Series 1 premiered on April 12, 1999, on Nine Network. Created by Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans, the original format was produced by Kids Like Us Productions and Nine Films & Television for the Nine Network, distributed by the Southern Star Group.
It also premiered on Nick Jr. Australia in 2000.
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. 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. 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. The name of the series was derived from the high five gesture.
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, a pilot was produced, and shown to a test audience. No changes to the format were made after this test. The original cast consisted of Kellie Crawford (née Hoggart), Kathleen de Leon Jones, Nathan Foley, Tim Harding, and Charli Robinson, who were aged between 18 and 25 at the time of the series' airing. After being commissioned, the first full series began production in October, and went to air on Nine in 1999. The series was produced for US$20,000 to US$30,000 for each episode.
Cast[]
Hi-5[]
Puppeteers[]
Songs Of The Week[]
Ready Or Not (Games)
You And Me (You And Me)
Dream On (Imagine)
L.O.V.E. (Love)
Grow (Grow)
Move Your Body (Bodies)
Living In A Rainbow (Colours)
Five Senses (Senses)
In A Different Place (Time, Place)
Episodes[]
The following is a list of the television episodes featuring the Australian children's television group of Hi-5.
| Number | Episode Title | Song of the Week | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fantasy | Ready or Not (games) | April 12, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats pretend to be astronauts walking on the moon. CHARLI pretends to be the moon bunny. NATHAN tries on different-shaped wings. CHARLI makes a butterfly shape with her hands. TIM, Kathleen, Kellie, and Charli make sounds of the beach and the city. CHARLI pretends to be different vehicles rushing in the city. KATHLEEN pretends to be a pirate looking for treasure. CHARLI digs for buried treasure. SHARING STORIES: Nathan tells us a story about four friends (Kellie, Tim, Charli, and Kathleen) who travel to different imaginary lands on a magical flying carpet. | |||
| 2 | Outside | Ready or Not (games) | April 13, 1999 |
| KATHLEEN is going to the beach, and Jup Jup helps her to take some things to play with. CHARLI jumps over some beach rocks. TIM, Nathan, and Kellie play with beach balls. CHARLI throws an imaginary beach ball in the air. KELLIE teaches Chats about nocturnal animals, and shows her natural items that come from the rainforest. CHARLI pretends to be an owl. NATHAN makes sea animals using shapes. CHARLI swims in different ways. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about four friends (Kellie, Kathleen, Nathan, and Charli) who play an outside game with a parachute. | |||
| 3 | Rainy days | Ready or Not (games) | April 14, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats play a game with sounds of a rainy day. CHARLI uses tap shoes to make the sound of rain. NATHAN and Kathleen put on a magic show, turning shapes into different things. CHARLI drives different vehicles in a zigzag way. TIM and the Hi-5 band sing a song softly, loudly, fast, and slowly. CHARLI plays hopscotch. KATHLEEN and Kellie play a game made by Jup Jup. CHARLI plays a miniature game of hopscotch using her fingers. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about four friends (Tim, Kellie, Charli, and Nathan) that make an indoor beach. | |||
| 4 | Physical | Ready or Not (games) | April 15, 1999 |
| NATHAN hides behind and inside shapes. CHARLI plays a hiding game. KATHLEEN plays skittles. CHARLI pretends to be a skittle. TIM shows Kellie and Nathan some musical animal sounds. CHARLI imagines being a hippo. KELLIE and Chats guess whose hat they have. CHARLI shows us different-coloured hats. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about three friends (Kathleen, Nathan, and Kellie) who play with a rope in different ways. | |||
| 5 | Silly day | Ready or Not (games) | April 16, 1999 |
