Cushion Kids

Cushion Kids is an Australian children's television show produced by Kids Like Us and Nine Films and Television. It was created by Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans, who also created Hi-5 for Nine.^[2] The live action series features costumed cushion characters and is presented as comedy and drama for children. It aired on Nine from November 2000 to December 2001.^[2][3]

Cushion Kids
Genre	Children's Preschool
Created by	Helena Harris Posie Graeme-Evans
Directed by	Ian Munro Karl Zwicky
Creative director	Nadia Benussi
Starring	Yvette Robinson Anthony Grundy John Leary Lisa Adam Zac McKay Meaghan Davies Ben Frost
Voices of	Tim Harding
Opening theme	"Cushion Kids Theme"
Ending theme	"Cushion Kids Theme"
Composers	Chris Harriott Marty Irwin
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26[1]
Production
Executive producer	Kris Noble
Producer	Helena Harris
Production location	TCN-9
Running time	23 minutes[2]
Production companies	Kids Like Us Nine Films and Television
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	November 2000 (2000-11) – December 2001 (2001-12)

Characters

• Polly Posh (played by Yvette Robinson) – A cushion who is elegant and stylish, and does not like messes.
• Cosmo (played by Anthony Grundy) – A talented inventor.
• Grumpy Lumpy (played by John Leary) – A very grumpy postman.
• Pippa (played by Lisa Adam) – A cushion who loves to experience adventure.
• Baz (played by Zach McKay) – A talented surfer at the beach and slightly lazy.
• Bubs (voiced by Meaghan Davies) – A baby cushion.
• Zip the Bird (played by Ben Frost; voiced by Tim Harding) – A bird cushion puppet who serves as the narrator of the program.

Episodes

VHSs and DVDs

Both Cushion Kids videos were released on VHS in Australia by Roadshow Entertainment and DVDs released in Philippines by Viva Video Inc. in 2007.

• Meet The Kids (2001)
• Cushion Cuddles (2002)

References

1. Keys, Wendy (31 August 2004). "Chapter 6: Production Companies 1" (PDF). Grown-Ups in a Grown-Up Business (PhD). Griffith University Research Collections. pp. 140–141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
2. "Cushion Kids". Screen Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
3. "Cushion Kids" (PDF). The Sun-Herald. Nine Entertainment. 18 December 2000. p. 54. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.