''Squirt'' is a New Zealand children's television show, produced in Dunedin. It began airing in 1996 on

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and moved to TV 2 in 1997, before coming to a close on 21 November 2006. Squirt was aired every Saturday morning, originally from 7am to 9am, then from 8:30am to 10am, eventually running from 8:30am to 9am for only 30 minutes. In the original time, cartoons were aired, such as '' Cow & Chicken'', ''

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'' and '' Earthworm Jim''. There were also weekly competitions, and many informational segments such as "Out There!" and "Astounding Squirt Facts". It was notable for Dunedin-based production company TaylorMade, and Animation Research Limited's (ARL) pioneering use of "live"

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, used in the

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of the digital co-host Spike The Penguin. A performer was off camera in a special costume, making all the moves and vocal responses to the main host's comments, which played back in real time on a monitor for the crew, while all the motion was digitally recorded, which could then be applied to a fully rendered Spike, and composited into shot in post-production, ready for broadcast.

Presenters

* Ryan Inglis *

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* Spike The Penguin (

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penguin voiced and performed by Katie Brockie) * Matthew Gibb * Dominic Bowden * Thomas Robins * Chris Dykzeul * Beau Jeffries * Jason Gunn * Gordon (animated fish) * Hamish (animated fish; voiced by Simon McKinney) * Newt (animated fish)

Programmes

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'' * '' Bruno the Kid'' * '' Bump in the Night'' * '' Cow & Chicken'' * '' Cubix'' * ''

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'' * '' Earthworm Jim'' * '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' * '' Eekstravaganza'' * '' Freakazoid'' * '' Godzilla: The Series'' * '' Goosebumps'' * '' Jackie Chan Adventures'' * '' Johnny Bravo'' * '' Jumanji'' * '' KaBlam!'' * '' Mad Jack the Pirate'' * '' Max Steel'' * '' Men in Black: The Series'' * '' Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'' * '' Oscar and Friends'' * '' Pee-wee's Playhouse'' * '' Pinky and the Brain'' * '' Problem Child'' * ''

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'' * '' Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles'' * '' Rugrats'' * '' The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs'' * '' Silver Surfer'' * ''

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'' * '' Spider-Man Unlimited'' * '' SpongeBob SquarePants'' * '' Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania'' * '' Street Sharks'' * '' Taz-Mania'' * '' What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' * ''

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'' * '' X-Men'' * '' X-Men: Evolution'' * '' The Zeta Project''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Squirt (Tv Series) 1996 New Zealand television series debuts 2006 New Zealand television series endings 1990s New Zealand television series 2000s New Zealand television series New Zealand children's television series Television shows funded by NZ on Air Three (TV channel) original programming TVNZ 2 original programming