Boohbah
Boohbah Magique, a video released in France.
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Anne Wood the master mind behind teletubies.....
Developed by	Ragdoll Productions for Cole Entertainment in association with the BBC
Starring	Emma Ainsley Alex Poulter Cal Jaggers Phil Hayes Laura Pero
Country of origin	United Kingdom  United States
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	65
Production
Running time	25 Min.
Broadcast
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Boohbah is a 2004 television show aimed at children between three and six years old. It premiered in 2003 on ITV in the United Kingdom, and on 19 January 2004 in the United States on PBS. It was created by Anne Wood with scripts by Alan Dapre & Robin Stevens (of Pob fame). Anne Wood also created the children's show Teletubbies, and Boohbah is produced by the UK's Ragdoll Ltd. and the USA's PBS Kids. The similarity between this show and Teletubbies, both of which have a "science fiction" theme, is notable. One of the show's trademarks is a child's voice pronouncing the show's name in sing-song (BOOH.....BAH). Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Childrens television series are television programmes designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. ... Anne Wood is a British childrens television producer, and is the creator of the teletubbies and boobah. ... Ragdoll Productions (or Ragdoll Ltd. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Phil Hayes (born in England, United Kingdom) is an American voice actor and comedian who has done much voice work. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... Anne Wood is a British childrens television producer, and is the creator of the teletubbies and boobah. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Robin Stevens is a British puppeteer, actor, director and writer for childrens TV for nearly 30 years, and has done many successful programs. ... Anne Wood is a British childrens television producer, and is the creator of the teletubbies and boobah. ... Teletubbies is a BBC childrens television series, particularly aimed at young children, produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. ... Ragdoll Productions (or Ragdoll Ltd. ... The PBS Kids Girl, Dot, and Boy, Dash, logo. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

"Boohbah" means "doll" in Hebrew, but it's not clear if this influenced the name of the show, or even if the creators are aware of this. “Hebrew” redirects here. ...

Characters and features

The Boohbahs

The Boohbahs are five furry, gumdrop-shaped creatures played by actors in full body costumes. Their thick, shimmery fur sparkles with tiny lights; their Kewpie doll style heads are hairless and feature big eyes with rows of lights for eyebrows. They do not speak, but instead make noises like squeaks, squeals, inverse fart noises, and clicks. The Boohbahs can retract their heads into their furry necks. Each Boohbah is a different color. They are: Kewpie dolls and figurines are based on illustrations by Rose ONeill that appeared in Ladies Home Journal in 1909. ...

• Humbah (Yellow)
• Zumbah (Purple)
• Zing Zing Zingbah (Orange)
• Jumbah (Blue)
• Jingbah (Pink)

The Boohbahs can fly; part of their routine is to assemble into a circle, holding hands like skydivers. Each then emits a different musical note as a flash of colored light (matching the Boohbah's color) is sent out from their heads to a central point. In each episode they make a sacrific to the Storypeople, and if the sacrifice is good in the eyes of the Storypeople a rainbow serpent will come out of the pill. A yellow Tulip. ... Not to be confused with Violet (color). ... The orange, a fruit from which the modern name of the orange colour comes. ... The term blue may refer to any of a number of similar colours. ... The use of the word pink as a color first occurred in the 17th century to describe the light red flowers of pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. ...

The Storypeople

The Storypeople are a diverse group of familial characters who inhabit Storyland and there participate in various innocent vignettes inspired by the presents (see below). They exist as wholesome archetypes. They are:

