The Hoobs
| The Hoobs | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Hoobs: Hubba Hubba (Blue), Roma (Orange), Tula (Pink), Iver (Purple) and Groove (Green) | |
| Created by | Jocelyn Stevenson Brian Henson |
| Starring | See below |
| Theme music composer | Ed Welch |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 250 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Brian Henson |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | The Jim Henson Company Decode Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 (UK) TVOntario (Canada) |
| Release | 15 January 2001 – 3 January 2003 |
The Hoobs is a live-action/animated children's television series created and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Decode Entertainment for Channel 4. A total of 250 episodes were produced across five series.
Plot
[edit]The series stars five creatures called Hoobs (Hubba Hubba, Iver, Groove, Tula, and Roma) from the fictional Hoobland, and their interactions with Earth and the human race. In each episode, they try to find the answer to a question to be put in the great Hoobopaedia created by Hubba Hubba, back in Hoobland, in hopes of learning all there is to know. Hubba Hubba remains in Hoobland to await the report from the other Hoobs, Iver, Groove, and Tula live in the music powered vehicle called the Hoobmobile, and Roma travels to all parts of the world by foot, by public transport and even her music powered motorcycle called the Hooby Picki picki. The five creatures are muppets, but the show also includes some animated sequences as well as live motion of human children who explain concepts to the Hoobs.
Series
[edit]A typical episode format involves:
- Hubba Hubba introduces the viewers to the Hoobs and the opening titles roll, a few of the fourth season episodes as well as some of the fifth season episodes have trimmed the introduction before the theme song.
- A preamble during which a question to be answered is stumbled upon.
- Hubba Hubba formalizes the task.
- Roma is e-mailed the question in order for her to provide a report.
- Hubba Hubba downloads some pictures or shows videos from HoobNet, relating to the question.
- A line of dialogue with a question and statement ending "who", "what", "when", "where", "why" or "how" causes a cutaway to a Motorettes' performance of that word.
- There is usually a number of songs from the Hoobs or Motorettes, in some cases with familiar lyrics, or a familiar tune.
- The Hoobs visit the Tiddlypeeps (human children) twice, as "they're smart, they're fun, they know."
- One Hoob drives left hand drive or right hand drive, one visits and turns the key and the third may participate in the B-story.
- An animated drawing story from a Tiddlypeep who narrates it is aired, relating to the question. But in the episode "Stories", Tula makes a story herself which Hubba Hubba then puts on HoobNet and gets a Tiddlypeep to tell it.
- Roma reports back to the other Hoobs about the related subject on the Hoobycomputer.
- Various inappropriate solutions are rejected for an answer, just in time.
- Hoob News summarizes the adventure then the end credits roll.
Other series
[edit]- Hello Hoobs – the five-minute "Hello Hoobs" segment includes excerpts from the English-language version, edited to function as a teaching tool. Targeted at viewers between the ages of four and eleven, the segment uses the Hoobs to expand English-language vocabulary and explain rudiments of grammar. The stated goal was to teach 400 words and 150 different expressions. The segment airs immediately prior to the half-hour The Hoobs broadcast on a weekly basis, and is compiled into a half-hour weekend broadcast for Southern Europe, to serve as a review of knowledge.
Characters
[edit]- Iver: The purple leading male Hoob figure of the threesome who has orange ears. He is very punctual and business-like, but likes to have fun, too. Iver is a great doer, but sometimes he tends to be a bit of a worrier.
- Groove: The green male Hoob with his green Twizzletuft covering his eyes who is always cool and relaxed, and a little slower than the others. He is also a little greedy and shy and a bit more hesitant to leave the Hoobmobile. He has a talent for making music, and he enjoys collecting things.
- Tula: The pink female Hoob on board. She is sympathetic, caring and enthusiastic, though she's sometimes a little tiring to have around. Tula is very creative and loves crafts.
- Roma: The orange female explorer Hoob who travels around the world, gathering information for the Hoobopaedia by talking to the Tiddlypeeps. Roma does neither live in nor drive the Hoobmobile, but she frequently reports all her discoveries to Iver, Groove and Tula through video messages and sometimes she visits the Hoobmobile to help them with their questions. Roma drives and rides a motorcycle called a Hooby Picki Picki, which is powered by one Motorette. In some episodes Roma talks to the Tiddlypeeps.
- Hubba Hubba: The blue male leader of the Hoobs. From his home base in Hoobland, he updates the Hoobopaedia with all the info that Iver, Groove and Tula collect during their stay in our world. In the season 5 episode "The Big Bonk" Hubba Hubba comes to visit the Hoobmobile and talks to the Tiddlypeeps on the Peep Planet and does Hoob News all by himself.
- The Motorettes: Three robotic creatures that live in engine of the Hoobmobile. Their names are Tootle (Female; Blue/Lime Green), Timp (Female; Yellow/Orange Red), and Twang (Male; Magenta/Purple). The Motorettes operate the engine by singing and making music. There is also one that powers Roma's motorcycle, the Hooby Picki Picki.
- The Hoobydudu: The robotic primate that hatches from an egg who lives in Hoobland with Hubba Hubba and Auntie Hattie. He changes from being a screamer to being a giggler when he's cuddled and cheered up by either Auntie Hattie or Hubba Hubba.
Puppeteers
[edit]- Iver − voiced by Don Austen
- Groove − voiced by John Eccleston (series 1−3) and Mark Jefferis (series 4 and 5)
- Tula − voiced by Julie Westwood
- Roma − voiced by Gillie Robic
- Hubba Hubba − voiced by Mark Jefferis (series 1−3, 4 (occasionally) and Brian Herring (series 4 and 5)
- The Motorettes − voiced by Rebecca Nagan (Tootle), Wim Booth (Timp) and Mark Jefferis (Twang)
- Steven Kynman, Victoria Willing, Ivestyn Evans, Robert Skidmore and Susan Beattie served as assistant puppeteers in the series.
