Season 8 of Hi-5 Australia premiered in 2006. It consists of 45 episodes. This is the eighth season of the first generation. This was also the last series to feature Kathleen de Leon Jones as a member, although she'd make three guest appearances in the following season.
Overview
Bright, funny and packed with upbeat songs and dancing, each chosen theme explored in Hi-5 reflects the things that are important to children (family, friends and themselves) and satisfies their curiosity about the world at large.
In every episode, the theme is explored through a range of segments, with each focusing on a particular area of learning: verbal, musical, visual, mathematical, physical and social. This structure gives children the opportunity to tap into knowledge and learn in a way that suits them.
Cast
Presenters
Characters
Songs & Themes
Episodes
No. Overall
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No. In Season
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Image
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Title
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Song of the Week
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Release Date
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Production Code
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301
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1
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What If?
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Wish Upon A Star
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June 12, 2006
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8x41
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Kellie and Chats dress up for a rainy day using things in silly new ways. Nathan imagines a world made of circles, while Tim becomes Wonder Tim, a superhero who helps solve musical problems.
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302
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2
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Wonderful Nature
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Wish Upon A Star
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June 13, 2006
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8x42
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Nathan plays a nature-themed guessing game with Tim and Kellie, while Kathleen looks for swirling patterns in her garden. Tim meets a talking tree and discovers the music of nature.
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303
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3
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Wonderful Creatures
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Wish Upon A Star
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June 14, 2006
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8x43
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Tim, Nathan, and Kellie pretend to be beavers building a lodge, while Kathleen sets up a shoe store for animals. Nathan explores an underwater world, discovering creatures that live under the sea.
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304
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4
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Mysteries
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Wish Upon A Star
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June 15, 2006
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8x44
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Detective Kellie solves the Mystery of the Missing Stuff, while Nathan tries to find out who has taken his shiny clothes. Tim and the team sing a song about mysterious sounds they hear on a bushwalk.
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305
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5
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Dreaming and Wishing
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Wish Upon A Star
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June 16, 2006
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8x45
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Kathleen places a wishing well in the garden, while Tim discovers a magical lamp that grants him new musical instruments. Nathan decorates a dreamcatcher to hang above his bed.
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306
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6
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Travel
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Are We There Yet?
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June 19, 2006
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8x36
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Kathleen finds new ways to travel on foot, while Tim becomes a train conductor, listening to the sounds that different trains make. Kellie and Chats imagine traveling to Stilt Land.
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307
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7
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Near and Far
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Are We There Yet?
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June 20, 2006
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8x37
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Nathan rides up the mountains of China on his bike, while Kathleen decorates a mask for an Italian Carnivale Festival. Tim and the team make music while waiting at a bus stop.
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308
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8
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Imaginative
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Are We There Yet?
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June 21, 2006
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8x38
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Kathleen imagines traveling inside a bubble to a fantasy land, while Nathan becomes an airplane writing messages in the sky. Tim learns to move lightly with the help of a dragonfly.
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310
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10
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Holidays
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Are We There Yet?
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June 23, 2006
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8x40
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Kathleen goes camping to find the best place for her tent, while Tim the musical vet helps animals while on holiday. Nathan goes on a caravan holiday with Hi-5.
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311
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11
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Places
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Have Some Fun
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June 26, 2006
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8x16
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Tim the dog sings in harmony with his friends, hoping to invite a new dog to play. Nathan hides in different places around the park, while Kathleen walks around Rome.
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312
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12
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Things
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Have Some Fun
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June 27, 2006
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8x17
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Kathleen draws a smiley face in the sand, while Nathan uses pool toys to help him float. Tim remembers the different people who played his guitar and the stories behind them.
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313
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13
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Being Me
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Have Some Fun
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June 28, 2006
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8x18
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Kellie visits Chats's home, a place where she can be herself. Nathan builds different-shaped houses and imagines the people who would live there, while Tim sings a song about himself.