| NATHAN and Tim dress up as cone puppets. CHARLI spins around and makes circle shapes. KELLIE and Chats become laughing clowns. CHARLI talks to her reflection in the mirror. TIM, Kellie, and Nathan play silly musical games while Kathleen is the judge. CHARLI plays in the fingers and toes Olympics. KATHLEEN makes a pinball game. CHARLI pretends to run a silly race against herself. SHARING STORIES: Kellie tells us a story about four zoo animals (Charli the lion, Nathan the frog, Tim the penguin, and Kathleen the elephant) who race in a silly way together. | |||
| 6 | Dimensions | You and Me (you and me) | April 19, 1999 |
| TIM and Nathan dance up and down with a music box. CHARLI moves her body in and out of a hoop. KELLIE tries to use Chats' new door to enter her space, but finds out that it is too small to move through. CHARLI moves her fingers up and down like a jack-in-the-box. You And Me (Tour version). CHARLI sings her ABC song. NATHAN puts flowerpots up high, down low, and in between. CHARLI takes big and little steps, then she dances in a Russian way. KATHLEEN blows up balloons and ties ribbons with the same colours. CHARLI holds balloons at different heights in the air. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about a tree (Tim) who gets sad because he couldn't grow up like other trees; a bird (Charli) and kids (Nathan and Kellie) help him. | |||
| 7 | Languages, cultures and countries | You and Me (you and me) | April 20, 1999 |
| KELLIE tells Chats about a place called Fiji. CHARLI shows how different the sun and the moon are. TIM learns different ways to say "hello" and "goodbye" along with the Hi-5 band. CHARLI says hello with the body signs. You And Me (Tour version). NATHAN makes different buildings using shapes. CHARLI opens an imaginary door and goes into an igloo. KATHLEEN practises counting to five in Japanese. CHARLI counts using her hands, feet, and head. SHARING STORIES: Kellie tells us a story about a polar bear (Kathleen) who travels to the city, and learns about the city language from three cats (Tim, Charli, and Nathan). | |||
| 8 | Seasons | You and Me (you and me) | April 21, 1999 |
| TIM makes sounds for each season. CHARLI pretends to be the sun. KELLIE and Chats pretend to be the seasons of autumn and spring. CHARLI plays with autumn leaves. CHARLI sings her ABC song. NATHAN and Kellie create a winter thunderstorm picture using cardboard shapes. CHARLI paints a rainbow. KATHLEEN matches seasons with things from them. CHARLI imagines being in every season. SHARING STORIES: Nathan tells us a story about a television weather reporter (Kellie), who reports a day of rapidly changing weather to the people watching (Charli, Kathleen, and Tim). | |||
| 9 | You and me | You and Me (you and me) | April 22, 1999 |
| TIM and Kathleen make different rhythms. CHARLI claps her hands and taps her feet. KELLIE and Chats put on a wig to look like each other. CHARLI tries on different hats. You And Me (Tour version). CHARLI sings her ABC song. NATHAN compares his feet with Kathleen's feet. CHARLI compares her hands with the hands painted on the floor. KATHLEEN makes some fruit for a picnic. CHARLI wears a hat with decorating fruits on it. SHARING STORIES: Kellie tells us a story about a hurt kangaroo (Charli), and a dingo (Nathan), an emu (Tim), and a mouse (Kathleen) try to help her. | |||
| 10 | Wonderful | You and Me (you and me) | April 23, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats learn about pumpkins and watermelons. CHARLI looks for the biggest pumpkin for dinner. NATHAN compares items of different and similar sizes and colours. CHARLI moves to the music and sits on a cushion when the rhythm stops. You And Me (Tour version). CHARLI sings her ABC song. TIM and the Hi-5 band make musical puppets. CHARLI shakes the musical puppets. KATHLEEN makes a picture with different-coloured and different-sized fish. CHARLI goes fishing. SHARING STORIES: Charli tells us a story about a platypus (Nathan) who enlists his animal friends (Tim the emu, Kellie the wallaby, and Kathleen the possum) to tell him what he looks like when he can't remember for himself. | |||
