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Revision as of 01:18, 29 January 2011

2009 New Zealand TV series or program
The WotWots
Created byMartin Baynton
Richard Taylor
Written byTerri Baynton
Martin Baynton
Theo Baynton
John Carr
Janice Marriott
Peter Salmon
Directed byTheo Baynton
Voices ofNathalie Boltt
Martin Baynton
Janet Roddick
Narrated byMartin Baynton
Nicholas Parsons (UK)
ComposerDavid Long
Country of originNew Zealand
Production
Executive producersMartin Baynton
Richard Taylor
Tania Rodger
ProducersAndrew Smith
Jan Haynes
Production companiesPukeko Pictures
Weta Workshop
Original release
NetworkTV2
Release23 March 2009 –
Present

The WotWots is a New Zealand children's television show which debuted in 2009.

The show features two aliens, named SpottyWot and DottyWot, who spend their days exploring a zoo where their steam-powered spaceship has landed.This show also plays on Canada's Treehouse TV which played in early 2010.

Production

The WotWots is produced by Pukeko Pictures, a production company founded by filmmaker Richard Taylor and children's author Martin Baynton. The puppet-like WotWots characters are computer-animated over live-action footage by Weta Workshop, the visual effects company founded by Taylor, and well-known for its work on the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

The series is filmed on location at several zoos: Auckland Zoo, Wellington Zoo (in New Zealand) and Melbourne Zoo (in Australia).

Co-creator Martin Baynton also narrates the series, interacting with the WotWots by asking them questions and translating their speech for the viewer. In the UK, the narration is performed by Nicholas Parsons. Baynton also provides the voice for SpottyWot, while South African actress Nathalie Boltt voices DottyWot. Janet Roddick voices the WotWot's computer, but her voice is replaced by that of Fiona Lewis in the UK version.

Broadcast details

The WotWots made its debut in New Zealand on 23 March 2009 on the TV2 channel of the TVNZ network.

In Australia, the series debuted on ABC1 and ABC2, two channels of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, on 16 April 2009.

In the United Kingdom, the series began on 8 June on Five.

In Poland, the series began on 1 December 2009 on MiniMini, as Kitka i Pompon.

In Canada, the series began airing on Treehouse TV on 22 February 2010.

In the US, the series aired on the new channel The Hub, a replacement for Discovery Kids.

The show also now screens in Taiwan, Indonesia, Korea, India, South Africa and Ireland.

Merchandise

Playskool, a toy brand of Hasbro, is licensed to produce the WotWots toy range, and the toys were launched on 2 September 2009.

List of Episodes

Epidose No. Episode Title Summary Animal
SERIES ONE
01 Scary Sucky Noise Elephant
02 Fruity Loopies Giraffe
03 Lanky Landing Legs Flamingo
04 Spot a Dottywot Lion
05 Stripe a Lotty Wotty Zebra
06 Plodda Lotty Tortoise
07 Drowsy DottyWot Pelican
08 Top and Tail Spider Monkey
09 Fluffy Puffies Polar Bear
10 Coughy Wot Seal
11 Stretch and Grow Meerkat
12 Sneaky Squawky Magpie
13 Twisty Sticks Porcupine
14 Skip-a-Lotty Wotty Kangaroo
15 Bubblywots Hippopotamus
16 Egg Sighting Bantam Hen
17 HicHoppity Wot Frog
18 Creepalongy Wot Serval
19 Blinky Winky Owl
20 Topsy Turvy Wotty Bat
21 Go the Greens Rhinoceros
22 Tickle Toes Chimpanzee
23 HotWots Sheep
24 Copy Copy Wotty Macaw
25 WetWots Tuatara
26 Slurpy Lurpy Lips Orangutan
27 Spring Wotty Springbok
28 Socket Sprocket Pocket Koala
29 Sir SpottyWot Komodo Dragon
30 Floppy Flufties Rabbit
31 Peak-a-Beak Kiwi
32 The Digger They Are Wombat
33 Laugh a Lotty Kookaburra
34 Double Bumpies Humans
35 Ready to Roar Tiger
36 Fill Bill Platypus
37 Stingy Thingy Bee / Snake
38 Looky Looky Peacock
39 Wot a Ploppy Moose
40 Prickly Prints Echidna
41 True Blue Penguin
42 Beat-Boppy Wots Ostrich
43 Picture Puzzle Possum
44 Colour Conundrums Chameleon
45 Lumpy Bumpies Crocodile
46 Over the Rainbow Sun Bear
47 Trail Tail Snail
48 Ready to Rumble Dingo
49 Wotter Otter Otter
50 Tufty Tops Cockatoo
51 Speedy Spots Cheetah
52 Ready or Notty Red Panda

References

  1. Join the WotWots at Auckland Zoo, Weta Workshop, 2009.
  2. The WotWots children's tv show set to launch on TV2, 4 March 2009.
  3. The WotWots - new to ABC for Kids, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 6 April 2009.
  4. The WotWots, Five.
  5. Alien twins discover 'Wots' new at the zoo, 18 February 2010.
  6. Playskool To Launch Long Awaited WotWots, Scoop.co.uk, 3 August 2009.

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