- Mak Wilson, Katherine Smee, Dave Taylor, Jason Hopley and Jamie Shannon served as puppeteer accountants in the show's final series and on Hooby Happy Holidays on Sprout.
(Mark Jefferis was also lead singer of the show's opening theme, and the voices of the Hoobmobile's Motorettes also sang the music track that powers Roma's Hooby Picki Picki)
Production
[edit]Channel 4 announced in November 2000 that a new educational series, titled "The Hoobs", had been developed for a preschool audience. In a £20 million joint venture between Channel 4 and The Jim Henson Company, the channel commissioned 250 half-hour episodes which were to be broadcast from early 2001 (to replace Sesame Street). The series was set to be the biggest preschool series on British television as it was said that "Channel 4 hopes its Hoobs will be the new Teletubbies and the new Tweenies" and wished from it to match its success.[1]
Executive vice-president, Angus Fletcher, of the Jim Henson Television Company commented that "We are delighted to have the opportunity to pioneer a groundbreaking format which will address the needs of the first truly multi-media generation."[1]
Broadcast history
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]The series premiered on Channel 4 on 15 January 2001 from 6:00am to 7:00am,[2] with two episodes being broadcast each weekday morning. The episodes were repeated from 11:00 am during the Channel 4 schools strand 4Learning,[1] finishing its run of 250 episodes on 3 January 2003. Although the series ceased production in the United Kingdom in July 2002, it was regularly repeated in the same early morning time slot for several years afterwards. It was temporarily taken off the schedule every year during the Christmas period and returned in the new year. 2014 was the final year that the series was repeated, as it has not since returned.
It also aired on Nick Jr. UK from 2002 to 2004.
International
[edit]It has also been shown in other countries, including North America (the series formerly airing on PBS Kids Sprout) and Australia airing on both ABC and ABC2 from 4 February 2002 to 2 July 2011. In Poland it aired on Polsat JimJam and TV4. It aired in Hungary on JimJam. In Spain, it was on Telemadrid and on K3 in Catalonia. Hop! in Israel, In Italy, "Hello Hoobs" was on JimJam from Sky. In Germany, the show aired on KiKA. In Latin America, the show aired on Semillitas. In Greece, the show aired on Alter Channel. In Ireland, it was screened on TG4, where it was dubbed in Irish. In Hong Kong, it was aired on TVB.
Episodes
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 40 | 15 January 2001 | 2 February 2001 | |
| 2 | 25 | 5 May 2001 | 6 June 2001 | |
| 3 | 60 | 14 June 2001 | 27 November 2001 | |
| 4 | 73 | 22 December 2001 | 1 April 2002 | |
| 5 | 52 | 23 September 2002 | 3 January 2003 | |
Series 1 (2001)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Finding Out | |
| The Hoobs set out to learn some new things about Peeps and Tiddlypeeps, having just arrived on the Peep Planet. | |||
| 2 | 2 | Monkeys | |
| The gang wants to give a monkey something to make him happy, but cannot decide what will do the trick. | |||
| 3 | 3 | Hello | |
| How Peeps and Tiddlypeeps say hello to their friends. | |||
| 4 | 4 | Laughing | |
| The Hoobs try to figure out what causes laughter. | |||
| 5 | 5 | Stars | |
| Iver searches for a bright shining star to hang up in the Hoobmobile. | |||
| 6 | 6 | Pets | |
| Groove decides he would like some company while out collecting and thinks a pet would fit the bill. | |||
| 7 | 7 | Whistles | |
| Tula tries to get Groove and Iver's attention, but they are too busy playing a game to notice. | |||
| 8 | 8 | Floating | |
| The Hoobs miss floating on the water in a Hooblebobber. There are no Hooblebobbers on the Peep Planet, but maybe they can find something that floats in just the same way. | |||
| 9 | 9 | Dog | |
| The pals investigate why a dog keeps barking outside the Hoobmobile. | |||
| 10 | 10 | Running | |
| Groove isn't too fond of running. | |||
| 11 | 11 | Getting Better | |
| Iver suffers hot and cold flushes, and his nose starts making a strange sound – so he looks to the Tiddlypeeps for an explanation. | |||
| 12 | 12 | Frogs | |
| The friends marvel at how high frogs can jump, and wonder if it is because they eat flies. | |||
| 13 | 13 | Losing Things | |
| Iver searches high and low for his Hoobtoobe, but it appears to have vanished. | |||
| 14 | 14 | Flags | |
| The friends discover how Peeps use Hoobyhideys. Hoobyhideys are called Flags. | |||
| 15 | 15 | Seasons | |
| Groove notices his peep tree has changed the colour of its leaves and wonders whether they will grow back. | |||
| 16 | 16 | Bees | |
| The gang had run out of Hoobygoop, but discover the Peeps have a suitable substitute. | |||
| 17 | 17 | Fix It | |
| The pals call on their DIY skills to fix the Hoobytug. | |||
| 18 | 18 | Homes | |
| The friends discover which animals live in homes similar to theirs. | |||
| 19 | 19 | Presents | |
| The Hoobs wonder why Peeps and Tiddlypeeps give each other presents. | |||
| 20 | 20 | Hair | |
| Tula tries to brighten up the day by restyling her Hoobyfur. | |||
| 21 | 21 | Clapping | |
| Iver, Groove and Tula discover how Tiddlypeeps clap their hands. | |||
| 22 | 22 | Smells | |
| Tula needs something to make her smell especially for the Tiddlypeeps' party. | |||
| 23 | 23 | Combs | |
| The pals use the Peeps' combs to store their Hoobycookies until they discover what they are really meant for. | |||
