Hi-5 series 1 explained

Series Number:1
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  1. B97DF1
Network:Nine Network
Num Episodes:45
Next Season:Series 2
Episode List:List of Hi-5 episodes

The first series of the children's television series Hi-5 aired between 12 April 1999[1] [2] and 11 June 1999 on the Nine Network in Australia. The series was produced by Kids Like Us for Nine with Kris Noble as executive producer.

Production

Creator Helena Harris initially conceived Hi-5 in 1998 along with co-producer Posie Graeme-Evans, developing the series as entertainment for preschoolers. During her time living in England, Harris realised that children are the same around the world, and was inspired to create a children's series which would appeal globally.[3] The creators believed that pre-schoolers were rapidly maturing beyond programs such as Here's Humphrey, and discovered that most children learned from shows which incorporated movement and song.[4] [5] They saw the need for television which was "life affirming", and believed that a child's imagination could be activated by television of good quality.[6] [5] The name of the series was derived from the high five gesture.[7]

Harris and Graeme-Evans pitched Hi-5 to the Nine Network through Kids Like Us, their joint independent production company. After auditions for the cast were held in June 1998,[4] a pilot was produced,[8] and shown to a test audience. No changes to the format were made after this test.[9] The original cast consisted of Kellie Crawford (née Hoggart), Kathleen de Leon Jones, Nathan Foley, Tim Harding and Charli Robinson, who were aged between 19 and 25 at the time of the series' airing.[10] After being commissioned, the first full series began production in October, and went to air on Nine in 1999.[5] [2] [11] The series was produced for US$20,000 to US$30,000 for each episode.[12]

Cast

Presenters

Episodes

See also: List of Hi-5 episodes.

Home video releases

SeriesDVD TitleRelease Date (Region 4)Songs of the WeekSpecial features
1Move Your Body VHS: June 1999[13]
DVD: 19 February 2003[14]
  • Move Your Body
  • Ready or Not
  • L.O.V.E.
[15]
1Summer RainbowsVHS: 1999[16]
DVD: 19 February 2003
  • Living in a Rainbow
  • Grow
  • Five Senses
1Star DreamingVHS: 2000[17]
DVD: 9 April 2002
  • Dream On
  • You and Me
  • In a Different Place
  • Audio commentary by Helena Harris (creator) and Helen Martin (early childhood advisor)
[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C and P programs 1998–2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227221502/http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/aba/tv/content/requirements/children/documents/c%20and%20p%20programs%201998-2004.pdf. dead. . 27 February 2012. September 2005 . 6 . 13 October 2016.
  2. News: Special: Australian TV History Timeline Pt 2 . Bayley . Andrew . Knox . David . 26 April 2013 . televisionau.com . 20 February 2016 . 20 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220160833/http://televisionau.com/2013/04/special-australian-tv-history-timeline-pt-2.html . live .
  3. Web site: Hi-5 Comes Alive at the Theatre Royal . Binns . Rachel . Norfolk on Stage . . 5 February 2004 . 20 February 2016. 1, 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107073401/http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/stage/HI5_helena_harris.shtml . 7 January 2016. live. Note: Article is published across two pages.
  4. Web site: 2001. About Hi-5. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010413163931/http://ninemsn.com.au/kids/hi5/abouthf.asp. 13 April 2001. 22 April 2020. NineMSN. Nine Entertainment Co..
  5. PhD . Keys . Wendy . Grown-ups in a Grown-up Business: Children's Television Development Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118041955/https://www120.secure.griffith.edu.au/rch/file/729e04d9-6c13-d33b-3f06-db209d5ba376/1/01Front.pdf . 2017-01-18 . . 31 August 2004.
    • PhD . https://www120.secure.griffith.edu.au/rch/file/729e04d9-6c13-d33b-3f06-db209d5ba376/1/07Chapter6.pdf . Keys . Wendy . 2 . Grown-ups in a Grown-up Business: Children's Television Development Australia . Chapter 6: Production Companies 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151211022149/https://www120.secure.griffith.edu.au/rch/file/729e04d9-6c13-d33b-3f06-db209d5ba376/1/07Chapter6.pdf . 2015-12-11. Note: some information is available at the front section of the thesis.
  6. Web site: Hi-5 creator Helena Harris leaves the bush after selling her resort style home . Realestate.com.au . . 27 November 2016 . 5 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121192243/https://www.realestate.com.au/news/real-estate-hi5-creator-helena-harris-leaves-the-bush-after-selling-her-resort-style-home/. live. 21 November 2018.
  7. Nathan Foley . 26 March 2011 . Hi-5 Singapore Special . 25 February 2016 . 1:30, 4:20 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160107073401/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyZYFxy58Fw. 7 January 2016. live .
  8. Web site: My Television Life . https://web.archive.org/web/20150321071238/http://posiegraemeevans.net/my-television-life/. Posie Graeme-Evans . 21 March 2015. 2015 . 1 October 2019 . dead. We produced a pilot in mid 1998. The series rolled in October that year..
  9. Hynd . Anna . 2006. Evaluating four and five-year old children's responses to interactive television programs . Thesis . . 40–42 . 20 February 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200710045235/https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/85/2/02Whole.pdf . 10 July 2020.
  10. News: Hi-5 – New Kids' TV Craze . 8 September 1999 . The Newcastle Post – TE Liftout [Archive]. 20 February 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20030613100947/http://15min.org/articles/1999/september/8/clublink_2.html . 13 June 2003.
  11. News: Hi-5's magic act . Debelle . Penelope . 16 November 2005 . . Nine Entertainment Co. . 20 February 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181009172109/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/hi-5s-magic-act-20051116-ge18vb.html?page=fullpage . 9 October 2018.
  12. News: Hi-5 for edu-music show . . . 1 December 1998. 13 October 2016. live. 26 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201226020424/https://kidscreen.com/1998/12/01/23812-19981201/.
  13. News: The Kids Licensing Biz Down Under . Mazurkewich . Karen . 1 June 1999 . Kidscreen . Village Roadshow in Melbourne is releasing the first Hi-5 video, Hi-5 Move Your Body, in Australia this month", "On April 12, the terrestrial station launched a new variety series called Hi-5.. 18 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422040719/https://kidscreen.com/1999/06/01/25638-19990601/ . 22 April 2020. live.
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030210165838/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/222264 . DVD – Hi-5 – Move Your Body, Summer Rainbows . . 10 February 2003 . 2003 . 24 August 2017 . dead .
  15. Web site: Vogt . Brandon Robert. Hi-5: Summer Rainbows/Move Your Body (2002) . MichaelDVD.com.au. 24 March 2003. 24 August 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206141211/http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=2730. 6 December 2017.
  16. Web site: Hi-5 [videorecording] : summer rainbows.]. National Library of Australia. Trove . 24 August 2017. 28 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828134419/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6402501?q=hi-5+summer+rainbows&c=music&sort=holdings+desc&_=1503574102090&versionId=43795949. dead.
  17. Web site: Hi-5 [videorecording] : star dreaming.]. National Library of Australia. Trove . 24 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174630/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5448254?selectedversion=NBD21436929. dead. 3 October 2017.
  18. Web site: Vogt . Brandon Robert. Hi-5: Star Dreaming (2001) . MichaelDVD.com.au. 25 April 2002. 24 August 2017. live. 6 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206142038/http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=1357.
  19. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130127054330/http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/2000s/2000/ . Logies Timeline 2000 . . . 27 January 2013 . 27 February 2016 . dead.

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