Baby Jake facts for kids
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Sibsey Trader Mill in Lincolnshire was the location used in the filming of the opening and closing sequences of Baby Jake
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| Starring | Adamo Bertacchi Morroni Franco Bertacchi Morroni Kaizer Akhtar |
| Opening theme | "Baby Jake" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Producer(s) | Maddy Darrall |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Darrall Macqueen Ltd JAM Media |
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| Original network | CBeebies |
| Original release | 4 July 2011 – 15 October 2012 |
Baby Jake is a fun British-Irish children's television show. It first appeared on TV in the UK on July 4, 2011. The show is about a baby named Jake and his amazing adventures. You can still watch Baby Jake on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
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How Baby Jake Was Made
This show cost about £1.85 million to create. Money for the show came from the Irish Film Board and CBeebies.
The idea for Baby Jake came from a company called Darrall Macqueen. They worked with JAM Media, an Irish animation studio, to make the animated parts of the show. JAM Media also created another show called Tilly and Friends. Maddy Darrall, one of the creators, got the idea for Baby Jake by watching her 7-year-old nephew understand her 1-year-old son.
The animation for the series was done in Dublin, Ireland. Dave Ingham, who also wrote for shows like Charlie and Lola and The Koala Brothers, was the main writer for Baby Jake.
Exploring Baby Jake's Adventures
The show is all about Jake, a 9-month-old baby. Jake lives in a windmill with his nine older brothers and sisters and their parents. All the children's names start with the first ten letters of the alphabet!
In each episode, Baby Jake goes on a magical adventure. He meets many special friends like Nibbles the Rabbit, Sydney the Monkey, Pengy Quinn the Penguin, Captain Spacey and the Hamsternauts, Toot Toot the Tractor, and Bill the Red Bus. These friends always join in on Jake's exciting journeys.
The show has a child narrator, which was a unique choice for children's TV. All ten children in the show are real actors. Baby Jake's face is a real photograph, but his body is animated. His 5-year-old brother, Isaac, translates Jake's baby babbling for the audience. Isaac was voiced by a real 5-year-old boy, which was a new idea for children's shows at the time. The real-life brothers Adamo and Franco Bertacchi Morroni played Jake and Isaac. Kaizer Akhtar provided Isaac's voice.
Meet the Characters of Baby Jake
Here are some of the main characters you'll meet in Baby Jake:
- Baby Jake (portrayed by Adamo Bertacchi Morroni and vocal effects provided by Franco Bertacchi Morroni): He is the main character of the show. Jake is a happy and playful baby who loves to imagine many different adventures.
- Isaac (portrayed by Franco Bertacchi Morroni and voiced by Kaizer Akhtar): Isaac is Baby Jake's older brother. He is the one who tells us all about Jake's magical adventure stories.
- Nibbles is a friendly rabbit who lives in the forest. He is one of Baby Jake's special magical friends.
- Sydney is a playful monkey from the jungle. Sydney is another one of Baby Jake's magical companions.
- Captain Spacey and the Hamsternauts are hamsters dressed as astronauts. They live in outer space and join Baby Jake on his cosmic trips.
- Pengy Quinn is a cool penguin who lives in the Arctic. Pengy Quinn is one of Baby Jake's friends from the icy lands.
- Toot Toot is a magic tractor that Baby Jake enjoys riding in during his adventures.
- Bill The Red Bus is a magic bus that also takes Baby Jake on fun rides.
- Flying Pig is a pig with wings who introduces each episode of Baby Jake.
Where Baby Jake Lives: The Windmill
The special windmill you see in the show is a real place! It's called Sibsey Trader Mill and is located just outside the village of Sibsey near Boston in Lincolnshire, England.
In the show, the windmill looks like a big family home with extra floors, rooms, and windows. It even has working sails! When they filmed the show in late summer 2010, they had to wait to harvest the wheat in the fields around the mill. This was so the wheat would have the perfect golden color for the filming.
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Sibsey Trader Mill in Lincolnshire was used for filming the opening and closing scenes of Baby Jake.
Seasons of Baby Jake
The first season of Baby Jake aired in the UK every weekday from July to August 2011. This season had 26 episodes.
The second season started on September 10, 2012, and also had 26 episodes.
The second season was the last one made for Baby Jake. No more new seasons have been requested since then. The show was also broadcast on Al Jazeera.
Episodes Guide
Baby Jake had a total of 52 episodes across two seasons. Each season featured 26 exciting adventures for Baby Jake and his friends.
See also
In Spanish: Baby Jake para niños
