Waffles + Moch
i, launches tomorrow on Netflix and, in many ways, it’s as wholesome as they come. A mixture of puppetry, animation and documentary, it follows the adventures of two puppets: Waffles, a creature born from an unthinkable act of union between a lady yeti and a male frozen waffle, and her best friend Mochi, a mochi. Waffles and Mochi work at a supermarket owned by Mrs Obama, from which they fly around the world in a magic shopping trolley to find out about different ingredients such as eggs, rice, tomatoes and – this being 2021 – pickles, aided by an impressive roster of celebrity chefs and non-chef celebrities. Produced by the Obamas’ own production company, Higher Ground,
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Dipsy was always the maverick of the Teletubbies, the one who refused to go along with the others. In many ways, he reflected John Simmit, the man inside the three-stone lime green suit, who proudly brought his heritage to the role.
“Being a Cuban-Jamaican-Brummie and coming from a comedy and music background, I used that to my advantage and there were a lot of cultural references,” Simmit tells HuffPost UK.
“Dipsy would say, ‘Papa Come Papa Come To Po’, which was actually my take on a classic reggae rhythm track called The Whip. And I’d slip in Jamaican dance moves, a Bogle there and a Tatty here. People spotted my little wink to my culture and I’m proud of that.”