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2009 multi-national TV series or program

Dirtgirlworld

Genre	Educational
Created by	Cate McQuillen Hewey Eustace
Developed by	Mememe Productions
Voices of	Maree Lowes Michael Balk Krew Boylan Gibson Nolte Jason Davis
Music by	Cate McQuillen Hewey Eustace
Country of origin	Australia Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Cate McQuillen Hewey Eustace Steven DeNure Beth Stevenson Jenny Lalor Daniel Besen
Production companies	Mememe Productions Decode Entertainment
Original release
Network	ABC Kids (Australia) CBC (Canada) CBeebies (UK)
Release	5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) – 2011 (2011)

Dirtgirlworld, stylized as dirtgirlworld, is an animated children's television series, created by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions. Visually designed by Jean Camden, James Hackett and Cate McQuillen, it was animated by Hackett Films in Australia and Spin Productions in Canada. The show was co-produced by Mememe Productions (Australia) and Decode Entertainment (Canada). The show has 52 eleven-minute episodes commissioned by CBeebies, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

The show first aired on CBC on 5 October 2009, on CBeebies on 2 November 2009, and on ABC on 4 December 2009. It aired in the United States on Sprout, on 22 April 2010.

The series used 3D Computer animation combined with photomontage and live action.

Main characters

dirtgirl (voiced by Maree Lowes) is a gumboot-wearing red-haired girl with blue eyes who grows tomatoes and drives a big orange tractor.
scrapboy (voiced by Michael Balk) is a boy who is a whiz with junk and is dirtgirl's best friend. He also works on scraps and loves recycling.
ken (voiced by Gibson Nolte) is a weevil who loves cows and wants to be a superstar stunt. In the theme song, Ken jumps out of the cannon during a stunt.
grubby (voiced by Krew Boylan) is a orange grub caterpillar who is best friends with ken and also start stunts. She loves to eat dirt and is a stunt ringmaster.
hayman (voiced by Jason Davis) is a scarecrow who guards the garden and scares the crows away. He mostly says "Hay".

