Doctor Snuggles was an animated series that is originally from England, but also aired on the debut day of Nick Jr, during it's tenure as a children's programming block, January 4, 1988, and aired until 1990.
Plot[]
The show followed the adventures of Doctor Snuggles, a kind old gentleman who lived in a comfortable home with his elderly housekeeper, Miss Nettles. Doctor Snuggles spends most of his time inventing, and throughout the series creates a housekeeping robot named Mathilda, a wormhole, a machine to restore the colors of the rainbow, a gadget to fight depression, a fire-proof lotion, and a time machine, among other inventions. He travels by means of a talking pogo-stick/umbrella and a space craft made of wood called the Dreamy Boom Boom. Doctor Snuggles also has to deal with the malevolent powers of the crazy magician, Professor Emerald, who is his arch enemy.