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2001
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Tiny Planets was a British animated children's television series that premiered in 2001 on ABC Australia. The show was created by Kids TV veteran, Darrall Macqueen, who also produced and wrote for the show. The show's animation style was a mixture of CGI and stop-motion animation, which gave the show a distinctive visual look.

The show followed the adventures of two little aliens, Bing and Bong, who traveled to different planets in their spaceship, exploring, discovering, and learning about the world around them. Each episode focused on a particular planet and its unique features, such as a planet made entirely of water or a planet with giant mushrooms. The show's emphasis was on learning through play, with each episode featuring fun activities like singing, dancing, and games that helped teach children about basic scientific concepts.

One of the unique features of Tiny Planets is the way it utilized children's voices for the characters. Instead of hiring professional voice actors, the show's creators used the voices of actual children to bring Bing and Bong to life. This gave the show a naturalistic feel and made it more relatable to its target audience.

The show was divided into two segments, each running for about 12 minutes. In the first segment, Bing and Bong would explore a new planet and learn about its unique features. In the second segment, they would return to their home planet, Tiny Planet, and use what they had learned to play a game or solve a puzzle. The show's format reflected the importance of both exploration and discovery, as well as the application of knowledge to real-world scenarios.

Tiny Planets was a popular show with young audiences, and it was well-received by parents and educators alike. The show's use of scientifically accurate information, combined with its fun and engaging approach, made it an effective educational tool. The show was also praised for its positive messaging, which emphasized cooperation, curiosity, and the value of learning.

In addition to its TV run, Tiny Planets also had a strong online presence. The show's website, which hosted games and other interactive content, was a popular destination for kids. The show's creators also produced a series of interactive CD-ROMs, which further expanded the show's educational reach.

Overall, Tiny Planets was a charming and innovative children's show that blended education and entertainment in a fun and engaging way. Its use of real children's voices and unique animation style gave the show a distinctive look and feel, and its emphasis on learning through play made it an effective tool for young audiences. Although it only ran for two seasons, Tiny Planets remains a beloved part of many children's early TV experience.

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Seasons

65. Everyone's A Winner

December 21, 2002

Bing and Bong take part in a race to carry a baton through an obstacle course. After Bing wins the first run-through Bong, a Local and a Flocker realize that if they combine their strengths they can complete the entire course. This time the Local, the Flocker and Bong are on one team competing against Bing. The race is close, so the Official calls a photo finish.

64. Rhythm & Moods

December 14, 2002

Bing and Bong walk in time to and follow the sound of a beat. They reach a Drum Tree and some pitch plants. As the music changes, Bing and Bong's reactions change. As the Drum Tree and pitch plants play, their music teases Bing and Bong into bigger and bigger reactions. They discover that they've "been had" by the musical plants and tell them off!

63. 3D or Not 3D?

December 7, 2002

Bing and Bong find a Flocker in front of a blank canvas. Bing draws the objects that are scattered around the Flocker. The Flocker asks Bing to make them look more real so Bing adds lines and shading. When another Flocker joins the Flocker accompanying Bing and Bong, they draw a friend for the Flocker on the canvas and all celebrate.

62. Ramping Up

November 30, 2002

Bing and Bong find a Flocker pushing a huge ball up a ramp. The ramp has two sides, steep and gradual. The group tries to push the ball up the steep ramp, to no avail. Bong has the idea to push the ball up the gradual ramp instead. The group pushes the ball to the top and watches it roll down the other side. It's a giant game of Flocker bowling!

61. Colour Clues

November 23, 2002

Bing and Bong discover a group of white and blue Locals trying to jump over a high wall. Bing steps on a square tile that makes a noise and turns white. Stepping on the next tile turns it blue, and the one after, white. Bing concludes the white-blue-white sequence acts as a springboard to the other side, where they find a springy inflatable pad, and everyone bounces together.

60. Pooling Resources

November 16, 2002

Flocker 1 is awaiting guests for his party. Bing and Bong wait for a bus but it seems to be running late. They decide to use their present, roller skates, and attach them to the bench to create a vehicle. On the way they pick up Flockers 2 and 3. With each gift added they move more quickly. Flocker 1 is overjoyed to see his friends and their sailing bench present.

