''Five Minutes More'' is a
children's television series co-produced between Australia and the United Kingdom. It was produced by Snow River Media and Buster Dandy Productions, and developed by
The Jim Henson Company. The series premiered on
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
on 23 August 2006. Broadcast on the
Smile in United States of America.
Synopsis
The show starts off with one of the five animals telling a story: Faraway, an aardvark; Georgie, a penguin; Florrie, a dog; Sam, a monkey; and Louisa, a polar bear. Each story has a moral to it.
Production
All of the characters are puppets originally designed by
Playhouse Disney Asia
Disney Junior (formerly Playhouse Disney) was a Southeast Asian pay television preschool channel owned by The Walt Disney Company Asia-Pacific.
Aimed mainly at children between ages 2 to 7 years old, its programming consisted of original first- ...
in the South East Asia, and built by Solution Studios.
All sets are cardboard and costumes are made with quilt fabric the same type on the bed they sit on telling these stories. The quilt is specially made with square pictures mostly based on a stories that is about to or has been already told. The series was shot in eight weeks in Australia, and dubbed in Britain.
Episodes
DVDs
* Five Minutes More – The Very Best Present
* Five Minutes More – The Best Birthday Party Ever
* Five Minutes More – Bingle Bongle Boo
* Five Minutes More – Make Me A Rainbow
* Five Minutes More – All Together Now
* Five Minutes More – Magic of Music
* Five Minutes More – Volume One
* Five Minutes More – Bumper Pack Two Disc Collection
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.abc.net.au/children/fiveminutesmore/
2006 Australian television series debuts
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Disney Channel original programming
Sentient toys in fiction
Australian television shows featuring puppetry
British television shows featuring puppetry
Television series by The Jim Henson Company
Australian children's television series
English-language television shows
2000s British children's television series
2006 British television series debuts