Tweenies - wikipedia Tweenies This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2017 ) Tweenies Created by Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan Developed by Tell - Tale Productions for BBC Worldwide Starring Sally Preisig Justin Fletcher Bob Golding Colleen Daley Emma Weaver Opening theme `` Are You Ready to Play ? '' Ending theme `` Are You Ready to Play ? '' ( instrumental ) Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series 7 No. of episodes 390 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Judy Whitfield Clare Elstow Producer ( s ) Kay Benbow Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan Will Brenton Karl Woolley Camera setup Davy Johnson Running time 18 -- 20 minutes Production company ( s ) Tell - Tale Productions BBC Distributor BBC Worldwide Release Original network CBBC CBeebies Picture format 16 : 9 Audio format Stereo Original release 6 September 1999 ( 1999 - 09 - 06 ) -- 24 July 2002 ( 2002 - 07 - 24 ) External links Website Tweenies is a British live action children 's television series created by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan. The programme is centred on four infant characters, known as the `` Tweenies '', playing, singing and dancing in a fictional nursery. They are cared by two adult Tweenies and two dogs. Unlike the Teletubbies, the Tweenies are well developed and are able to communicate effectively. 390 episodes were broadcast between 6 September 1999 and 24 July 2002. In 2000, the show won a BAFTA award for Best Pre-school Live Action series, and singles featuring exclusive songs spent some weeks in the charts during the early 2000s. The series premiered on the BBC 's children 's block, and was repeated on CBeebies from the channel 's launch in 2002 until 2016. It was also shown on Noggin in the United States and in other countries worldwide. Contents 1 Overview and history 2 Characters 2.1 Bella 2.2 Milo 2.3 Fizz 2.4 Jake 2.5 Max 2.6 Judy 2.7 Doodles 2.8 Izzles 3 Episodes 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 Singles 5 Broadcast 6 Live Shows 7 Merchandise 7.1 DVDs and videos 7.2 Books 7.3 Toys and games 8 Awards 9 References 10 External links Overview and history The idea for the programme came from Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton, a pair with a track record of being involved in BBC children 's programming. Together with Karl Woolley and Helen Cadwallader, they set up Tell - Tale Productions at Elstree Film Studios in Hertfordshire. Iain Lauchlan was a presenter on Play School, Fingermouse and Playdays, meeting Brenton, a director, writer and also a presenter, during the latter. Together they started producing two of the Playdays strands before forming their own production companies Tell - Tale Productions and, more recently, Wish Films. They also created The Fun Song Factory, Boo !, BB3B, Jim Jam and Sunny, Basil Hair The Squirrel and Entertainment Right 's The Magical Lives of Toys. Tweenies is a production of Tell - Tale Productions in association with the BBC. Animation for the show was produced by A Productions, an animation studio based in Bristol, England, with Ealing Animation providing some animation in a few early episodes. Computer animation for the series was provided by Clockwork Digital, with Ben Mars animating Mungo, the computer creature who appears in some later episodes. The characters are well developed and children are able to predict what their responses might be. The mixture of story, song and creative activity provides excellent opportunities for children to learn through play. Music plays an important part in the programme and children are encouraged to join in with songs and actions. The programme is set in a nursery attended by the four Tweenies themselves : Bella, Milo, Fizz and the youngest, Jake. They are in the care of two adults, Max and Judy, and two dogs, Doodles & Izzles. The show includes a `` Tweenie Clock '', with five circular lights arranged in a pentagonal shape with the lights denoting `` News Time '' ( Circle Time in United States ) -- Orange, `` Messy Time '' -- Blue, `` Song Time '' -- Yellow, `` Telly Time '' ( Video Time in United States ) -- Green and `` Story Time '' -- Red. `` Surprise Time '' is a special time determined when all five lights glow. A button at the centre of the clock ( Purple ) is pressed to select the activity that will be undertaken next. It was formerly shown on CBeebies, from 11 February 2002 until 1 April 2016. Like a number of other CBeebies programmes, a live stage version of the show has toured in the UK. The most recent tour, Top of the Tots, toured the British Isles during 2009, the series ' 10th anniversary. In addition, the tour also played several shows in Hong Kong in late September and early October 2009. The Tweenies were also regulars on the annual CBeebies Live tours around the British