Hi-5 (also known as Hi-5 USA) is an American children's television series produced by Kids Like Us for Discovery Kids. It also aired on TLC, on the Ready Set Learn programming blocks of both networks. It is based on the original Australian series of the same name, created by Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans, and was filmed and produced in Australia. The program is known for its educational content and pop music appeal, with the cast of the show known collectively as Hi-5. The series premiered on February 24, 2003. The program was nominated for three Emmy Awards.
Format
Hi-5 is a variety-style series for pre-schoolers that features music as an integral part of its premise.[1][2] The program features five presenters who are collectively known as Hi-5, who perform songs as a group as well as present individual segments.[2]
The Puzzles and Patterns segment focuses on logical thinking and mathematics, with a puppet named Jup Jup. Jup Jup is used to help complete puzzles or solve problems.[1] The presenter of the segment Body Move encourages children to participate in movement and dance to develop physical coordination and motor development.[1] Linguistics and aural skills are at the center of the Word Play segment. Word Play features a puppet named Chatterbox, who assists in the exploration of language through stories and rhymes.[1]Shapes in Space focuses on visual and spatial awareness using shapes, color and everyday materials such as boxes and play dough.[1]Musicality is explored through Making Music, with an emphasis on pitch, rhythm, beat, melody, and using a variety of real and pretend instruments.[1] The final segment, in which the cast comes together, is entitled Sharing Stories. In this segment, the cast tells a story that explores interpersonal relationships and emotions.[3]
The episodes are bookended with a Song of the Week; a pop-style feature song that corresponds with the weekly theme and sets an educational topic for the week's episodes.[3]
The second season first aired on September 26, 2005.[6] The final group of 10 episodes from the second season premiered on September 25, 2006.[7]
In August 2006, Cheatham Mosley and Taylor-Corbett left the cast to pursue other ventures.[vague] New touring members Sydney James and Yasmeen Sulieman joined Balmilero, Cregan, and Korbee, but were not featured in the television series.[8] The group last performed together in Puerto Rico in 2008.
Music
The program uses music as an integral part of its concept, and like the original Australian group, the cast of the American series became a recognized musical group for children outside of the show, known collectively as Hi-5.[5] The debut album of the group, Jump and Jive with Hi-5, corresponded with the first season of the show and was released in September 2004 by Koch Entertainment.[9] A special holiday album, It's a Hi-5 Christmas, was released in October 2005.[10] The cast also toured malls and theaters in the U.S., performing songs from the television series.[3] After Cheatham Mosley and Taylor-Corbett departed, the group continued to tour around the Americas with Sulieman and James throughout 2007 before the group's final performance in Puerto Rico in 2008. Chris Harriott was the primary composer of the show, with the songs written for the Australian group also being used for the American cast.[11]
Home Media
On August 1, 2003, it was announced that Southern Star had signed a home media deal with MGM Home Entertainment to release the series on VHS and DVD in the country.[12] MGM would go on to release three volumes on the formats in 2004 under their family-friendly "MGM Kids" banner.[13][14][15]
Sydney James and Yasmeen Sulieman joined the group in August 2006, replacing Mosley and Taylor-Corbett, respectively, but were not featured in the television series.
Shaun builds a cubby house and adjusts it to fit all of his friends inside. Karla builds an imaginary cubby house with the rest of Hi-5 acting as the walls. Jenn discovers a magical pillow that makes a laughing sound when it is squeezed. Kimee pretends to work as a doctor giving her patients medical checkups. Karla describes her feelings after a visit to the doctor. Sharing Stories: Chats tells a story about a circus, where Jenn, Kimee, Shaun, Karla, and Curtis must work out how their special equipment fits in with each of their roles at the circus. Absent: Curtis.
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"Hearing"
Five Senses
Senses
February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)
Jenn teaches Chats about sign language and helps her learn some signs. Kimee fixes a cupboard door and hears an echo when she taps with her hammer. Karla does some work with an imaginary hammer. Curtis listens to the different stomping sounds that feet make, and how it can sound like they are talking. Karla counts how many different ways there are to walk. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells a story about a rooster (Curtis) with a sore throat, who enlists the other animals on the farm; a horse (Karla), mouse (Jenn), and cow (Kimee), to help him perform his morning crow. Absent: Shaun.
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"Seeing"
Five Senses
Senses
February 26, 2003 (2003-02-26)
Shaun becomes a detective and dresses up in a disguise for solving a mystery. Karla uses her face, hands, and feet to show that she is feeling happy. Kimee decorates gloves with eyes to make puppets. Karla plays with finger puppets. Jenn and Chats make shadows using a torch when the power goes out. Karla dances with her shadow. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells a story about a mermaid (Jenn) whose friends (Kimee and Shaun) worry that she has poor eyesight, so take her to an eye doctor (Karla) for a checkup. Absent: Curtis.
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"Smelling"
Five Senses
Senses
February 27, 2003 (2003-02-27)
Shaun explores the noses of different animals. Karla pretends to be a piglet trying to resist the temptation of rolling in the mud. Kimee picks sunflowers from her garden and waters a pot plant with some magic water. Curtis meets some alien creatures from outer space (which happen to be the rest of Hi-5) and translates their languages while making music with them. Karla bobs upwards and downwards. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells a story about a prince (Curtis) who visits two flowers (Karla and Kimee) in an enchanted garden, but fails to notice a shy rosebud (Jenn) until it gains the confidence needed to bloom. Absent: Jenn.
