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2000 In German Television
This is a list of German television related events from 2000. Events *18 February - Stefan Raab is selected to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, 2000 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Wadde hadde dudde da?". He is selected to be the forty-fifth German Eurovision entry during Countdown Grand Prix held at the Stadthalle in Bremen. *28 February - The Big Brother Germany, German version of Big Brother debuts on RTL II, RTL 2. *9 June - The Big Brother Germany (season 1), first season of ''Big Brother Germany'' is won by John Mitz. *30 December - Alida-Nadine Kuras wins Big Brother Germany (season 2), the second season of ''Big Brother Germany''. Debuts Domestic *31 January - ''Zwei Asse und ein König'' (2000) (ZDF) *28 February - ''Big Brother Germany'' (2000–2011, 2015–present) (RTL II) *12 October - ''Donna Leon (TV series), Donna Leon'' (2000–2019) (ARD (broadcaster), ARD) *14 November - ' (2000) (ARD (broadcaster), ARD) International *8 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Ant
''Anthony Ant'' is a 1999 children's animated television series based on the book of the same name by Graham Philpot and Lorna Philpot. The series is produced by HIT Entertainment in association with YTV, with animation production by Funbag Animation Studios Funbag Animation Studios (also known as Funbag Animation Studio Inc. or Funbag) was a Canadian animation studio headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Funbag was well known for working on animated television series such as '' Undergrads'', '' Freaky .... The series takes place takes place in "Antville," an underground city where Anthony and his friends must avoid being stepped on by the "Bigfeet" (humans) who live on the surface. Characters *Anthony Ant (voiced by Alan Marriott) is the main character who lives with his family who work with the queen, his father and grandfather work in the museum, while he and his friends help solve problems caused by Count Mosquito. *Count Mosquito (voiced by Bob Saker) is the main antagonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Pig
''Preston Pig'' is a British traditionally animated children's television series which aired on CITV in 2000. It was based on a series of children's books, written and illustrated by Colin McNaughton. It was shown on weekdays from 3pm until 3:15pm, on CITV. However, since 2011, it no longer airs on CITV. The show officially went into production in March 1999, to air in September 2000. Characters * Preston Pig – The main character, a pig who is a football fanatic. * Mr. Wolf – A wolf who always unsuccessfully tries to catch Preston for dinner. * Pumpkin – Preston's best friend. * Granny – Preston's grandmother. * Billy – A bully who is rude to the little pigs. Episodes Voice Cast *Nicky Croydon as Preston * Hugh Laurie as Mr Wolf * Adam Godley as Preston's Dad * Ada Posta as Preston's Mum *Neil McCaul as Additional Voices * Susan Sheridan as Pumpkin/Additional Voices The music was composed by Keith Hopwood. Home Media ''Preston Pig'' was released on VHS in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Babies
''Mega Babies'' is an animated television series created by the brothers Christian and Yvon Tremblay, who previously had made the Hanna-Barbera show '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron''. It is produced by CinéGroupe and Landmark Entertainment Group for Sony Wonder. The series was broadcast on Fox Family Channel and Teletoon. The show was also aired in UK on Sky One's weekday mornings and later repeated on Channel 5 on weekend mornings between 2001 and 2002. Synopsis The show is about a trio of mutant babies who fight off evil monsters and aliens. Their names are Meg, Derrick and Buck and their caregiver's name is Nurse Lazlo. The show takes place in Your City, USA. After their birth, they were brought to an orphanage. When the entire Solar System aligned itself, the babies and their nurse were struck by lightning. The babies were given super strength and other super powers, and Nurse Lazlo's I.Q. rose. Voice actors Buck was voiced by Sonja Ball, Dean Hagopian voiced many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salty's Lighthouse
''Salty's Lighthouse'' is an animated television series for preschoolers, produced by Sunbow Entertainment in association with the Bank Street College of Education in New York. Debuting in syndication in late 1997, and picked up by Discovery Communications for U.S. broadcast that December, it aired from March 30 to June 26, 1998 on TLC's '' Ready Set Learn!'' block. The show centers on a young boy named Salty, as he plays and learns with his friends in a magical lighthouse. As well as the animated adventures of Salty and his friends, the series uses live-action footage from the British children's television series '' Tugs'' for various segments. 40 episodes were produced in the series. Premise Salty is a young redheaded boy who loves using his imagination. Each day, he goes to the lighthouse near his home to play with his seaside friends: Ocho, the octopus; Claude, the hermit crab; Sophie and Sadie, the twin seagulls; a group of small clams; Aurora, the light that shines over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoho Ahoy
