Boo! is a childrens television program shown in the UK on the CBeebies channel, and occasionally on BBC One or BBC Two. It features several cartoon characters who play something similar to hide and seek in a variety of different settings. The commentary is by an adult narrator and a chorus of children. Image File history File links Boo. ... Image File history File links Boo. ... CBeebies is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children under 6. ... Viewing Figure History BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the world. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC and the first British television channel to broadcast regularly in colour (from 1967), envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming. ... Hide and seek (sometimes also called hide and go seek) is a popular tag variant that is best played in areas with lots of potential hiding spots, such as a forest or a large house. ...

At the end of the programme a song is sung, usually about matching characters or objects to their shapes or colours.

The visual style of "Boo" is very distinctive, using 3D CGI with rounded shapes, bold black outlines (unusual in 3D animation) and cartoon-like colours and rendering. The music and songs are generally in an early-70s funk/R&B idiom, similar to some of Sesame Street's music. The pseudopod in The Abyss marked CGIs acceptance in the visual effects industry. ... Sesame Street is an educational television program designed for preschoolers, and is recognized as a pioneer of the contemporary standard which combines education and entertainment in childrens television shows. ...

Characters

• Boo - a pear-shaped patchwork creature with an orange star-shaped topknot. The main object of the program is to find Boo in his various hiding places. At some point Boo magically adopts attributes of his surroundings (e.g. becomes "Penguin Boo" in the Antarctic).

• Laughing Duck - a yellow soft-toy duck, who laughs when "found".

• Sleeping Bear - a brown teddy bear who is usually asleep, yawning or stretching when "found". The catchphrase associated with Sleeping Bear is "Shhh... tippy-toe, tippy-toe".

• Growling Tiger - a friendly soft-toy tiger with fluffy white ears. Says "Roar!" (not "Growl!") when found. His associated catchphrase is "Run away! Run away!"

Other characters, both human and animal vary from one episode to another, but all are depicted in a style reminiscent of Playmobil toys. Playmobil logo Playmobil (pronounced play-mo-beel) is a line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group (geobra Brandstätter GmbH & Co KG), headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. ...