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"Tasting"
Five Senses
Senses
February 28, 2003 (2003-02-28)
Curtis makes musical shakers using rice, macaroni and other foods. Karla replicates the faces that different animals make when eating food. Jenn teaches Chats the names of different Italian foods when she delivers a pizza and gelato. Karla rolls out an imaginary lump of pizza dough. Shaun examines the colour of a watermelon and explores how its shape changes when it is cut into pieces. Karla performs a dance with moves inspired by the fruit salad. Sharing Stories: Karla tells a story about a grumpy kitten (Kimee) who decides to free herself from her owner (Curtis) and make her own breakfast, with the assistance of a dog (Shaun) and pig (Jenn). Absent: Kimee.
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"Jungle Animals"
So Many Animals
Animals
March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03)
Jenn and Chats read about meerkats and how they interact with other animals. Karla prowls around like a lion. Curtis pretends to be a chimpanzee living in the jungle and performs a musical rain dance. Karla pretends to be an elephant stomping through the jungle. Shaun pretends to be a black panther and explores other jungle cats that use the patterns on their bodies to hide. Karla swings across the jungle on the vine of a tree. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells a story about a young frog (Curtis) who tries to learn to jump, while seeking the advice of his father (Shaun), a grasshopper (Kimee) and a kangaroo (Karla). Absent: Kimee.
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"Insects"
So Many Animals
Animals
March 4, 2003 (2003-03-04)
Jenn and Chats build a model ant nest using large cardboard boxes. Karla pretends to be an ant making its way through the tunnels of an underground nest. Shaun weaves a pretend spider web while dressed up as a colorful spider. Kimee dresses up in a bee costume to search for her missing flowers. Karla pretends to fly like different kinds of insects. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells a story about a caterpillar (Kimee) who dreams of being a dancer, and seeks help from her friends (Shaun and Karla) and a shoe seller (Jenn) to find the perfect style of dance. Absent: Curtis.
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"Farm Animals"
So Many Animals
Animals
March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05)
Jenn and Chats prepare a coop to welcome a special chicken visitor. Karla does a funky chicken dance. Shaun becomes a cowboy and pretends to round up a herd of cows. Karla performs a cowgirl style dance. Curtis plays musical cow bells at different pitches and accidentally calls a herd of cows. Karla pretends to milk a cow. Sharing Stories: Karla tells a story about a duck (Jenn) who leaves her pond in the city to visit the farm, where she meets the animals; a duck (Curtis), sheep (Shaun) and cow (Kimee), and tries to adjust to the country sounds. Absent: Kimee.
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"Water Animals"
So Many Animals
Animals
March 6, 2003 (2003-03-06)
Shaun explores how emperor penguins move in groups and huddle to keep warm. Karla pretends to be a penguin skating across the ice. Curtis becomes a Puerto Rican singing frog and sings a special song along with his friends. Karla pretends to be a frog jumping around in the rain. Kimee thinks of a unique way to measure the length of a baby whale. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells a story about a young scientist (Karla) who wishes to communicate with fish, and gets the chance to talk to a group of fish (Shaun, Jenn and Curtis) over the telephone. Absent: Jenn.
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"Animals in the Neighborhood"
So Many Animals
Animals
March 7, 2003 (2003-03-07)
Kimee dresses up as a cat while she prepares a frozen fruit smoothie. Karla pretends to be a newborn kitten curled up on the ground. Curtis' forms a band with three puppies who can sing and play musical instruments. Karla dresses up as a pop music singing parrot. Jenn and Chats go on a moonlit walk through the park in search of nocturnal animals. Karla pretends to be a fruit bat flying in the night. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells a story about two ringtail possums (Curtis and Shaun) who decide to stay awake for the whole day, and journey inside a human's house, where they encounter a child (Karla), before returning home to their mother (Jenn). Absent: Shaun.
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"Machines in the House"
Robot Number One
Machines
March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10)
Kimee works as a telephone operator, answering calls and taking messages. Karla pretends to answer a telephone call. Curtis tests out his remote-controlled robots (Jenn, Karla, Shaun and Kimee), who complete chores around the house in his place. Karla moves like a tumble-dryer by circling clothes around in the air. Jenn uses a bubble making kit to blow bubbles of different shapes and sizes. Karla pretends to be a machine used for making donuts. Sharing Stories: Karla tells a story about a toaster (Curtis) who feels neglected when the children of the house (Shaun and Kimee) start using their new breadmaker (Jenn) in its place. Absent: Shaun.
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"Machines in the City"
Robot Number One
Machines
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)
Shaun tries to teach his robot dog to walk and move at different speeds. Karla teaches her imaginary robot dog to walk in different directions. Kimee operates the traffic lights for a model of the city and its roads. Karla plays a musical movement game, with stop and go actions. Curtis and Jenn use a computer and microphone to record sounds associated with the busy city lifestyle. Karla pretends to be an airplane. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells a story about a small city crane (Curtis) whose services are rejected by a construction manager (Karla) because of his size, before he proves himself by rescuing an elephant (Kimee) for the ringmaster of a circus (Shaun). Absent: Jenn.
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"Machines in the Country"
Robot Number One
Machines
March 12, 2003 (2003-03-12)
Curtis and the rest of Hi-5 recreate the process of a hay baler at work on a farm. Karla uses her body to represent the movements of a hay baling machine. Shaun examines the engine of his tractor to ensure that it is functioning properly. Karla mimes the movements of different engine parts using her arms and legs. Jenn and Chats ride a bike to the park and the beach. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells us a story about a lighthouse (Jenn) that gets dizzy because of a seal's jokes (Curtis) and her light points to a wrong spot, so the seal brings the seagull (Karla) to help the lighthouse so she'll be able to help the fisherman (Shaun) not to crash. Absent: Kimee.
