The Adventures of Gracie Lou

***The Adventures of Gracie Lou*** is a British-Australian animated series created by Darren and Helen Simpson, owners of Merry Dance Productions. The show premiered on 2007 on ABC For Kids And 2022 on DLMA.

## Overall

*The Adventures of Gracie Lou* is set in the colourful, happy and musical world of three-year-old Gracie Lou and all her friends. They have many fun-filled adventures learning new words, playing exciting games and learning new songs.

## The Story Behind the Show

"The Adventures of Gracie Lou" is the brainchild of husband-and-wife team Darren and Helen Simpson who make up Merry Dance Productions. What started as a simple bedtime story series for their two young daughters Grace and Matilda, has now become a fully-animated singing and learning series for children aged 0-4 years. It's something of which they are extremely proud and are pleased to introduce it to you.

Whilst this has been an ongoing project for the past 5 years, it's not until Darren and Helen joined creative forces with the team at Two Camels Music in London that we see the final quality children's animation we have today. The musical skills of Erwin Keiles and John Thirkell have turned these traditional children's songs into new modern treasures which children will love and enjoy.

"The Adventures of Gracie Lou" is appealing to young children because of it’s simplicity, it’s bright colours, it’s use of creative learning repetition and it’s simple non-cluttered movement. Most importantly, it is fun. When an episode is finished, children are often heard to say "Again please Mummy!".

The characters are fun and colourful. They are always smiling and dancing their way from one song to the next. New puzzles and games are always around the next corner and each task is as exciting as the last.

Darren, Helen and the team at Two Camels Music are committed to producing quality children's stories that help children learn and grow. With each song or story they animate, comes the new challenge of inspiring the growing and learning minds of our children. It's a challenge they meet with great passion and enthusiasm, and one which they hope to transfer into the world of "Gracie Lou".

"The Adventures of Gracie Lou" was once just a dream, but now is a reality.

## Characters

* Gracie Lou
* Matilda
* Emily
* Henry
* Granddad
* Doddie the Friendly Dragon
* Charlie

## Songs

1. Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
2. Never Smile at a Crocodile
3. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
4. The Wheels on the Bus
5. This is the Way
6. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
7. Miss Polly
8. Ding Dong Bell
9. I Ride My Little Bicycle
10. I Am the Music Man
11. Horsey Horsey
12. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
13. Jack And Jill
14. 10 Green Bottles
15. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
16. One Man Went To Mow
17. Six Little Ducks
18. 10 Fat Sausages
19. 10 Little Indians
20. Three Blind Mice
21. Mary Had A Little Lamb
22. If You're Happy and You Know It
23. I'm a Little Teapot
24. Ring a Ring Of Roses
25. Round and Round the Garden
26. Hokey Cokey
27. 2 Little Dickey Birds
28. See Saw Marjorie Daw
29. With My Foot I Tap Tap Tap
30. The Grand Old Duke of York
31. Jelly on a Plate
32. Baa Baa Black Sheep
33. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
34. Wind the Bobbin Up
35. We Went to the Animal Fair
36. Daddy's Taking Us to the Zoo Tomorrow
37. 1 Finger 1 Thumb
38. How Much Is That Doggie?
39. The Farmer's In The Dell
40. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
41. 10 in the Bed
42. I'm a Kangaroo
43. 5 Little Ducks
44. 5 Little Monkeys
45. Incy Wincy Spider
46. Knick-Knack Paddy-Whack
47. The ABC Song
48. Chugga Chugga, Choo Choo
49. Dancing Girls
50. The Animal Rock
51. Hickory Dickory Dock

### Removed songs

Some of the songs can be planned to be on the TV show, but scrapped for unknown reasons. The track listing can be found on the website. It is also founded in some albums by Mary Carpenter.

* A **Bold text** indicates that song was founded in some DVDs, but it was briefly featured on this TV show.
* An *Italic text* indicates that song was referenced to each song.

1. Sing A Song Of Sixpence
2. I Can Sing A Rainbow
3. Old King Cole
4. She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain
5. Oranges And Lemons
6. *Teddy Bear's Picnic*
7. Oh Dear! What Can The Matter Be?
8. It's Raining, It's Pouring
9. Looby Loo
10. Boys And Girls Come Out To Play
11. Hey Diddle Diddle
12. Pop Goes The Weasel
13. **Dingle Dangle Scarecrow** (Note: You Can See The Track #7 At The Back Of This DVD Cover.)
14. Nelly the Elephant
15. Tommy Thumb
16. The Ugly Duckling
17. Michael Finnegan
18. *Polly Put the Kettle On*
19. London Bridge Is Falling Down

## Crew

*See The Adventures of Gracie Lou/Credits*

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100427063627/http://www.gracielou.com.au:80/CD\_Oh%20Dear.htm
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcxc0NnYKM8nZYVQqB8iRtQ
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS78xJjPumc
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080719120145/http://www.gracielou.com.au/DVDs.htm
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASpb0p0pdKw
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37qxotADyz0
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shsj7SolfQE
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEf1xcBAGzI
9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8H7OCV6Og4
10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7oLzlD5GP4
11. ↑ https://www.ebay.com/itm/186200227117
12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=756iKQQV2Hk
13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH5Kqtrdw7Y
14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hDV7UYCXYk
15. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmdNgvTRFsA
16. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HzlfBQ4umU
17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV-lgZ8XNlo