Kiddets

New Zealand children's television show

Kiddets

Genre| Children's television series
Comedy
Created by| Martin Baynton
Richard Taylor
Written by| Terri Baynton
Peter Salmon
Roxane Gaiadhar
Sacha Cotter
Sarah Harpur
Lauren Jackson
Directed by| Matthew Darragh
Dries Naude
Voices of| Ian Harcourt
Richard Saade
Debbie Fish
Liz Mullane
Jacob Rajan
Simon Leary
Emma Draper
Narrated by| Martin Baynton

Theme music composer| David Long
Composer| David Long
Country of origin| New Zealand
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 52
Production
Executive producers| Martin Baynton
Richard Taylor
Clive Spink
Jianfeng Wen
Bing Wang
Lisa Chatfield
Producers| Angela Littlejohn
Jan Haynes
Jane Robertson
Production locations| New Zealand
China
Editor| Owen Ferrier-Kerr
Running time| 11 minutes (television series)
Production companies| Pūkeko Pictures
Hengxin Shambala Kids Cultural Industry Development Co., Ltd.
Original release
Network| TVNZ
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Release| 3 September 2018 (2018-09-03) –
present
Related
The WotWots

Kiddets is a New Zealand-based children's television show which debuted in 2018 and sister series to The WotWots.[1] Created by Martin Baynton and Richard Taylor, the series uses computer animation mixed with live-action clips to follow five alien friends as they learn about life in their playroom. It currently consists of one season and a total of 52 eleven-minute episodes.[2]

## Plot[edit]

The show follows five young alien friends called "Kiddets" each with an area of interest and learning; Patches (health, wealth, and safety), Dapper (arts and culture), Bounce (mechanics), Stripes (leadership) and Luna (science). They are space cadets, explorers-in-training at a space academy on planet WotWot. They learn through play in their playroom that overlooks a space port floating above their planet and occasionally reach out for help from SpottyWot and DottyWot on planet Earth.[3]

## Production[edit]

Kiddets was created and developed by children's author Martin Baynton in partnership with filmmaker Richard Taylor. Kiddets is co-produced by Pūkeko Pictures and Hengxin Shambala Kids Cultural Industry Development Co., Ltd. (formerly Guangdong Huawen Century Animation Company) and is the first official children's television co-production between New Zealand and China.[4]

The Kiddets characters and their space station are animated with occasional clips from The WotWots over live-action footage by the Weta Workshop,[5] the visual effects company founded by Taylor and Rodger, known for its work on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

## Broadcast details[edit]

Country | Broadcaster | Screen date

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New Zealand | TVNZ 2, TVNZ On-Demand, TVNZ HeiHei | 17 September 2018
Australia | ABC1, ABC2, ABC Kids | 3 April 2018.[6]
China | China Central Television | December 2018 [7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The WotWots to get sister series". Retrieved 18 October 2018.
2. ^ "Pukeko's 'Kiddets' Take Off in Australia & New Zealand". www.animationmagazine.net. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
3. ^ "Cake partners with Pukkeko Pictures to launch Kiddets – Toy & Hobby Retailer". Retrieved 18 October 2018.
4. ^ "Pukeko Signs Co-Production Deal for 'Kiddets'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
5. ^ "Weta Workshop | Weta Workshop – The WotWots". www.wetanz.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
6. ^ "Kiddets extends WotWots brand on ABC KIDS" TV Tonight, 7 February 2018.
7. ^ "Pukeko & Hengxin Shambala's 'Kiddets' Touch Down in China Animation Magazine, 5 December 2018

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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