"Hi-5" (2003) TV series

Directors:

Robert Cotterill
Ian Munro

Writers:

Liz Arvidson (writer)
Leone Carey (writer)
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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

Directed by
Robert Cotterill		(as Rob Cotterill)
Ian Munro

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Liz Arvidson		writer
Leone Carey		writer
Emma-Jane Dann		writer
Billie Dean		writer
Andrew Einsbrusch		writer
Cathy Martin		writer
Chris Phillips		writer
Evelyn Saunders		writer
Angela Webber		writer

Produced by
Posie Graeme-Evans	....	producer
Helena Harris	....	executive producer
Helena Harris	....	producer
Kris Noble	....	executive producer
Ailsa Smeaton	....	co-producer
Melinda Toporoff	....	supervising producer
Marcel Zammit	....	line producer

Casting by
Carol Hanzel

Art Direction by
Troy Armstrong

Costume Design by
Nathalie Ryner

Makeup Department
Lisa Soames	....	hair stylist
Lisa Soames	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Hugh Marks	....	executive in charge of production

Art Department
Luke Ede	....	art department staff
Emily Oades	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Conrad Hendricks	....	sound director
Conrad Hendricks	....	sound
Anthony Kaub	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Johnson	....	Steadicam operator (2003)
Dale Martin	....	lighting director
Tim Mason	....	location camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joanna Rapa	....	costume props designer

Editorial Department
Vanessa Milton	....	assistant editor
Magnus Vikingur	....	vision switcher

Music Department
Robert Cotterill	....	musical director (as Rob Cotterill)

Other crew
Sarah Armstrong	....	publicist
Larina Bennett	....	segment stylist
Miles Carney	....	production assistant
Robert Cotterill	....	senior lighting director (as Rob Cotterill)
Michele Martin	....	continuity
Jill Stewart	....	assistant to producer
Catherine Thiele	....	choreographer
Catherine Willis	....	unit nurse

Production Companies

• Kids Like Us Pty. Ltd.
• Nine Film & Television Pty. Ltd.

Distributors

• Discovery Kids
• Gativideo (2007-) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Southern Star Sales

Other Companies

• Dicksons Yamaha Complex  musical instruments suppliers

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:

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

Good kid's stuff

High energy song & skit show for children, brought to you by five energetic and attractive young talents. The opening/closing songs are really catchy (they better be, you see them twice a day for a week), and the skits are simple, fun and without pretension. My two year old loves the show and I enjoy it also.