| 24 | 24 | Keeping Warm | |
| Iver, Groove and Tula find a way to keep warm while Hooblegazing. | |||
| 25 | 25 | Rain | |
| The gang discovers how and why it rains. | |||
| 26 | 26 | Wobble | |
| Groove seeks a wobbly item to complete his collection of things that move. | |||
| 27 | 27 | Owning Up | |
| When Tula ruins Groove's best painting, she has to do something before he finds out. | |||
| 28 | 28 | Sand | |
| The gang learns about sand and what it is used for. | |||
| 29 | 29 | Hooting | |
| A mysterious hooting sound keeps the Hoobs awake at night. | |||
| 30 | 30 | Soft Round Flat Things | |
| The gang searches the Peep Planet for soft, round, flat things to play with like a Hoobarama. | |||
| 31 | 31 | Fish | |
| Iver, Groove and Tula learn about creatures that like getting wet. | |||
| 32 | 32 | Keys | |
| The pals discover how keys are used to open things. | |||
| 33 | 33 | Waiting | |
| Iver, Groove and Tula had to wait for their Hoobyblubber Tubs to set. | |||
| 34 | 34 | Shoes | |
| Iver needs something to keep his hoobypaws dry from a wet puddle of Hoobjuice on the floor which Groove had so far spilled. | |||
| 35 | 35 | Flying | |
| The Hoobs find something that can fly. | |||
| 36 | 36 | Times | |
| The gang finds out about the best time to visit the Tiddlypeeps. | |||
| 37 | 37 | Getting To Sleep | |
| Iver is having trouble going to sleep and needs some help. | |||
| 38 | 38 | Potatoes | |
| Groove shows off his potato plant, but finds there is just one problem – it does not have any potatoes on it. | |||
| 39 | 39 | Mice | |
| A hungry mouse tries to make a meal of the Hoobmobile. | |||
| 40 | 40 | Teeth | |
| Groove makes an interesting discovery – a tooth stuck in a piece of wood. | |||
Series 2 (2001)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | Puppets | Postponed from series 1 | |
| Iver, Groove and Tula seek a Tiddlypeep souvenir for the Hoobmobile. | ||||
| 42 | 2 | Angry | Postponed from series 1 | |
| Groove does something to annoy his friend Tula. | ||||
| 43 | 3 | Holidays | Postponed from series 1 | |
| Groove needs a break, but cannot decide what kind of holiday would suit him best. | ||||
| 44 | 4 | Boys And Girls | Postponed from series 1 | |
| Tula thinks boys and girls like different things, but Groove is not so certain. | ||||
| 45 | 5 | Wind | Postponed from series 1 | |
| Iver watches a feather blowing in the wind and decides it would make a good addition to the Hoobmobile. | ||||
| 46 | 6 | Getting Bigger | Postponed from series 1 | |
| Groove wishes he were tall enough to reach the tools he needs from the top shelf. | ||||
| 47 | 7 | Rubbish | Postponed from series 1 | |
| The Hoobs learn how to recycle things. | ||||
| 48 | 8 | Eggs | Postponed from series 1 | |
| Groove finds a painted egg and wonders what it is for. | ||||
| 49 | 9 | Planes | The first episode to feature a new format of Hubba Hubba and Roma buttons and also the first episode to feature a pop & disco version of "We're Off to see the Tiddlypeeps". | |
| The pals take to the air for a bird's-eye view of the Peep Planet. | ||||
| 50 | 10 | Dreams | The first episode to feature an opera version of "We're Off to see the Tiddlypeeps". | |
| Groove dances underwater with a mermaid – even though he is nowhere near the sea. | ||||
| 51 | 11 | Spots | ||
| A box of black sticky spots arrives for Tula from Auntie Hattie Hoob. | ||||
| 52 | 12 | Shopping | ||
| The Hoobs find where to shop to find something to replace a broken Pongaping leaf. | ||||
| 53 | 13 | Borrowing | Postponed from series 1 | |
| Groove learns about borrowing when the Hoobysandwich hammer is broken. | ||||
| 54 | 14 | Fancy Dress | ||
| Tula and the pals are invited to a fancy dress party but Tula can't decide what to wear. | ||||
| 55 | 15 | Crying | ||
| The Hoobs try to figure out how they can stop a Tiddlypeep from crying. | ||||
| 56 | 16 | Bells | ||
| The gang decide to get a bell for Groove so they can keep track of his whereabouts. | ||||
| 57 | 17 | Sharing | ||
| The Hoobynut in the roof garden is ready to eat, giving the pals the perfect opportunity to learn about sharing. | ||||
| 58 | 18 | Up And Down | ||
| The gang learns about things that go up and down at the same time. | ||||
| 59 | 19 | Dancing | Features a flashback to when Iver, Groove and Tula danced on the roof garden as Hooblets. | |
| The gang try to learn a Peep dance that will fit their Hoobyjiggle music. The last time the Hoobs danced to Hoobyjiggle music was when they were Hooblets. | ||||
| 60 | 20 | Dirty | ||
| Groove falls into a mud puddle and gets covered in mud, so Iver and Tula try to find a way to get him clean. | ||||
| 61 | 21 | Juiciest Fruit | ||
| Groove ate Tula's apple tower and sets out to make it up to her by finding the biggest, juiciest fruit. | ||||
| 62 | 22 | High Up | ||
| The pals enjoy the view from the roof garden of the Hoobmobile and wonder what it would be like to be much higher up. | ||||
| 63 | 23 | Cows | ||
| The gang reveals their favorite things about cows and Groove tries to make cheese. | ||||
| 64 | 24 | Shy | ||
| Iver and Tula help Groove calm his nerves before a musical performance. | ||||
| 65 | 25 | The Band | ||
| The friends want to play their favorite Tiddlypeep music, but first have to work out what all the instruments are. | ||||
Series 3 (2001)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | Circus | The First ever episode to introduce new videoclips from the series 2 episodes for the opening and closing titles. | |