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314
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14
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Times
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Have Some Fun
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June 29, 2006
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8x19
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Farmer Tim helps his rooster find a new wake-up sound, while Kathleen uses a cuckoo clock to organize her breakfast routine. Nathan sets the table for lunch with Tim.
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315
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15
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Differences
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Have Some Fun
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June 30, 2006
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8x20
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Nathan builds a blanket fort in his space, while Kellie and Chats try each other's breakfast. Tim works at a beach ball factory, fixing the machine when it produces incorrect balls.
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316
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16
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Body
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Growing Up
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July 3, 2006
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8x21
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Nathan rediscovers his favorite old jacket that no longer fits, while Tim and the team play different types of drums. Kathleen finds items to use for weightlifting.
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317
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17
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Big and Small
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Growing Up
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July 4, 2006
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8x22
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Kathleen dresses up as an elephant for a party, while Nathan turns his space into a giant guinea pig hutch. Tim hosts a game show where contestants replicate the sounds of big and small animals.
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318
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18
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Animals and Plants
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Growing Up
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July 5, 2006
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8x23
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Kellie and Chats sort animal toys by their spots and stripes, while Nathan prepares a pen for new animals on his farm. Tim sings higher and higher as his plant grows taller.
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319
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19
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Building
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Growing Up
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July 6, 2006
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8x24
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Kathleen checks her construction machinery on a building site, while Kellie and Chats build an extension for a doll's house. Nathan builds a shed using rectangle bricks.
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320
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20
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Age
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Growing Up
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July 7, 2006
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8x25
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Nathan finds things with wheels that he used when he was younger, while Tim becomes a grandfather frog trying to help his baby frogs sleep by singing a lullaby.
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321
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21
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Health
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Hey, What's Cooking!
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July 10, 2006
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8x01
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Tim completes a fitness course moving at different speeds, while Kathleen works as a fitness trainer on the beach. Nathan tries to decide which vegetable costume to wear to a dress-up party.
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322
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22
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Working
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Hey, What's Cooking!
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July 11, 2006
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8x02
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Nathan works as a rubbish collector on recycling day, while Kellie and Chats become chefs. Tim becomes a traffic policeman, directing cars with musical horns.
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323
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23
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Arts and Crafts
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Hey, What's Cooking!
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July 12, 2006
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8x03
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Kellie shows Chats some origami animals, while Nathan plays a ring toss game. Tim makes music matching the sounds of a rainy day, while Kathleen makes a Hawaiian lei with flowers.
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324
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24
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Can Do
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Hey, What's Cooking!
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July 13, 2006
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8x04
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Kathleen practises a hip hop dance routine, while Nathan uses a piece of cardboard as a sliding board. Tim the baby bird joins in singing a morning song with the older birds.
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325
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25
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Playing
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Hey, What's Cooking!
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July 14, 2006
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8x05
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Nathan plays a freeze tag game with Hi-5, while Kellie and Chats invent a spinning wheel game. Tim auditions for a mix-up band where instruments are played in a mixed-up way.
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326
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26
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Multicultural
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Special
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July 17, 2006
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8x06
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Kathleen says "hello" in different languages, while Nathan builds a Mexican house. Tim uses a penny whistle and a pungi to travel to India and Ireland musically.
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327
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27
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Family Groups
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Special
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July 18, 2006
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8x07
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Nathan explores how different family members move, while Kellie and Chats explore words used for groups of animals. Tim tries to get his fellow clowns to sing in time.
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328
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28
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Food
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Special
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July 19, 2006
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8x08
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Kathleen prepares pasta bolognaise, while Nathan makes a morning tea feast. Tim the coconut and his fruity friends prepare for a musical performance at the Fruit Bowl.
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329
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29
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Weird is Good
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Special
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July 20, 2006
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8x09
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Kathleen the botanist explores unusual trees on a jungle island, while astronaut Tim lands on a strange planet in search of musical space sounds.