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"Machines That Carry People"
Robot Number One
Machines
March 13, 2003 (2003-03-13)
Jenn and Chats imagine travelling underwater in a submarine. Karla pretends to be a submarine moving under the water. Shaun thinks of a way to carry the rest of Hi-5 to the beach when he realizes that his car isn't big enough. Karla pretends to travel in a car and a train. Curtis, Shaun and Jenn ride an imaginary roller coaster and replicate the sounds of the machine as they ride. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about a girl (Kimee) who wants to play but neither her mother (Jenn) nor her puppy (Karla) can, so an imaginary friend (Curtis) appears and takes her to the outer space. Absent: Kimee.
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"Fun Machines"
Robot Number One
Machines
March 14, 2003 (2003-03-14)
Shaun rescues Kimee's elephant by helicopter. Karla pretends to be a dancing machine. Jenn and Chats fly kites. Karla pretends to be a kite. Kimee uses a pretend time machine to travel to different times throughout the day. Karla travels to the future and discovers a new style of fashion. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells us a story about two children (Shaun and Jenn) that try to wake up their sister (Kimee), they try everything, like bringing the cat (Karla) and making a new invention. Absent: Curtis.
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"Adventures to Other Countries"
North, South, East and West
Adventure
March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)
Jenn teaches Chats how to say the Spanish word; "sombrero". Karla pretends to be a fancy Spanish dancing horse. Shaun goes on a pretend adventure to Mexico and climbs a pyramid called the Temple of the Sun. Karla climbs up an imaginary mountain. Curtis receives postcards which transport him and the rest of Hi-5 to Africa and Brazil, where they listen to different music from both places. Sharing Stories: Karla tells a story about three friends (Shaun, Jenn and Kimee) who dress up in traditional clothes from Hawaii, Holland and Russia, before travelling to a pretend land and meeting someone (Curtis) who combines all three traditional garments. Absent: Kimee.
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"Adventures Around Your House"
North, South, East and West
Adventure
March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)
Curtis imagines being as small as an ant (Kimee) and as tall as an elephant (Shaun), examining the different dynamics of his voice at each size. Karla pretends to be small starting to grow. Kimee devises a plan to find her missing watch. Karla has got chatty shoes. Shaun builds a cave using a table and adventures inside to meet a fierce dragon (Curtis). Karla does a dance inspired by a dragon. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about a silly family, the youngest daughter (Jenn) must make a video about her family for school, but neither her sister (Kimee) nor her parents (Karla and Curtis) stop being silly. Absent: Jenn.
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"Adventures Around Your Town"
North, South, East and West
Adventure
March 19, 2003 (2003-03-19)
Shaun becomes a postman and delivers packages to the rest of Hi-5 on his bicycle. Karla rides around town on an imaginary bicycle. Police woman Kimee finds a lost bag, and she must take it back to its owner. Jenn and Chats pretend to be firefighters on a mission. Karla pretends to be drivers of different city vehicles answering emergency calls. Sharing Stories: Karla tells a story about a pirate called Captain Puffy Pants (Curtis), whose pants cause a commotion when he competes against his nemesis Captain High Note (Kimee) in a race, along with his crew (Shaun and Jenn). Absent: Curtis.
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"Adventures to the Universe"
North, South, East and West
Adventure
March 20, 2003 (2003-03-20)
Jenn and Chats watch the stars through a telescope and they find shapes in the stars. Karla moves around on the imaginary Planet Move-a-Lot. Kimee pretends to be a space cadet and inspects her gear before exploring the universe. Karla pretends to glide in space. Curtis pretends to be the keeper of the night stars, he helps shooting stars (the Hi-5 band) to get back home. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells us a story about a girl (Jenn) who invents a spaceship of junk, she invites her brother (Shaun) and they go together to outer space looking for a place to have a picnic, they find a person from Planet Politus (Curtis) and the Intergalactic Litter Queen, a space rubbish collector (Karla). Absent: Shaun.
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"Underground"
North, South, East and West
Adventure
March 21, 2003 (2003-03-21)
Shaun finds a tunnel that takes him underground. Karla hops like different animals. Jenn finds a rock under the sand with hieroglyphics on. Karla does an Egyptian dance while dressed as a princess. Kimee journeys underground through a hidden ancient tunnel in search of a diamond. Karla makes a diamond shape with her fingers. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells us a story about Dirt Boy (Shaun) who meets an earthworm (Karla) just before he starts digging a hole all the way to China, then he finds a Spanish coin (Curtis) and bone from the Jenn-saurus Rex. Absent: Curtis.
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"Outside"
Ready or Not
Games
March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24)
Jenn practices her surfing technique on the land before going out to sea. Karla throws an imaginary beach ball. Kimee gives the weather report. Karla sings about the sun. Shaun and Curtis play an obstacle game full of shapes. Karla pretends to be a bowling pin. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells us a story about a boy (Curtis) who doesn't like running with his friends (Shaun and Kimee) until genie Karla gives him magic running shoes. Absent: Curtis.
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"Rainy Days"
Ready or Not
Games
March 25, 2003 (2003-03-25)
Shaun stages a powerful storm performance with the rest of Hi-5 acting as clouds, rain and thunder. Karla pretends to be a lightning bolt and uses her body to create powerful movements. Curtis and the rest of Hi-5 change a song by singing it in different ways. Karla pretends to be a fish dancing the fishy wobble. Jenn and Chats play a game using sounds that can be heard on a rainy day. Karla jumps and leaps over the puddles. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about a fairy (Jenn) who lives in a sunflower, but Kimee picks up her sunflower and Jenn flies up in the sky, she meets a helicopter (Curtis). Absent: Kimee.