| The Hoobs are trying to think of a way to run a circus act. | ||||
| 67 | 2 | Upside Down | ||
| Tula paints a mysterious picture, and the others cannot decide what it is. | ||||
| 68 | 3 | Rings | ||
| Iver, Groove and Tula celebrate a special day but realise they have left something important behind in Hoobland. | ||||
| 69 | 4 | Cakes | ||
| Tula and Iver take turns at baking cakes for the gang. | ||||
| 70 | 5 | Boats | ||
| The friends visit the seaside, where they learn all about boats. | ||||
| 71 | 6 | Freezing | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The Hoobs are disappointed that their Hoobofizz is frozen because they cannot drink it. | ||||
| 72 | 7 | Fresh | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The gang need something to keep the Hoobypuffs fresh. There's nothing worse than a Soggy Hoobypuff. | ||||
| 73 | 8 | Waking Up | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The pals wonder how they can wake up before the sun rises. | ||||
| 74 | 9 | Exploring | Postponed from series 2 | |
| Tula has to think of some things to take with her for going exploring. | ||||
| 75 | 10 | Exercise | ||
| The friends keep fit by doing a few Peep exercises. | ||||
| 76 | 11 | Pairs | ||
| Iver is mystified to see a Tiddlypeep in two places at once. | ||||
| 77 | 12 | Funny Faces | ||
| Iver, Groove and Tula try out ways of making themselves look different. | ||||
| 78 | 13 | Cool | ||
| The Peep sun makes the friends feel so hot they are unable to answer any questions until cooling down for Hoob News. | ||||
| 79 | 14 | Stripes | ||
| The gang try to find something that has stripes to decorate the model. | ||||
| 80 | 15 | Tidying Up | ||
| The pals get out all their favorite collections and have a good look at them. | ||||
| 81 | 16 | Friends | Postponed from series 2 | |
| Tula has made gifts for everyone except for Hubba Hubba, so Tula questions if Hubba Hubba is really her friend. | ||||
| 82 | 17 | Messages | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The Hoobycomputer breaks down, prompting the gang to look for other ways of sending messages. | ||||
| 83 | 18 | Names | ||
| Tula decides she would rather have a Peep name, but is not sure which one would suit her best. | ||||
| 84 | 19 | Snow | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The Hoobs figure out how they can have fun in the snow. | ||||
| 85 | 20 | Roma's Visit | ||
| Roma comes to visit her friends and wants her holiday to be special. | ||||
| 86 | 21 | Colours | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The friends learn about coordinating the colours of their Hooby-middle-grippers. | ||||
| 87 | 22 | Gloves | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The Hoobs need a way to make Hoobocactospiker shakes without hurting their paws. | ||||
| 88 | 23 | Stuffing | Postponed from series 2 The Only Postponed episode to have opening titles from the first 2 series and closing titles from series 3. | |
| The pals want to get Humpty Dumpty to sit on the wall, but first the floppy fellow needs stuffing. | ||||
| 89 | 24 | Stories | ||
| Tula wants to write a story, but she does not know what story to write. | ||||
| 90 | 25 | Taste | ||
| The gang tries some Hoobycookies with different tastes. | ||||
| 91 | 26 | Brave | ||
| The Hoobs want to know how they can feel brave. | ||||
| 92 | 27 | Fly Away | ||
| Iver makes friends with a little bird that visits him in the roof garden every day. | ||||
| 93 | 28 | Hiding | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The Hoobs need to find a hiding place to hide from Hubba Hubba when playing Hooby-hide and Hooby-seek. | ||||
| 94 | 29 | Copying | ||
| The pals find some things that are exactly the same. | ||||
| 95 | 30 | Shells | ||
| The Hoobs figure out what sort of shell can be useful. | ||||
| 96 | 31 | Swinging | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The pals find something to go swinging on the roof garden instead of a Hoobypod. | ||||
| 97 | 32 | Scared | Postponed from series 2 | |
| Tula tries to overcome her fear of thunder. | ||||
| 98 | 33 | Pop | Postponed from series 1 | |
| The friends find 10 things that go pop. | ||||
| 99 | 34 | Spiky | ||
| The gang find something that is round and spiky. | ||||
| 100 | 35 | Tula's Choice | ||
| Tula cannot decide which friend to take with her to the seaside. | ||||
| 101 | 36 | Sheep | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The pals need something to fix their blanket. | ||||
| 102 | 37 | Disappearing | ||
| The Hoobs figure out a way to make the purple mark on a white toy polar bear disappear. | ||||
| 103 | 38 | Hobbies | ||
| Iver wants to find a hobby that suits him. | ||||
| 104 | 39 | Toys | ||
| The friends look at all kinds of Tiddlypeep toys since they were Hooblets. | ||||
| 105 | 40 | Slow | ||
| Groove and Tula try to help Iver slow down. | ||||
| 106 | 41 | Crumbs | ||
| The gang wonders what happened to the Tiddlypeep buns. | ||||
| 107 | 42 | Hang Ups | ||
| Groove needs something to hang up his CDs. | ||||
| 108 | 43 | Picking Up | ||
| The Hoobs try to find some way to pick up Tula's Hoobypins out of the box without getting pricked. | ||||
| 109 | 44 | Dark | ||
| The pals figure out why night has to be so dark. | ||||
| 110 | 45 | It's a Mystery | ||
| Hubba Hubba wants to read a Tiddlypeep fairy tale to The Hoobs, but he is missing a page from his book. | ||||
| 111 | 46 | Dinosaur | Postponed from series 2 | |
