Button Moon was a British children's television programme broadcast from 8 December 1980 to 1 December 1988 in the United Kingdom on the ITV network.  The series ended in 1988 after 91 episodes. Button Moon was originally conceived by guild member Ian Allen as a stage show for Playboard Puppets in 1978. Two years later, Allen was approached by the producers of popular Thames Television children's series Rainbow, who were looking to introduce new recurring story features for the programme. Narration was by Robin Parkinson. Puppeteers included Ian Allen, John Thirtle, Francis Wright, Alistair Fullarton, Robin Stevens, Sue Dacre, Chris Leith, Judith Bucklow, Ian Brown, Rhiann West, Tony Holtham and others.