Here's Humphrey facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Here's Humphrey
Genre	Preschool
Starring	Humphrey B. Bear
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	40
No. of episodes	3,000 1,776
Production
Production location(s)	Adelaide, South Australia
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Banksia Productions
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Picture format	Black and white (1965–75) PAL (1975–2000) 576i (SDTV) (2000–08)
Audio format	Mono (1965–75) Stereo (1975–2008)
Original release	24 May 1965 (1965-05-24) – 29 February 2008 (2008-02-29)

Here's Humphrey is an Australian children's television series produced by Banksia Productions for the Nine Network, which first aired on 24 May 1965. It features an anthropomorphic brown bear character known as Humphrey B. Bear.

Here's Humphrey has become one of the most successful programs for preschoolers in Australia and is one of the longest running children's television programs in the world. The program received multiple Logie Television Awards.

Format

The series features anthropomorphic brown bear character known as Humphrey B. Bear, who is mute. Set in a magical forest, Humphrey is paired with a human presenter, who narrates their adventures. The series takes place in Humphrey's tree house, where he partakes in magical adventures.

One of the central ideas presented in the show is the importance of taking part and not always being successful at everything.

Cast

Presenters

• Patsy Biscoe (1970)
• Ian Fairweather (1967)
• Martin Portus
• Heidi Greig (1988-1992)
• David Sadler (1988-1992)
• Terry Webb (1988-1992)
• Ann Carter (1988-1992)

Humphrey B. Bear

Several performers portrayed the role of Humphrey.

• Edwin Duryea (1965)
• Rev. Ross Hutchinson
• John Maclean

Episodes

More than 3,000 episodes of Here's Humphrey have been produced. It has also been stated that only 1,776 episodes were filmed.

Series		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	2000	180		2000 (2000)	2003 (2003)
	2007	60		10 December 2007 (2007-12-10)	29 February 2008 (2008-02-29)

Broadcast

In September 2013, community station West TV began airing repeats of Here's Humphrey in Perth.

Awards and nominations

The program received multiple Logie Television Awards, and the character won a special "Citizen of the Year" Award at the 1994 Australia Day celebrations.

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
1969	Logie Award	Best Children's TV Series	Here's Humphrey	Won
1970		Best Children's TV Series	Here's Humphrey	Won
1975	Parents Without Partners	Distinguished Service to Children Award	Humphrey B. Bear	Won
1978	Festival of Light		Humphrey B. Bear	Won
1978	Logie Award	Favourite Children's Personality	Humphrey B. Bear	Won
1979	Television Society of Australia	Individual Achievement	Humphrey B. Bear	Won
1982		Penguin Award for Best Children's Personality	Humphrey B. Bear	Won
	Logie Award	Best Children's TV Series	Here's Humphrey	Won
1994		Australia Day Citizen of the Year	Humphrey B. Bear	Won
2003		Heritage Listed and National Trust Icon	Humphrey B. Bear	Won