| Groove cannot figure out where he can put this toy dinosaur in his collection. | ||||
| 112 | 47 | Wheels | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The friends wonder what sort of wheels could they have in the Hoobmobile. | ||||
| 113 | 48 | Soft | Postponed from series 2 | |
| Tula needs something soft so she does not hurt herself. | ||||
| 114 | 49 | New Words | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The friends need to learn how to say some new words. | ||||
| 115 | 50 | Behind You! | ||
| Groove doesn't mind too much when Tiddlypeeps goes boo and makes him jump. Not as long as he gets to make them jump too, but they keep sneaking up on him. So how can Groove see behind him when he's out collecting? | ||||
| 116 | 51 | Bubbles | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The Hoobs wonder why they are bubbles in the Hoobypond. | ||||
| 117 | 52 | Bouncing | Postponed from series 1 The Only Postponed episode to feature an original Hoobycomputer sound effect from the first series. | |
| The pals find some things that can bounce. | ||||
| 118 | 53 | Big Loaf | ||
| The biggest Hoobynut loaf ever made contained 230 Hoobynuts. Tula's determined to beat this record - but first she has to gather 231 Hoobynuts, which might not be as easy as it sounds and Auntie Hattie Hoob in Hoobland must not be disturbed until after Hoob News. | ||||
| 119 | 54 | Lucky | Postponed from series 2 | |
| Tula needs a good luck charm to make her feel lucky. | ||||
| 120 | 55 | Hats | Postponed from series 1 | |
| The Hoobs wonder why Peeps wear flowerpots on their heads, which are hats. | ||||
| 121 | 56 | Camel | Postponed from series 2 | |
| The gang cannot figure out why camels have humps. | ||||
| 122 | 57 | Talking to Yourself | Postponed from series 2 | |
| Groove and Tula think Iver is talking to himself, but he thinks he was talking to someone else. | ||||
| 123 | 58 | Surprises | Postponed from series 1 Final episode to be postponed from the first series. | |
| The most important day in a Hoob's year is their HoobyTwizzletuft Day - the day when they first got their Twizzletuft clipped. This year Tula has given Iver and Groove a beautiful Russian doll. | ||||
| 124 | 59 | Ba-Boom! | ||
| Iver's been running up and down the stairs collecting the Hooboberry harvest; now his chest is going ba-boom, ba-boom. | ||||
| 125 | 60 | Trees | Postponed from series 2 Final episode with Mark Jefferis as Hubba-Hubba, and John Eccleston as Groove. | |
| The friends discover fruit in the Heebleleaf tree. | ||||
Series 4 (2001–2002)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 1 | Hooblebumper Breakfast | First episode with Brian Herring taking over from Mark Jefferis as Hubba-Hubba, and Jefferis taking over from John Eccleston as Groove. Tula, Hubba-Hubba and Iver are redesigned for these final 2 series. Also the first episode to feature Roma's Hooby Picki Picki in the title sequence and the first ever series to feature the deep boing sound effect of opening and closing the Hoobofridge. | |
| Tula and Groove decide to have a huge Hoob breakfast called a Hooblebumper breakfast and Iver is too busy to be hungry for it. | ||||
| 127 | 2 | Hoobyclues | ||
| The Hoobs are enjoying a good game of Hoobyclues. It's one of the Hoobs' favourite games and it helps them to unravel the mystery about the nuts that Groove found in a hole. | ||||
| 128 | 3 | Ouch! | ||
| While preparing for a picnic, Tula's paw gets stung, and it really hurts. | ||||
| 129 | 4 | Round And Round | ||
| Iver scoffs at this: there is no such as something that goes round and round without stopping... is there? | ||||
| 130 | 5 | The Fair | Features a number of visions of Iver, Groove and Tula in their later lives as they grow older. | |
| Roma is coming to visit the Hoobmobile, so the Hoobs try and think of fun to do with her. | ||||
| 131 | 6 | Pockets | Postponed from the start of Series 4 due to Hubba-Hubba's Introduction voiced by Mark Jefferis. | |
| Tula has made Groove a pocket on her Hooby-stitcher-upper but he cannot decide what to put in it. | ||||
| 132 | 7 | Funny Tummies | ||
| The Hoobs are wondering what are belly buttons for. | ||||
| 133 | 8 | Shape Sorter | ||
| Groove's collection of "Different Shaped Things He Doesn't Know What to Do With" gets in Iver's way. | ||||
| 134 | 9 | Crash Bang Wallop | ||
| Groove decides to start a new collection – round flat things that make a Hoobygroovy noise. | ||||
| 135 | 10 | Peep Flowers | ||
| Tula wants to give Hubba Hubba some beautiful Peep flowers that the Tiddlypeeps have sent her for when The Hoobs return to Hoobland, but she doesn't know when that will be so how can she make the flowers last forever? | ||||
| 136 | 11 | Winning | ||
| Iver and Tula are mystified when Groove wins many egg and spoon races that they all enjoy doing – he normally loses. | ||||
| 137 | 12 | Groove's Wish | ||
| Groove is hoping for his wish to come true. | ||||
| 138 | 13 | A Pig Full of Surprises | ||
| Groove discovers a piggy bank containing some money. | ||||
| 139 | 14 | Rewards | ||
| Because they are good friends, Tula decides to make a reward for Iver and Groove. | ||||
| 140 | 15 | Hoob in a Mood | ||
| Groove is in a bad and foul mood. Tula and Iver try to find a way to cheer him up. | ||||
| 141 | 16 | Moon | ||
| While reading poetry to Roma, Iver discovers the Man in the Moon. | ||||
| 142 | 17 | Soggy Crispies | ||
| Groove is taking Iver collecting, but Tula has made Hooby Crispy Cakes. When Iver and Groove come back The Hoobs find the Crispies have gone soggy because they are too late to eat them. | ||||