59. Love Is All You Need

November 9, 2002

Bing and Bong each want the other to play a particular game. Each unsuccessfully tries to persuade the other to follow, and head their separate ways. Bing tries to cheer Bong up with yogurt, but drops the yogurt on Bong's head. Bong eventually cools off and offers forgiveness through flowers. Flowers, too, meet a disastrous end but the pair make up and head home together.

58. Found Sounds Orchestra

November 2, 2002

Bong accidentally breaks a record that was supposed to be used for a concert. Bing, Bong, the locals and the Flockers, play hide and seek instead. As Bing looks for and gathers everyone, different sounds produced by the different parts of nature are heard. These items are collected and eventually used as instruments once everyone is found and they return to the concert hall.

57. Be A Sport

October 26, 2002

Bing and Bong decide to play Header Gongball with a couple of flockers. When the flockers blunder Bong laughs at them. Bong gets tired of playing alone and goes for a comic. Bing and the flockers take up a new game. Bong asks to join in but is not eagerly accepted. Bong recognizes the after-effects of behaving badly and adjusts attitude accordingly.

56. Birthday Build-Up

October 19, 2002

Bing and Bong arrive for Bong's birthday party. Bing is trying to set-up for the party, but Bong can't sit still. Bong aggravates Bing by making a mess while Bing tries to decorate, then Bong explodes a party tooter in Bing's face. Bing keeps Bong busy by demonstrating how to make party hats. By the time Bing finishes everything is ready and Bong can open presents.

55. The Light Fantastic

October 12, 2002

Bing and Bong find a fruit-dispensing machine, and pull the lever for a piece of red fruit. They don't get their fruit immediately but the duo notices a Flocker leave the machine and dash to a nearby fruit garden. While the Flocker picks the fruit and brings it back, Bing and Bong notice green and red Lamp Plants that light-up when touched.

54. What's Cooking?

October 5, 2002

Bing and Bong bake a cake without a recipe and meet a disastrous end. Bing seeks out the Chef Robot who gives them a recipe, but they don't follow it exactly and again their cake flops. Bing returns to the chef and asks what went wrong. The chef points out the quantities of the ingredients. Bing returns to the kitchen, and this time, the cake is a success.

53. Moving & Grooving

September 28, 2002

A regimented exercise class bores the Flockers, until Bing and Bong join in with their record player. Now the group exercises to the beat, trying different exercises and altering their routines to fit the music. From tango to disco, they learn that exercising can be fun after all.

52. Bing, Bong, Bell

September 21, 2002

Bing and Bong arrive at a friend's house on the Tiny Planet of Sound. They ring the doorbell at the front, but they hear the back door shutting. Befuddled, the pair trots around to the back and pulls a long cord that chimes. Now, they hear the front door slam shut. They try ringing at both doors again, then realize their Flocker friend is confused by the different bell sounds.

51. Hear My Song

September 14, 2002

Bing and Bong arrive just in time to catch a performance by "The Diva" But she's too far back for the audience to see her. Still singing, she leaves the band shell heading downstage towards the audience and, though now she's easy to see, her voice is hard to hear. Bing and Bong discover that singing within the curved dome creates a louder sound.

50. Desperately Seeking Silence

September 7, 2002

Bing digs a pillow out of the satchel and settles back for a nap. Bong notices a drum shaped flower hanging from the tree that Bing is resting against. Bong bounces on top of the flower and dances wildly, accidentally awakening Bing. Bong doesn't want to stop so Bing tucks his pillow into the drum muffling the sound. Bong continues dancing and Bing falls asleep.

49. A Chorus Line

August 31, 2002

Bing & Bong stumble upon a virtual octave of Flockers ready to sing. Bing finds a baton and conducts the Flockers but one Flocker bows out with laryngitis. Bong immediately steps up to the challenge, adding a whistle to the tones. Now Bing can conduct the choir to the heights of Carnegie Hall until the alarm sounds and it's time to head home.

