Big & Small
Big & Small | |
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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 | USA 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) Boyz/Girlz Channel (USA) |
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 American 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 |
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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 | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 26 | October 6, 2003 | December 7, 2003 | ||
2 | 39 | February 19, 2004 | November 29, 2004 |
Series overview (UK)[edit]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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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.
- Blanked or modified
- 2003 American television series debuts
- 2004 British television series debuts
- British television shows featuring puppetry
- Canadian television shows featuring puppetry
- PBS Kids original programming
- BBC children's television shows
- BBC television comedy
- Treehouse TV original programming
- British preschool education television series
- Canadian preschool education television series
- British children's comedy television series
- Canadian children's comedy television series
- English-language television shows
- British comedy puppets
- Television series by Kindle Entertainment
- Television series by Corus Entertainment