| 143 | 18 | Giant | ||
| The Hoobs are reading Jack and the Beanstalk. Groove is Jack, Tula is Jack's mum and Iver is playing the giant. | ||||
| 144 | 19 | The Drip | ||
| The Hoobs are horrified when they discover a drip in the Hoobmobile ceiling. | ||||
| 145 | 20 | Pirates | ||
| Groove finds a treasure chest. However, he hears that pirates like to steal treasure. | ||||
| 146 | 21 | Hoobamaflip | Postponed from the start of Series 4 due to John Eccleston's Groove "Wayhey!" in the opening and closing titles. | |
| The Hoobs find a way to work the Hoobamaflip. Their catchphrase of how to make the Hoobamaflip work is "Ready to Grab, Ready to Lift, Ready to Drop, Ready to Flip". | ||||
| 147 | 22 | Magic Words | ||
| The Hoobs want to celebrate Shoobedyshiny Day by wearing Shoop-Shoop and doing the Shoop-Shoop Dance. Without any magic words which are "Please", "Thank You" and "Sorry" Groove misses out on not only wearing a Shoop-Shoop but also doing Shoop-Shoop Dances. | ||||
| 148 | 23 | Beautiful | ||
| Groove is unable to figure out why there is an old metal thing in his collection of beautiful things. | ||||
| 149 | 24 | Funny Sounds | ||
| The Hoobs find something that makes funny sounds scoring a count on how many hoobaboobas. | ||||
| 150 | 25 | Art | Postponed from the start of Series 4 due to the copyright year being 2001. | |
| The Hoobs want to make all kinds of art. | ||||
| 151 | 26 | That Noise | ||
| Groove and Tula go back to their game on the roof garden called "Hooby Wack & Grab" and Iver makes a strange, sad, groaning, sighing sound when he hurts his arm. | ||||
| 152 | 27 | Our Friend Flash | ||
| The Hoobs cannot figure out what is wrong with Flash the tortoise because Flash is hiding in a shell. | ||||
| 153 | 28 | Achoo! | ||
| Iver and Tula get jumped when Groove begins to sneeze. | ||||
| 154 | 29 | A Doob for a Hoob | ||
| Iver and Tula cannot figure out who Groove is talking to. | ||||
| 155 | 30 | Big Day In | Final episode to be postponed from the start of the fourth series. | |
| The Hoobs want to go on a trip outdoors but it starts raining due to a thunderstorm. | ||||
| 156 | 31 | Miss Hoob | ||
| The Hoobs and Tula cannot figure out which job will be perfect whether it can be pupil or teacher. | ||||
| 157 | 32 | Yawning | ||
| The Hoobs cannot figure out why are they yawning. | ||||
| 158 | 33 | The Shoobage | Features a flashback to when Hubba Hubba gives Iver a Hoobysprouter for Shoobage in Hoobland. | |
| The Hoobs need to find a way to eat the Shoobage. | ||||
| 159 | 34 | Relax | ||
| Groove and Tula help Iver relax. | ||||
| 160 | 35 | Get on With the Game | ||
| Iver wants to find out how to play a mystery message game. | ||||
| 161 | 36 | Groove the Greedy | ||
| Groove is being greedy when he did not share all the sweets. | ||||
| 162 | 37 | Fairyland | Features a number of visions of Iver, Groove and Tula in their later lives as they grow older. | |
| Tula wants to be a fairy queen but she does not know how to. | ||||
| 163 | 38 | Hoobyhics | ||
| Tula has the Hoobyhics which are Hiccups but she has lots of things to do. | ||||
| 164 | 39 | Clumsy | ||
| Tula is being very clumsy as she is painting a picture of the sunset on the roof garden and Iver and Groove are trying to find out why. | ||||
| 165 | 40 | Hurry Up | ||
| Iver and Tula need Groove to speed things up. | ||||
| 166 | 41 | A Place for Tula | ||
| Tula wants to find a place to write her poem. | ||||
| 167 | 42 | Mums and Dads | ||
| Roma babysits a Squigglytiddlypeep while its mum and dad are away. | ||||
| 168 | 43 | Underground | ||
| The Hoobs wonder what is like to live underground. | ||||
| 169 | 44 | Warm Juice | ||
| Tula needs some way to make her Hoobjuice warm while she paints a picture of the penguins. | ||||
| 170 | 45 | Telling Tales | ||
| Groove tells Iver on Tula after she knocks over his tray of Hooboblubbers. | ||||
| 171 | 46 | Every Hoob's a Star | ||
| Iver begins to show off when he is full of bright ideas. | ||||
| 172 | 47 | Riddle Me Ree | ||
| Roma and the Hoobs try to play a riddle game. | ||||
| 173 | 48 | Little Round Somethings | ||
| The Hoobs want to know what those little round things are. | ||||
| 174 | 49 | Jobs | ||
| The Hoobs want to find a job that will suit them. | ||||
| 175 | 50 | Tula's Big Day | ||
| Tula is getting ready for a big day at the Tiddlypeeps' school. | ||||
| 176 | 51 | Creepy Crawlies | ||
| Iver and Tula want to know what kind of creepy-crawly is inside Groove's box. | ||||
| 177 | 52 | Birdsong | ||
| Tula hears a little bird singing in the Heebleleaf tree on the roof garden. | ||||
| 178 | 53 | Playhouse | ||
| The Hoobs want to build a playhouse so they can have fun. | ||||
| 179 | 54 | Flies | ||
| The Hoobs need something to keep the pesky flies away from their Hoobyfigs. | ||||
| 180 | 55 | Tula in Wonderland | ||
| Tula is feeling very bored and needs something to cure her boredom. | ||||
| 181 | 56 | Clubs | ||
| Iver and the Hoobs need something to make their club special. | ||||
| 182 | 57 | Hoobydudu | ||
| Hubba Hubba has to take care of a Hoobydudu egg for Auntie Hattie. Hoobydudus come in all shapes and sizes whether they're wrigglers, gigglers, dreamers or screamers, but how are the Hoobs going to do Hoob News with all that screaming noise the Hoobydudu is making?! | ||||
| 183 | 58 | Robin Hood | ||
| The Hoobs find out what life was like for Robin Hood. | ||||
| 184 | 59 | A Whale of a Time | ||