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"Fantasy Games"
Ready or Not
Games
March 26, 2003 (2003-03-26)
Jenn and Chats make a snowman. Karla taps like drops of rain. Curtis chooses instruments to accompany his life-sized musical merry-go-round. Karla pretends to be different horses. Kimee puts on a puppet show. Karla pretends to be a puppet. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells us a story about a girl (Kimee) who visits a library and finds a joke book where Curtis the joke teller lives, a nursery rhymes book where Karla a little bo peep lives, and an ancient history book where Shaun from Ancient Rome lives. Absent: Shaun.
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"Physical Games"
Ready or Not
Games
March 27, 2003 (2003-03-27)
Shaun prepares a song and dance for the opening ceremony of a Hi-5 multi-sport event. Karla tries to keep a balloon in the air. Curtis plays reggae music for a soccer game. Karla pretends to play football. Kimee makes a clever game to play along with Jenn. Karla plays with a beach ball. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells a story about a girl (Jenn) who dreams that the posters of her favorite sporting stars (Karla, Shaun and Kimee) come to life, giving her the opportunity to play their sports with them. Absent: Jenn.
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"Silly Day"
Ready or Not
Games
March 28, 2003 (2003-03-28)
Curtis discovers the mixed-up body parts of different made-up animals. Karla races herself. Kimee practices the waltz and Jup Jup turns the music faster and slower. Karla turns her mop into a friend. Chats guesses sounds of different vehicles, and Jenn pretends to be a flying, floating, driving machine. Karla imagines how will she get to meet a friend: by plane, by scooter or by boat. Sharing Stories: Karla tells us a story about three friends (Jenn, Kimee and Curtis) that make a surprise birthday party for Shaun, when it's cake time, he makes the wish that it was his birthday everyday. Absent: Shaun.
Part 2
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"Faces"
Move Your Body
Bodies
April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)
Jenn follows Chats's instructions to cure her hiccups, with deep breathing exercises. Karla attempts to draw while hiccuping, sneezing and coughing. Curtis, Kimee and Shaun make musical sounds to replicate the noises their bodies make while eating. Karla pretends to eat an imaginary bowl of spaghetti. Kimee brushes her teeth before visiting the dentist. Karla smiles to show that she is feeling happy after brushing her teeth. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells a story about a butterfly who forgets to collect food for a summer feast in the garden, and seeks help from her friends; a bee (Kimee), fruit bat (Shaun) and possum (Karla). Absent: Shaun.
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"Arms and Legs"
Move Your Body
Bodies
April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)
Curtis holds a meeting for the "hug club", where he and the rest of Hi-5 share new ideas for ways to hug someone. Shaun dreams of competing to become the strongest weightlifter in the world. Karla lifts weights. Kimee exercises with a skipping rope and stays hydrated by drinking water. Karla heads over to the other side of her space taking different kinds of steps. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells a story about a boy (Shaun) who spends his birthday in the hospital because of a broken leg, and is visited by his mother (Karla), neighbor (Kimee) and his favorite sports star (Curtis). Absent: Jenn.
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"Movement"
Move Your Body
Bodies
April 21, 2004 (2004-04-21)
Chats is very tired and Jenn takes her to do some exercises outside. Karla exercises head and eyes muscles. Kimee measures herself on a height chart and tries to become the tallest member of Hi-5. Karla walks on cans. Curtis makes music with his body. Karla pretends to play different instruments. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about a cricket (Curtis) that wants to make a cricket noise but he's afraid of leaving his grass, his friends (Kimee the bee and Jenn the butterfly) help him. Absent: Shaun.
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"Inside and Outside"
Move Your Body
Bodies
April 22, 2004 (2004-04-22)
Shaun dresses up as a skeleton and explores the bones that make up his body. Karla moves her body like a press-and-release toy. Kimee makes a sculpture of a face using her cupboards, which Jup Jup leads her to believe is eating food like a real body. Karla tries to pat her head and rub her stomach at the same time. Jenn asks Chats to help her fall asleep when she feels too energetic for bed. Karla stretches and yawns to wake herself up for the morning. Sharing Stories: Karla tells us a story about a dragon (Curtis) who loves knitting, his brother and sisters (Shaun, Kimee and Jenn) laugh at him because he doesn't like roaring, stomping and fire breathing. Absent: Curtis.
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"Games and Sports"
Move Your Body
Bodies
April 23, 2004 (2004-04-23)
Curtis rehearses with the Hi-5 marching band as they practise their movements. Karla marches lifting knees and swinging arms. Jenn practises a taekwondo pattern and shows Chats her progress. Karla uses her body to say thank you in different ways Shaun exercises with different ball sports, and tries to determine which is his favorite. Karla practices her sport skills with an imaginary ball. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells us a story about a boy (Shaun), his sister (Karla) is a very good runner, his brother (Curtis) is a very good swimmer, and his best friend (Jenn) is a very good scooter riding, but they don't know that Shaun loves dancing and he does it pretty well. Absent: Kimee.
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"Imaginary Friends"
Three Wishes
Wishes
April 26, 2004 (2004-04-26)
Kimee tries to discover the imaginary creature that might be making noises in her cupboard wall. Karla plays and dances with her imaginary fairy friend. Shaun turns a beanbag into a pet and experiments with changing its shape. Jenn tells Chats about a dream she had, in which she was chased by a rabbit. Karla decides to introduce her elbows and knees to each other. Curtis writes a silly song for his dog, which the rest of Hi-5 mistakenly believe he has written about them. Absent: Sharing Stories.
