Oobi
television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oobi is an American television show for children. It was made by Little Airplane Productions in New York City. It is about a group of talking hand puppets with eyes and clothes. The main character, Oobi, is a 4-year-old boy hand. He has a sister named Uma, a friend named Kako, and a grandfather named Grampu.
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Genre | Puppetry |
Created by | Josh Selig |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
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Executive producer | Josh Selig |
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Production locations | Kaufman Astoria Studios New York City |
Cinematography | Randy Drummond |
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Production company | Little Airplane Productions |
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Release | ā February 11, 2005 (2005-02-11)[3] |
The show was first played in 2000 as a series of two-minute short episodes. It started as a series of longer half-hour episodes in 2003. It was shown on the channels Nickelodeon and Noggin.
While it was being made, the show was popular with preschoolers and fans of puppetry. It won awards from groups like Parents' Choice and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. In the mid-2000s, there was a cult following of small filmmakers who used Oobi-style puppets in short movies. In 2012, a spin-off of Oobi called Dasdasi was made in Iran. The entire original show is currently included on Amazon Prime Video.