| Iver wants to go whale-watching with the Tiddlypeeps but he is afraid of whales. | ||||
| 185 | 60 | A Problem for the Pansies | ||
| Iver is not sure how his pansies are among Tula's big yellow flower. | ||||
| 186 | 61 | Seeing Clearly | ||
| Tula cannot see a thing and thinks there is something wrong with her eyes. | ||||
| 187 | 62 | The Old Bamboo | ||
| Groove has some old bamboo instead of some sticks. | ||||
| 188 | 63 | Down in the Middle | ||
| The Hoobs find out what is deep down inside the Peep Planet. The Red line across the centre of the globe makes Groove attempt to cut the globe in half but Iver won't let Groove do so. | ||||
| 189 | 64 | Somebody Loves You | ||
| Iver wants to find out who the love card is from. | ||||
| 190 | 65 | Don't Drink the Water | ||
| The Hoobs are wondering why the lemonade tastes terrible. | ||||
| 191 | 66 | Iver the Robot | ||
| Iver would like to be a robot without thinking or getting his feelings hurt. | ||||
| 192 | 67 | Marooned | The Only episode in series 4 without the Hoobmobile moving. Other episodes without Hoobmobile moving happen in the following series. | |
| The Hoobs want to know how Robinson Crusoe escapes from a desert island. | ||||
| 193 | 68 | Rude Hoob | ||
| Groove really wants to put Iver's flashing bow tie in his collection but without a magic word from Groove, Iver rejects it and the answer is "No". | ||||
| 194 | 69 | Hoozleberry Blues | ||
| The Hoobs do not know what happened to the Hoozleberry bush and what had caused damage to the Hoozleberries. | ||||
| 195 | 70 | Sir Iverlot | ||
| Iver wants to be a very brave knight. | ||||
| 196 | 71 | Yee Haw | ||
| Groove wishes he could be with the cows all the time. | ||||
| 197 | 72 | Iver's Big Trip | ||
| Iver needs something to take with him to go on a trip. | ||||
| 198 | 73 | Bedtime Story | ||
| Iver tries to find a way to read his book without keeping Tula and Groove awake. | ||||
Series 5 (2002–2003)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | 1 | Hoobledoop | ||
| Roma has been asked to take pictures of Groove and his collections for a magazine in Hoobland. | ||||
| 200 | 2 | Hooblebumper Box Day | ||
| Every year the Hoobs celebrate Hooblebumper Box Day. There's only one thing Iver isn't actually good at doing. | ||||
| 201 | 3 | Chocolate | ||
| Tula is making some gingerbread Hoobs and has some chocolate buttons ready. | ||||
| 202 | 4 | Dangerous | ||
| The Tiddlypeeps have invited Iver on an expedition, but he's worried about how dangerous it could be. | ||||
| 203 | 5 | News | ||
| The Hoob News screen is broken and Iver wants to try and fix it, but Tula and Groove want to find other ways to broadcast Hoob News. | ||||
| 204 | 6 | Groove's Special Collection | ||
| Groove is trying to think up another collection – but this one needs to be special. | ||||
| 205 | 7 | Cards | ||
| Groove has found a pack of cards in his collection and wants to do clever stuff with them. | ||||
| 206 | 8 | Change | ||
| Iver is tired of everything being the same. He wants to change himself more than anything. | ||||
| 207 | 9 | Sherlock Groove | ||
| On the Cluttered Cupboard floor, there is a filthy tablecloth which Iver decides to clean. | ||||
| 208 | 10 | Not A Horse | ||
| Groove's friend Tim has a favorite animal, and it is an unusual animal. | ||||
| 209 | 11 | Elbows | ||
| Iver is frustrated. He keeps banging his elbow and it really hurts. | ||||
| 210 | 12 | Motorette Magic | ||
| There appears to be a problem with the Motorettes and Iver is trying to fix the problem. | ||||
| 211 | 13 | Hooby Growinaday Tree | ||
| Groove grows Hooby Grow-in-a-day Tree, which is literally a tree that grows in the day. Meanwhile, Iver is finding out about relatives. | ||||
| 212 | 14 | Little Pink Riding Hoob | ||
| The Hoobs are putting on a play of Little Pink Riding Hoob for the Tiddlypeeps. | ||||
| 213 | 15 | Hooby Races | ||
| It is Sports Day, and the Hoobs attempt their own. | ||||
| 214 | 16 | Little Green Sticky Thing | ||
| Groove has found a little green thing on one of the trees on the roof garden. | ||||
| 215 | 17 | Tiger in Need | ||
| Tula hears a tigress named Tallulah that needs help. | ||||
| 216 | 18 | Promises | ||
| Groove just cannot help himself – he keeps breaking promises, and Iver and Tula are fed up, sick and tired of it. | ||||
| 217 | 19 | Twinkly Wrinklypeep | ||
| When the Hoobyharvest produces too much food, Iver decides to spare to the old people's home down the road. | ||||
| 218 | 20 | Cover Up | ||
| In a tussle with Tula, Groove manages to splatter his Hoobjuice on the wall, and Hoobjuice is famous for staining. | ||||
| 219 | 21 | Iver's Buns | ||
| Someone has been moving Tula's seashells in the Hoobofridge and Iver's buns up on the roof garden. | ||||
| 220 | 22 | Buddy Beacon | ||
| Tula is building something to show the passing Hoobmobiles that the Hoobs are down on the Peep Planet. | ||||
| 221 | 23 | The Fastest Thing on Legs | ||
| Iver is the fastest thing on legs on the Peep Planet. | ||||
| 222 | 24 | Banana Banana Carrot | ||
| The Hoobs find out what kind of game it is on a game show. It could be based on Duck Duck Goose. | ||||
| 223 | 25 | Emperor | ||
| Iver wants to be the emperor of the high Hoobaciousness. | ||||
| 224 | 26 | Tight Fit | ||
| Groove cannot go jogging if his vest does not fit. | ||||
| 225 | 27 | Hooby Holiday | ||
| Tula's friend Jake is left behind when his friends go on an activity holiday. | ||||
| 226 | 28 | Opera Singer | ||
