Squirt (TV series)
Squirt | |
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Starring | Ryan Inglis, Jo Holley, Spike T. Penguin |
Country of origin | New Zealand |
Production | |
Camera setup | Single |
Running time | 30 minutes (plus commercials) |
Original release | |
Network | TV3 (1996-1997) TV 2 (1997-2006) |
Release | 1 March 1996 26 November 2006 | –
Squirt was a New Zealand children's television show, produced in Dunedin. It began airing in 1996 on TV3 and moved to TV 2 in 1997, before coming to a close on 21 November 2006. Squirt was aired every Saturday morning, originally from 7am to 9am, then from 8:30am to 10am, eventually running from 8:30am to 9am for only 30 minutes. In the original time, cartoons were aired, such as Cow & Chicken, Batman of the Future and Earthworm Jim. There were also weekly competitions, and many informational segments such as "Out There!" and "Astounding Squirt Facts".
It was notable for Dunedin-based production company TaylorMade, and Animation Research Limited's (ARL) pioneering use of "live" motion capture, used in the 3D animation of the digital co-host Spike The Penguin. A performer was off camera in a special costume, making all the moves and vocal responses to the main host's comments, which played back in real time on a monitor for the crew, while all the motion was digitally recorded, which could then be applied to a fully rendered Spike, and composited into shot in post-production, ready for broadcast.
Final presenters
- Ryan Inglis
- Jo Holley
- Spike The Penguin (3D computer graphics voiced and performed by Katie Brockie)
Previous presenters
- Matthew Gibb
- Dominic Bowden
- Thomas Robins
- Chris Dykzeul
- Beau Jeffries
- Jason Gunn
- Gordon (animated fish)
- Hamish (animated fish; voiced by Simon McKinney)
- Newt (animated fish)
Programmes
- Angry Beavers
- Animorphs
- Batman of the Future
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
- Big Wolf on Campus
- Cow & Chicken
- Cubix
- Digimon
- Earthworm Jim
- Ed, Edd n Eddy
- Freakazoid
- Godzilla: The Series
- Jackie Chan Adventures
- Jumanji
- KaBlam!
- Max Steel
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
- Pee-wee's Playhouse
- Rocket Power
- Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
- Rugrats
- Silver Surfer
- Spider-Man Unlimited
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Taz-Mania
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?
- Xyber 9
- X-Men
- X-Men: Evolution
- The Zeta Project