| 11 | I would like to be | Dream On (imagine) | April 26, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats pretend to be in the circus. CHARLI walks on an imaginary tightrope. NATHAN uses shapes to make a crown for a king and lots of other things. CHARLI pretends to be a jack-in-the-box. TIM and the Hi-5 band turn into mice and play a giant piano. CHARLI changes her body from tall to small, and tries to decide which she likes best. KATHLEEN puts on a puppet show. CHARLI does the puppet march. SHARING STORIES: Nathan tells us a story about a girl (Kathleen), who puts on a fantasy puppet show starring mischievous magic puppets (Charli, Kellie, and Tim). | |||
| 12 | I would like to go | Dream On (imagine) | April 27, 1999 |
| NATHAN imagines rowing along the Congo River. CHARLI slaps her legs as a drum. KELLIE and Chats learn about the Flamenco dance from Spain. CHARLI dances the flamenco. TIM sails down the river as the boat goes by. CHARLI floats and races down the river as the boat goes by. KATHLEEN dresses up like a clown and walks on a tightrope. CHARLI juggles with clothes. SHARING STORIES: Kellie tells us a story about a girl (Charli) who is about to travel, and her friends (Nathan, Tim, and Kathleen) give her things she might need. | |||
| 13 | I would like to make | Dream On (imagine) | April 28, 1999 |
| NATHAN turns his broomstick into a friend called Bronnie, who likes to dance. CHARLI sweeps up some magic dust using Bronnie the broom. KATHLEEN looks around for her favourite hats while Jup Jup helps her turn her hat stand into a statue of a robot. CHARLI pretends to be a robot. TIM and the Hi-5 band make a music machine together with different sounds. CHARLI plays an imaginary trombone. KELLIE and Chats put on a play of their favourite story, Rapunzel. CHARLI leaves an island by swimming backstrokes. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about four friends (Charli, Kellie, Tim, and Nathan) who travel by an imaginary underwater train. | |||
| 14 | I would like to say | Dream On (imagine) | April 29, 1999 |
| KELLIE wears a sombrero and teaches Chats how to say it. CHARLI dances around a big sombrero. TIM and the Hi-5 band replace words of a song with sounds. CHARLI sings a song along with moves. CHARLI sings her ABC song. KATHLEEN measures herself on a height chart and tries to become the tallest member of Hi-5. CHARLI is tall, small, and in between. NATHAN receives a postcard from Bronnie, who is on holiday in Broome, so he sends a message back to her. CHARLI pretends to be a broom. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about a new friend in town (Tim) who sings instead of talking, which helps him to make new friends (Kellie and Nathan). | |||
| 15 | I would like to change | Dream On (imagine) | April 30, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats imagine being fairies smaller than the flowers. CHARLI spins around. NATHAN becomes a magician and makes a tower out of boxes. CHARLI hides behind a cape and jumps out. CHARLI sings her ABC song. TIM pretends to use a magic box to change himself into different musical instruments. CHARLI pretends to be a clapper inside different-sized bells. KATHLEEN tries to clean a mess by using a magic wand. CHARLI plays with a magic wand. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about a worm (Nathan) who asks a wise owl (Kellie) to turn him invisible, so he can play tricks on his friends; a bird (Charli) and his little sister worm (Kathleen). | |||
| 16 | Favourite things | L.O.V.E. (love) | May 3, 1999 |
| KELLIE shows Chats her favourite tutu. CHARLI stretches her body. NATHAN loves donuts and makes a work of art to remember them. CHARLI listens to her heartbeat. TIM and the Hi-5 band make music with popcorn. CHARLI pretends to be popcorn. KATHLEEN looks for a place to put her cuddly toys. CHARLI tidies up her imaginary things. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about a child (Nathan) who loves donuts, and a genie (Kellie) arrives to make his wishes come true, but he ends up getting tired of donuts and even asks his friends (Charli and Tim) to keep them away. | |||
| 17 | Pets | L.O.V.E. (love) | May 4, 1999 |