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"When I Grow Up"
Three Wishes
Wishes
April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)
Curtis and the rest of Hi-5 share the careers they dreamed of pursuing as they were growing up. Karla pretends to be a hairdresser and practises on Jenn and Curtis. Shaun plays with a model steam train and builds a track for it to travel along. Kimee arranges some bouquets of colorful flowers for the rest of Hi-5. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells a story about three friends (Kimee, Shaun and Curtis) who use dress ups to show what they'd like to do when they grow up. Absent: Jenn.
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"Imaginary Places"
Three Wishes
Wishes
April 28, 2004 (2004-04-28)
Curtis plays a Celtic harp, which transports him to a magical land with dancing leprechauns. Karla pretends to be a baby and explores how they move. Shaun goes in a pyramid search. Karla does the lotus and cobra poses. Kimee wonders what it would be like to be an animal, so dresses up as a silly imaginary creature to find out. Karla imagines visiting a place where she can dance all the time. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells us a story about a unicorn (Karla) that wants to find a job for the party in a magic forest, but neither the fairies (Kimee and Jenn) nor the gnome (Shaun) let her do anything. Absent: Jenn.
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"Daydreams"
Three Wishes
Wishes
April 29, 2004 (2004-04-29)
Jenn and Chats daydream of visiting the beach on a hot day, and imagine journeying under the water. Karla pretends to collect sea shells at the beach. Curtis and Jenn pretend to be birds of fire. Shaun uses a mind-reading machine to discover what Kimee has been dreaming about. Karla rows a boat. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells a story about three dress-up dolls (Kimee, Jenn and Karla) from Polynesia, Japan and Australia, who tell each other about their countries when they are joined by a new Scottish doll (Curtis). Absent: Kimee.
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"What If?"
Three Wishes
Wishes
April 30, 2004 (2004-04-30)
Kimee wonders what she could use to cut paper if scissors hadn't been invented. Karla makes scissor movements with different parts of her body. Jenn and Chats decide it isn't a coincidence that they are both wearing the same hat, but that it is because they are such good friends. Karla uses her movements to show her happy and energetic mood. Shaun becomes a racing car driver and designs his own winding track to race on. Karla dances with a ribbon. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells a story about a girl (Karla) who decides to collect memorabilia from the beach while on holiday, with the help of the island animals (Curtis and Shaun) and her grandmother (Jenn). Absent: Curtis.
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"Instruments"
Feel the Beat
Music
May 3, 2004 (2004-05-03)
Kimee crafts her own set of musical wind chimes using metal kitchen utensils. Karla plays a giant piano. Curtis, Shaun and Jenn explore the family of string instruments; the violin, cello and double bass. Karla dances to fiddle, cello and double bass beat. Shaun wants to be a king and makes everything he needs out of shapes. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about three animal friends (Jenn the cat, Kimee the rat and Curtis the dog) that make junk instruments, a ferret (Karla) hears their music and she wants to join them but she doesn't have any instrument. Absent: Jenn.
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"Styles of Music"
Feel the Beat
Music
May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)
Shaun dances to Latin American music while playing a game of limbo. Karla dances under an imaginary limbo stick. Jenn creates a life-size music box and sings different styles of music each time Chats opens it. Karla and Kimee practise a traditional German leg-slapping dance. Curtis meets a talking piano and uses jazz music to help it find its groove again. Karla pretends to be a dancing ballerina from the inside of a music box. Sharing Stories: Karla tells a story about a group of friends (Shaun, Kimee, Jenn and Curtis) who form a band together, but can't decide on a style of music to play. Absent: Kimee.
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"Music from Around the World"
Feel the Beat
Music
May 5, 2004 (2004-05-05)
Jenn shows Chats a steel drum from Jamaica and uses it to play reggae music. Karla pretends to play a percussive drum beat with different parts of her body. Kimee wears ankle bells and finger cymbals to dance to Indian music. Karla makes sounds of a big bell and a small one too. Curtis plays a tiktiri and becomes a Snake Charmer. Karla pretends to be a snake. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells us a story about a girl (Jenn) who has a music box with Spanish dancing dolls (Karla and Shaun), she makes them dance the whole day long and they get tired until she goes on a trip and they have to stand still for a long time. Absent: Shaun.
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"Music and Movement"
Feel the Beat
Music
May 6, 2004 (2004-05-06)
Curtis counts along to the different metres of waltz music and blues rock. Shaun finds a music machine with a heart shape, tap shoes and an electric guitar. Karla tries to lead an orchestra, but the orchestra seems to lead her. Kimee puts on warm black and white clothes for a trip to Antarctica, which leave her looking like a penguin. Karla skates across a frozen lake while looking for penguins on the ice. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells a story about a boy (Shaun) who is invited to sing for his brother's band (Curtis, Jenn and Karla), but finds that he can only sing at his best while he is in the bathtub. Absent: Jenn.
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"Silly Music"
Feel the Beat
Music
May 7, 2004 (2004-05-07)
Curtis, Shaun, Kimee and Jenn make up actions to match the silly words of a song. Jenn challenges Chats to guess the names of the instruments she is playing by listening to their sounds. Karla and the rest of Hi-5 pretend to be a fizzing drink. Shaun builds silly musical instruments from household items to play in a wild music band with Curtis and Jenn. Karla plays imaginary instruments for a musical performance. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells us a story about four friends (Karla, Shaun, Curtis and Kimee) on a rainy day, Karla makes a silly crown and they do a silly dance to win it. Absent: Kimee.
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41
"Favorites and Feelings"
Living in a Rainbow
Colors
May 10, 2004 (2004-05-10)
Jenn brings Chats a colorful present when she is feeling grumpy and blue. Karla gives hugs and kisses as a way of saying hello and goodbye. Curtis talks about how noisy his family can be, and asks the rest of Hi-5 to pretend to be his relatives. Shaun paints a cardboard cut-out of himself, choosing colors to represent the feelings associated with each body part. Karla performs different movements to show the way she feels. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells a story about two blossoming daffodils (Shaun and Karla) who meet a new red flower bulb (Kimee), and a child (Jenn) who stops to appreciate them all. Absent: Kimee.
