Boffins (television series)

Boffins
Title card for the series, seen at the beginning of every episode.
Created by	John Patterson Ian Munro
Directed by	Ian Munro
Starring	See Cast section below.
Composer(s)	Robert Moss
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer(s)	Chris Oliver
Editor(s)	Robin Archer
Running time	9.5 mins
Production company(s)	Film Australia
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	1995

Boffins (also known as The Boffins) is an Australian children's television programme produced by Film Australia in 1993. It was created by John Patterson and Ian Munro, who also co-created Johnson and Friends. 13 episodes were produced, and the program was purchased for broadcast by ABC in 1994, but was never aired for unknown reasons. However, it was later released on home video by the ABC in 1995.

Boffins follows the adventures of four tiny furry alien-like creatures known as Boffins, who spend their days in kitchen cupboards and surrounding areas, trying to discover the science behind how the world works, Madame Curie and Aristotle are very close to some of the answers, but Newton and Echo, the young boffins from the house next door are only interested in having fun!

The series was designed to introduce primary school children to some of the basic laws of science. Each episode explores a different concept; the transmission of sound, levers, pulleys, magnetism, gravity, siphons, evaporation, reflection and dispersion of light, friction, and requirements for growth.

The costumes were built and designed by Studio Kite.

Despite being relatively obscure and never airing in Australia, Boffins was broadcast in various countries around the world - including Singapore, Malaysia, Israel, Brunei, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Canada, The Middle East, Africa and possibly elsewhere.

The series was also released in the United States and Canada as a set of educational videos, which were only available to schools and universities.

Three VHS tapes were released by ABC Video in 1995.