Isles. Between 2003 and 2005, there was also a Tweenies theme park, at Alton Towers in the Cred Street section aimed at younger children, which replaced the Barney section and then was removed in favour of Bob the Builder. In 2000, Tweenies won two awards : Best PreSchool Educational Program and Best Live Action PreSchool Programme. The original prototypes for the Tweenies characters were designed by Sally Preisig of Mimics Productions ; they were later re-scaled into two sizes for the characters shown on the series. In addition, Preisig also designed the character costumes and was co-constructor / developer for the Tweenies ' full - size puppets. The costume fabric comes from the UK and was imported and dyed into their present colours ; it is about the same thickness as fleece jumpers. Neal Scanlan Studios ( Babe, Star Wars, etc. ), made the Animatronic Tweenie heads. Characters The Tweenies consist of Bella, Milo, Fizz, Jake, Doodles, Izzles, Max, Judy, and are sometimes joined by Max 's sister Polly. Other characters have appeared occasionally, including Milo 's uncle, Mickey, his father, Jake 's mother, Fizz 's mother and father and Bella 's grandmother. There have also been several animated characters. The four main characters appeared in the first episode Tweenie Band, which was filmed in 1998 at Elstree Studios & aired on 6 September in 1999. The Tweenies were played by only one set of actors, while the voices and animatronics were provided by other actors. Unless otherwise indicated, all the following actors and voice talent were in the show from 1999 until its last episode, What Makes Summer ? in July 2002. Bella Bella ( operated by Tamsin Heatley 1999 - 2000 ; Esther Collins 2000 -- 02, voiced by Sally Preisig 1999 - 2000 ; Emma Weaver 2000 - 2002, Alyson Court in the US ) is a five - year - old blue - skinned girl with blonde hair, usually accompanied with a red hair ribbon. As the oldest and tallest of the Tweenies, she has a very bossy attitude and likes her own way. Sometimes she causes things to go wrong with her overconfidence, but she apologises for her mistakes and can be helpful to the younger children. Her best friend is Fizz. Milo Milo ( operated by C.H. Beck 1999 - 2000 ; Kate Ryan 2000 -- 2002, voiced by Bob Golding, Tracey Moore in the US ) is a four - year - old purple - skinned boy with black hair. He is energetic, friendly and cheerful, though sometimes impulsive. His best friend is Jake. He has a mother named Mary, an unnamed father, a brother named Dean and an uncle named Mickey. Fizz Fizz ( operated by Jenny Hutchinson 1999 - 2000 ; Angela Reynolds 2000 ; Francesca Anderson 2001 -- 2002, voiced by Colleen Daley, Lisa Yamanaka in the US ) is a four - year - old yellow - skinned girl with brown beaded hair. She is mild - mannered, but sometimes shy, and can get whiny and stroppy for the smallest reasons. Fizz 's best friend is Bella. She loves ballet, dressing up, and playing with dolls. Jake Jake ( operated by Samantha Dodd 1999 - 2002 ; voiced by Justin Fletcher, Colin O'Meara in the US ) is a three - year - old orange - skinned boy with a blonde mohican. Being the youngest Tweenie, he sometimes feels left out and excluded from the other Tweenies ' games when he is not big enough to join in. He is sweet and has a close bond with Doodles, but he sometimes shows signs of being homesick and is prone to temper tantrums when frustrated. He often gets words mixed up. His best friend is Milo. Jake has an unnamed brother and his uncle is Jewish. Max Max ( operated by Simon Grover ; voiced by Bob Golding, James Rankin in the US ) is a pink - skinned, middle - aged man who is one of the two managers of the playgroup of the Tweenies. He speaks with a slight Yorkshire accent. Judy Judy ( operated by Simon Grover ; voiced by Sinead Rushe, Caroly Larson in the US ) is a green - skinned woman who is the other of the playgroup managers. She speaks with a Northern Irish accent. Doodles Doodles ( operated by Alan Riley ; voiced by Justin Fletcher ) is a red and yellow male dog. Izzles Izzles ( operated by Fiona Watkins ; voiced by Colleen Daley ) is a purple and white female dog, who was first introduced in 2001, as a companion for Doodles. Episodes Main article : List of Tweenies episodes The Tweenies aired its first episode Tweenie Band on 6 September 1999 on its original programme block CBBC and last aired on 24 July 2002 with What Makes Summer ? on its former channel CBeebies. In total, there are 390 episodes. There have been special episodes, such as a series of Be Safe With The Tweenies and expanded 40 minute episodes. Episode 252, Favourite Songs, which first aired in March 2001 was banned by the BBC in January 2013 after the corporation received 216 complaints about a scene where Max appears dressed as disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile. The BBC had stopped