| KELLIE turns a balloon into a bee and asks Chats to guess what she has made. CHARLI pretends to be a balloon. KATHLEEN tries to decide which animal would be the most suitable for her to own as a pet. CHARLI imagines how it would be if she had an elephant or a lion as a pet. TIM plays a piano that makes animal sounds. CHARLI does the funky chick dance. NATHAN turns some boxes into a dog. CHARLI pretends to be a dog. SHARING STORIES: Nathan tells us a story about a turtle (Kathleen) who is afraid of darkness inside her shell; her friends (Kellie the duck, Tim the dog, and Charli the bird) help her to overcome her fear. | |||
| 18 | Tim's birthday | L.O.V.E. (love) | May 5, 1999 |
| TIM writes a song for his birthday and sings it along with the Hi-5 band. CHARLI plays with a party streamer. NATHAN makes a present out of dough for Tim. CHARLI wraps a hug for Tim. KELLIE and Chats think about a game to play together at Tim's birthday party. CHARLI plays stop and go with the music. KATHLEEN wraps up a squeeze box for Tim. CHARLI draws heart shapes in the air. SHARING STORIES: Kellie tells us the story of Tim's surprise birthday party, where she and the rest of the Hi-5 band (Charli, Nathan, and Kathleen) give him their presents and celebrate. | |||
| 19 | Family | L.O.V.E. (love) | May 6, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats talk about babies. CHARLI sings about babies. TIM tells us a story about his noisy family, with the help of the Hi-5 band. CHARLI splashes in a bathtub. KATHLEEN shows us a box full of things she found on the beach. CHARLI makes funny faces. NATHAN and Kathleen make some faces using the veggie family. CHARLI moves like a pumpkin would do. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about a family of bunnies (Nathan, Charli, Tim, and Kellie) that find the best grass ever. | |||
| 20 | Silly day | L.O.V.E. (love) | May 7, 1999 |
| KATHLEEN looks for different costumes to dress up as an imaginary animal. CHARLI pretends to be a seal. NATHAN and Kellie do the veggie march. CHARLI marches in a circle and on the spot. TIM writes a silly song for his dog, while the Hi-5 band think it was for each of them. CHARLI pretends to be a dog. KELLIE dresses up with clothes of different kinds. CHARLI dresses up in a silly way. CHARLI sings her ABC song. SHARING STORIES: Nathan tells us a story about a land where babies (Tim and Kellie) look after grown-ups, like Kathleen. | |||
| 21 | Bodies growing | Grow (grow) | May 10, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats talk about jelly, and they do the belly wobble. CHARLI does the jelly wobble. TIM and the Hi-5 band find drums out of cookware. CHARLI uses her body to make drumming sounds. NATHAN builds two box bodies, then he compares the size of his body with Kathleen's. CHARLI does some exercises to grow. KATHLEEN looks for a bigger pair of shoes. CHARLI listens to her chatty feet. SHARING STORIES: Charli tells us a story about two noisy babies (Kellie and Tim), who make new friends (Kathleen and Nathan) as they grow up and change. | |||
| 22 | Animals | Grow (grow) | May 11, 1999 |
| KELLIE finds an egg, and Chats thinks about how to teach the new bird inside it to fly. CHARLI pretends to be a little bird that spreads its wings. TIM pretends to be a bird that helps other birds to find their singing. CHARLI moves her body as if she is growing. KATHLEEN matches grown-up animal cards with kid animal ones. CHARLI pretends to be a tadpole that becomes a frog. NATHAN explains how a chicken is born from an egg. CHARLI wonders about the births of some animals. SHARING STORIES: Kellie tells us a story about a grumpy bunyip (Tim) who lives under a bridge and tries to stop the sheep (Kathleen, Charli, and Nathan) from crossing so he can sleep. | |||
