Big & Small

Big & Small
	Big (right) and Small (left)
Genre	Children's comedy ; Musical
Created by	Kindle Entertainment
Voices of	Lenny Henry (UK) ; Todd Doldersum (CAN) ; Jason Hopley (CAN) ; Imelda Staunton (UK) ; Keith Wickham
Opening theme	"The Big and Small Song" by Lenny Henry (UK)/"The Big and Small Song" by Todd Doldersum & Jason Hopley (CAN)
Country of origin	United Kingdom; Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	117
Production
Executive producer(s)	Anne Brogan
Producer(s)	David Collier
Running time	11 minutes/ep
Production company(s)	Kindle Entertainment; 3J's Productions; Studio 100
Release
Original network	CBeebies (United Kingdom); Treehouse TV (Canada)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	October 6, 2003 –; present
External links
	Website

Search Big & Small on Amazon.Big & Small is a children's television series aimed at preschoolers following the lives of puppets, including the eponymous Big and Small. Big & Small is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and 3J's Productions produced in association with the BBC, Treehouse TV, and PBS Kids.^[1] Three series were aired since 2003. It was aired on PBS Kids in the USA.

Episode structure[edit]

The show starts off with the characters (voiced by Jeff Bridges and Andy Dick) doing many things, such as playing a game, or making something. There is then a conflict between the characters that leads to the plot of the episode. The characters then resolve their conflict before the end of the episode. There is always at least one song per episode, which was filmed in shadowmation.

Characters[edit]

Character	Voices	Description
Big	Lenny Henry(UK) Todd Doldersum(CAN)	A large purple bear-like creature with fuchsia polka dots on his back. Big is very friendly and laid-back.
Small	Lenny Henry(UK) Jason Hopley(CAN)	A hyperactive and loud little orange dog-like creature with long ears. Small is very raucous and impulsive.
Ruby	Jamie Shannon(CAN) Imelda Staunton(UK)	A pink mouse with red hair. Ruby lives in Big and Small's house in a mouse hole.
Twiba	Jamie Shannon(CAN) Imelda Staunton(UK)	A green worm with curly hair that lives in an apple in an apple tree in Big and Small's garden. Twiba is an acronym that stands for "The Worm in Big's Apple".
The Frogs	Timothy Dalton & Hugh Laurie	A pair of green-coloured, hat-wearing frogs who live in the garden pond. One was lime green with a red wool hat, the other was dark green with a business hat.
Rig	Keith Wickham	A large purple bear-like creature with fuchsia polka dots on his back with his unibrow. Rig is very friendly and laid-back. And he is Big's cousin. Rig was mentioned in "Small, Small Let Down Your Hair".

Episodes[edit]

Series overview (USA)[edit]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	26	October 8, 2003	December 7, 2003
	2	39	February 19, 2004	November 29, 2004

Series overview (UK)[edit]

Series		Episodes	Originally aired
Series		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	26	3 January 2004	6 May 2004
	2	39	4 June 2004	30 August 2004

↑ Waller, Ed (29 August 2009). "CBeebies is having a laugh!". C21Media.

[1] Waller, Ed (29 August 2009). "CBeebies is having a laugh!". C21Media.

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