Bambaloo
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| Bambaloo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Preschool |
| Created by | Donna Andrews Justine Flynn |
| Starring | Angela Kelly Andre Eikmeier |
| Voices of | Emma de Vries Adam Kronenberg David Collins Roslyn Oades |
| Theme music composer | Clive Harrison |
| Opening theme | "Bambaloo Theme" |
| Ending theme | Various ending themes |
| Composers | Guy Gross Abigail Hatherley |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lisa Fitzpatrick Geoff Watson Angus Fletcher (Season 1) Susan Oliver (Season 2) |
| Producers | Susan Oliver (Season 1) Donna Andrews (Season 2) |
| Production location | ATN |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Yoram Gross-EM.TV The Jim Henson Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network ABC TV |
| Release | 3 February 2003 – 25 March 2004 |
Bambaloo is a children's television program formerly shown on the Seven Network between 2003 and 2007. More recently it has been shown on the ABC and is suitable for 3- to 5-year-olds. The show focuses on song repetition to help children anticipate the next activity.[1] The show was created by famous Australian animator Yoram Gross and The Jim Henson Company for a total of 105 episodes.
Characters
[edit]- Fidget the dog
- Jet the fish
- Portia the bird
- Jinx and Gypsy the mice
- Sam the human
- Jake the human
- There are also around 100 guests who get called to tell a story (and teach a lesson) to the Bambaloo tree friends by Jinx and Gypsy.
Credited cast
[edit]- Angela Kelly (Sam the human and host)
- Andre Eikmeier (Jake the other human)
- Emma de Vries (puppeteer and voice of Portia)
- Adam Kronenberg (puppeteer and voice of Fidget)
- David Collins (puppeteer and voice of Jinx and Jet)
- Roslyn Oades (puppeteer and voice of Gypsy)
Production
[edit]Animated by Buster Dandy Productions which also did Five Minutes More and Blue Water High (even though the show was made by Southern Star). Bambaloo is a Yoram Gross/Jim Henson Television production. Produced in association with Seven Network.
Episodes
[edit]Series 1 (2003)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Monkey Nuts" | 3 February 2003 |
| 2 | 2 | "Puppy Love" | 4 February 2003 |
| 3 | 3 | "Fame Game" | 5 February 2003 |
| 4 | 4 | "Rhinestone Cowbird" | 6 February 2003 |
| 5 | 5 | "Hot Treat Cold Treat" | 7 February 2003 |
| 6 | 6 | "Bird in a Flap" | 10 February 2003 |
| 7 | 7 | "A Whiffy Sniff" | 11 February 2003 |
| 8 | 8 | "Little Fish, Big Noise" | 12 February 2003 |
| 9 | 9 | "Biscuit Bandits" | 13 February 2003 |
| 10 | 10 | "A Nutty Treat" | 14 February 2003 |
| 11 | 11 | "Forest Friend" | 17 February 2003 |
| 12 | 12 | "Fly Me to the Moon" | 18 February 2003 |
| 13 | 13 | "King Jet" | 19 February 2003 |
| 14 | 14 | "Best Crest" | 20 February 2003 |
| 15 | 15 | "Pet for a Knight" | 21 February 2003 |
| 16 | 16 | "Fast or Last" | 24 February 2003 |
| 17 | 17 | "Bottle Full of Sun" | 25 February 2003 |
| 18 | 18 | "Jungle Japes" | 26 February 2003 |
| 19 | 19 | "Seeing is Believing" | 27 February 2003 |
| 20 | 20 | "It's Laughter We're After" | 28 February 2003 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Prezzie Pixie" | 3 March 2003 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Twinkling Bush" | 4 March 2003 |
| 23 | 23 | "Grow Your Own" | 5 March 2003 |
| 24 | 24 | "Star Fish" | 6 March 2003 |
| 25 | 25 | "Dagnabbit!: That Dog's a Rabbit" | 7 March 2003 |
| 26 | 26 | "Go Slow" | 10 March 2003 |
| 27 | 27 | "Fly By" | 11 March 2003 |
| 28 | 28 | "From Here to Reindeer" | 12 March 2003 |
| 29 | 29 | "Fidget's Smoky Mountain" | 13 March 2003 |
| 30 | 30 | "Game for a Laugh" | 14 March 2003 |
| 31 | 31 | "Woodland Warble" | 17 March 2003 |
| 32 | 32 | "Bat Nap" | 18 March 2003 |
| 33 | 33 | "Super Jet" | 19 March 2003 |
| 34 | 34 | "Belle of the Bug Ball" | 20 March 2003 |
| 35 | 35 | "The Sheep Show" | 21 March 2003 |
| 36 | 36 | "Night Flight Fright!" | 22 March 2004 |
| 37 | 37 | "The Hottest Spot" | 23 March 2004 |
| 38 | 38 | "The Lost Treasure Hunt" | 24 March 2004 |
| 39 | 39 | "All Together Now" | 25 March 2004 |
Songs
[edit]- Coming Home
- Animal Boogie
- I Can Fly
- A To B
- It's Hot Hot Hot
- Tell Me
- Look Around
- Funny Sounds
- Time For A Change
- Creepy Crawlies
- Everything Around Us
- The World Is Turning
- Directions
- Let's Celebrate
References
[edit]- ^ "Bambaloo Website". Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
External links
[edit]- Bambaloo at IMDb
- Bambaloo on Muppet Wiki
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