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42
"Animals"
Living in a Rainbow
Colors
May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11)
Curtis, Shaun and Jenn make the sound of a lion's roar using cylinder tubes. Karla pretends to be a peacock shaking her feather to find a friend. Kimee uses boxes to build a machine that will transport her toys from one place to another. Karla pretends to be a horse from the merry-go-round. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells us a story about a tiger (Jenn) that can't see any color, but Kimee the monkey, Shaun the giraffe and Karla the lion invite her to a party near some colored plants. Absent: Jenn.
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"Nature"
Living in a Rainbow
Colors
May 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)
Kimee paints a colorful picture of a park by mixing colors. Karla paints imaginary lines in the sky. Shaun explores a pretend Congo jungle and rows down the river. Karla pretends to be a parrot. Jenn and Chats pretend to be the seasons of autumn and spring, while finding the differences between the two. Karla plays with autumn leaves. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells a story about four friends (Curtis, Kimee, Karla and Shaun) who play in puddles of rain while wearing colorful rainboots. Absent: Curtis.
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"Imagination"
Living in a Rainbow
Colors
May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13)
Kimee tries to find a costume for a belly dancing song. Karla dances while wearing her fancy pants. Curtis pretends to journey to space in a silver spaceship while making silver star music. Karla pretends to be from outer space arriving on the moon. Shaun the artist paints a rainbow masterpiece. Karla draws a funny friendly face. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells a story about a grumpy troll (Curtis) who lives under a bridge, and tries to stop the three sheep (Kimee, Karla and Shaun) from crossing, so he can sleep. Absent: Jenn.
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"Playing"
Living in a Rainbow
Colors
May 14, 2004 (2004-05-14)
Jenn and Chats use a stethoscope to listen to their heartbeats. Karla draws heart shapes in the air. Curtis dresses up as a king for a matching game involving musical instruments with his royal subjects. Kimee blows up balloons and explores how they inflate and deflate. Karla tries to balance a beach ball on her nose like a seal. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells a story about a boy (Shaun) who feels shy when meeting his new neighbor (Curtis), before their mothers (Karla and Kimee) encourage the children to play with each other to ease their nerves. Absent: Shaun.
Season 2 (2005–06)
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Song of the Week
Theme
Original air date
Part 1
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1
"Making in Nature"
Making Music
Making
September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)
Jenn makes a place for Chats' fish. Karla pretends to be a fishy fish. Curtis listens to his new musical plants (Kimee the pop music flower, Shaun the blues music flower and Jenn the marching music flower). Shaun watches at a venus flytrap and then he dresses up like one of them. Karla catches balls like a venus flytrap. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about a tadpole (Jenn) who goes visiting her grandparents (Karla and Curtis) along with her friend (Kimee), but they change along the way. Absent: Kimee.
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2
"Making a Work of Art"
Making Music
Making
September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)
Curtis paints to the rhythm of the music. Karla makes yellow, blue and green handprints. Kimee does different hat dances. Karla puts on different sports hats. Shaun pretends to be a magical creature and makes a dance for him. Karla draws a circle and turns it into different things. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells us a story about three tubes of paint (Shaun the blue one, Jenn the red one and Curtis the yellow one), their owner (Karla) uses them to paint something wonderful. Absent: Jenn.
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3
"Making a Space for Me"
Making Music
Making
September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28)
Kimee flies in a hot air balloon. Jenn changes the box color according to her feelings. Karla sings about feelings. Professor Curtis tests his new mood music machine. Karla's fingers are busy. Sharing Stories: Karla tells us a story about two sisters (Kimee and Jenn) who find a box and turn it into a fairy racer, but then their brothers (Curtis and Shaun) want it to be wizard mobile. Absent: Shaun.
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4
"Making a Surprise"
Making Music
Making
September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29)
Kimee makes a surprise breakfast for her mom. Karla rolls back and forwards on her back, then she pulls her leg into the chest. Chats hiccups and Jenn advises her to say a tongue twister and then she tries to surprise her. Karla tries to surprise Curtis. Shaun makes a pasta surprise: spaghetti. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells us a story about three buildings (Karla the tallest skyscraper, Shaun the widest museum and Jenn the most interesting greenhouse) that get worried when a builder (Kimee) comes with plans for a new building. Absent: Curtis.
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5
"Things That Animals Create"
Making Music
Making
September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)
Weaver ants Shaun and Curtis build a nest for their ant family. Karla makes a queen ant of clay and lots of little ants too. Jenn and Chats go on a nest quest through the African jungle. Karla does a monkey dance. Curtis finds a little spider (Kimee) weaving and playing her spiderweb like strings and he goes to talk to her. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells us a story about a queen bee (Karla) who feels like something new to eat instead of honey, so the worker bees (Curtis, Kimee and Shaun) look for anything for her. Absent: Kimee.
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6
"Games and Sports"
Action Hero
Action
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)
Karla and Jenn contest on Shaun's TV show: What's that action?. Kimee jumps over and in some puddles. Curtis and Shaun play a singing and moving game, the winner will get the last muffin. Karla and the Hi-5 band do some actions and then they try to remember them together. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells us a story about four friends (Curtis, Shaun, Karla and Kimee) that want to be in a toboggan team, and they look for the perfect place for each one on the toboggan. Absent: Jenn.
