Boohbah

Boohbah
Created byAnne Wood
Developed byRagdoll Productions for Cole Entertainment
StarringEmma Ainsley
Alex Poulter
Cal Jaggers
Phil Hayes
Laura Pero
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes104
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesRagdoll Productions
BBC
ITV
Original release
Release14 April 2003 (2003-04-14) –
2006 (2006)
Related
Teletubbies
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Teletubbies: Ready, Steady, Go!
Teletubbies: Let's Go!
Tiddlytubbies
Tweenies
In the Night Garden...
In the Night Garden... ZinkyZonk Specials
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Boohbah is a British children's television programme. It was produced by Ragdoll Productions. It was made by Anne Wood. Alan Dapre and Robin Stevens wrote the scripts. Wood also made Teletubbies.[1]

The programme was made for preschool children between the ages of three and six years old.[2] It is mainly intended to be an exercise show. It is also meant to be silly,[3] and to get children thinking.[4][1] The show is similar to Teletubbies in that both have a science fiction theme.[5] The Boohbahs are five furry round creatures. They are meant to be atoms of energy.[1]

There are 104 episodes in total. Each episode runs for 25 minutes.[5] In the United Kingdom, the programme started on 14 April 1999 on ITV.[2] It was divided into two series of 52 episodes each. The second series began on 16 March 2006.[4]

In the United States, the programme started on 5 January 2004 on PBS.[6] All 104 episodes were shown as one series in the U.S.[1] The last episode was shown on 17 September 2006.[7] Boohbah is also shown in the Netherlands on Nick Jr. "Boohbah" means "doll" in Hebrew, but it is not known if the show was named for this.[5]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frazier Moore (9 January 2004). "Children's Show 'Boohbah' to Start on PBS". HighBeam Research. New York. Associated Press.[permanent dead link]
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Ragdoll announces the launch of Boohbah" (Press release). Ragdoll Ltd. April 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  3. "Interview: In the silly money". Broadcast. London: Media Business Insight Ltd. 14 April 2003.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Boohbah bounces back with a brand new second series on CiTV!" (Press release). Ragdoll Ltd. March 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Boohbah – A World Of Storytelling". TV Teacher. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  6. Lorri Freifeld (February 2004). "Ragdoll's Boohbah Follows in Teletubbies' Licensing Footsteps". License!. 7 (1): 98. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2014-02-06. {{cite journal}}: More than one of |accessdate= and |access-date= specified (help); More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  7. Idaho Public Television. "Boohbah". Idaho State Board of Education. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)

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