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Waybuloo
Created by Dan Good
Developed by
Voices of Georgia MacPherson
Sunday James-Ross
Finlay Christie
Oliver Dillon
Narrated by Dave Lamb (2012–2013)
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 100
Production
Producer(s) Vanessa Hill
Cinematography Keith Reed
Running time
  • 20 minutes (Series 1 & 2)
  • 12 minutes (Series 3 & 4)
Production company(s) The Foundation
DHX Media Toronto
Distributor Zodiak Media
Release
Original network
Original release 11 May 2009 – 27 December 2013
Chronology
Related shows Teletubbies
In the Night Garden...
Thomas & Friends
Fimbles
Bob the Builder

Waybuloo is a British-Canadian children's television series. It first aired on May 11, 2009. The show is set in a magical land called Nara. It teaches young viewers about feelings, friendship, and movement.

Meet the Piplings: Main Characters

The show features four main characters called Piplings. They are friendly, colorful creatures. Each Pipling has a unique personality and special interests.

Lau Lau: The Artistic Rabbit

  • Lau Lau is a purple rabbit.
  • She has long ears and green eyes.
  • Lau Lau loves to paint. You can often find her with her easel.

Yojojo: The Musical Monkey

  • Yojojo is an orange monkey.
  • He has blue eyes and rounded ears.
  • Yojojo is very talented. He loves playing music and juggling.

Nok Tok: The Handy Bear

  • Nok Tok is a blue bear.
  • He has brown eyes and a small patch of spiky hair.
  • Nok Tok is practical. He enjoys fixing things and helping others.

De Li: The Gardening Cat

  • De Li is a pink cat.
  • She has blue eyes and pointed ears.
  • De Li wears a white flower. She loves taking care of her garden.

Cheebies: The Children Friends

  • The Cheebies are a group of six children.
  • They play games like Peeka and Yogo with the Piplings.
  • The Cheebies often help the Piplings solve problems.

Narabugs: Tiny Butterfly Friends

  • Narabugs are four small butterflies.
  • Many people think they are the Piplings' pets.
  • Each Narabug matches the color of its Pipling friend.

Yogo: Fun Movement and Poses

Yogo is a gentle type of Yoga that the Piplings practice. It helps them feel calm and happy.

How Yogo Works

  • The Piplings show different poses.
  • These poses are inspired by nature in Nara. For example, they might do poses like an owl or a tree.
  • Later, the Cheebies join in. They try the same Yogo poses.

When Yogo Happens

  • Yogo begins when sunlight hits an old machine.
  • This machine signals it's time for Yogo.
  • The show's creators worked with experts to make Yogo safe. They made sure the movements were good for children.

Waybuloo Episodes Guide

Waybuloo has 100 episodes spread across four series. Each episode shows the Piplings and Cheebies learning and playing together.

Series 1 and 2 Episodes

Episode Series 1 Title Series 2 Title
1 Moving Things Magical Music
2 Showtime A Surprise for Yojojo
3 Trumpet Cheebie Tune
4 Strawberries De Li and the Shoehorns
5 Snuggly Nest Star
6 Whistle Singball Statues
7 Shy Flower Go Get Game
8 Going Bananas Pictures
9 Nok Tok's Naracar Snuggly Slide
10 Bubble De Li's Garden
11 Nok Tok's Happy Plant Dance
12 Counting Seeds Lost
13 Being Brave The Gift
14 Catch Loving Laughing
15 Nok Tok Thinks Big Feather
16 Tricky Kicky Neepnip
17 Green Mango Pipling Pegs
18 Songbird No Talk Game
19 Fruity Fun Dry Garden
20 Hiccups Carrotbeet Day
21 Cheep Cheep Lau Lau's Story
22 Echo Cave Toot Toot
23 Frog Snuggly
24 Whizzcrackers Choosy
25 Glitter Crystal Walking Backwards
26 Missing Seed String Goes Ping
27 Flittery Narabug Where Have All The Narabugs Gone?
28 Perfect Picnic Singing Bowl
29 Clever Tree Bop Bop Bat
30 Mice Nok Tok's Narabug
31 Bongleberry Juice Old Made New
32 Jumping Pipling Playday
33 Follow the Pipling Sssh!
34 Dancing Feet Enough
35 The Tallest Pipling in Nara Pod Men
36 Pipling Rhythm Too Slow
37 Narabug Chase Chimey Leaves
38 Catch the Plumato Nok Tok Rock
39 Fireflies Swapping
40 Jumpybug Bluebell
41 Leaf The Search For Lau Lau's Glowstone
42 Picnic Yojojo's Plumpkin
43 Treasure Hunt Fairy Thing
44 Sad Narabug Surprise
45 Balancing Round and Round
46 De Li's Trick Swapsy Box
47 Ball Den For Ten
48 Clouds Shaker Breaker
49 Nok Tok Goes Driving Lau Lau's Quiet Day
50 Tricky Stick Nok Tok Goes Away

Series 3 and 4 Episodes

Two more seasons of Waybuloo were created using computer animation. Series 3 started airing on CBeebies on October 3, 2011.

