Boblins
Encyclopedia
Boblins is a high-definition-ready
animated
educational television show 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 UK
on CITV
, in Canada
by Treehouse TV
, in Denmark
by DR1
, in New Zealand
on TVNZ "Kidzone", and in Australia
on ABC2
. The show was picked up in 2006 for broadcasting in France
by TiJi, the French children's network.
The show features seven bright, colourful 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. 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.
High-definition television
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animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
educational television show for preschool children produced by the British
England
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company InspireGLG Limited. The show, which runs in 10 minute segments, is broadcast internationally, being shown in the UK
United Kingdom
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on CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
, in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
by Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse...
, in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
by DR1
DR1
DR1 is a Danish national television channel, produced by the public service broadcaster, DR. It was the first television station to be established in Denmark, and began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week....
, in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on TVNZ "Kidzone", and in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on ABC2
ABC2
ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...
. The show was picked up in 2006 for broadcasting in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
by TiJi, the French children's network.
The show features seven bright, colourful 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. The non-profit organization Young Media Australia indicates the show is most appropriate for children aged two to seven, combining unrealistic slapstick
Slapstick
Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.- Origins :The phrase comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the 'slap stick' in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in Commedia dell'arte...
comedy with general and social education encouraging such traits as cooperation and persistence.
Characters
- Yam Yam is a friendly, fun-loving yellow Boblin who loves bouncing up and down and can't resist pushing buttons when he's been told not to and this leads to trouble.
- Gully is a hard-working, gossiping green female Boblin who takes care of the animals in the farm.
- Ruddle is a red Boblin who is kept busy by building and fixing things and helps Pi build his inventions.
- Onny is an orange Boblin who is a motherly-type figure to the other Boblins, her hobbies are baking cakes.
- Pi (named after the number PiPi' is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter. is approximately equal to 3.14. Many formulae in mathematics, science, and engineering involve , which makes it one of the most important mathematical constants...
) is the most cleverest of the Boblins and is always building inventions (which can sometimes malfunction and cause trouble). Pi is purple and loves eating cupcakes. - Pinny is a pink Boblin and the youngest of the group and she is known for painting.
- Bodkin is a dark blue, friendly and adventurous Boblin who is seen hiking, climbing up mountains, swinging on vines ectc.