The Shiny Show

The Shiny Show
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	91
Production
Producer	Open Mind Productions
Running time	30mins (Special: 60mins)
Original release
Network	CBeebies BBC One BBC Two
Release	2002 – 2009

The Shiny Show is a British children's television programme, broadcast by CBeebies, BBC One and BBC Two, that was produced by Open Mind Productions. It was first screened in 2002 and was aimed at children between the ages of two and seven. Each show featured a quiz with six questions, based around different subjects, and featured three star characters: Tigs the Tiger, Mukka the Monkey and Dogsby the Dog.

Characters

Tigs

Tigs is an orange tiger, who is often portrayed as confident and big headed. She is extremely lively and always gets the starring role in the short plays or poems the group act out in between rounds. She has a lucky object called Mr Cheese - a plastic lump of cheese that squeaks when it is squeezed. Voiced by Sue Monroe.

Mukka

Mukka is an extremely hyperactive purple monkey. He has a lucky object called Fluffy Stuff and a pet lump called Lumpy. Voiced by Wim Booth.

Dogsby

Dogsby is the most sensible member of the group, and usually stays quiet and calm in most circumstances. Dogsby's lucky object is a purple and yellow hat named Lucky Hat, which Dogsby never wears because if he wears it he 'might get too lucky!'. Voiced by Sally Preisig (series 1), Sam Mason (series 2) and Liz Frost (one off Christmas Cbeebies appearance).

The Alarmorama

The Alarmorama is a machine situated on one of the walls in the living room. It has many functions, including:

• Choosing the 'quizzer' - the person who asks the questions for that particular edition of the show
• Playing the quizzer's song
• Indicating the starts of rounds
• Handing out the 'Shinies' and the Super Shiny to the viewers at home
• Indicating the end of the show.

On some series 1 episodes when Mukka and Tigs are being noisy or crazy and the alarmorama starts the next round, Dogsby says "Thank You Alarmorama." or sometimes "Saved by the Alarmorama." usually in a very relieved voice.

Overview

There are three rounds in the quiz, each with a video the contestants watch before answering the two questions. The aim of the game is to answer as many questions right as possible, and beat the other player. For each question you get right you can 'give yourself a shiny'. The person who answers the most questions correctly wins the Super Shiny.

In between the three rounds, the characters act out a story or play loosely based around the theme of the videos the quiz is based upon. Some of the dialogue in these sequences carries on at two levels, which makes The Shiny Show one of CBeebies' more entertaining shows for parents.

Episodes

Series 1 (2000)

