HaPijamot (the pajamas) | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by |
Arik Zilberman Ruby Duenyas Yoav Tzafir |
Developed by |
Ilan Rosenfeld Oded Paz Kobi Faraj |
Directed by | Ruby Duenyas |
Starring | Ilan Rosenfeld Oded Paz Kobi Farag Yaniv Polishook Alona Tal (season 1–3, guest in season 4) Yamit Sol (season 4–present) Dana Frider (season 5–present) Yuval Segal (season 2 in specific episodes, 4, 6–present) Sean Gitelman (season 8–present) Eli Keren-Asaf Ruby Duenyas (season 8–present as main cast member) |
Theme music composer | Yoni Bloch |
Opening theme | "HaPijamot" by Yoni Bloch (season 1–3) "HaPijamot" by Ilan Rosenfeld (season 4) "HaPijamot" by Guy Mezig (season 5–7) "HaPijamot" by Sha'anan Streett (season 8–present) |
Composer(s) | Tal Yardeni |
Country of origin | Israel |
Original language(s) | Hebrew |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 223 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Nava Kolton |
Editor(s) | Ruby Duenyas Yoav Tzafir |
Running time | About 25 minutes |
Production company(s) | Tedy Productions |
Distributor | Noga Communications |
Release | |
Original network | Arutz HaYeladim |
Original release | 1 July 2003 | – 15 February 2015
Chronology | |
Followed by | Mendelbaum Balash Prati (2009–2011) |
Related shows |
HaPijamot BeCafé Kar-Sol (2007–2008) HaPijamot BaMofa Shel Doval'e (2009) |
External links | |
Website | www |
HaPijamot (Hebrew: הַפִּיגָ'מוֹת; lit. The Pajamas) is a sitcom on Israeli television about a struggling band determined to make it in the real world. The show runs on Arutz HaYeladim (The Kids' Channel) and Channel 2 (Keshet).
The show follows the misadventures of three friends, Ilan, Kobi and Oded, as they move from Netanya to Tel Aviv to launch their band. Unlike many shows, the characters in the show are aware that they are on television; the show features their day-to-day lives. A major aspect of the show is "HaMasach HaLavan" (the white screen), where cast members talk to the viewers. Gary also talks to the viewers when he is alone, often complaining about his wife or just his life in general. There are several interactive episodes, such as an episode which the viewers can fast forward or rewind to decide the outcome of the episode, an episode which the viewers can record ringtones, and an episode with a cheaper form of scratch-and-sniff. The show always ends with Shtifat Kelim (washing the dishes); the characters washing the dishes for Gary and summarize the episode.
The first season of the show debuted on 1 July 2003 and included 23 episodes. The season ended in a special episode called "My Favorite Episode". Because the show attracted a large number of viewers, The Kids Channel decided to order another two seasons, which were written and filmed together. The second season debuted on 28 March 2004 and included 19 episodes. That season ended with a special episode called "The Gold Pyjamas". The third season of the show premiered on 1 July 2004 and included 20 episodes. The season ended with two special episodes, a documentary episode called "Only The Truth" and a trivia contest about the third season called "This That or That This". After the third season ended, The Kids Channel decided to stop the series, because Alona Tal had left for the US, and the trio filmed a new show on The Music Channel.