48. Jammin' Session

August 24, 2002

Bing and Bong discover rhythm in the crunching of fallen leaves and are joined by various Flockers, all adding new layers of sound. Each addition raises the original beat to new heights. As the group jams together each musician and sound get a moment in the spotlight. Just as the final chord fades, the alarm sounds, the musicians bow and all line up and march off to the original beat.

47. Flower Power

August 17, 2002

Bing & Bong discover a cone shaped flower by a plant from which water drops steadily fall into a puddle. As the water drips the pair discovers that the flower's shape and its position near the puddle amplify the sound. Later, the pair happens upon a concert, and realize that the local choral group can barely be heard. Bing and Bong amplify the singing of the group for all to enjoy.

46. Highs & Lows

August 10, 2002

Bing & Bong discover three Flockers making music by blowing across three pitch plants. Bong joins in the fun by bouncing up to a really tall plant, and makes a deep sound. As Bong tries to blow into the plant again, the plant collapses telescopically as its resulting tone rises from low to high. Bing finds eight new plants to produce a wide array of tones.

45. Contrasting Views

August 3, 2002

Bing and Bong watch a show but the actors are missing! On a white background no one can see white Locals being juggled by blue Flockers. But on a blue background no one can see blue Flockers. Bing tries a red background and is happy until a red Local comes on stage. Bing and Bong use a tri-colored background with the actors appearing and disappearing depending on the background.

44. Flocker Flicker

July 27, 2002

Bing and Bong arrive at a nickelodeon. Bong cranks the handle and Bing is able to view the animation of a Flocker on a diving board. Bong cranks the handle faster and faster, causing the image to blur and the nickelodeon to fall apart! Bing picks up pictures that have fallen out of the carousel and with Bong's help sets them in line to view them again.

43. Making Rainbows

July 20, 2002

Bing and Bong discover a group of Flockers chasing a rain cloud. A rainbow appears underneath it. Bong scurries off to a garden where Bing finds Bong playing in a sprinkler. Bing sees rainbows reflected in the spray of droplets. Bing realizes that the position of the sun in relation to the water/mist is what makes a rainbow appear!

42. True Colours

July 13, 2002

Bing watches as Bong has fun marching through puddles of Red, Yellow and Blue paint. The pair stumble upon a rainbow of Locals sunning at the blue pool of paint. Bong dives into the pool with a giant splash, covering the Locals. Bing comes up with a plan to combine different colors, restoring even the green, orange and purple Locals back to normal.

41. Shadow Showdown

July 6, 2002

Bing and Bong have tickets for the cinema. When they arrive at the theater, the Flocker responsible has nodded off, causing the film to unwind and the projector to turn over! Bong finds a spotlight that points to the screen, and Bing and Bong begin a shadow-puppet routine. The Flockers honk with glee at the spectacle while the Loudspeaker Robot adds an accompanying soundtrack.

40. Strength in Girders

June 26, 2002

Bing and Bong arrive at a small Flocker house, but when Bing knocks on the door, it collapses into a cloud of dust. They try to reassemble the house but when a Flocker riding a big metal wheel goes by, causing a vibration, the house falls apart again! Bong has an idea. Bing and Bong rebuild the Flocker home using girders to make a sturdy frame for the house.

39. The Fisher Bing

June 22, 2002

Bing and Bong go fishing. With magnets on the ends of their lines to attract the Metal Fish, they get right to business. But while Bong is having all the luck, Bing can't seem to catch anything. Then Bong snags a fish so large that Bong cannot reel it in! Bing rigs a pulley to hoist the huge fish out of the manhole.

38. The Right Angle

June 15, 2002

Bing and Bong realize that one house is straight and the other crooked. They use a yo-yo string as a plumb line in making all adjustments necessary to realign the crooked house. When a Crooked Flocker shows up unable to walk inside the perfectly straight door, Bing and Bong use the yo-yo/plumb line to help the Flocker stand up straight, too.

37. Pivotal Points

June 8, 2002

An exceptionally large local falls asleep on top of Bing and Bong's Frisbee. They try everything to wake it up but nothing works. They have all but given up on their frisbee when a seesaw they gives Bing an idea. Bing places one end of the seesaw underneath the local. The seesaw acts as a lever lifting the local off of their toy--leaving them free to play frisbee once again.