#	Topic	Quizzer	Shiny Score	Summary
1	Swimming Pool	Tigs	Dogsby: 3 Mukka: 3	Mukka gets overexcited and Tigs and Dogsby try to calm him down.
2	The Beach	Dogsby	Mukka: 3 Tigs: 3	Dogsby is planning a trip to the seaside, but Mr Cheese goes missing.
3	Minibeasts	Mukka	Tigs: 5 Dogsby: 3	Mukka scares Dogsby with a shiny worm and Dogsby scares Tigs with a toy spider.
4	The Circus	Tigs		Tigs is the quizzer in an education focusing on fun at the circus.
5	Pets	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 3	Mukka and Tigs are pretending to be dogs, Dogsby shows them how a dog should really sound.
6	Aeroplanes	Mukka	Tigs: 3 Dogsby: 3	Mukka and Tigs are being noisy aeroplanes, but it's Dogsby who starts it.
7	Fire Station	Tigs		Dogsby pretends to be a cat stuck up a tree and it's Firetiger Tigs to the rescue.
8	Hairdressers	Mukka	Tigs: 5 Dogsby: 6	Tigs gives Mukka a makeover and Dogsby can't find Lucky Hat.
9	Farm Animals	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 4	To market to market to buy a fat pig dog, home again home again jiggety jig.
10	Leisure Centre	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3	Mukka and Tigs get challenges decided by Dogsby.
11	The Seaside	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 5	Dogsby, Tigs and Mukka are trying to find the sea flower.
12	Butterflies, Snails & Bees	Mukka	Tigs: 4 Dogsby: 3	Mukka and Tigs are pretending to be butterflies and snails, and Dogsby is pretending to be a bee.
13	Circus Fun	Tigs	Dogsby: 3 Mukka: 5	Dogsby, Mukka and Tigs make up a song: I'm a clown, I'm a clown, I stand up and I fall down.
14	Interesting Pets	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 3	Mukka introduces his pet lump named Lumpy, and Dogsby doesn't believes that Lumpy's not a real pet.
15	Boats & Fishing	Mukka	Tigs: 4 Dogsby: 2	Mukka, Tigs and Dogsby are setting sail on 'The Good Ship Mukka Splashie'.
16	Puppet Show	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3	Dogsby, Tigs and Mukka are doing a puppet show called 'The Fluff and the Cheesemaker'
17	Pizza Restaurant	Mukka	Tigs: 3 Dogsby: 4	Mukka is feeling sad, and he's not lively. But Dogsby is lively when he eats a lot of bananas.
18	Farm	Dogsby	Mukka: 3 Tigs: 4	Tigs and Mukka are pretending that Dogsby is a pony, tractor and cow, and those two annoy him.
19	Nursery	Tigs	Dogsby: 3 Mukka: 2	Guess what Tigs wants Mukka and Dogsby to draw? 'c'est moi'.
20	Garden	Mukka		Mukka is the quizzer in this programme focusing on gardens, flowers and trees.
21	Up and Down	Dogsby	Mukka: 2 Tigs: 3	Tigs is playing with a yo-yo and Mukka is bouncing on a space hopper.
22	Building Site	Tigs		Tigs has a statue of herself on a blue block, and Mukka believes that it's a scarecrow.
23	Making Things	Mukka		Dogsby and Tigs play a trick on Mukka with a blue box.
24	Fun at the Fair	Dogsby		Dogsby is the quizzer, and the topic in this edition is fun at the fair.
25	Wild Animals	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3	Tigs is making songs about rhinos, meerkats and porcupines.
26	Park	Mukka	Tigs: 3 Dogsby: 4	Mukka, Tigs and Dogsby are pretending 3 little ducks and ice lollies.
27	Trains	Dogsby	Mukka: 3 Tigs: 3	Dogsby has made his own train called Raildog Railways, but he has trouble trying to find the green flag.
28	Rubbish Centre	Tigs		Dogsby has a feather duster to keep the room clean, especially when Mukka leaves a banana skin on the floor.
29	Shopping	Mukka		Mukka is the quizzer, and the topic is shopping.
30	Flowers & Growing Things	Dogsby		Tigs decides to make up a story about flowers. Mukka decides they could have 2 flowerpots and a little weed.
31	Building	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3	Tigs and Mukka are builders and they're building something for Dogsby.
32	Indian Food	Mukka	Tigs: 4 Dogsby: 3	Tigs, Mukka and Dogsby pretend to cry because of an toy onion. Dogsby goes overexcited with a real cabbage.
33	Funfair	Dogsby	Mukka: 5 Tigs: 2	Mukka has organised a funfair for the luckies, and Lucky Hat is called Unlucky Hat.
34	Lemurs, Penguins & Giraffes	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3	Tigs has borrowed Lucky Hat and Fluffy Stuff for a poem.
35	Fun at the Park	Mukka	Dogsby: 4 Tigs: 2	Dogsby says that before the gang can have their picnic, they need to have a picnic poem.
36	Lorries	Dogsby		Tigs and Mukka are going mad about red lorries and yellow lorries.
37	Musical Instruments	Tigs		Tigs is the quizzer in an edition focusing on musical instruments.
38	Shopping Centre	Mukka		Tigs decides to act out the 'Old Mother Hubbard' story, until Mukka changes it a bit.
39	Light and Dark	Tigs		Mukka turns the lights off to show something cool: shadows in the light.
40	Party	Dogsby	Mukka: 2 Tigs: 3	It's Lucky Hat's birthday and Tigs, Mukka and Dogsby organize a party for him.

