| Number of episodes: | 40 | |
| First episode: | People in your family | |
| Last episode: | Animal feelings | |
| Intro: | Hi-5 Theme | |
| Original airing: | November 3, 2008 - December 26, 2008 | |
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| Hi-5 UK on Cartoonito | ||
| Production Order | ||
| previous Hi-5 (USA) |
next Chào Bé Yêu | |
Hi-5 (UK) is a British children's television program, that aired in 2008 on Cartoonito and CITV. It was based on the original Australian TV show of the same name and features an all-British cast, much like how the American version features an all-American cast.
Cast[]
- Jenny Jones (favourite colour: pink)
- Chris Edgerley (favourite colour: blue)
- Cat Sandion (favourite colour: green)
- Luke Roberts (favourite colour: red)
- Emma Nowell (favourite colour: yellow)
Seasons[]
The only British season (Series 1) has 40 episodes, with 8 Songs of the Week:
Give Five (Family)
I Can Go Anywhere (Pretend)
So Many Animals (Animals)
Friends (Friends)
Feel The Beat (Music)
Five Senses (Senses)
Living In A Rainbow (Colours)
Feelings (Feelings)
The Set[]
It features three different coloured blocks with a different shape hole. The shapes are a diamond, a circle and a triangle.
Educational segments of Hi-5[]
Each presenter hosts an education-centric segment of the show. At times, they're assisted by their co-presenters to display social skills and group problem solving skills.
- Body Move Segment: Jenny Jones hosts the section body move encouraging body co-ordination skill development through dancing, hopping, jumping and stepping.
- Making Music Segment: Chris Edgerley hosts the musical segment looking at concepts such as beat, rhythm, pitch and melody using pianos, guitars, bells and other instruments to his aid.
- Puzzles And Patterns Segment: Cat Sandion presents a segment on logical thinking and mathematics looking at numbers, puzzles and mazes - this segment also features Jup-Jup, a puppet who is not seen by Cat, but constantly plays tricks on her.
- Shapes In Space Segment: Luke Roberts presents a segment exploring shape, colour, texture and pattern using various kinds of learning aids including coloured boxes, balls and play-dough.
- Word Play Segment: Emma Nowell hosts the section word play looking at language and sounds with the help of her puppet friend Chatterbox ("Chats").
- Sharing Stories Segment: There is also a segment where all five presenters join together to present a story. This segment is to promote social skills and group problem-solving.
Trivia[]
- While unconfirmed, many Hi-5 fans speculate that this version was canceled after the first season, due to low viewership.