| Tula discovers that auditions for a part in an opera are being held and decides to try out. However, she discovers that it's not just a good voice you need to sing opera. | ||||
| 227 | 29 | Signs | ||
| The Hoobs wonder why some signs are useful. | ||||
| 228 | 30 | House of Iver | ||
| Iver wants to wear some clothes so he can go the Tiddlypeeps' garden party. | ||||
| 229 | 31 | Jambo Tambo | ||
| Tula and the Hoobs' African friend Rijina is going to release Tambo the baby elephant back into the wild. | ||||
| 230 | 32 | Lost | Groove and Iver don't join in for Hoob News, Tula and Roma do Hoobs News together instead. | |
| Iver and Groove have gone missing, so Tula and Roma have to find out where they are. | ||||
| 231 | 33 | Overloaded | ||
| The Hoobs are puzzled why the Motorettes are wheezing and puffing. The Hoobmobile is overloaded with Groove's collections. | ||||
| 232 | 34 | Restaurant | ||
| Tula is fed up with her cooking and wants to visit a nice restaurant. | ||||
| 233 | 35 | Flower Power | ||
| The Hoobs want to take some flowers back to Hoobland to remind them of the Peep gardens. | ||||
| 234 | 36 | Iver Five-O | ||
| Iver wonders what it's like to ride in a police car. | ||||
| 235 | 37 | Llama Farmer | ||
| The Hoobs are curious about an animal on the Peep Planet that looks like another Hoob. | ||||
| 236 | 38 | Record Breaker | ||
| The Hoobs want to break a world record before they do Hoob News. | ||||
| 237 | 39 | Three Hoobs, One Bus | ||
| The Hoobs wonder why the Hoobmobile is big enough for them to be divided by and into 3 rooms. | ||||
| 238 | 40 | Voice Choice | ||
| Groove and Tula cannot figure out why Iver is whining. | ||||
| 239 | 41 | Day Off | Features flashbacks to numerous episodes. | |
| Hubba Hubba gives the Hoobs a nice day off. | ||||
| 240 | 42 | Pancakes | ||
| The Hoobs need some ingredients to make some pancakes. | ||||
| 241 | 43 | Costume Drama | ||
| The Hoobs are invited to the Tiddlypeeps' costume party. | ||||
| 242 | 44 | Soft Floppy Fun | ||
| Tula and Iver put a smile on Groove's face by trying to find a tail that will suit him. | ||||
| 243 | 45 | Window Dressing | ||
| Tula thinks the windows look beautiful, but Iver disagrees and Groove has a collection of things to decorate windows with. | ||||
| 244 | 46 | Tricks with Bricks | ||
| Tula wants to build whatever she likes with bricks. | ||||
| 245 | 47 | King of the Sea | ||
| Iver, Groove, Tula and Roma wonder who will be king of the sea. | ||||
| 246 | 48 | Shop Til You Drop | ||
| The Hoobs figure out what will they have for their very own shop. | ||||
| 247 | 49 | The Big Bonk | The only episode where Hubba-Hubba visits the Hoobs and the Tiddlypeeps. | |
| The Hoobs do not know why Hubba Hubba is not responding. They have no idea where he is until they hear a big bonk on the roof garden. | ||||
| 248 | 50 | Bossy Boots | The last episode to feature the Season 1 version of "We're Off to see the Tiddlypeeps". | |
| Tula and Groove need some way to stop Iver interfering. | ||||
| 249 | 51 | The Flapperdipperdancer | The last episode to feature the opera version of "We're Off to see the Tiddlypeeps". | |
| The Hoobs are invited to an art competition to make an amazing animal. | ||||
| 250 | 52 | Is This Hoobletoodledoo? | Features flashbacks to numerous encounters with the Tiddlypeeps from Series 1, 2 or 3 onwards. The last episode to feature the pop and disco version of "We're Off to see the Tiddlypeeps". | |
| Hubba Hubba gives the Hoobs some exciting news: they are going back to Hoobland. The Hoobs, however, are sad they have to go. They prepare for their departure, nonetheless. When the times comes, however, they are told they can stay on the Peep Planet if they wish. Whether or not they actually leave is left ambiguous. | ||||
Home media releases
[edit]From 2001 to 2003 in the United Kingdom, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment released four VHSs in the United Kingdom each containing two episodes: "Finding Out",[3] "Holidays",[4] "Funny Faces"[5] and "Groove's Wish".[6] Three of the tapes were also released as a bi-pack,[7] and a promotional tape named "Meet the Hoobs" was also released.[8]
"Groove's Wish" was also issued out on DVD by CTHE in April 2002, which included an extra episode.[9] Another DVD - "Hooble Toodle Doo!", was released in September 2005 by HIT Entertainment.[10]
Video game
[edit]A video game based on the show was released for the PlayStation on 7 June 2002, developed by Runecraft and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Moyes, Jojo (16 November 2000). "Channel 4 hopes its Hoobs will be the new Teletubbies". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hoobs". Oilzine.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hoobs: Volume 1 - Finding Out". Amazon UK. 7 April 2003.
- ^ "The Hoobs: Volume 2 - Holidays". Amazon UK. 16 April 2001.
- ^ "The Hoobs - Funny Faces". Amazon UK. 7 April 2003.
- ^ "The Hoobs: Volume 4 - Groove's Wish". Amazon UK. 7 April 2003.
- ^ "The Hoobs: Groove's Wish/Holidays/Finding Out". Amazon.co.uk. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Meet The Hoobs VHS Video". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hoobs: Groove's Wish". Amazon.co.uk. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Jim Henson's The Hoobs - Hooble Toodle Doo!". Amazon.co.uk. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hoobs". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- The Hoobs at IMDb
- The Hoobs at Channel4.com