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330
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30
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Mixing
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Special
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July 21, 2006
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8x10
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Nathan becomes a French fashion designer, mixing patterns for a new outfit, while Tim prepares three different cake mixtures, singing a different style of music for each.
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331
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31
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Animals and the Natural World
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Peek-A-Boo
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July 24, 2006
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8x11
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Kathleen looks after Kellie's pet chicken and makes a chicken using a large oval ball. Nathan searches the Arctic Circle for animals living in the ice and snow. Tim the kangaroo sings about animals at a bush dance.
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332
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32
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How Does It Work?
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Peek-A-Boo
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July 25, 2006
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8x12
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Nathan prepares a report for the Hi-5 news by finding some headlines. Kellie and Chats make a clock using sand at the beach, and Tim invents a new instrument using cardboard tubes.
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333
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33
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Exploring and Adventures
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Peek-A-Boo
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July 26, 2006
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8x13
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Kellie and Chats follow a map with rhyming clues for an adventure. Pirate Tim and his crew set sail in search of musical treasure, while Nathan goes on an imaginary flying adventure.
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334
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34
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Other Countries
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Peek-A-Boo
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July 27, 2006
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8x14
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Kathleen hikes in the Swiss Alps, while Nathan pretends to be a laird in Scotland. Tim explores musical instruments from around the world.
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335
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35
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Arts and Crafts
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Peek-A-Boo
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July 28, 2006
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8x15
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Nathan makes a picture of a tree using recycled paper, and Tim invents wearable music. Kathleen makes a meringue mountain with egg whites.
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336
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36
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Who Will I Be?
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Pretending Day
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July 31, 2006
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8x26
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Kathleen pretends to be a pirate searching for treasure. Tim dresses up as a firefighter, and Nathan sails on an imaginary boat.
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337
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37
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Performing Events
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Pretending Day
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August 1, 2006
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8x27
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Kathleen learns dance steps for a big show. Tim composes music for a swan dance, and Nathan puts on a pretend firework show.
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338
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38
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Where Will I Be?
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Pretending Day
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August 2, 2006
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8x28
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Kellie and Chats go butterfly watching on a bicycle in the sky. Nathan builds a replica of New York City, and Tim imagines traveling underwater to make sea music.
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339
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39
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|
Puppets
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Pretending Day
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August 3, 2006
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8x29
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Kathleen makes shadow puppets on the wall. Tim creates sock puppets for a sing-along, and Nathan adds features to his marionette puppet's face.
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340
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40
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|
Playing Together
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Pretending Day
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August 4, 2006
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8x30
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Kellie pretends to hang glide, while Nathan sells shapes in a shop. Tim and Nathan play a musical statues game, and Kathleen builds a frog using blocks.
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341
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41
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Friends and Family
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Share Everything with You
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August 7, 2006
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8x31
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Kathleen decorates gift bags to share with her friends, and Tim the penguin sings a song to call his lost friends. Nathan builds a wigwam as a special place for his friends.
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342
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42
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Animals
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Share Everything with You
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August 8, 2006
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8x32
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Nathan watches animals by a billabong, and Kathleen works at an elephant reserve. Tim and Hi-5 move like a centipede to music.
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343
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43
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I've Got an Idea
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Share Everything with You
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August 9, 2006
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8x33
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Kellie and Chats become conductors of a box train, and Tim tests out his new multi-purpose musical instrument invention. Nathan makes fruity ice cubes for Hi-5.
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344
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44
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Games
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Share Everything with You
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August 10, 2006
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8x34
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Nathan invents a hopscotch game, and Tim challenges Nathan to a musical guessing game while blindfolded. Kathleen plays a skittle game with recycled bottles.
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345
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45
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Talking and Communication
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Share Everything with You
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August 11, 2006
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8x35
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Kellie watches Chats's news report to see the weather for flying a kite. Tim makes a musical alarm clock, and Kathleen prepares a greeting card to send to a faraway friend.
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