36. Pedal Meddle

June 1, 2002

Bing and Bong encounter a unicycle service area, where a Short Legged Flocker is having its vehicle serviced. Bing and Bong try to adjust the placement of the pedals on the unicycle and add gears and a chain. Their trial and error proves successful and the Short Legged Flocker happily thanks them and rides away.

35. Slippery Slope

May 25, 2002

Three Flockers are stranded on a ramp near the edge of a slippery area and a Polishing Robot is hard at work buffing the surface. Bong shoots off across the smooth floor, but winds up running on one spot, slipping and sliding. By experimenting with some glue and pieces of carpet, Bing creates a solution that enables everyone to walk across the shiny surface.

34. Free Wheeling

May 18, 2002

Bing and Bong see Flockers struggling to push a giant Monolith on a sled. Bong has an idea and draws a picture of the Monolith on rollers. They try it, but the monolith falls off the end of the rollers. They need more rollers, and extra rollers must be brought on a trolley, they move the Monolith onto the trolley and the Flockers use the trolley wheels to pull it easily.

33. Tools, Glorious Tools

May 11, 2002

Bing and Bong land on a railway bogey which is in the path of an oncoming train. Bing, Bong and a Railway Flocker race down the track, attempting to get out of the way, and encounter various obstacles that must be fixed with certain tools. They eventually make it far enough down the track to dodge the oncoming train.

32. Spring Cleaning

May 4, 2002

Bing & Bong spy a group of Flockers mulling over how to clean a dirty window at the top of a tall building. Bing and Bong make a larger box containing a chair latched to a compressed spring. Bing climbs in the box with a squeegee and successfully soars up to the window to clean. Bong and Flockers, each on their own spring, trampoline or pogo-stick help out as well.

31. Tip the Scales

April 27, 2002

Bing and Bong dodge bricks as they plummet from the sky. The bricks are falling out of a basket controlled by two construction Flockers. Bing studies the bricks curiously. On an upper floor, the Dense Flocker eats a sandwich. Bong studies the sandwich hungrily! Bing eventually realizes that the weight of the bricks must be distributed evenly throughout the basket.

30. Easy Rider

April 20, 2002

Bing is hesitant about a new unicycle so Bong helps Bing gain confidence and skill. Bing tries training wheels and gains enough confidence to try it alone, and soon he is riding well enough to perform some exciting unicycle stunts alongside Bong at the Skateboard Style Court.

29. Keep Your Head

April 13, 2002

Bing is tripped by one of the Locals' balls, splattered with mud, and bumped on the head. After each incident, Bing performs a releasing tension routine to keep anger in check. Bing teaches the same routine to Bong when Bong is angry that the frozen yogurt stand is broken. Soon, though, after a Local fixes the machine, Bing and Bong are able to enjoy their cones!

28. Box of Tricks

April 6, 2002

Bong stumbles upon a Cube and a group of Spherical Locals who are playing games but there is a problem - the Cube is excluded because of its shape. But when Bong and the Locals have to board a Track Device, the Cube is no longer at a loss - its shape gives it an advantage and it is able to carry everyone safely across.

27. Odd Bing Out

March 30, 2002

Bong is approached by a small, friendly Local, who wants to be friends. Bing encourages the relationship, until Bing begins to not feel a part of the fun and games. Bong and the Local try to include Bing in the fun. Though reluctant at first, Bing accepts the invitation to join in the fun, and soon all three are playing together happily.

26. Sweet Temptations

March 23, 2002

Bing and Bong come upon a mound of brightly colored sweets. Bing continues on to the other side of the planet, which is inhabited by Healthy Flockers while Bong is joined by an Unhealthy Flocker who thanks to eating too much candy, is too tired to play. When Bong arrives Bing has a creative idea to entice the Unhealthy Flockers to follow Bing's example towards a healthier diet.

25. Flockercise

March 16, 2002

Bing and Bong encounter four lazy Flockers, along with a crate that contains gymnastic equipment. Bing and Bong train these Flockers and get them into good shape. As the Flockers perform feats of gymnastics before a Flocker audience, Bing, exhausted from trying to train the Flockers, naps peacefully as Bong prepares to bring them home.

