Zigby

Zigby the zebra is an anthropomorphic children's fictional character created by Scottish-born English author Brian Paterson.[1] Zigby appears in a series of picture books and board books as well as in a 3D animated television series. The show currently airs on Treehouse TV, and was previously aired on Playhouse Disney and CBeebies.

This article is about the fictional character. For the wireless protocol, see ZigBee.

Zigby
Created byBrian Paterson
StarringTracey Moore
Brian Drummond
Matt Hill
Michelle Doake
Roslyn Oades
Sharon Millerchip
Katherine Cohn
Jamie Croft
Country of originAustralia
Canada
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time7 mins.
Production company(s)Info-Communications Media Development Authority
Studio 100
Yoram Gross
Release
Original networkABC Kids (Australia)
Treehouse TV (Canada)
Picture format480i (4:3 SDTV)
Original releaseApril 6, 2009 –
March 19, 2013
External links
Website

Zigby lives in a tree house in Mudwater Creek, on a lush tropical island. In a typical book or episode, the enthusiastic zebra "trots into trouble" through his slightly eccentric behaviour. He is followed by his friends McMeer the meerkat and Bertie Bird the anxious guinea fowl. The show was canceled due to low ratings

Books

The following picture books for ages approximately 2–5 years[2] were published by HarperCollins:

  • Zigby Camps Out (2002)
  • Zigby Hunts for Treasure (2002)
  • Zigby and the Ant Invaders (2003)
  • Zigby Dives In (2003)
  • Zigby and the Monster (2005)

Four board books (Go-Kart, The Picnic, The Birthday Party, Toy Box) appeared in 2004 with the same publisher. As of early 2005, 350,000 copies had been sold in 15 countries.[3]

Television series

The development of an animated series based on the character was announced in 2005.[3] 52 3D animated episodes of 11 minutes each were coproduced by companies in Australia, Singapore and Canada.[4][5] The series specifically targets 4 to 5 year olds with a wider target audience of 3 to 6 year olds. The series shown on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (25 March 2009 - 3 January 2015)[4] and Canadian Treehouse TV.[4] It was also acquired by German ZDF,[5] BBC-produced CBeebies and by France 5[6] also Univision's Planeta U. It was produced by Yoram Gross' Flying Bark Productions and Thunderbird Films.

References
  1. Brian Paterson Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine – HarperCollins Author Profile.
  2. "Four-legged friends lead the way in new books", The Herald-Mail, 9 July 2004
  3. Ball, Ryan (17 February 2005), "Zigby to Earn Stripes from Yoram Gross-Em.TV", Animation Magazine.
  4. Grove, Chris (17 April 2007), "Popular Zigby Making International Move With Co-Prod", Animation Magazine
  5. "Three New Shows For Germany's ZDF", AWN Headline News, 10 April 2008.
  6. France 5 acquires free TV rights to 3-D Animated Preschool Series ‘Zigby’ Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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