• Grandmamma — An elderly yet spry woman. She has white hair and wears a dark pink housedress, white sweater, white socks, and red sneakers.
• Grandpappa — An elderly yet flexible jumpy Caucasian white man probably on some crack played by Robin Stevens who also wrote some of the series. He has white hair and a white moustache; he wears a long-sleeved yellow shirt, dark gray slacks, red suspenders, and white sneakers. note: would not want to be locked in room with "grandpapa"
• Mrs. Lady — A heavyset woman. She has dark hair and wears a loose light blue blouse, loose bright pink pants, and pink sneakers.also really scary.
• Mr. Man — A husky African man. He is bald and wears a short-sleeved bright pink shirt, white trousers, and black trainers. scares the crap out of me when he does this freaky smile........its freaky.
• Brother & Sister — Always paired, they both appear to be in their late teens. Brother: A Latino boy with short dark hair; he wears a bright blue t-shirt, bright red knee-length shorts, and white trainers with pink laces. Sister: An Asian (Thai) girl with hip-length black hair in a long ponytail; she wears a bright red t-shirt, bright blue capri pants, and white trainers with pink laces.
• Auntie — An Asian (Japanese) woman. She has short black hair and wears a long-sleeved lavender blouse, black trousers, lavender socks, and black shoes. i think shes is a myth. the less used persom on boohbah.
• Little Dog Fido — A Jack Russell Terrier. He wears a scarlet collar.

The Storypeople do not speak. (When Little Dog Fido appears, he gives an "arf!") Though they sometimes exhibit frustration or confusion, the Storypeople rarely, if ever, appear upset or sad. The Storyland segments are narrated by actor Chris Langham. In each episode the Storypeople magically receive an object sent to them by a child or group of children. Robin Stevens is a British puppeteer, actor, director and writer for childrens TV for nearly 30 years, and has done many successful programs. ... A ponytail is a hairstyle in which most or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip or similar device, and allowed to hang freely from that point. ... Capri pants (often just called capris) are a style of trousers worn during the summer. ... The Jack Russell Terrier is a type of small, principally white-bodied, terrier that has its origins in fox hunting. ... Christopher Langham (born 14 April 1949) is a British writer and comedian. ...

The Boohball

One of the common features in Boohbah is the Boohball. The Boohball, a glowing white ball, is where the Boohbahs live, and it appears out of nowhere in various parts of the show. It travels from country to country when it is called by children. Inside the Boohball is a spinning recharging pod, where the Boohbahs recharge energy. It resembles five deep spoons with the handles linked, or, alternately, the hammocks resemble five fig halves. The energy is created by the laughter of the children when playing with the Boohbahs, the Boohball, and the Storypeople.

The elements of the program

Each show follows the same sequence of events in every episode. The sequence of events are:

• Opening title. The Boohball flies over at least three out of 15 different countries (Australia, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Jamaica, Japan, Namibia, Russia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States)
• Boohbah warm up dance. The children call the Boohbahs by their names ("Humbah, Zumbah, Zing Zing Zingbah, Jumbah, Jingbah -- Booh!"), and then the Boohbahs join each other one by one in a simple dance. After all have joined in, the pace increases until all the Boohbahs are out of control! As a child calls out their names, they then freeze, stand spread-eagled, and retract their heads. When all have stopped, the children yell, "Booh!" and the Boohbahs fly upward into their circle formation.
• Present giving, in which a group of children bring "a present for the Storypeople" and they blow it into the Storyworld with the power of Boohbah magic. The present given will be the theme of the segment.

• Storyworld and the Storypeople, which is based on the present given in the last segment. During the segment, one or more of the Storypeople will find the present and interact with it. Often the Storypeople will encounter a problem, inspiring the unseen but observing children to say the magic word, which is "Boohbah!" This freezes the story and allows the children to blow another gift to the Storypeople, which enables the story to continue and lead to the problem's solution. These segments are filmed in Spain, unless the segments involve snow, in which case, the respective segment is filmed in Pinewood, England.
• Boohbah dance, where the Boohbahs perform a dance somewhat related to the "Storyworld and the Storypeople" segment. This dance is slightly more complex than the "warm up" dances.
• Look What I (or We) Can Do, shown in the American version in which actual children perform dances of their own. Three different dances are featured per show, and are simple so the home audience can follow along.
• End title, in which the Boohball flies off to another country with children calling from far away. This sequence is similar to the one in Teletubbies.

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Episodes

There are 104 twenty-minute programs. After running for two seasons, the show ended in March 2004. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official Boohbah UK website
• The Boohbah Zone
• PBS Kids: Official Site
• Boohbah at the Internet Movie Database
• Will Boohbah be next 'Teletubbies'? (MSNBC)