24. That's What Friends Are For

March 9, 2002

Bing and Bong play a game of hide-and-seek. Since Bong has a yellow balloon, Bing finds Bong easily. Bing then offers Bong a piece of fruit, but Bong notices that Bing is hungry, too, so they share it. Distracted by the food, Bong accidentally lets the balloon fly away. No bother - Bing produces a red one to replace it! Bing then recovers both balloons.

23. Shower Power

March 2, 2002

Bing and Bong come across a Gloop Hole. Bong begins to play but accidentally gets gloop all over Bing. Bing goes to the shower, and is soon squeaky clean. Bing signals for Bong to do the same, but Bong continues to play. Meanwhile, Bing discovers a nearby Flocker party, and is welcomed. When Bong arrives Bong is unwelcome and directed by all towards the Flockwash.

22. Night Light, Sleep Tight

February 23, 2002

Bing and Bong set up camp. When darkness comes Bing slips into a deep slumber but Bong is wide awake and wants to go to the toilet tent. Being scared of the dark Bong wakes Bing to walk down the path. Bing sets some Glow Locals along the path between the tents. Soon Bong curls up outside near the Glow Locals to fall asleep, where Bing joins Bong, under the stars.

21. Tuba Trouble

February 16, 2002

Bing and Bong spot a tuba! But when they try to play the instrument, they can only manage one flat note. Discouraged, they are ready to give up when Bing notices the finger stops. With Bong blowing and Bing pushing the stops, the two collaborate to produce several varied notes. Cool Flockers arrive and all five jam together.

20. Road Block

February 9, 2002

The road is blocked! Bing and Bong are sure they can help. Bing gets to work, straining to move the biggest boulder. Bong enjoys more success by moving boulders of all sizes. Bing examines the boulders and discovers that most are hollow while the one that Bing is trying to move is solid. Bing, Bong and the Flockers move the solid boulder and clear the road.

19. A Place For Everything

February 2, 2002

Bing and Bong meet a Junior Flocker. They are invited back to his room which must be tidied. Bing and Bong join in the effort by swiftly putting books and toys into the cupboard, drawers, and trunk. Bing put balls in the drawers, books in the cupboard, and games in the trunk. Now the room is not only clean, but organized too, leaving time for Bing to juggle!

18. Mirror Magic

January 26, 2002

Bing and Bong encounter half-objects: half-plate, half-spoons, half-chair, half-table. They spot a Flocker at a table set with a plate, spoons, and a chair. On closer inspection they notice that there is actually half a table next to the Flocker, that only seemed whole because they were set against a mirror. Bing and Bong fuse the two halves together to form whole objects.

17. Shapes & Ladders

January 19, 2002

A triangle leads Bing and Bong to a wall where a troubled troupe of triangles and circles are trying to get to the other side, but the circles are trying to jump through triangular holes, and vice versa. Bing and Bong sort the creatures by shape so they can jump through the holes that correspond to their own shape. Once through, the triangles and circles become part of a concert.

16. Magnificent Seven

January 12, 2002

A big Flocker party is in progress, and the only way to gain admittance is to be part of a group of seven. As Bing and Bong see Flockers make groups of seven in different ways, they begin to see the pattern, and figure out how they, too, can join the party.

15. Shapes Alive

January 5, 2002

Bing and Bong spot a series of five red triangles which lead the way to a big screen, where a red square and parallelogram are waiting. The shapes arrange and rearrange themselves to form various familiar objects. Intrigued, Bing begins to arrange the shapes, watching them come to life as a loudspeaker Robot adds sound-effects - a steamship, a fish, a duck.

14. Give Me Five

December 29, 2001

On the Tiny Planet of Stuff, Bing and Bong find that lots of things come in fives: flowers, trees - even Flockers. As Bing and Bong play with them, five baby Flockers go through their antics on the playground, and when they split into different combinations, they show different ways to make the number five.

