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Dirtgirlworld
GenreEducational
Created byCate McQuillen
Hewey Eustace
Developed byMememe Productions
Voices ofMaree Lowes
Michael Balk
Krew Boylan
Gibson Nolte
Jason Davis[1]
Music byCate McQuillen
Hewey Eustace
Country of originAustralia
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producersCate McQuillen
Hewey Eustace
Steven DeNure
Beth Stevenson
Jenny Lalor
Daniel Besen
Production companiesMememe Productions[a]
Decode Entertainment[b]
Original release
NetworkABC Kids (Australia)
CBC (Canada)
CBeebies (UK)
Release5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) –
2011 (2011)

Dirtgirlworld, stylized as dirtgirlworld, is an animated children's television series, created by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions.[2] Visually designed by Jean Camden, James Hackett and Cate McQuillen, it was animated by Hackett Films in Australia and Spin Productions in Canada. The show was co-produced by Mememe Productions (Australia) and Decode Entertainment (Canada). The show has 52 eleven-minute episodes commissioned by CBeebies, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).[3]

The show first aired on CBC on 5 October 2009, on CBeebies on 2 November 2009, and on ABC on 4 December 2009. It aired in the United States on Sprout, on 22 April 2010.[4]

The series used 3D CGI animation combined with photomontage and live action.

Main characters

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The main characters are dirtgirl (the titular protagonist, voiced by Maree Lowes) and scrapboy (her best friend, voiced by Michael Balk), as well as their friends ken (voiced by Gibson Nolte), grubby (voiced by Krew Boylan) and hayman (voiced by Jason Davis).

Awards

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ARIA Music Awards

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Year Nominated works Award Result
2011 Dig It Best Children's Album Nominated
2012 Dirtgirl Rocks The Planet Nominated

References

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  1. ^ dirtgirlworld blog Archived 31 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. mememe.com.au. Accessed 2011-04-27.
  2. ^ Dirtgirlworld becomes international series (TV Tonight, 5 June 2008)
  3. ^ CBeebies orders Dirtgirlworld (Broadcast, 3 June 2008)
  4. ^ Dirtgirlworld Archived 26 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. sproutonline.com. Accessed 2010-04-14.
  1. ^ as Dirtgirlworld Productions Pty, Ltd.
  2. ^ As Decode/Dirtgirl Productions Inc.
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  • Official website
  • Dirtgirlworld at IMDb
  • "Get Grubby Early Years Nature and Sustainability Education Program". The Get Grubby Program. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  • "Programs". One Story. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  • "Dirtgirl's Nature Detective Academy". Kinderling Kids Radio. Retrieved 19 January 2022.