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This article is about the original series. For the revived series, see Hi-5 (2017 TV series, series 1).
Hi-5
Series 1
Starring
No. of episodes45
Release
Original networkNine Network
Original release12 April (1999-04-12) –
11 June 1999 (1999-06-11)
Series chronology
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Series 2
List of episodes

The first series of the children's television series Hi-5 aired between 12 April 1999[1][2][3] and 11 June 1999 on the Nine Network in Australia. The series was produced by Kids Like Us for Nine with Kris Noble as executive producer.

Production

Creator Helena Harris initially conceived Hi-5 in 1998 along with co-producer Posie Graeme-Evans, developing the series as entertainment for preschoolers.[4] During her time living in England, Harris realised that children are the same around the world, and was inspired to create a children's series which would appeal globally.[4] The creators believed that pre-schoolers were rapidly maturing beyond programs such as Here's Humphrey, and discovered that most children learned from shows which incorporated movement and song.[5][6] They saw the need for television which was "life affirming", and believed that a child's imagination could be activated by television of good quality.[7][6] The name of the series was derived from the high five gesture.[8]

Harris and Graeme-Evans pitched Hi-5 to the Nine Network through Kids Like Us, their joint independent production company. After auditions for the cast were held in June 1998,[5] a pilot was produced,[9] and shown to a test audience. No changes to the format were made after this test.[10] The original cast consisted of Kellie Crawford (née Hoggart), Kathleen de Leon Jones, Nathan Foley, Tim Harding and Charli Robinson, who were aged between 19 and 25 at the time of the series' airing.[11] After being commissioned, the first full series began production in October, and went to air on Nine in 1999.[6][3][12] The series was produced for US$20,000 to US$30,000 for each episode.[13]

Cast

Presenters

Episodes

See also: List of Hi-5 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleSong of the WeekThemeOriginal air date
11"Physical"Ready or NotGames12 April 1999 (1999-04-12)
22"Outside"Ready or NotGames13 April 1999 (1999-04-13)
33"Rainy Days"Ready or NotGames14 April 1999 (1999-04-14)
44"Fantasy"Ready or NotGames15 April 1999 (1999-04-15)
55"Silly Day"Ready or NotGames16 April 1999 (1999-04-16)
66"Dimensions"You and MeYou, Me19 April 1999 (1999-04-19)
77"Language, Cultures and Countries"You and MeYou, Me20 April 1999 (1999-04-20)
88"Seasons"You and MeYou, Me21 April 1999 (1999-04-21)
99"You and Me"You and MeYou, Me22 April 1999 (1999-04-22)
1010"Wonderful"You and MeYou, Me23 April 1999 (1999-04-23)
1111"I Would Like to Be"Dream OnImagine26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)
1212"I Would Like to Go"Dream OnImagine27 April 1999 (1999-04-27)
1313"I Would Like to Make"Dream OnImagine28 April 1999 (1999-04-28)
1414"I Would Like to Say"Dream OnImagine29 April 1999 (1999-04-29)
1515"I Would Like to Change"Dream OnImagine30 April 1999 (1999-04-30)
1616"Favourite Things"L.O.V.E.Love3 May 1999 (1999-05-03)
1717"Pets"L.O.V.E.Love4 May 1999 (1999-05-04)
1818"Tim's Birthday"L.O.V.E.Love5 May 1999 (1999-05-05)
1919"Family"L.O.V.E.Love6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
2020"Silly Day"L.O.V.E.Love7 May 1999 (1999-05-07)
2121"Bodies Growing"GrowGrow10 May 1999 (1999-05-10)
2222"Animals"GrowGrow11 May 1999 (1999-05-11)
2323"Building"GrowGrow12 May 1999 (1999-05-12)
2424"Plants"GrowGrow13 May 1999 (1999-05-13)
2525"Silly"GrowGrow14 May 1999 (1999-05-14)
2626"Faces"Move Your BodyBodies17 May 1999 (1999-05-17)
2727"Arms and Legs"Move Your BodyBodies18 May 1999 (1999-05-18)
2828"Inside and Outside"Move Your BodyBodies19 May 1999 (1999-05-19)
2929"Movement"Move Your BodyBodies20 May 1999 (1999-05-20)
3030"Wonderful"Move Your BodyBodies21 May 1999 (1999-05-21)
3131"The World"Living in a RainbowColours24 May 1999 (1999-05-24)
3232"Your World"Living in a RainbowColours25 May 1999 (1999-05-25)
3333"Making and Mixing"Living in a RainbowColours26 May 1999 (1999-05-26)
3434"Favourites and Feelings"Living in a RainbowColours27 May 1999 (1999-05-27)
3535"Wonderful"Living in a RainbowColours28 May 1999 (1999-05-28)
3636"Seeing"Five SensesSenses31 May 1999 (1999-05-31)
3737"Hearing and Talking"Five SensesSenses1 June 1999 (1999-06-01)
3838"Tasting and Smelling"Five SensesSenses2 June 1999 (1999-06-02)
3939"Touching"Five SensesSenses3 June 1999 (1999-06-03)
4040"Wonderful"Five SensesSenses4 June 1999 (1999-06-04)
4141"Outer Space"In a Different PlaceTime, Place7 June 1999 (1999-06-07)
4242"Habitat and Home"In a Different PlaceTime, Place8 June 1999 (1999-06-08)
4343"Underwater"In a Different PlaceTime, Place9 June 1999 (1999-06-09)
4444"Place in Time"In a Different PlaceTime, Place10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)
4545"Wonderful Fancy Dress Party"In a Different PlaceTime, Place11 June 1999 (1999-06-11)