Episodes

No.	Title
1	"Morning"
Everyone feels like something different for breakfast. Hayman loves hay, Grubby prefers a big bowl of dirt, and Dirtgirl wants eggs and spinach. Scrapboy comes over for his favourite meal, bringing the pancake machine.
2	"Grubby"
Dirtgirl discovers a new place to grow carrots after the bathtub springs a leak. Grubby isn't having a good day, and growing carrots proves to be grubby business. It all leads to a case of mistaken identity.
3	"Antics"
Do ants have eyelids? Find out the ants-wer to this eye-opening question with Dirtgirl.
4	"Choice"
Scrapboy teaches Dirtgirl how to play a game called heads or tails, where you flip a coin and call heads or tails and whoever calls correctly wins. The pair decide to make all of their decisions for the day by playing heads or tails.
5	"Juice"
You can squeeze a lot into a morning. Especially if you're Dirtgirl. Scrapboy needs as many oranges as he can get his hands on and Dirtgirl is happy to oblige, her trees are full of oranges.
6	"Wild"
It's time to go wild in Dirtgirlworld. There are lots of fun ways to camp and, on a marshmallow bed, even Ken winds up a happy camper.
7	"Seeds"
Dirtgirl and Scrapboy are extending the vegetable garden. The winter veggies need more sunshine, so Scrapboy has his digger going at full speed finishing the new winter garden bed.
8	"Hayman"
Scrapboy and Dirtgirl attempt to refuel the tractor with corn juice while keeping the crows at bay. Meanwhile, Ken and Grubby try to impress with their solar popcorn.
9	"Dig"
Today is a perfect day for dreaming in the sun but Dirtgirl knows if you want the gardening done you've got to dig it! Dirtgirl loves digging.
10	"Creepy Crawly"
One night, once a year, beneath the golden glow of the harvest moon, the most wonderful thing happens in Dirtgirlworld... the creepy crawly concert.
11	"Bees"
To attract bees to her garden, Dirtgirl plans a sweet-pea tee pe, and Scrapboy is happy to bring her wooden stakes.
12	"Circles"
Cheese, corn, hay, woodchips, and mud. Dirtgirl looks at different pizza toppings.
13	"Jam"
Strawberry jam, a tricky chicken and a disappearing stunt bug, now there's a Dirtgirl recipe for fun if ever we've heard one.
14	"Home"
An old cardboard box is transformed into a bedroom fit for a superstar stunt weevil, and Dirtgirl finds out where peas call home.
15	"Walkabout"
Nature detective Dirtgirl is on a walkabout, a nature walkabout.
16	"Balance"
Every day Dirtgirl tries hard to balance her life for the good of the planet. How she chooses to live and the things she does helps make the planet we live in. Dirtgirl knows all about balance.
17	"Swap"
In this episode, find out what happens when everyone in Dirtgirlworld swaps jobs.
18	"Windy"
Windy weather is great kite flying weather. But kite flying will have to wait today. It's tomato rescue time, Ken meets a chicken mid-air, some ants can can-can, and Scrapboy builds the best box kite any of them have ever seen.
19	"Slugs"
Everyone has a weakness and slugs are Dirtgirl's. She doesn't like them at all.
20	"Found"
Something soft, something that smells nice and something that sings now that sounds like a scavenger hunt in Dirtgirlworld.
21	"Leak"
Everyone in Dirtgirlworld knows just how important saving water is, so when the water tank springs a leak, it's all hands on deck.
22	"Harmony"
Both Ken and Dirtgirl plan to spend the whole day together doing fun things.
23	"Giants"
Giant pumpkins have invaded Dirtgirlworld. Who will win the giant pumpkin competition in Dirtgirlworld?
24	"Beach"
A rainy day isn't a great day for a beach party, unless it's an inside beach party.
25	"Pond Pals"
When frogs start appearing everywhere but the frog pond, it's time for Dirtgirl to take a nature walkabout. She finds that the frog pond is not in very good shape.
26	"Fungus"
Dirtgirl knows a lot about mushrooms, but she didn't know they could fly.
27	"Apples"
It's apple-picking season in Dirtgirlworld. Dirtgirl and Scrapboy try to think of 101 different ways to use an apple, including celebrating Grubby's birthday.
28	"Wheels"
An old bicycle wheel creates power for Scrapboy.
29	"Tools"
In this episode Dirtgirl and Scrapboy learn all about using the right tool for the right job and why the chickens are dancing.
30	"Time Capsule"
After buying a time capsule last summer, Dirtgirl and Scrapboy decide now is the time to dig it up, and Ken is sent into the future.
31	"Rainbows"
Dirtgirl sees a beautiful rainbow, which sends Grubby searching for a pot of gold.
32	"Scrapbox Racer"
Scrapboy challenges Dirtgirl to a race.
33	"Pollination"
Dirtgirl learns all about bees and Ken gets his own miniature garden.
34	"Windfall"
It's a windy day in Dirtgirlworld, and Ken tries hi-hand at feather surfing.
35	"Worms"
After seeing what a great job worms do composting, Dirtgirl decides to make her own worm farm.
36	"Treasure"
Everyone is encouraged by Dirtgirl to do some spring cleaning, but Ken is upset when Grubby throws away his birthday cards.
37	"Dinosaur"
Dinosaur bones are discovered by Scrapboy in Dirtgirl's garden, whilst Ken performs The Amazing Potato Stunt.
38	"Dream"
Dirtgirl has a dream where Ken is super brave and famous, Grubby has a passion for yoga, Hayman can talk, and Scrapboy repeats everything.
39	"Snug"
Scrapboy is hosting a sleepover in his tree house and Ken is worried he may not be able to go to sleep so far away from home.
40	"Egg"
Scrapboy builds an automatic egg-o-hover to deliver eggs straight to his and Dirtgirl's houses, but realises that he likes coming over to get eggs. Besides, the chickens would rather lay their eggs in a nest anyway.
41	"Solstice"
It's the summer solstice and everyone is preparing celebratory dance for the Summer Dance Party Night, including Hayman.
42	"Habitat"
A bandicoot is causing trouble in the garden, so Dirtgirl and Scrapboy set out to build it a new Habitat.
43	"Germinate"
Dirtgirl tries to teach Ken about all the things you need to make a seed grow. Ken misinterprets the information and tries to grow Grubby a hair-bow tree.
44	"Wing Ding"
Roger the rooster has left for the weekend, so, of course, the chickens are throwing a huge party they call the wing ding.
45	"Butterflies"
There is another creepy-crawly conga tonight and Dirtgirl is going to make sure the chickens don't ruin it this time.
46	"Hatching"
A new baby chick has hatched in Dirtgirlworld and Velma and her egg have mysteriously gone missing.
47	"Trees"
Everyone is celebrating Arbor Day in Dirtgirlworld and Grubby invites the ringmaster of Cinque de soil to watch a stunt.
48	"Arhhh!"
Dirtgirl and Scrapboy discover a pirate chest and key and decide to play pirates for the rest of the day, leading Ken and Grubby to confuse them with real pirates.
49	"Rain"
Dirtgirl tries to figure out all of the signs in nature that signal it's about to rain in Dirtgirlworld.
50	"Water"
It's a sunny day in Dirtgirlworld and the water tank is nearly empty. Dirtgirl is on a mission to save every little drop of water she can.
51	"Tall"
Dirtgirl takes everyone to a playhouse she's made entirely out of sunflowers, Once there, everyone gets a chance to tell a tall story.
52	"Earthday"
It's earth day in Dirtgirlworld and it's time for the earth day parade... a parade where all living things in Dirtgirlworld come together to celebrate the little things they do everyday to help the earth survive.

Awards

2013 Emmy Awards – Digital content for Children and Young People
2010 Australian Film Institute Awards – Best Children's Animated Series
2010 Australian Directors' Guild – GRASS award (Green awareness encouragement award)
2010 Australian Directors Guild – Best Direction in an Animation Program
2011 Byron Bay Film Festival – Best Animation
2010 British Academy Children's Awards – Nominated for International
2010 Prix Jeunesse – 0–5 years Finalist
2010 Logie Awards – Nominated for Most Outstanding Children's Program
2011 Seoul INPUT Festival – Participant
2012 Japan Prize – Finalist
2011 International Songwriting Competition – Best Kid's Song
2013 Screen Producers Australia – Interactive Production of the Year

ARIA Music Awards

Year	Nominated works	Award	Result
2011	Dig It	Best Children's Album	Nominated
2012	Dirtgirl Rocks The Planet	Best Children's Album	Nominated

References

dirtgirlworld blog Archived 31 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. mememe.com.au. Accessed 2011-04-27.
Dirtgirlworld becomes international series (TV Tonight, 5 June 2008)
CBeebies orders Dirtgirlworld (Broadcast, 3 June 2008)
Dirtgirlworld Archived 26 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. sproutonline.com. Accessed 2010-04-14.

as Dirtgirlworld Productions Pty, Ltd.
As Decode/Dirtgirl Productions Inc.

External links

Official website
Dirtgirlworld at IMDb
"Get Grubby Early Years Nature and Sustainability Education Program". The Get Grubby Program. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
"Programs". One Story. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
"Dirtgirl's Nature Detective Academy". Kinderling Kids Radio. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

v t e AACTA Award for Best Children's Television Animation
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