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''Sirkus Papukaija'' ( Finnish for '' Circus Parrot''), later simply ''Papukaija'', is a Finnish children's TV show shown on Yle's channel from 1961 to 1967. The show was shown every other Sunday, and it involved numerous "parrot clubs" in various Finnish municipalities. The show spawned the popular catchphrase ''"10 pistettä ja papukaijamerkki"'' ("10 points and a parrot badge"), which is used to congratulate someone on a correct answer, and is so popular that even people who have never heard of the show use it in everyday conversation.
The show was the first magazine-style children's show, and starred figures such as Postikaija Pete, whom children could send
''Sirkus Papukaija'' ( Finnish for '' Circus Parrot''), later simply ''Papukaija'', is a Finnish children's TV show shown on Yle's channel from 1961 to 1967. The show was shown every other Sunday, and it involved numerous "parrot clubs" in various Finnish municipalities. The show spawned the popular catchphrase ''"10 pistettä ja papukaijamerkki"'' ("10 points and a parrot badge"), which is used to congratulate someone on a correct answer, and is so popular that even people who have never heard of the show use it in everyday conversation.
The show was the first magazine-style children's show, and starred figures such as Postikaija Pete, whom children could send drawing
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s to, the ringmaster/editor
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Orvo Kontio, the magician
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Entertainment
Books
* ''The Magician'', an 18th-ce ...
Faqir Kronblom (), who had the magic words "salt, salt, more salt", Professor Hajamieli ( Martti Varpama) and Onni the Clown (), whose trousers and shoes defined the clown
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History
The most ancient clowns have been found in ...
image for Finnish children.
Miscellanea
The Finnish equivalent of Wikipedia barnstars is named "papukaijamerkki" after this show.References
External links
* Finnish children's television series 1961 Finnish television series debuts 1967 television series endings Television shows set in circuses Yle original programming {{Child-tv-prog-stub