''Wee 3'' is a Canadian

preschool television series Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evenin ...

aired on

Treehouse TV Treehouse TV is a Canadian English-language specialty channel for preschoolers aged 2 to 5 that was launched in 1997. Its name comes from YTV's former preschool block, " The Treehouse". The channel is owned by YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of ...

and

Radio-Canada The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...

produced by

Corus Entertainment Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media company. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. It is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Onta ...

. It first aired on January 30, 2001 with a total of 27 27-minute episodes, along with ''Treetown'', '' Ants in Your Pants'' and ''Crazy Quilt''. It also formerly aired as an acquired series on YTV. The show also aired new episodes on

and

from January 30, 2001 to June 15, 2002, and repeated episodes from June 16, 2002 until February 27, 2011 like some of the other late night programs formerly aired. It centers the friendship and adventures of three, four-year-old anthropomorphic toy monsters, Bunwin, Creakie and Pook, come out from hiding in a young child's bedroom and play games. However, they come out only when the child is absent. They work out their fears by playing fantasy adventures targeted towards children ages three to seven-years old.

Characters

The following is a list of characters appearing on ''Wee 3''. Cheep Cheep, Magic Racer and Dolly were shown as toy characters.

Original characters

Main characters

* Bunwin is the small orange monster. She is puppeteered by Mandi Lester and voiced by Jane Miller (season 1) and Dana Glickman (season 2). * Pook is the tall purple monster and is puppeteered by Gerard Lizaire and is voiced by Jeff Sweeney. He likes jellybeans a lot. * Creakie is the medium blue monster and is puppeteered by Jay Daniels and was voiced by Ruth Barrett.

Inanimate, minor and supporting characters

* Cheep Cheep is a tiny yellow toy chick. * Magic Racer is a green toy dinosaur. * Dolly 1 is a tan skin doll with pigtails. * Dolly 2 is a blue doll with long hair.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2001)

* This season has 16 episodes. * This season is the only season directed by Lorraine Barton.

Season 2 (2002)

* This season has 11 episodes. * Bunwin is now voiced by Dana Glickman in this season, and episodes are directed by Steven Wright in this season.

References

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