Home video releases

Series DVD Title Release Date (Region 4) Songs of the Week Special features Ref.
1 Move Your Body VHS: June 1999[1]
DVD: 19 February 2003[a][14]
  • Move Your Body
  • Ready or Not
  • L.O.V.E.
 — [15]
1 Summer Rainbows VHS: 1999[16]
DVD: 19 February 2003[a][14]
  • Living in a Rainbow
  • Grow
  • Five Senses
 —
1 Star Dreaming VHS: 2000[17]
DVD: 9 April 2002[18]
  • Dream On
  • You and Me
  • In a Different Place
  • Audio commentary by Helena Harris (creator) and Helen Martin (early childhood advisor)
 [18]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Hi-5 (series 1)
Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
Logie Awards 2000 Hi-5 Most Outstanding Children's Program Won [19]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Move Your Body and Summer Rainbows were made available on DVD as part of a double release.

References

  1. ^ a b Mazurkewich, Karen (1 June 1999). "The Kids Licensing Biz Down Under". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2018. Village Roadshow in Melbourne is releasing the first Hi-5 video, Hi-5 Move Your Body, in Australia this month", "On April 12, the terrestrial station launched a new variety series called Hi-5.
  2. ^ "C and P programs 1998–2004" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. September 2005. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b Bayley, Andrew; Knox, David (26 April 2013). "Special: Australian TV History Timeline Pt 2". televisionau.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b Binns, Rachel (5 February 2004). "Hi-5 Comes Alive at the Theatre Royal". Norfolk on Stage. BBC Online. pp. 1, 2. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016. Note: Article is published across two pages.
  5. ^ a b "About Hi-5". NineMSN. Nine Entertainment Co. 2001. Archived from the original on 13 April 2001. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Keys, Wendy (31 August 2004). Grown-ups in a Grown-up Business: Children's Television Development Australia (PDF) (PhD thesis). Griffith University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-18.
    • ——. "Chapter 6: Production Companies 1" (PDF). Grown-ups in a Grown-up Business: Children's Television Development Australia (PhD thesis). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-11. Note: some information is available at the front section of the thesis.
  7. ^ "Hi-5 creator Helena Harris leaves the bush after selling her resort style home". Realestate.com.au. REA Group. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  8. ^ Nathan Foley (26 March 2011). Hi-5 Singapore Special. YouTube. 1:30, 4:20 minutes in. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  9. ^ "My Television Life". Posie Graeme-Evans. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2019. We produced a pilot in mid 1998. The series rolled in October that year.
  10. ^ Hynd, Anna (2006). Evaluating four and five-year old children's responses to interactive television programs (PDF) (Thesis). Murdoch University. pp. 40–42. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Hi-5 – New Kids' TV Craze". The Newcastle Post – TE Liftout [Archive]. 8 September 1999. Archived from the original on 13 June 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  12. ^ Debelle, Penelope (16 November 2005). "Hi-5's magic act". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Hi-5 for edu-music show". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 1 December 1998. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  14. ^ a b "DVD – Hi-5 – Move Your Body, Summer Rainbows". EzyDVD. 2003. Archived from the original on 10 February 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  15. ^ Vogt, Brandon Robert (24 March 2003). "Hi-5: Summer Rainbows/Move Your Body (2002)". MichaelDVD.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Hi-5 [videorecording] : summer rainbows". Trove. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Hi-5 [videorecording] : star dreaming". Trove. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  18. ^ a b Vogt, Brandon Robert (25 April 2002). "Hi-5: Star Dreaming (2001)". MichaelDVD.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Logies Timeline 2000". TV Week. Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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