| 23 | Building | Grow (grow) | May 12, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats build a cubby house for the Hi-5 band. CHARLI builds an imaginary wall. TIM builds a place for himself to make noises without annoying anybody. CHARLI builds a box tower. KATHLEEN builds a miniature town, with a tall tower as a place to live. CHARLI mixes and stirs imaginary items to make concrete and a cake. NATHAN shows how his house is and the area around it are. CHARLI goes on an adventure. SHARING STORIES: Charli tells us a story about a family where the mother (Kellie) is having a baby, so she and her husband (Tim) decide to move to a bigger house, but their children (Kathleen and Nathan) don't want to because they're going to miss everything. | |||
| 24 | Plants | Grow (grow) | May 13, 1999 |
| NATHAN shows how a flower grows. CHARLI pretends to be a flower growing. KELLIE and Chats wonder if plants grow when somebody talks to them. CHARLI pretends to work in her garden. TIM sings to make his sunflower (Nathan) grow. CHARLI grows like different plants. KATHLEEN and Kellie plant mushrooms, expecting the fairies to come. CHARLI gives her plants a magic sprinkle. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about two blossoming yellow daffodils (Charli and Kellie) who meet a new red flower bulb (Kathleen) and a boy (Nathan) who stops to appreciate them all. | |||
| 25 | Silly | Grow (grow) | May 14, 1999 |
| NATHAN makes a cool cat costume and does the caterpillar conga along with the Hi-5 band. CHARLI does the caterpillar conga. KELLIE pretends to be a flower person, and Chats pretends to be a plant person. CHARLI moves to the wind. TIM plays silly music that makes the Hi-5 band grow. CHARLI remembers different things just by hearing different sounds. CHARLI sings her ABC song. KATHLEEN bakes dough, and it turns into bread. CHARLI cheers up the dough to grow. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about a girl (Kellie) who lives in a cold place; her mother (Charli) wants to make a snowman, but Kellie just wants to get warm; her friends (Kathleen the penguin and Nathan the polar bear) help her. | |||
| 26 | Faces | Move Your Body (bodies) | May 17, 1999 |
| KELLIE is given a face and hair makeover by Chats, who transforms Kellie to look exactly like herself. CHARLI pretends to be a red lipstick. NATHAN draws different-shaped faces. CHARLI counts the parts of the body. TIM plays happy, grumpy, and peaceful music. CHARLI claps to catch mozzies. KATHLEEN sorts her friend's faces to look at different spots. CHARLI exercises head and eye muscles. SHARING STORIES: Charli tells us a story about a girl (Kellie) who hates her freckles, and her dad (Tim) tries to make her feel better. | |||
| 27 | Arms and legs | Move Your Body (bodies) | May 18, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats imagine how it would be if we had eight legs, like spiders. CHARLI pretends to be a spider. KATHLEEN sorts different footprint sizes. CHARLI's feet dance tap. TIM helps the Hi-5 band to keep the rhythm of the beat. CHARLI reports for duty, and then she marches. NATHAN and Kathleen wear a box as a belly. CHARLI pretends to be a press-and-release toy. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about a leprechaun (Tim) who wants to be taller and asks his parents (Kellie and Nathan) for help. | |||
| 28 | Inside and outside | Move Your Body (bodies) | May 19, 1999 |
| KELLIE gets spots on her skin after eating too much chocolate and rubs some cream on them. CHARLI puts imaginary dots and spots everywhere. TIM makes a dinosaur skeleton out of cookware and makes music with the bones. CHARLI digs for dinosaur bones. NATHAN looks for the perfect place to rest. CHARLI sings her ABC song. CHARLI plays the hula hoop. KATHLEEN makes a big face on her wall, and Jup Jup lets her think that it's eating her food like a real body. CHARLI tries to rub her tummy and tap her head at the same time. SHARING STORIES: Nathan tells us a story about a girl (Kathleen) who tries to find a space with enough room to dance in, where she won't disrupt her family (Kellie and Tim). | |||
| 29 | Movement | Move Your Body (bodies) | May 20, 1999 |
