The twelfth series of the

children's television series Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evenin ...

'' Hi-5'' aired between 13 September 2010 and 12 November 2010 on the

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in Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star and Nine with Noel Price as executive producer. The series featured the 500th episode.

Production

Following the

and Southern Star's acquisition of the Hi-5 franchise in 2008, a deal was made to produce five new series of the programme featuring the "new generation" cast. Southern Star produced the first of these five series in 2009, and begun production of the second in 2010. Noel Price returned as the executive producer for his second series, continuing the goal of capturing the innocence and magic of the program's earlier episodes. All five cast members,

Lauren Brant Lauren Marie Brant-Hall (born 24 February 1989) is a South African-Australian television personality and actress. Brant is a former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5. Early life Brant was born in South Africa and moved with ...

, Casey Burgess,

Fely Irvine Fely Irvine (born 1988/1989) is an Australian actress, singer and dancer. She was a former member of Hi-5 and became a contestant in ''The Voice''. She left Hi-5 in 2011 after three years with the group. Irvine went on the live in the U.S whe ...

Tim Maddren Timothy Maddren (born 3 March 1984) is a New Zealand-born Australian musician best known as a member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5. He was a replacement for Nathan Foley in 2008. He left Hi-5 in February 2013 after four years. ...

and

Stevie Nicholson Stevie Nicholson (born 30 December 1983) is an Australian television personality and performer. He is a former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 2007 to 2015. Early life Nicholson was born in Hobart and grew up in Me ...

, returned for the twelfth series. The twelfth series premiered on 13 September 2010. It contained the 500th episode of ''Hi-5'', which aired in October. The series debuted nine new feature Songs of the Week and introduced a new element in the ''Sharing Stories'' segment; a "Hidden Treasure" for viewers to search for.

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