Hi-5 (Australian TV series)
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| Creative director(s) | Nadia Benussi |
| Theme music composer | Chris Harriott |
| Opening theme | "Hi-5 Theme" |
| Ending theme | "Hi-5 Theme (Reprise)" |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
| No. of episodes | 570 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Distributor | Southern Star |
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| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
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Original series: April 1999 – 16 December 2011 Revived series: 2017 |
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| Followed by | Hi-5 House |
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Hi-5 is an Australian children's television series, originally produced by Kids Like Us and later Southern Star for the Nine Network and created by Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans. The program is known for its educational content, and for the cast of the program, who became a recognised musical group for children outside of the series, known collectively as Hi-5. It has generated discussion about what is considered appropriate television for children. The series premiered in April 1999 on the Nine Network.
The series is designed for a pre-school audience, featuring five performers who educate and entertain through music, movement and play. Music is an integral part of the series with the band's pop appeal resonating in the program. The segments of the show are based on an educational model. The original cast was composed of Kellie Crawford, Kathleen de Leon Jones, Nathan Foley, Tim Harding and Charli Robinson. This line-up had been completely phased out by the end of 2008 and were replaced with a new line-up of performers. Hi-5 received three Logie Television Awards for Most Outstanding Children's Program.
Harris and Graeme-Evans ended their involvement with the series in 2008 when the program was sold to Southern Star and the Nine Network. The final episode of Hi-5 aired 16 December 2011 as a result of the Nine Network selling the property in 2012. A spin-off series, Hi-5 House, aired on Nick Jr. from 2013 to 2016, produced with no involvement from Nine.
Nine renewed its partnership with the Hi-5 franchise in October 2016 and announced its plans to revive Hi-5 with a new cast in 2017. The revival will premiere on Go! Kids in April 2017.
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