| KELLIE does some exercise when Chats becomes her personal trainer. CHARLI gets her knees ready to jump. TIM makes puppet music, and the Hi-5 band pretends to be puppets dancing to the music. CHARLI pretends to be a puppet. NATHAN uses Bronnie the broom and Needle the pool noodle to make different shapes. CHARLI catches shooting stars. KATHLEEN tries to find a costume for her belly-wobble song. CHARLI looks at her belly while she breathes. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about three friends (Kellie, Kathleen, and Nathan) who find a magic stone that gives them amazing things. | |||
| 30 | Wonderful | Move Your Body (bodies) | May 21, 1999 |
| NATHAN becomes a half-robot superhero. Robot CHARLI gets confused when her wires are crossed. KATHLEEN makes a gingerbread man. CHARLI pretends to chase a gingerbread man and pretends to be one being chased. TIM turns his guitar into a friend looking for anybody to hear his song. CHARLI shows us a bass guitar and a lead one. KELLIE and Chats talk about skin and sweat. CHARLI takes care in the sun with sun cream, a hat, and a top. SHARING STORIES: Charli tells us a story about a butterfly (Kellie) who forgets to collect food for the end of summer feast and seeks help from her friends: a bee (Kathleen), a fruit bat (Nathan), and a possum (Tim). | |||
| 31 | The world | Living in a Rainbow (colours) | May 24, 1999 |
| KELLIE brings Chats some colourful fruit when she has a bad cold. CHARLI tries to let out a sneeze. NATHAN paints shapes of sea creatures, using seashells and items collected at the beach. CHARLI pretends to be different-coloured sea creatures. TIM gets ready for a party with colourful clothes. CHARLI does morning activities. KATHLEEN arranges different coloured flowers for the Hi-5 band. CHARLI pretends to be a small sunflower growing. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about a tiger (Kellie) who can only see in black and white, and struggles to follow colourful directions that her animal friends (Charli the monkey, Kathleen the lion, and Nathan the giraffe) have given her to find her way to a party. | |||
| 32 | Your world | Living in a Rainbow (colours) | May 25, 1999 |
| TIM finds colours in a painting. CHARLI describes her house and its colours. KELLIE and Chats imagine being in a red-sanded desert with a blue oasis. CHARLI swims in different ways. CHARLI sings her ABC song. NATHAN makes a Hi-5 flag with the things everyone likes. CHARLI waves two flags. KATHLEEN makes a picture of the world with different colours, from the grass to outer space. CHARLI pretends to be a cloud. SHARING STORIES: Kellie tells us a story about a mermaid (Charli) who lost her favourite shell, and her friends (Nathan the octopus and Tim the fish) help her to find it. | |||
| 33 | Making and mixing | Living in a Rainbow (colours) | May 26, 1999 |
| NATHAN mixes red and blue water, and then he tells a story about two starfish. CHARLI sings her ABC song. CHARLI pretends to be a drop of water. KELLIE and Chats say names of different flowers. CHARLI sings about flower power. TIM and the Hi-5 band make music using colourful shakers. CHARLI does moves with different clothes. KATHLEEN paints a picture of a park by mixing colours. CHARLI paints the biggest painting ever. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about a painter (Nathan) who paints things in different colours; he gets good and bad reviews from passers-by (Kathleen and Charli) and an art critic (Kellie). | |||
| 34 | Favourites and feelings | Living in a Rainbow (colours) | May 27, 1999 |
| KELLIE helps Chats when she is feeling grumpy and blue. CHARLI shows what she does when she is in a good and bad mood. NATHAN uses his favourite old blue clothes to create the shape of a blue person. CHARLI pretends to be a ragdoll. TIM and the Hi-5 band act in different ways according to their clothes. CHARLI pretends to be a banana. KATHLEEN finds straight coloured clothes. CHARLI plays with a rainbow necklace. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about three friends (Charli, Nathan, and Tim) who play with different-coloured clothes. | |||
| 35 | Wonderful | Living in a Rainbow (colours) | May 28, 1999 |
