Waybuloo
2009Waybuloo is a pre-school British and Canadian children's television series originally created by Dan Good and Absolutely Cuckoo. It was commissioned by Michael Carrington at the BBC, and first aired on CBeebies in May 2009. The 100-episode show was Head-Written by Marc Seal, filmed by the Foundation in Glasgow and animated and directed by Gallus Entertainment for Decode Entertainment. Post production, including audio, sound design & editing is done by Platform Post Production. in Toronto. Line produced by Matt Porter and the series producer is Simon Spencer, part of the independent company, RDF Media's subsidiary The Foundation. The program makers describe it as "...a philosophy for a happy life, and is like nothing children will have ever seen before". Waybuloo is set in the land of Nara. The main characters are the four Piplings, 3D CGI animated creatures with large heads and eyes, placed on a filmed background, with the second half of each twenty-minute show featuring human children. The Piplings practise yogo, a gentle form of exercise similar to yoga. so that the viewers and their parents can participate. It was the second show by DHX Media to use live-action with the CGI animation. The program makers describe it as "...a philosophy for a happy life, and is like nothing adults will have ever seen before". In 2012 a new shorter version of Waybuloo was released with narration to much criticism. The negative feedback was so strong, CBeebies decided to pull the show in favor of the original version on the very next night.
Seasons & Episode
Nok Tok's narabug likes listening to the songbird's song. When the bird flies away, Nok Tok's narabug is sad. Nok Tok promises he will go and find it. However, Nok Tok keeps finding reasons to stay with the other Piplings. When the cheebies arrive, Nok Tok admits he is worried about being lonely on his trip. So they all agree to search with him and help keep Nok Tok's promise to his narabug.
The Piplings all want to have a ride in Nok Toks Follow-Box. But Nok Tok can't decide who should go first. When the cheebies arrive, they teach Nok Tok a choosing rhyme. Nok Tok decides he would prefer all the Piplings to ride together. So with the help of the cheebies, Nok Tok cleverly makes two more follow-boxes, so they have one each. Now everyone can travel together!
Nok Tok wants to make bongleberry Juice for everyone, so De Li goes to pick the bongleberries. The others offer to help too but De Li wants to do it by herself. When the cheebies arrive, they also offer to help De Li, but she thinks they should play instead. Finally De Li has picked so many bongleberries that she cannot carry them all to Nok Tok. Now she needs help!
Nok Tok and Lau Lau are making a surprise Flower Arch for De Li. Yojojo is very excited and wants to help, so he goes to collect more flowers. Yojojo meets De Li. He finds it almost impossible to keep from telling her about the surprise, but he manages not to. When the cheebies arrive, they help finish the Flower Arch. De Li loves her surprise. She thanks everyone, especially Yojojo!
De Li wants to pick her ripe plumpkin to make plumpkin soup for the other Piplings. But De Li sees that a caterpillar has made a home on it. When the cheebies arrive, they help the Piplings find other homes for the caterpillar. But the caterpillar only likes the plumpkin. So everyone helps to scoop out the plumpkin and turn it into a special house for the caterpillar. The caterpillar is very happy, and De Li can use the fruit inside to make plumpkin soup for everyone!
Nok Tok is happily cloud gazing, but then the other Piplings arrive one at a time and ask him to mend things for them. Nok Tok is happy to help but he wants to cloud gaze too. When the cheebies arrive, they cloud gaze with Nok Tok. But again, the other Piplings ask Nok Tok to mend more things.
Waybuloo is a pre-school British and Canadian children's television series originally created by Dan Good and Absolutely Cuckoo. It was commissioned by Michael Carrington at the BBC, and first aired on CBeebies in May 2009. The 100-episode show was Head-Written by Marc Seal, filmed by the Foundation in Glasgow and animated and directed by Gallus Entertainment for Decode Entertainment. Post production, including audio, sound design & editing is done by Platform Post Production. in Toronto. Line produced by Matt Porter and the series producer is Simon Spencer, part of the independent company, RDF Media's subsidiary The Foundation. The program makers describe it as "...a philosophy for a happy life, and is like nothing children will have ever seen before". Waybuloo is set in the land of Nara. The main characters are the four Piplings, 3D CGI animated creatures with large heads and eyes, placed on a filmed background, with the second half of each twenty-minute show featuring human children. The Piplings practise yogo, a gentle form of exercise similar to yoga. so that the viewers and their parents can participate. It was the second show by DHX Media to use live-action with the CGI animation. The program makers describe it as "...a philosophy for a happy life, and is like nothing adults will have ever seen before". In 2012 a new shorter version of Waybuloo was released with narration to much criticism. The negative feedback was so strong, CBeebies decided to pull the show in favor of the original version on the very next night.