"Hi-5" (2003) TV series

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Directors:

Robert Cotterill
Ian Munro

Writers:

Liz Arvidson (writer)
Leone Carey (writer)

Release Date:

24 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Music

Plot:

A high-energy kids show full of song and dance and action starring 5 exciting (and ethnically-diverse) perfomers.

Plot Keywords:

Song And Dance | Song | Musical Education | Musical Number | Storyteller

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Kimee Balmilero	...	Kimee
Curtis Cregan	...	Curtis / JupJup
Karla Mosley	...	Karla / Chatterbox (as Karla Cheatham-Mosley)
Jennifer Peterson-Hind	...	Jenn
Shaun Taylor-Corbett	...	Shaun

Runtime:

USA:22 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Kids Like Us Pty. Ltd.

Trivia:

This American version of the show films on the original "Hi-5" (1998) set in Sydney.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Screenwipe: (#2.2)" (2006)

Happy little show for kids, but for parents...

It's a quagmire of freakyness. All the bright colors and singing and imaginative play is, I agree, good for a kid. I don't care for the puppets, but there aren't many of them. But as someone who can't tolerate the campy prancing of the average Broadway musical, I find it hard to handle. There seems to be a belief in entertainment that if everyone likes a thing, they'll like it better with songs, no matter how cheesy. I suppose this is somewhat true of children, but it is as usual carried too far even in their shows.

So kids will like it up to a certain age, not sure which age because my 10-year-old complains about how corny it is and then sits and watches it. But for adults, at least those who tend to watch the Macy's parade without the Broadway prance samples, it's rough... but easy to handle than Barney.