{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Tahrir News","provider_url":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news","author_name":"megahed","author_url":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/author\/megahed\/","title":"Mr Blobby costume sells for \u00a38,500 at auction","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YWGwqcuBTD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/04\/mr-blobby-costume-sells-for-8500-at-auction\/\">Mr Blobby costume sells for \u00a38,500 at auction<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/04\/mr-blobby-costume-sells-for-8500-at-auction\/embed\/#?secret=YWGwqcuBTD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mr Blobby costume sells for \u00a38,500 at auction&#8221; &#8212; Tahrir News\" data-secret=\"YWGwqcuBTD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"An original Mr Blobby costume has been sold for \u00a38,500 at auction. The iconic TV character, created for the BBC&#8217;s former Noel&#8217;s House Party show in the 1990s, tricked and pranked celebrities, destroyed studio sets and only spoke by screeching his name. The costume, which was one of three originals made, went under the hammer [&hellip;]"}