Series 2 (2002)

#	Topic	Quizzer	Shiny Score	Summary
1	Sailing Club	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3	Tigs takes Dogsby and Mukka on a trip on The Tigsy Ahoy.
2	Child's Garden	Dogsby	Mukka: 5 Tigs: 3	Dogsby makes a surprise garden for the luckies.
3	Camping	Mukka		Mukka is the quizzer in an edition focusing on camping equipment and food.
4	Magician	Tigs		The gang see a magician performing tricks and try a little magic of their own.
5	Dancing	Dogsby		The gang learn about different types of dancing.
6	Pottery	Mukka		Mukka is the quizzer in an edition where the gang learn how pottery is made.
7	Babies	Tigs		Tigs is the quizzer in an episode focusing on babies and toddlers.
8	Washing Things	Dogsby		Dogsby is the quizzer in an episode focusing on keeping clean.
9	Museum	Mukka		Mukka, Tigs and Dogsby see a museum.
10	Cave	Tigs		Tigs is the quizzer in an edition focusing on caves.
11	Bedtime	Dogsby	Mukka: 3 Tigs: 4	Dogsby tells us all about pyjamas, hot water bottles and bedtime stories.
12	Skateboarding	Mukka		The gang find out about skateboarding in a edition where Mukka is the quizzer.
13	Glass Blowing	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3	Tigs, Dogsby, Mukka make up a tune with musical glass things.
14	Pond	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 4	Mukka pretends to be a frog and Tigs decides to act out 'The Princess and the Frog' story.
15	Florist	Mukka	Tigs: 3 Dogsby: 3	Tigs and Dogsby pretend to own a flower shop called Ringa Ringa Roses.
16	Jewellery Maker	Tigs	Dogsby: 3 Mukka: 4
17	Garage Mechanic	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 3
18	Bird Sanctuary	Mukka	Tigs: 3 Dogsby: 4
19	Vet	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3
20	Trees	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 3
21	Chinese Food	Mukka	Tigs: 5 Dogsby: 4
22	Bicycle Ride	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3
23	The Past - Castle	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 4
24	Cheesemaking	Mukka	Tigs: 4 Dogsby: 3
25	Personal Hygiene	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3
26	Sea Life	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 4
27	Ice Rink	Mukka	Tigs: 5 Dogsby: 3
28	Cakemaking	Tigs	Dogsby: 2 Mukka : 3
29	Artist	Dogsby	Mukka: 3 Tigs: 3
30	Shoemaker	Mukka	Tigs: 5 Dogsby: 2
31	Football Match	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3
32	Weaver	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 3
33	Diwali	Mukka	Tigs: 4 Dogsby: 3
34	Gymnastics	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3
35	Cotswold Wildlife Park	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 2
36	Fudge Factory	Mukka	Dogsby: 5 Tigs: 3
37	Monkey Music	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3
38	Costume Maker	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 3
39	Rocking Horse Maker	Mukka	Tigs: 4 Dogsby: 4
40	Mosaic	Tigs	Dogsby: 3 Mukka: 4
41	Traffic Awareness	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 1
42	Face Painting	Mukka	Tigs: 4 Dogsby: 3
43	Snow Play	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 3
44	Clockmaker	Dogsby
45	Bridges	Mukka	Tigs: 2 Dogsby: 4
46	Space	Tigs	Dogsby: 3 Mukka: 4
47	Staying Healthy	Dogsby	Mukka: 3 Tigs: 3
48	Streetworking	Mukka	Tigs: 5 Dogsby: 4
49	Decorations	Tigs	Dogsby: 4 Mukka: 2
50	Weather	Dogsby	Mukka: 4 Tigs: 3
51	Snow Sport	Mukka	Tigs: 4 Dogsby: 1

External links

• Shiny Show activity page at CBeebies
• Official page at Open Mind Productions
• The Shiny Show at IMDb