Playing Cards & Tarot Cards
Object type
Playing cards
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • 'Muffin the Mule' Card Game Box
  • 'Muffin the Mule' Card Game Instructions
  • 'Muffin the Mule' Card Cards
TitleMuffin the Mule Card Game (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
'Muffin the Mule' card game, made in Britain in the early 1950s
Credit line
Given by Rosemary Beaumont
Object history
Muffin the Mule is a puppet character in British television programmes for children. The original programmes featuring the character were presented by Annette Mills, sister of John Mills and aunt of Hayley, and broadcast live by the BBC from their studios at Alexandra Palace from 1946 to 1952. Mills and the puppet continued with programmes that were broadcast until 1955, when Mills died. The shows were then shown on ITV in 1956 and 1957. A modern animated version of Muffin appeared on the BBC in 2005.
Summary
'Muffin the Mule' was an extremely popular television series in the early 1950s on the BBC. The programmes centred around a puppet mule who danced on top of piano, and also met other puppets. These cards are part of extensive merchandise released to accompany the original series.
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.398:1 to 3-2012

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Record createdApril 25, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1262880/muffin-the-mule-card-game-playing-cards-pepys-games/
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