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Tim Lagasse and Cathy McCullough on the set of Oobi in 2004. Oobi is an American children's television series produced by Little Airplane Productions.The show's concept is based on a technique used by puppeteers in training, in which they use their hands and a pair of ping pong balls instead of a full puppet.
For its first three years, the older-skewing block made up most of Noggin's schedule, and the preschool shows were limited to the morning hours. In April 2002, the preschool block was extended to last for 12 hours each day. At the same time, the teen block was given a new name, "The N" (standing for Noggin). [3] [4]
Oobi was the studio's first show. It starred a cast of bare-hand puppets, led by a boy named Oobi. It premiered on Noggin in 2000. [11] The first season was made up of two-minute shorts, while the second and third seasons were made up of longer episodes spanning 10-13 minutes each.
The first was an Oobi tour at the 2001 North American Trade Show in Minnesota. [136] The tour featured a replica of the set for Oobi's house. [136] The second event was Club Noggin, a monthly event held at GGP Malls across America in 2004. At Club Noggin, visitors could get Oobi puppet eyes and make crafts based on the show. [137]
The channel replaced Noggin, which was relaunched as a streaming service in 2015 and acts as a separate sister brand. Noggin's programming is distinct from the Nick Jr. channel's; it mainly carried pre-teen-oriented programs at its launch, [ 3 ] and its 2015 streaming service features a variety of exclusive series.
[2] [3] [4] The block, titled "Noggin Hour", [2] featured shows such as Noggin Knows and Kinderwood. [ 5 ] Both the Nick Jr. channel and the Nick Jr. block are currently running, with the latter airing weekdays on Nickelodeon from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET (those hours vary during the summer months, other school break periods and on major ...
They officially debuted on April 7, 2003, as part of the Noggin channel redesign. Moose and Zee's first day also introduced Tweenies, Miffy and Friends, and the second season of Oobi (the first season of Oobi shorts had aired since 2000). [3] Segments with Moose and Zee continued to appear daily on Noggin throughout their run.
He also played the title character on the Noggin's Oobi series, and Crash on Disney XD's Crash & Bernstein. He has performed additional characters on Sesame Street, The Muppets and the 2008 film A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. [10] In addition to his performance credits, he has built puppets for The Jim Henson Company [11] and Puppet ...