13. Suits You

December 22, 2001

There's a dance on the Tiny Planet of Stuff, and Bing and Bong are invited. When they arrive, they find that the assorted shapes-circles, triangles, and rectangles--need help finding the costumes that match their shapes. At the dance, though, the shapes get split in half. It's up to Bing to redesign their costumes to fit their newly shaped bodies so that everyone can boogie once again.

12. Picnic Poser

December 15, 2001

On the Tiny Planet of Stuff, Bing and Bong settle down for a picnic with a delectable fruitcake, slicing it into two equal pieces. As more and more unexpected guests arrive (three Flockers with two heads each and a giant, hungry, square-shaped blob), Bing and Bong must continually refigure how to slice the cake so that everyone gets a piece.

11. Patterns on Parade

December 8, 2001

On the Tiny Planet of Stuff, Bing and Bong come upon a group of orange and yellow Flockers who are creating an enormous daisy wheel, using their own bodies to create the pattern. Three white Flockers and Bing and Bong are excluded, until Bing figures out the perfect places for the characters to stand to make everyone a part of the pattern.

10. Big and Small

December 1, 2011

On the Tiny Planet of Nature, Bing and Bong discover two fun and amazing cones of light: one shrinks everything that it touches, and the other makes things bigger. While Bing becomes a giant, Bong shrinks to the size of a bug, and both characters enjoy exploring differences in size and it's implications (eg. how much they have to eat).

9. Body Talk

November 24, 2001

Bing and Bong encounter a Flocker named Doris. They try to make friends with her in their usual way, but she is frightened by their overtures. It is only after Bing and Bong observe how the Flockers communicate with each other - and the Flockers observe the same about Bing and Bong - that each group is able to use this knowledge in order to interact well with the other.

8. Egg-stra Large

October 6, 2001

Bing and Bong encounter a family of Mini Flockers sitting on their nests, and watch as the Mini Flocker chicks hatch.

7. Blown Away

November 17, 2001

It is windy on the Tiny Planet of Nature, and Bing and Bong decide to fly a kite. When the power of the wind carries Bong away to an island, Bing figures out how to use the wind to their advantage. Bing constructs a sail from their kite, adheres it to their boat, and whoosh - they zoom safely back to shore.

6. On The Right Track

November 10, 2001

Bing and Bong land on the Tiny Planet of Nature intent on finding the elusive Rare Flocker. They find pictures of Rare Flocker footprints and feathers in their guidebook, and compare this information with actual Flocker tracks and feathers they find on the Tiny Planet. Through this careful detective work, Bing and Bong are able to identify, track, and find their Flocker.

5. Winter Warm Ups

November 3, 2001

On the Tiny Planet of Nature, Bing and Bong find themselves in a snowy landscape, and so they dress themselves in warm clothing. When they come upon a group of tiny, shivering Locals, Bing unravels a scarf and knits tiny hats for them all, thus stressing the importance of dressing warmly in the cold.

4. It's Raining Bongs

October 27, 2001

On the Tiny Planet of Nature, Bing and Bong learn how the water cycle works. First, they see water go through the natural cycle of becoming steam, then clouds, then rain, and, finally, river water again. They then encounter a river being drained for a Flockwash, and only after they redirect the run-off back to the river does the river begin to flow normally once again.

3. Gone With The Wind

October 20, 2001

Bing and Bong trek through wind and rain, constantly getting blown back to their starting point. They use an umbrella to protect them from the rain, but it doesn't work against the wind. Bing and Bong take the umbrella and, together with a roller skate, use it as a sail so that the wind moves them faster along their way.

2. Snow Problem

October 13, 2001

Bing and Bong come upon a line of Flockers, each of them waiting at the Flockwash for a shower. Soon, the temperature drops, freezing the waters in the Flockwash and preventing the flow to the tank. The Flockers have no running water until Bing applies a recent discovery that heated snow makes water, and once again saves the day.

1. Season's Machine

June 10, 2001

Bing and Bong discover a Seasons Machine which can control the seasonal transformation of the tree beside it. They watch the tree sprout leaves, grow fruit, lose its leaves, and sleep according to the buttons they push, thus, learning in minutes what it would normally take them a year to learn first-hand.

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