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7
"Jobs"
Action Hero
Action
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)
Jenn pretends to do rock climbing to rescue Chats from the top of the mountain. Kimee plants a passion fruit vine and Jup Jup waters it with magic water, so the vine grows longer. Shaun dresses up like a lighthouse. Karla wants to watch the sun come out of the beach. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about a zebra (Curtis) that escapes from the zoo, the zoo keepers (Jenn and Karla) look for him everywhere, but the zebra hides very cleverly until he gets hungry and asks a girl (Kimee) for a lunch. Absent: Curtis.
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8
"Machines and Other Things That Move"
Action Hero
Action
October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05)
Kimee builds a house for her teddy bear. Curtis builds a machine that makes another Curtis. Karla realizes that Kimee is dressed up exactly the same, so they decide to be twins. Chats' clothes dryer makes a funny noise and repair person Jenn thinks what can make that sound. Karla turns her arm into a vacuum cleaner and cleans up Kimee's space. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells us a story about three heavy lifting machines (Jenn the forklift, Shaun the dump truck and Karla the crane) that find a duck (Kimee) stuck in the mud and they try to help her. Absent: Shaun.
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9
"Action Heroes"
Action Hero
Action
October 6, 2005 (2005-10-06)
Curtis helps Hyper Guy (Shaun) by following him around and making super hero music for him. Kimee wears a cape to fly and Jup Jup gives her different clothes for dressing up as a super hero. Karla practices her super hero moves. Shaun becomes Super Active and shows his whole costume. Karla pretends to be a super hero. Sharing Stories: Karla tells us a story about three super heroes (Jenn "Captain Zoom", Shaun "Super Spy" and Kimee "Fairy Fabulous") seeing who of them was the most super, when suddenly an ordinary boy (Curtis) appears and proves his human powers. Absent: Jenn.
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10
"Health and Fitness"
Action Hero
Action
October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07)
Shaun makes a brand new and healthy recipe. Curtis starts a fitness session, so he runs a Hi-5 disco workout. Karla dances disco. Jenn jumps the rope while Chats sings a song that has a surprise in it. Karla plays a jumping, hopping and skipping game. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells us a story about a squirrel (Curtis) who doesn't look for nuts but he sings songs instead, though his squirrel friends (Karla, Jenn and Shaun) advise him that winter is coming and he must have enough nuts. Absent: Kimee.
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11
"Sports"
T.E.A.M.
Teams
October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)
Jenn and Chats find a way to call a hog. Kimee tries out for the tennis team, but Jup Jup takes away the ball and changes it for an ice hockey puck. Karla plays totem tennis. Shaun and Curtis practice silly party games. Karla practices cheering for a team. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about three dazzling ducks (Kimee, Karla and Jenn) that want a new dancer to join them and they put on an audition, but they get surprised when a disco cat (Curtis) arrives instead of a duck. Absent: Curtis.
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12
"When Am I a Team Player?"
T.E.A.M.
Teams
October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)
Shaun and the Hi-5 band practice synchronized swimming. Karla, Kimee, Shaun and Jenn take part in a swimming medley relay. Penguin Curtis conducts the Hi-5 penguin band. Karla dances tap. Kimee makes snack boxes for the Hi-5 band. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells us a story about a girl (Kimee) who has a favorite toy monkey (Shaun), on her birthday she gets dancing dolls (Curtis and Karla), the monkey gets lost and the dancing dolls help to find him. Absent: Jenn.
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13
"Animals"
T.E.A.M.
Teams
October 12, 2005 (2005-10-12)
Shaun and his marching team practice marching in time together. Karla pretends to be a crab. An African oxpecker bird (Curtis) and a hippo (Shaun) become friends. Karla pretends to be a hippo. Beaver Jenn and beaver Chats collect tree trunks and then they make a dam. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells us a story about three teddy bears (Shaun, Karla and Curtis) that pretend to be pirates and go on an adventure, their mother (Jenn) gives them a special treasure. Absent: Kimee.
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14
"Cooperation and Communities"
T.E.A.M.
Teams
October 13, 2005 (2005-10-13)
Curtis makes a song for the hopping team. Shaun tries to move a heavy block across his space. Karla makes her body parts roll. Jenn lost her voice and Chats tries to guess what she wants her to know. Karla's feet are tired and she gives them a rub. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells us a story about a mermaid (Karla) and a whale (Shaun) that like doing water skiing together, but one day the whale gets stuck in a sandbank, so the mermaid asks a lighthouse (Kimee) for help as she shines her light to call a tugboat (Jenn) and set the whale free. Absent: Kimee.
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15
"Teams"
T.E.A.M.
Teams
October 14, 2005 (2005-10-14)
A group of aliens (the Hi-5 band) visit Curtis believing he is a music manager from Mars. Karla visits Curtis and dances the charleston believing he is going to put on a musical show. Jenn shows Chats a marionette and then she pretends to be one. Karla remembers the time she was a baby. Kimee decides on a circus trick to perform. Sharing Stories: Karla tells us a story about a king (Curtis) who feels lonely until a jester (Shaun) grants him the wish of being part of a group, so he meets two queens (Kimee and Jenn). Absent: Shaun.
Part 2
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16
"Wonderful World"
Some Kind of Wonderful
Wonderful
September 25, 2006 (2006-09-25)
Kimee paints a picture of the summery ocean, when suddenly the wind starts to blow. Karla pretends to be the waves. Jenn shows Chats a kaleidoscope and then she dresses up with colorful clothes around her waist. Curtis imagines the sounds he would hear under the sea. Karla pretends to be an octopus. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells us a story about a girl (Karla) who gets a pair of jet powered rocket boots, so she can visit her friend from Alaska (Curtis) and her friends from the tropical jungle (Kimee and Shaun). Absent: Shaun.
