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Kaboodle & Kaboodle 2
Genre Anthology series
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 19
Production
Executive producer(s) Patricia Edgar
Producer(s) Patricia Edgar and Jeff Peck
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format PAL (576i)
Original release 26 October 1987 (1987-10-26) – 7 June 1991 (1991-06-07)

Kaboodle is a cool TV show from Australia that first aired in 1987. It's an anthology series, which means each episode tells different short stories. These stories use a mix of animation, puppets, and real actors! The show was made by the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) and shown on ABC Television.

Later, a follow-up series called Kaboodle 2 came out in 1990. This one was a bit different because it was fully animated. It also had regular characters in every episode, instead of completely new stories each time. Kaboodle 2 was shown on the Seven Network.

The main idea for Kaboodle came from Jenny Hooks. The show wanted to create great Australian TV for kids aged 6-9. It aimed to spark their imagination and show them new things. Some stories were based on famous Australian children's books. Others were brand new or inspired by fairy tales and myths.

Kaboodle was important for another reason too. It helped many new Australian filmmakers get their start in TV. Over a hundred people gained their first TV credit or improved their careers by working on the show!

What is Kaboodle?

Kaboodle was a 13-part TV series. Each episode was 30 minutes long. It told two or three separate short stories. These stories used different styles like animation, puppetry, and live action (with real actors).

The show was like a kaleidoscope of forms. Each episode had a different speed, length, and mood. It aimed to make kids laugh and cry. It also mixed fantasy with realism. All the stories were made especially for young viewers aged 6-9. There were 32 different short stories in the first 13-part series.

Kaboodle Short Stories

Here are some of the short stories featured in the Kaboodle series:

Title Form
The Birthday Present Live action
The Cure Animation
Double Take Live action
The Fogbrook Thing Live action
Foxbat and the Mini Animation
Frieze Animation
The Ghost and Katie Domigan Live action
The Girl and the Pumpkin Live action
The Great Detective Animation
The Great Sandiwch Swap Live action
Gung Ho Animation
Hide Until Daytime Live action
The Huge Adventures of Trevor a Cat Animation
Joshua Cooks Animation
The Marvellous Adventures of Miriam and the Miraculous Miranda Live action and computer animation
Molly Moves About Animation
Penny Pollard's Diary Live action
Potato and the Kobold Live action
The Secret Life of Trees Live action
Snow White and the Dreadful Dwarves Live action
The Steam Train Crew Live action
There's Dragons Animation
Scuff the Sock Live action and stop-motion animation
Talo's Story Computer animation
Thing Animation
There's a Sea in My Bedroom Computer animation
The Wheelie Wonder Animation
Whiska Animation
The Wizards of Solmar Live action and puppetry
Wombat and Gumshoe Animation

What is Kaboodle 2?

Kaboodle 2 was a mini-series with 6 half-hour episodes. It was fully animated. Instead of many different stories, it had four regular drama parts:

  • Echidna Crossing (animated by Maggie Geddes and Neil Robinson)
  • The Dream Machine (animated by Paul Williams)
  • The Hedge (animated by Peter Viska)
  • The Great Detective (animated by Michael Cusack and Richard Chataway)

Awards and Recognition

Both Kaboodle and Kaboodle 2 won several awards for being great children's television shows.

Kaboodle Awards

Year Nominated Work Awards Event Category Result
1987 'The Huge Adventures of Trevor a Cat' Kaboodle episode ATOM Awards, Melbourne, Australia Children's Award-Best Animation, and Best Film-Tertiary Student Winner
1987 'The Fogbrook Thing' Kaboodle episode ATOM Awards, Melbourne, Australia Children's Award-Best Narrative Winner
1987 'Joshua Cooks' Kaboodle episode ATOM Awards, Melbourne, Australia Best Animation Winner
1987 'Molly Makes Music' Kaboodle episode Chicago International Festival of Children's Films, United States Television production, Part of a Series-Animation Second prize
1988 'Double Take' Kaboodle episode ATOM Awards, Melbourne, Australia Children's Award-Best Narrative Winner
1988 'The Wheelie Wonder' Kaboodle episode ATOM Awards, Melbourne, Australia Children's Award-Animation Winner
1988 'Molly Makes Music', 'Lock Up Your Toys' and 'The Cure' Kaboodle episodes ATOM Awards, Melbourne, Australia Range of categories Finalists
1988 Kaboodle series 9th Banff Television Festival, Canada One of three finalists
1988 Kaboodle series 1988 Bicentennial Pater Awards International Children's Variety program-Series Award Winner
1988 Kaboodle series Television Society Australia Awards, Melbourne Children's program Award for excellence

Kaboodle 2 Awards

Kaboodle 2
Year Nominated Work Awards Event Category Result
1990 'The Hedge & Mr Snip' and 'The Great hedge Race' Kaboodle 2 episode ATOM Awards, Melbourne, Australia Children's Award-Animation Highly Commended
1990 Kaboodle 2 Television Society of Australia Awards, Melbourne Children's program Certificate of Merit
1990 'The Great Detective' regular drama segment of Kaboodle 2 Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS), NSW Cinema Photography Winner
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