Here's a house. Here's a door. Windows: one, two, three, four. Ready to knock. Turn the lock. It's Play School!
New Zealand version of the British children's series. Produced in Dunedin, this was the longest-running children's programme on New Zealand television at the time when it finished in 1990.
Cast
Big Ted: A traditional-style golden coloured teddy bear
Little Ted: Identical to Big Ted, but much smaller
Manu: A very-human looking plastic doll with Māori features
Jemima: A rag doll with orange woollen hair
Humpty: A round green fabric toy resembling Humpty Dumpty.
Late additions to the cash of toys included Grubber the Kiwi and and Humpty's cousin Harry, from the country
Hosts Over the Years Included Russell Smith, Waric Slyfield, Rawiri Paratene, Janet Milne, Jacqui Hay, Ian Kingsford-Smith, Jayshree Punjabi, John Mann
Pianists: Russell Sheppard and Eli Gray-Smith
Producer Lorraine Isaacs
Presentation Duncan Anderson
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