| KATHLEEN gets ready for her little brother's birthday with a colourful cake and coloured candles. CHARLI blows at a feather. NATHAN paints a rainbow masterpiece. CHARLI paints an imaginary face. KELLIE and Chats get ready for sleep by looking at diamond stars in the night sky. CHARLI pretends to be a star. TIM travels to the silver stars in a silver spaceship to make silver music. CHARLI imagines how life would be on the silvery moon. SHARING STORIES: Charli tells us a story about a boy (Tim) who does the washing for his friends (Nathan, Kathleen, and Kellie), but accidentally leaves a red waistcoat in with the white clothes, which turns the washing pink. | |||
| 36 | Seeing | Five Senses (senses) | May 31, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats look through a pair of dark sunglasses and compare the lenses to their own vision. CHARLI plays a hiding game with a spotlight. TIM and Kellie play with a musical gum tree. CHARLI pretends to be a cockatoo flying around. NATHAN makes a pair of big eyes. CHARLI blinks and winks. KATHLEEN decorates gloves with eyes to make puppets. CHARLI plays with finger puppets. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about a mermaid (Kellie) who has trouble seeing, and her friends (Kathleen the octopus and Nathan the fish) take her to an eye doctor turtle (Charli) for a checkup. | |||
| 37 | Hearing and talking | Five Senses (senses) | June 1, 1999 |
| KATHLEEN fixes a cupboard door and hears an echo when she taps with her hammer. CHARLI does some work with an imaginary hammer and saw. NATHAN tries on different kinds of ears. CHARLI hops like different animals. TIM and the Hi-5 band listen to the different sounds their feet make. CHARLI counts how many different ways there are to walk. KELLIE and Chats make shadows using a torch when the power goes out. CHARLI dances with her shadow (Kellie). SHARING STORIES: Kellie tells us a story about four friends (Kathleen, Charli, Nathan, and Tim) who play a whisper game. | |||
| 38 | Tasting and smelling | Five Senses (senses) | June 2, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats look for a thing that smells sweet. CHARLI pretends to grow like a honeysuckle vine and a passion fruit vine too. NATHAN tries on different kinds of noses. CHARLI talks about the elephant's trunk. TIM and the Hi-5 band make music with orange and banana juice and peanut butter. CHARLI makes an imaginary cake. KATHLEEN sorts out fruits and vegetables. CHARLI pretends to pick fruit. SHARING STORIES: Nathan tells us a story about a boy (Tim) who wakes up feeling grumpy; his dog (Kellie), his sister (Kathleen), and his mother (Charli) try to make him feel better. | |||
| 39 | Touching | Five Senses (senses) | June 3, 1999 |
| KELLIE makes a clay pot for Chats' plant. CHARLI pretends to be a hippo in the mud. KATHLEEN guesses shapes just by touching them. CHARLI makes stars using her body. TIM makes music using the knees, hands, lips, and feet. CHARLI claps and slaps her hands and taps her feet. NATHAN plays Kellie's game about guessing things by touching them. CHARLI pretends to paint and sand. SHARING STORIES: Nathan tells us a story about a blind mouse (Kellie) that reads a Braille book to her mouse friends (Charli and Kathleen). | |||
| 40 | Wonderful | Five Senses (senses) | June 4, 1999 |
| KELLIE and Chats use their senses to feel the rain. CHARLI paints a rainbow. TIM and the Hi-5 band play with the musical gum tree again. CHARLI pretends to be a mouse looking for cheese in a mousetrap. NATHAN dresses up with different animal body parts. CHARLI sings about an elephant's body. KATHLEEN discovers how to make music with glasses of juice. CHARLI plays a giant piano with her feet. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about a pig (Tim) who lives with his mother (Kellie); he wants to be a human boy like the one who feeds them everyday (Nathan). | |||
| 41 | Outer space | In a Different Place (time, place) | June 7, 1999 |
| TIM makes sun, moon, and shooting star music. CHARLI sings about the sun. KATHLEEN builds a rocket out of tins. CHARLI pretends to be a spaceship. NATHAN pretends to travel to the moon. CHARLI imagines herself on the moon. KELLIE and Chats watch the stars and sing to them. CHARLI stretches, yawns, and bends to wake herself up in the morning. SHARING STORIES: Nathan tells us a story about three friends (Kellie, Tim, and Kathleen) who travel by a flying carpet to cloud land (Charli's place). | |||
