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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. The main characters are bare hand puppets with eyes and accessories, played by Muppet ...
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 Noggin channel launched on February 2, 1999 and closed on September 28, 2009. It started out mainly aimed at tweens and teenagers, with a few of its morning programs aimed at younger children. From April 1, 2002 to December 30, 2007, the channel devoted half of its schedule (from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) to preschoolers and the other half ...
DVD details: Special features: 2 episodes (plus 2 bonus episodes from Swing into Action! VHS) 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0) Parents Guide; Flashcards; Oobi - The friend who's always with you! Release dates: Region 1: Region 1: June 3, 2003 [41] Region 2 (UK): February 5, 2005 [42] Region 2 (South Africa): June 4 ...
Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Tuesday, January 28, 2025The New York Times
Many former crew members of Oobi moved onto the show, including writers Chris Nee and Sascha Paladino and composers Larry Hochman and Jeffrey Lesser. [17] The animation style used to create Wonder Pets! is called "photo-puppetry," and was created for the series to allow animators to manipulate photographs of real animals. It also uses drawn ...
In 2000, Noggin introduced three series of shorts that aired during program breaks: Me in a Box, which showed kids making dioramas to represent their personalities; [26] Citizen Phoebe, about a girl who wants to run for president; and Oobi, a preschool series about bare-hand puppets. [26] By 2001, original content made up 40% of Noggin's ...