Format
The program was conceived and developed in Worcestershire, UK by Jonny Lewis, a 3d artist/animator and Optical Image Ltd, a small TV/video editing house, using CGI animation. The show was narrated by Rik Mayall. The Jellabies are jelly-made children that live in the Jolly Jelly World, which is the magical land at the end of the rainbow, where their first job is to make rainbows. (for which they have a machine called the Jelliscope, a computer/teleporter/rainbow generator which is constantly monitoring weather conditions around the world) Although each Jellaby has its own vehicle to drive around in, their main use of travelling long distances around Jelly Land is on the "Jelly Train", a train that only consists of a cab (without any actual locomotive) and one passenger car. The show premiered in 1998 and ended in 2003. Jellabies is also known as ''Jellikins'' in certain parts of the world, including the United Kingdom. This version is exactly the same as the Jellabies in every way, except the characters' heads were changed to look like gummy bears. However, Duffy the dragon remained the same. This version aired onHistory
Jonny Lewis designed and created the characters and developed the pilot episode with his brother Mikel Lewis, using 3D Studio Max software. It was loosely based on Jelly Babies candies. In the early months, before funding, Jonny Lewis lived in a dusty basement in Malvern so he could afford to develop the show on his home PC. The pilot led to the series being commissioned by GMTV and then in many other countries around the world. It was the first British fully 3D computer animated series to make it on to television.Characters and voice cast
Each of the six Jellabies represent the colours of the rainbow.Main
* Narrator ( Rik Mayall) * Strum: Lives at the train station, is purple, is the first Jellaby, and is the musical Jellaby who plays the saxophone. * Bouncey: The second Jellaby who lives in a bumper car, and is yellow, the same colour as lemons and the sun. * Denny: The third Jellaby who lives in a boat on the Jelly Lake, and is blue, the same colour as the sky and the world's oceans. * Pepper: The fourth Jellaby who lives in a treehouse, and is red, the same colour as ripe strawberries and apples. * Amber and Coral: The last two Jellabies who are twin sisters and are orange and pink, respectively. Amber lives in a hot air balloon and Coral lives in a house made out of building blocks and toys which she can use to rebuild her house as she pleases.Supporting
* Duffy: The only non-Jellaby character in the entire show, is a dragon who lives in the Jelly Caves.Episodes
Season 1 (1998-99)
1. Caterpillar 2. Circus 3. Pepper's Den 4. Hide and Seek 5. Apple 6. Seeds 7. Burst Balloon 8. Snow 9. Music 10. Drum 11. Drumsticks 12. The Jolly Jelly World Fair 13. WaitingSeason 2 (1999)
1. Birthday 2. Echoes 3. Sky 4. Egg 5. Monster 6. SheepSeason 3 (1999)
1. Train Trouble 2. Balloon 3. Jack in the Box 4. Lost Voice 5. Sneezes 6. Invisible 7. Runaway Train 8. Rescue 9. Seal 10. Super Jelly 11. Bridge 12. Race 13. JellybeardSeason 4 (1999)
1. Shadow 2. Sun 3. Jelly Day 4. Animals 5. Jelly Lake 6. Jellyphone 7. Strum's ConcertSeason 5 (1999)
1. Shipwreck 2. Cave In! 3. Bouncy Ball 4. Camping 5. Tobbogan 6. Jelly Dance 7. Fancy Dress 8. Obstacles 9. Football 10. Sounds 11. Caves 12. House 13. TwinsSeason 6 (1999)
1. Night 2. Poor Denny 3. Bouncing 4. Cloud 5. Butterfly 6. Parrot 7. SpringSeason 7 (1999)
1. Baa! 2. Found 3. Autumn 4. Nature 5. Zebra 6. Big 7. Magic 8. Where's Pepper? 9. Hot 10. Robot 11. Wheels 12. ChumsSeason 8 (1999)
1. Rubbish 2. Silly Sax 3. Small 4. High 5. Tower 6. Footprints 7. YukSeason 9 (2000)
1. Jelly Disco 2. Mountain 3. Party 4. Christmas 5. Paint 6. Feelings RhymeSeason 10 (2000)
1. Safari 2. Beach 3. Rainy Day 4. Spider Webs 5. Flying 6. Castle 7. Jellyvision 8. Dinosaurs 9. The Joly Jelly Band 10. Jungle 11. Kangaroo 12. Coral's Pet 13. Rabbit (Final Episode)Theme song
The theme song ''Jellabies (also known as Jellikins)'' written by David Lowe and Vo Fletcher was performed by Rik Mayall (who is also the narrator of the show) and Sherrie Ashton with children from The Wyche C.E. Primary School, Malvern.Children' Favourite TV themes 'All Together Now' (2001) at umtv CD sleeve notesCD release
In 1999, a CD was released that was called ''Jellikins: Songs from the TV series'' which featured songs performed by Mayall.Ride(s)
Since 2000, there has been a Jellikins roller coaster at British theme park,International Broadcast
North America
* USA ** Fox Family Channel (now Freeform) * Canada **Australasia
* Australia **Asia
* South Korea **Europe
* United Kingdom **References
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