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''The Tweenies'' is a Television programme aimed at children, broadcast on the BBC . The programme is set at a Daycare centre, and the four Tweenies themselves are Milo and Jake (both boys) and Bella and Fizz (both girls), played by actors inside suits made from the same material as fleece jumpers (the same thickness too) in a style reminiscent of the Teletubbies , only geared towards a slightly older audience. The regular cast includes two adults, Max and Judy, and two dogs, Doodles and (less frequently, and in the later episodes) Izzles, all in similar suits. A "Tweenie Clock", with five circular lights arranged in a pentagonal shape with the lights denoting "news time" (orange), "messy time" (blue: art, sticking, painting), "song time" (yellow: generally nursery rhymes or children's classics), "telly time" (green) and "story time" (red). "Surprise Time" is a special time determined when all five lights glow. A button at the centre of the clock is pressed to select the activity that will be undertaken next. In addition to the regular "Tweenies" programme occasional five-minute slots called "Play Safe with the Tweenies" are also broadcast. These give safety tips, such as telling children to stay away from the edge of ponds, not to use scissors or knives without an adult present, not to tamper with electrical plugs and so on. In mid-2003, The Tweenies was introduced to U.S. audiences via the cable channel and a dubbed-in-Chile version for Latin America . It is currently being shown on CBeebies , the BBC 's children's channel for young children. Like a number of other CBeebies programmes, a live stage version of the show has toured in the UK. From 2003 to 2006, there was also a live version of The Tweenies shown regularly at Alton Towers in the section Cred Street, the section aimed at younger children. CHARACTERS "Tweenies" (preschool children):
Other characters:
ORIGINAL CAST The Tweenies are played and voiced by different people. The actors that provide the voices also operate the animatronic parts of their heads. Actors
Voices
These voice actors are recognisable as actors from other BBC series. For example, Justin Fletcher is "Justin" from Tikkabilla , and Sally Preisig is "Peggy Patch" from Playdays . DUBBING CASTS US dub
French dub
Spanish, Latin America dub
Spanish, Spain dub
MUSIC The Tweenies released records on the BBC's music label, and had a UK chart success with "Number 1", which hit #6 in October 2000. This was followed by four more singles: "Best Friends Forever", "Do The Lollipop", "I Believe In Christmas" and "Have Fun Go Mad". They released two albums and one Greatest Hits Album : ''Friends Forever'', ''The Christmas Album'' and ''Greatest Hits''. ''The Christmas Album'' was the only one that charted, going in at #34. In addition, ''Friends Forever'' was remixed into German as ''Beste Freunde''. VIDEOS/DVDS
Many of the videos/DVDs on the list have also been dubbed into other languages as well. EXTERNAL LINKS
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