Kiddets facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kiddets |
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| Genre | Children's Television Series Comedy Animation Live Action CGI |
| Created by | Martin Baynton Richard Taylor |
| Written by | Terri Baynton Peter Salmon Roxane Gaiadhar Sacha Cotter Sarah Harpur Lauren Jackson |
| Directed by | Matthew Darragh Dries Naude |
| Voices of | Ian Harcourt Richard Saade Debbie Fish Liz Mullane Jacob Rajan Simon Leary Emma Draper |
| Narrated by | Martin Baynton |
| Theme music composer | David Long |
| Composer(s) | David Long |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Martin Baynton Richard Taylor Clive Spink Jianfeng Wen Bing Wang Lisa Chatfield |
| Producer(s) | Angela Littlejohn Jan Haynes Jane Robertson |
| Production location(s) | New Zealand China |
| Editor(s) | Owen Ferrier-Kerr |
| Running time | 11 minutes (television series) |
| Production company(s) | Pukeko Pictures Hengxin Shambala Kids Cultural Industry Development Co., Ltd. |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVNZ Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| First shown in | Australia |
| Original release | 3 September 2018 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The WotWots |
Kiddets is a fun New Zealand children's television show. It first aired in 2018 and is a sister series to The WotWots. The show was created by Martin Baynton and Richard Taylor. It mixes computer animation with real-life video clips. The story follows five alien friends as they learn about life in their playroom. There is one season with 52 episodes, each lasting eleven minutes.
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What is Kiddets About?
The show is all about five young alien friends called "Kiddets." Each Kidde has a special interest they love to learn about.
- Patches focuses on health and safety.
- Dapper loves arts and culture.
- Bounce is interested in mechanics.
- Stripes learns about leadership.
- Luna explores science.
They are space cadets, which means they are explorers-in-training! They attend a space academy on their home planet, WotWot. The Kiddets learn by playing in their playroom. This room has a great view of a spaceport floating above their planet. Sometimes, they ask for help from SpottyWot and DottyWot, who live on planet Earth.
How Kiddets Was Made
Kiddets was created by children's author Martin Baynton and filmmaker Richard Taylor. They worked together to develop the show.
A Special Partnership
Kiddets is a special project because it was made by two companies working together. These companies are Pukeko Pictures from New Zealand and Hengxin Shambala Kids Cultural Industry Development Co., Ltd. from China. This show is the very first official children's television show made jointly by New Zealand and China.
Animation and Live-Action
The Kiddets characters and their space station are made using computer animation. This means they are created with computers. The show also includes short clips from The WotWots. These clips show real-life footage. The visual effects company, Weta Workshop, helped create these parts. Weta Workshop is famous for its work on the Lord of the Rings movies.
Where You Can Watch Kiddets
Kiddets has been shown in several countries around the world. Here's where and when it first aired:
| Country | Broadcaster | First Screen Date |
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| New Zealand | TVNZ 2, TVNZ On-Demand, TVNZ HeiHei | 17 September 2018 |
| Australia | ABC1, ABC2, ABC Kids | 3 April 2018 |
| China | China Central Television | December 2018 |
| United Kingdom | CBeebies | 21 September 2020 |