the Tweenies from being repeated on CBeebies for four months due to the controversy. The episodes then started repeating again from June 2013 until April 2016. Discography Albums Data from AllMusicCharts.com Title Entered chart ( UK ) Peak position ( UK ) Weeks on chart ( UK ) Friends Forever 25 November 2000 56 The Christmas Album 1 December 2001 34 5 Everybody Dance -- -- -- Greatest Hits ( double CD ) -- -- -- Singles Data from AllMusicCharts.com Title Entered chart ( UK ) Peak position ( UK ) Weeks on chart ( UK ) Sent to CBeebies Album `` No. 1 '' 11 November 2000 5 23 Yes `` Best Friends Forever '' 31 March 2001 12 10 Yes `` Do the Lollipop '' 4 August 2001 17 8 No `` I Believe in Christmas '' 15 December 2001 9 6 No `` Have Fun, Go Mad '' 14 September 2002 20 7 Yes Broadcast This section is in a list format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this section to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available. ( May 2014 ) CBBC ( UK ) -- 6 September 1999 -- 10 February 2002 CBeebies ( UK ) -- 11 February 2002 -- 1 April 2016 BBC2 ( UK ) -- 1999 -- 2009 Noggin ( United States ) -- 7 April 2003 -- 27 September 2009 Nick Jr ( United States ) -- 28 September 2009 -- 11 December 2011 ABC ( Australia ) -- 4 July 2000 -- 27 June 2003 TV Asahi ( Japan ) -- 2000 -- 2007 Boomerang ( Thailand ) -- 2002 -- 2005 Russia1 ( Russia ) -- 2002 -- 2004 Network 2 ( The Den ) ( Ireland ) TV2 ( New Zealand ) Prime ( New Zealand ) SVT Barnkanalen ( Sweden ) e.tv ( South Africa ) Kids Central ( Singapore ) Live shows The Tweenies went live on various occasions during the height of the programmes success from 1999 until 2003. They made their first live show debut in 1999 after the shows release, then again in 2000 and in 2002 for the Christmas special. These live appearances also include Top of the Pops specials with them performing their singles, including No. 1, Do The Lollipop and Have Fun Go Mad !. Merchandise DVDs and videos These were released by BBC Worldwide and some various DVDs are still available in retailers. Are you ready to play ? ( 1999 VHS, also for PC - CDROM ) Song Time ! ( 1999, VHS ) Merry Tweenie Christmas ( 2000, first DVD ) Party Games, Laughs & Giggles ( 2000 ) Song Time is Fab - a-Rooney ( 2001 VHS ) The Enchanted Toyshop ( 2002 VHS ) Song Time 2 ( 2000 ) Songs & Surprises ( 2001 ) Tweenies Live ! ( 2001 ) Animal Friends ( 2000 ) Colours are Magic ( 2001 ) It 's Messy Time ( 2002, also for PC - CDROM ) Everybody Panto ( 2002 ) Doodles ' New Friend ( 2002 ) Tweenies Live ! : The Christmas Present ( 2002 ) Night - Time Magic ( 2003 ) Animal Friends / Party Games, Laughs & Giggles ( 2000 DVD ) Music is Pop - a-Rooney ! ( 2002 TOTPS ) Let 's Play ( 2003 VHS ) Jungle Adventure ( 2004 ) Let 's All Make Music ( 2004 ) Fizz ! ( 2005, final VHS ) It 's Christmas ( 2005 ) Song Time : The Complete Collection ( 2005 ) The Ultimate Christmas Collection ( 2006 ) Practical Jokes ( 2006 ) Messy Time Magic ( 2008 ) Many of the above videos have also been dubbed into other languages. In addition, several of the Tweenies videos were produced in special versions for retailers with additional footage ( for example, the `` Party Games, Laughs & Giggles '' video distributed at Marks & Spencer stores carried two additional segments, adding ten minutes to the video 's running time ). Many of the above videos were also released as DVDs under different names. iTunes has released a Best of Tweenies volume 1 which consists of the first six episodes of the series. Books From 1999 until 2006, various books were released from Tweenies, based on the episodes that were mostly aired. There were also annuals that were released from 2001 -- 2006 and other books, based on each character from Tweenies. Toys and games From the late 90s into the early 2000s, the Tweenies were one of the most popular set of children 's TV characters at the time, which led to a wide range merchandise being sold. Many toys were sold in various retailers, such as Toys `` R '' Us, Argos, & Woolworths. Merchandise included soft toys, playsets, collectible figures, board games, jigsaws and puzzles, talking toys, the video games Tweenies : Doodles ' Bones and Tweenies : Game Time, and many other products. Awards Year Award Outcome 2000 BAFTA Children 's Awards `` Best Pre-School Live Action '' Won 2002 BAFTA Children 's Awards `` Best Pre-School Live Action '' Nominated References Jump up ^ In the episode `` Kissing '', Milo states that his brother tripped him up when they were playing football. Jump up ^ `` BBC receives 216 complaints for Tweenies Jimmy Savile spoof ''. BBC News. 2013 - 01 - 21. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Past Winners and Nominees - Children 's - Awards - 2000 ''. BAFTA. 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Question: what are the names of the tweenies characters
Answer: Bella