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.
Hosts Over the Years Included Russell Smith, Waric Slyfield, Rawiri Paratene, Janet Milne, Jacqui Hay, Ian Kingsford-Smith, Jayshree Punjabi
Pianists: Russell Sheppard and Eli Gray-Smith
Producer Lorraine Isaacs
Presentation Duncan Anderson
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