Joey the Clown was one of the deadly pawns used by the Celestial Toymaker against Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet when they were trapped in his realm. When not in a contest, Joey stayed in doll form. He appeared to be mute and used an old-fashioned motor horn to attract attention or to startle people.
Joey and Clara played blind man's buff with Steven and Dodo. Joey and Clara attempted to cheat by having Joey wear a see-thru blindfold on his turn so he could easily run the course. Joey also tried to sabotage Steven on his go by moving some of the obstacles around. Eventually, the clowns lost the game and reverted to their doll form. (TV: The Celestial Toymaker)
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- Bearing in mind that Cyril, the Knave of Hearts and the Kitchen Boy were all the same person, this may have been the case with Joey the Clown, the King of Hearts and Sergeant Rugg. However, this was never confirmed on-screen.
- As "The Celestial Toyroom" is currently missing from the BBC Archives, it is unclear as to whether Campbell Singer was credited on-screen as 'Joey the Clown' or simply 'Joey'. For the DVD release, he is billed as 'Joey' on both the colour and black-and-white animated versions; and for the photographic reconstruction.
- Radio Times credits "Michael Gough as the Toymaker" for all four episodes, and "Dancers: Beryl Braham, Ann Harrison, Delia Lindon" for "The Dancing Floor"; with the other supporting cast members credited without specific roles under the heading "with" in the programme listings for all four episodes.