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in the TV series) is only mentioned in one chapter and the character is an antagonistic bully to Worzel. For the television adaptation, Worzel has a collection of interchangeable heads. In the books, the maker of Worzel
Gummidge and other scarecrows is not named the Crowman, but is described as a
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collaborated on a follow-up programme that ran for two series in 1987 and 1989, with Worzel
Gummidge and Aunt Sally, still played by Pertwee and Stubbs, relocated to New Zealand.
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The first paperback version of the first book, released in 1941, has the distinction of being the first story book published by the famous children's imprint
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books differ from the television adaption, one difference being that in the books Worzel is married to Earthy
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sulk and becomes a normal lifeless scarecrow. This leads others to blame the two children for the trouble he causes.
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