Bolibompa
| Bolibompa | |
|---|---|
 The mascot, Bolibompadraken, in 2010 | |
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sveriges Television |
| Original release | |
| Release | August 31, 1987 |
Bolibompa is a Swedish children's television series produced by Sveriges Television (SVT). It first aired in 1987 and SVT continues to regularly produce Bolibompa related content as of 2022[update]. Each episode consists of several short segments presented by one or occasionally several of the series hosts. At the end of each segment the host presents another children's program. After the episode ends Bolibompa returns with another, usually live, segment.[1][2] The main Bolibompa series which had been airing most evenings since 1987 got taken out of production at the end of 2022 but the Bolibompa name and its mascot will continue to be used for other television programming.[3]
1987-2014[edit]
Bolibompa has undergone major changes since 1987, but the core concept as a frame for other content was kept for several decades. Until 1990 it was only presenting other programs without dedicated hosts or original content.[1] In 2005 Bolibompa started broadcasting in the mornings on top of the usual 18:00-19:00 slot.[4]
2015-Present[edit]
The show underwent major changes in January 2015. The production moved away from the old set to a new one featuring the Bolibompa dragon's house. The dragon itself was made more prominent. The goal of these changes was to appeal to pre-schoolers. The evening broadcast is shortened to 30 minutes and the morning broadcast, which used to go under the name Bolibompa as well was renamed to Morgonshowen (the morning show).[5][6]
Morgonshowen consisted, just like Bolibompa, of other children's programmes interspersed with short segments from the host. These segments included a daily dressing race and toothbrushing, the intention being that children would follow along before school or pre-school. In 2019 Morgonshowen stopped broadcasting with the same children's programs being broadcast at the same time without Morgonshowen as a frame. SVT cited decreasing viewer figures and most children watching their content digitally as reasons for the change.[7]
Since 2015 Bolibompa has also launched several spin-off shows such as Bolibompa: Draken och äggmysteriet ("The dragon and the eggmystery"), Bolibompa Baby and Bolibompa: Prinsessorna och Pruttas hämnd ("The princesses and Pruttas revenge"). To differentiate the show previously known as just Bolibompa it was renamed Bolibompa: Drakens trädgård ("The dragon's garden").[8] Drakens trädgård was produced until 2017 after which it has been doing reruns. As a replacement came Drakens hotell ("The dragon's hotel") where the dragon started to talk. In 2021 a new short lived concept was introduced, Bolibompaklubben ("The Bolibompa club"). It was a show where the dragon interacts with children both in person and through video chat, recordings, sent in drawings and more.[9] Bolibompaklubben was cancelled at the end of 2022 bringing the main evening segment to an end.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hammarbäck, Peter (31 August 2007). "Barnklassiker håller stilen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Bolibompa | Kontakt - Sveriges Television". kontakt.svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b Jönsson, Nils (31 December 2022). "Klassiska programmet läggs ner: "Nytt kapitel i Bolibompas historia"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Sveriges Televisions public service-redovisning 2005" (PDF). omoss.svt.se. SVT. p. 39. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Bolibompa görs om". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Bolibompa-draken får nytt hem". norran.se (in Swedish). Norr Media. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Safiyari, Safa. "Tack för Morgonshowen!". omoss.svt.se (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Fahl, Hanna (1 May 2020). "Hanna Fahl: Finns det någonting mer härligt komplicerat än SVT Barn just nu?". DN.SE (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Bolibompaklubben | Kontakt - Sveriges Television". kontakt.svt.se (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2 April 2021.