Tweenies

The Tweenies were introduced to under 5's a few years ago, and became very popular. Its an educational programme, but its done in a fun way. So, what are the Tweenies? There's four Tweenie, Bella, Milo, Fizz and Jake. They are four large charatcers who represent children in a nursery. The padded suits are bright and colourful to capture a childs imagination. Each episode starts with the theme tune, and then the four Tweenies sing a song. This can be a common nursery rhyme, or a song that is new to the child. Each song is accompanied by a dance and often there are actions to learn. As the ... more

After writing my brutally honest opinion of The Tellytubbies it was suggested to me, by a certain Ciao member, that I should consider doing a piece on The Tweenies. As this is another group of weird creatures, undoubtedly created by a man who finds it hard not to have magic mushrooms for breakfast, lunch and dinner, I decided that I would give it a go. The Tweenies consist of Jake, Milo, Fizz, Bella and their dog Doodles and there recently seems to have been an addition to the canine side of the household in the shape of Izzles. The other characters in this show, for the more mentally deprived ... more

Unless you have been holidaying on the moon for the past few years, even those without children would not have failed to have seen or heard something of the Tweenies since they first exploded onto BBC1, in their green rocket ship, in 1999. They first came to my attention during their advertising campaign prior to starting. Every time the trailer came on the television with these brightly coloured, dancing characters singing, what I now know to be, their theme tune, my son (who hadn't turned 1 year old then) instantly stopped whatever he was doing and sat transfixed to the television. So I ... more

Tweenies is a kid’s programme for all ages. Max is the oldest Tweenie with Judy. They are the adults. Doodles is their dog. He can talk. Jake is the youngest. He calls himself Dotman with Doodles, they go on adventures together. When Jake tells the others about his journeys, they don’t believe him, so he tries to prove they’re wrong. Fizz is the second youngest. She is the neatest! She normally plays on her own or with Jake or even Bella. She doesn’t play with Milo much, because he’s too noisy! Milo is the second oldest and the noisiest! They argue about Milo ... more

Not too many people can fail to have noticed a splendid television program that is being produced just for the younger kids. Made for the BBC and shown mainly on BBC Choice the Tweenies is tailor made for children between the ages of 2 to 6. Why would I a grown man be writing about such a show? It is easy I have two kids aged 2 and 3 and this program is a godsend to me, keeping my kids amused countless times, when I needed a bit of piece. For those of you who have managed not to hear about the Tweenies let me introduce them to you. In 1998 Chris Doyle thought up the idea of "Tweenies" along ... more