Play School (New Zealand TV series)

Play School (New Zealand TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Play School


caption =
format = Childrens
camera = Multi-Camera
picture_format = PAL
runtime =
creator =
starring =
opentheme =
country = NZL
network = TVNZ
first_aired = 1970s
last_aired = 1993
website =
imdb_id = 0191719
tv_com_id = |

Play School was a New Zealand educational television show for children. It was based on the British Play School show.

It was first broadcast in New Zealand during the 1970s originally screened twice a day at around 10am and then 2:30pm. Playschool was filmed from the TVNZ studio that was in Dunedin. 1990 was the last year the the New Zealand made series screened on Television.

The show starred five toys, which are famously nostalgic for New Zealanders who watched the program as children. They are:
* [http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?oid=669374&coltype=history&regno=gh014511&page=5&imagesonly=true Big Ted] : A traditional-style golden coloured teddy bear
*Little Ted: Identical to Big Ted, but much smaller
* [http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?oid=669369&coltype=history&regno=gh014509&imagesonly=true&term=manu Manu] : A very-human looking plastic doll with Māori features, such as dark skin and hair
* [http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?oid=703734&coltype=history&regno=gh015567 Jemima] : A rag doll with orange woollen hair
* [http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?oid=669372&coltype=history&regno=gh014510&page=6&imagesonly=true Humpty] : A round green fabric toy resembling Humpty Dumpty.

Big Ted, Manu, Jemima and Humpty are in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, New Zealand. Little Ted was blown up by the film crew after the completion of the final series and he is now looking worse for wear. [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/123456/593970/]

In 2006, TV2 started to screen the Australian version of Play School. It features kiwi presenter Jay Laga'aia who has been on the show since 2000.

ee also

*Play School (Australian TV series)
*Play School (UK TV series)

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191719/ Play School] on IMDB
* [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/123456/593970/]
* [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/465791 Play School] at TV2


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