| 42 | Habitat and home | In a Different Place (time, place) | June 8, 1999 |
| NATHAN makes a tent inside. CHARLI bounces around in a sleeping bag. KATHLEEN sorts out some nuts, bolts, and washers. CHARLI builds an imaginary bookshelf. TIM builds a space for himself and his dog while Nathan pretends to be his dog. CHARLI imagines having a big dog. KELLIE wants to tap dance, but Chats needs quiet time for some reading. CHARLI becomes a magnificent book balancer. SHARING STORIES: Kellie tells us a story about a girl (Kathleen) who wants a pet and asks animals she sees (Tim the tiger, Nathan the octopus, and Charli the dog) to be her pet. | |||
| 43 | Underwater | In a Different Place (time, place) | June 9, 1999 |
| NATHAN goes on an underwater adventure in a submarine. CHARLI imagines what she would see through the submarine window. KATHLEEN makes a place for a fish, but Jup Jup takes away her rocks. CHARLI pretends to walk through the water wearing flippers. CHARLI sings her ABC song. TIM makes music with water and sand and pretends to be a crab along with the Hi-5 band. CHARLI makes a crab rhythm. KELLIE and Chats talk about hermit crabs. CHARLI pretends to be a hermit crab. SHARING STORIES: Kathleen tells us a story about a whale (Tim) stuck on the beach, and a family (Nathan, Charli, and Kellie) try to help him. | |||
| 44 | Place in time | In a Different Place (time, place) | June 10, 1999 |
| KATHLEEN makes a picture of a face before using number shapes to turn it into a clock face. CHARLI pretends to be a clock. NATHAN pretends to be a firefighter. CHARLI pretends to be a firefighter too. CHARLI sings her ABC song. KELLIE follows the directions on a map to search for treasure that Chats has hidden. CHARLI follows a treasure map. TIM goes back in time and finds a caveman (Nathan). CHARLI pretends to be a cavewoman. SHARING STORIES: Tim tells us a story about a girl from the past (Kellie) who invents a game to play along with her new friends (Nathan, Charli and Kathleen). | |||
| 45 | Wonderful fancy dress party | In a Different Place (time, place) | June 11, 1999 |
| Everyone gets ready for the fancy dress party. KELLIE dresses up as an astronaut, and Chats as a moon bunny. CHARLI bounces like a moon bunny. NATHAN dresses up as a superhero. CHARLI pretends to fly like a superhero. KATHLEEN dresses up as a clown and gets the party bags ready for the Hi-5 band. CHARLI plays with balloons. TIM tries to find a costume to wear and sings a party song along with the Hi-5 band. CHARLI plays a balloon bouncing game. SHARING STORIES: Charli tells us a story about a fancy dress party with the Hi-5 band, where they help her find the perfect costume to wear. | |||
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Main releases[]
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Jump And Jive With Hi-5 (1999)
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Santa Claus Is Coming! (1999 version)
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Trivia[]
- This series marked:
- The first appearance of the original cast and this lineup would continue until the eighth series.
- The first series to have the Nine Network 1999-2000 logo.
- This series was filmed from October 6 to December 16, 1998.
- Episode 21 is a rewritten episode of the unaired Hi-5 pilot that was filmed in mid-1998.
- This series was produced of under $20,000 to $30,000 per episode.
- There are Songs Of The Week titles that are referenced in the opening theme:
- “You And Me” and “Grow” are the only songs to have their namesakes.
- “L.O.V.E.” (Not counting the periods for the namesake), “Move Your Body” (As "Bodies"), “Five Senses” (As "Senses"), and “In A Different Place” have some words in their titles referenced.
- This series won the Logie Awards for Most Outstanding Children's Program in 2000. [1]
Awards and nominations[]
| Award(s) | Year | Recipient(s) and Nominee(s) | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logie Awards | 2000 | Hi-5 | Most Outstanding Children's Program | Won |