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17
"Wonderful People"
Some Kind of Wonderful
Wonderful
September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
Shaun becomes a tugboat. Karla and Kimee have a tugging competition. Kimee drives a bus and takes her animal friends to the park for a picnic but Jup Jup takes away the steering wheel. Karla follows some tricky instructions to get to the other side of her space. Jenn does voice exercises and Chats tries to follow her though she always sings out of time. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells us a story about a boy (Curtis) who wants to be a firefighter and his uncle (Shaun) is one, he invites him to visit the fire station and meet his team (Karla and Jenn), everyday they do the fire drills but soon a real fire happens. Absent: Curtis.
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18
"Wonderful Places"
Some Kind of Wonderful
Wonderful
September 27, 2006 (2006-09-27)
Kimee looks for a wonderful place in the world to visit. Karla feels like a sheep because she wears woolen clothes. Curtis watches at his snow globes and imagines being at the North Pole. Karla pretends to be a snowflake and a raindrop. Warrior Shaun goes to the Egyptian pyramids for the sunset chariot race. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells us a story about a shovel (Karla), a bucket (Shaun) and a wheelbarrow (Kimee) that are visited by a groundhog (Jenn), they all go to the groundhog's burrow and they find out it is too small because the groundhog doesn't like digging. Absent: Jenn.
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19
"Wonderful Days"
Some Kind of Wonderful
Wonderful
September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28)
Shaun and the Hi-5 band get ready for the wonders of the world parade. Karla leans like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Jenn and Chats invent Night-Day, the day where they can pretend it's night. Kimee visits the museum and Jup Jup hides inside her backpack. Karla pretends to be a tyrannosaurus rex. Sharing Stories: Karla tells us a story about a cat (Jenn), a dog (Shaun), a mouse (Kimee) and a rabbit (Curtis) living together, soon they all want to celebrate their own special day and that triggers a disagreement. Absent: Curtis.
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20
"Wonderful Gifts and Treasures"
Some Kind of Wonderful
Wonderful
September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)
Jenn is sad because her favorite music box is broken, so Chats finds a way to cheer her up. Shaun finds a treasure chest with a pirate costume inside. Karla climbs up a rigging but she stops to do some push ups. Curtis wants to play his guitar but he must do the washing up, so he starts to make music with the dishes. Karla makes a kitchen sink dance. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about a girl (Karla) with three special toys, but one of them (Kimee the floppy bear) feels sad because she is falling apart, so the other toys (Jenn the ballerina and Curtis the Major Marchwell) help her to look as great as new. Absent: Kimee.
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21
"Animals"
Underwater Discovery
Journeys
October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)
Snow goose Shaun teaches his class (the Hi-5 band) how to fly in formation. Karla does snow goose moves. Jenn pretends to be a homing pigeon and Chats gives her a message to send. Busy bee Curtis finds fresh flowers full of pollen and tells the other bees (the Hi-5 band) how to get there. Karla does the Big Bee Bop. Sharing Stories: Shaun tells us a story about a family of swallows where the mother (Karla) teaches her babies (Jenn, Curtis and Kimee) how to fly, but Kimee is afraid of flying. Absent: Kimee.
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22
"People"
Underwater Discovery
Journeys
October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)
Kimee makes Mexican treats. Karla and Jenn do a Mexican dance. Curtis remembers the long car trips with his family and the songs they used to sing. Karla feels tired after driving a long way, so she stops by the way to give herself a break. Shaun rides a camel across the desert. Sharing Stories: Kimee tells us a story about three white clouds (Curtis, Karla and Jenn) who meet a stormy cloud (Shaun) and he teaches them how to be stormy. Absent: Jenn.
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23
"Places"
Underwater Discovery
Journeys
October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04)
Kimee visits Paris and Jup Jup hides inside her backpack. Karla sings in French. Jenn and Chats have read a book about bunyips and they go in search of one. DJ Curtis makes music for the Hi-5 band. Karla plays a giant xylophone. Sharing Stories: Jenn tells us a story about an octopus (Shaun) who collects seaweed to have a picnic lunch at the coral cave, along the way he meets his friends (Curtis the sea urchin and Karla the stingray), and once they arrive they find out that their friend (Kimee the sea horse) has made the coral cave into a disco. Absent: Shaun.
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24
"Journeys Through Life"
Underwater Discovery
Journeys
October 5, 2006 (2006-10-05)
Chats wonders what shall she be when she grows up but Jenn wants a quiet time. Curtis doesn't know how to play a jew's harp and a teacher (Shaun) makes him do a wibbly wobbly dance. Karla is confused about the different meanings of jiggling, wobbling and bobbling. Kimee makes a caterpillar that turns into a butterfly for Karla. Karla pretends to be a butterfly. Sharing Stories: Curtis tells us a story about a group of friends (Karla, Kimee and Shaun) that is going to go into the boot scootin' barn dance, a cowgirl (Jenn) joins them but she always does different moves and wears a different hat than the band. Absent: Shaun.
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25
"Journeys Through Your Imagination"
Underwater Discovery
Journeys
October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)
Shaun uses all the laundry to make snowy mountains and he climbs up to the tallest one. Karla pretends to be a shirt hanging on the clothesline. Kimee uses a pair of chairs to travel anywhere she pleases. Jenn and Chats imagine riding a roller coaster and a carousel. Stumble and Bumble (Karla and Curtis) clown around. Sharing Stories: Karla tells us a story about two children (Curtis and Kimee) that have got sore throat and they miss a school excursion, so their mom (Jenn) takes them to a trip through their imagination to Pillow land, where they meet a puffy pillow (Shaun). Absent: Curtis.