Episode Series 3 Title Series 4 Title
1 Happiness Parade Dancing
2 Narabug Games Narabug's Rescue
3 Nok Tok's Promise Going Bananas
4 Bell-buloo! Flying Birds
5 Yojojo Wants to Share Strawberries
6 Flower Surprise Tricky Stick
7 Bongleberry Bubbles Happy Yojojo
8 Froggy Rock
9 Follow Nok Tok
10 De Li's Dance
11 Happy Yojojo
12 Needing Help
13 Lau Lau's Picture
14 Go Yojojo Crawly Caterpillar
15 Most Beautiful Thing
16 Flowerstrings
17 Bye Bye Snuggly
18 De Li's Harvest
19 Dry Garden A Surprise For De Li
20 Carrotbeet Day The Plumpkin And The Caterpillar
21 Lau Lau's Story Yojojo's Twinkler Show
22 Toot Toot Nok Tok Builds a Follow Box
23 Snuggly Home Swapsy
24 De Li's Lucky Day Swapsy Time
25 Trumpet Up Top De Li's Flower
26 Lau Lau's Special Day Pod Men
27 Feely Box Hop Chase Game
28 Everybody Happy Chimey Leaves
29 Yojojo's Big Music Day Narabug Chase
30 Neither Nest Dancing Feet
31 Puppet Show Enormous Neepnip
32 Thirsty Day Bye Bye Snuggly
33 Wobbly Wheelbarrow Pipling Playday
34 Crawley Caterpillar De Li Gets Her Shoehorns
35 Blossom Berry Hop Tricky Sick
36 Butterfly Day Narmole Trouble
37 Can't Do It Toot Toot
38 Hop Chase Game Bongleberry Bubbles
39 Cloud Gazing Swapping
40 Very Special Flower Nok Tok Rock
41 Being Happy
42 Narabug and Songbird
43 Glittery Narmole
44 Nok Tok's Talent
45 Keep Trying
46 Lost Leaf
47 Sneezy Nok Tok
48 Nok Tok Picking Carrots Narmole Day
49 Lau Lau Vegetables Everyone Play Together
50 Growing Tomatoes Lau Lau's Bird

DVD Releases of Waybuloo

You can find Waybuloo episodes on DVD. Here are some of the releases:

  • UK
    • 2 Entertain (2009–2012)
    • Delta Entertainment Corporation (2014)
  • Canada
Release name UK release date
Meet the Piplings 26 October 2009
Adventures In Nara 30 November 2009
Piplings Love to Play 29 March 2010
Hi-Hi Cheebies 6 September 2010
Piplings Feel Buloo 22 November 2010
Series 1-5 Box Set 6 December 2010
Piplings Love to Exercise 5 March 2012
Pipling Fun 3 September 2014
Super Piplings 20 May 2019

Where Waybuloo Was Shown

Waybuloo has been broadcast in many countries around the world.

Country Channel First Aired
 United Kingdom CBeebies 11 May 2009
 Canada Treehouse TV, Family Jr. 10 September 2009
 Australia ABC2, ABC Kids 4 December 2009
 Germany Super RTL 10 January 2010
 Japan TV Tokyo 20 January 2010
 South Korea Kids Talk Talk 10 February 2010
 Netherlands NPO Zappelin 10 March 2010
 France Piwi, TFOU, Gulli, Playhouse Disney France 10 April 2010
 Spain Clan 14 July 2010
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Once TV 10 August 2010
 Portugal Canal Panda 10 September 2010
 Brazil SBT 10 October 2010
 Italy Rai YoYo, DeA Kids 10 November 2010
Flag of the Republic of China.svg EBC Yoyo 21 February 2014
 Ireland RTÉ2, TG4, Virgin Media Kids 5 January 2010
 New Zealand TV2 January 2010
 Papua New Guinea EMTV February 2010
 Finland Yle February 2010
 Egypt Baraem March 2010
 Indonesia CBeebies March 2010
 Iceland Stöð 2, Stöð 2 Extra April 2010
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