Boblins
| Boblins | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Inspire GLG |
| Developed by | Inspire GLG |
| Starring | Maria Darling Marc Silk |
| Opening theme | Boblins, Boblins opening theme |
| Ending theme | Boblins, Boblins closing theme |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production location | United Kingdom |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Broadcast Internationally Treehouse TV, DR1, TVNZ, ABC2, TiJi, Citv, TV2, TV4, MTV3, Canal Panda, RTVS |
| Release | September 2006 – March 2008 |
Boblins is an animated educational television series for preschool children produced by the British company InspireGLG Limited. The show, which runs in 10-minute segments, is broadcast internationally, being shown in the United Kingdom on CITV, in Canada by Treehouse TV, in Denmark by DR1, in New Zealand on TVNZ "Kidzone",[1] and in Australia on ABC2.[2] The show was picked up in 2006 for broadcasting in France by TiJi, the French children's network.[3]
The show features seven bright, colorful characters who interact in a colourful land called Rainbow's End. Its purpose is to instruct children about basic facts of colour as well as nature and environment.[4] The non-profit organization Young Media Australia indicates the show is most appropriate for children aged two to seven, combining unrealistic slapstick comedy with general and social education encouraging such traits as cooperation and persistence.[5]
Characters
[edit]- Yam Yam- a friendly, cheerful, fun-loving yellow Boblin who loves bouncing up and down and can't resist pushing buttons when he's told not to which leads to trouble.
- Gully- a hard-working, gossiping green female Boblin who takes care of the animals in the farm.
- Ruddle- a red Boblin who is kept busy by building and fixing things and helps Pi build his inventions.
- Onny- an orange Boblin who is a motherly-type figure to the other Boblins, her hobbies are baking cakes.
- Pi- (named after the number pi) the most clever of the Boblins and is always building inventions (which can sometimes malfunction and cause trouble). Pi is purple, wears a pair of glasses and loves eating cupcakes.
- Pinny- a pink Boblin and the youngest of the group. She is cheerful, and her favorite hobby is painting.
- Bodkin- a blue, friendly and adventurous Boblin who is seen hiking, climbing up mountains, swinging on vines ectc.
References
[edit]- ^ Official site. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ Rusak, Gary. (6 December 2001) Free-to-air diginet ABC2 takes flight KidScreen Magazine. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ Stewart, Lianne. (1 September 2006) Staying the Course - French broadcasters continue to pack skeds with exclusives KidScreen Magazine. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ Kenny, Jo Anne. (19 July 2006) A Corus line-up unveiled C21media.net. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ Young Media Australia. (8 November 2007) Boblins Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine youngmedia.org.au Retrieved 2008-09-12.
External links
[edit]- 2008 British television series debuts
- 2000s British animated television series
- 2000s British children's television series
- British children's animated comedy television series
- ITV children's television shows
- Treehouse TV original programming
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- British computer-animated television series
- British preschool education television series
- Animated preschool education television series
- 2000s preschool education television series
- British English-language television shows
- ITV animated television series