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'Echidna Crossing' animated by Maggie Geddes and Neil Robinson.

Kaboodle 2 contained four regular drama segments as part of its fully animated 6 half hour mini-series: The Marvellous Adventures of Miriam and the Miraculous Miranda There were thirty-two separate short stories included in the thirteen-part series. It aimed to provide laughs and tears, fantasy and realism, but specifically tailored to the interests of the young viewer (6-9 year olds). It was a kaleidoscope of forms, with each episode varying in pace, length and mood. Įach half hour episode tells two or three separate stories using a variety of forms including animation, puppetry, and live action. Kaboodle video cassettes were marketed in Australia by CBS/FOX Video.

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The series was distributed outside Australia and New Zealand by London and New-York based Richard Price Television Associates Limited. More than one hundred crew who worked on Kaboodle gained their first television credit or advanced their careers by working on the series. Kaboodle is significant-not only because it catered to a much-neglected audience-but also because the series provided industry experience and international screen credit for numerous talented up-and-coming Australian film-makers. The make-believe of television drama, where anything can and should happen, was well suited to foster healthy, emotional and intellectual growth by challenging the imagination and widening the range of children's experience. Some of the stories are based on distinguished Australian children’s books, some on fairy tales and myths, whilst others have been developed as wholly original work for Kaboodle. The series intended to stimulate young children’s imagination and widen their range of experiences. The original concept was conceived by Jenny Hooks and the series aimed to provide quality Australian television drama for the long neglected 6-9 year old age group. The show commenced screening on the Seven Network across Australia in April 1990. Kaboodle 2, however, was fully animated and instead of being an ‘anthology’ series of many short dramas, all of which are different, this season had regular characters in every episode. Kaboodle 2 was a follow-on series which provided another six half-hour episodes of innovative television drama for the under-tens. Kaboodle is a 13-part anthology television series which includes animation, puppetry, and live action and was produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) that ran on ABC Television from 1987 to 1990.

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