''Yoho Ahoy'' is a 2000-2001 British animated children's television series about a gang of animated pirates, known as Yohos, who had lived on board their giant pirate ship, called ''The Rubber Duck''. The title of the TV show derives from the fact that the only words the main characters say, depending on their feelings are "Yoho" and "Ahoy", that is just a language. The characters themselves are animated puppets. In Spring 2001, the show itself won the Banff Television Festival Rockie Award: Best Animation for "Yoho Ahoy: Buzz with Jones". The show was first broadcast on CBBC and later on CBeebies in the United Kingdom, while in Canada, the programme aired on Knowledge Network and on TVOKids. Characters Main *Bilge – The ship's dark blue male captain with a yellow stomach and dark blue skin who wants the ship to be clean and tidy at all times. *Cutlass – The ship's yellow female quartermaster who wears an eyepatch and carries a pea-shooting blowgun. *Swab – The ship's purple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocket Dragon Adventures
''Pocket Dragon Adventures'' (Spanish: ''Pocket Dragons'') is an animated series produced by the Spanish animation studio D'Ocon Films Productions, in co-production with Televisión Española, Bohbot Entertainment, and DIC Productions. The series is based on the Pocket Dragon character created by artist Real Musgrave, best known from Pocket Dragons figurines also based on his work. The cartoon is about the Pocket Dragons (a group of very small dragons) who live with a kindly old wizard, and their many adventures. The show premiered in early 1998 in the United States on the Bohbot Kids Network syndicated programming strand. The show itself was created by Craig Miller and Marv Wolfman, who produced and story edited the series. Together or separately, they wrote over 40% of the total number of episodes. Pocket Dragon Adventures was also the first animated series signed to a labor contract with the Writers Guild of America. Synopsis The setting is shown to be in the Medieval era, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Ralph
''Rotten Ralph'' is a series of children's picture books written by Jack Gantos and illustrated by Nicole Rubel. About twenty ''Rotten Ralph'' books have been published from 1976 to 2011. ''Rotten Ralph'' is also the first book in the series, a 32-page picture book published by Houghton Mifflin of Boston in 1976. It was the first published book for both Gantos and Rubel. Alternatively, Rotten Ralph is the title character of the series, initially "a very very nasty cat" —a bright red domestic cat who enjoys playing mean, practical jokes on his human family. There was a children's television series by Cosgrove Hall Films, Tooncan Productions and Italtoons Corporation based on the books, first broadcast on CBBC from 1998 to 2001. It also went to air on Nickelodeon in the UK too, around 2000. The show hasn't been aired in the UK since reruns ended in 2005. The show aired in the United States on the Fox Family Channel from 1999 to 2001. Books All of the ''Rotten Ralph'' boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ORF 1
ORF 1 (''ORF eins'', ''Österreichischer Rundfunk 1'') is an Austrian public television channel owned by ORF. It was the first television channel in Austria, started in 1955, with regular programming started in 1957 when it now operated six days a week, then began broadcasting every day in 1961. ORF 1 is one of four public TV channels in Austria. It is funded by a mixture of advertising revenue and television licence fees: as such, unlike the German TV stations (which are generally available free-to-air), ORF 1 and its sister channels are encrypted over satellite. Programming ORF 1 mainly shows films, TV series and sporting events; this is in contrast to ORF 2, which focuses more on news, documentaries and cultural programming. As the target audience of ORF 1 is younger than that of ORF 2, ORF's children's output, ''okidoki'', is broadcast on ORF 1 every morning. Popular sporting events, such as skiing, Formula One and association football are also usually shown on ORF 1. ORF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Bravo
''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, it aired from July 14, 1997, to August 27, 2004. The titular Johnny Bravo (voiced by Jeff Bennett), who is loosely based on Elvis Presley and James Dean, is a blonde-haired sunglasses-wearing, muscular, and dimwitted young man who lives with his mother and attempts to get women to date him, though he always falls short because of his actions. He ends up in bizarre situations and predicaments, often accompanied by celebrity guest characters such as Donny Osmond or Adam West. Throughout its run, the show was known for its adult humor and pop culture references. Partible pitched the series to Hanna-Barbera's animation showcase '' What a Cartoon!'', basing it on his senior thesis project he produced while attending Loyola Marymount University. A pilot short aired on Cartoon Network in 1995. The series was renewed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckhart (TV Series)
''Eckhart'' is an animated television series based on David Weasle's children's book of the same name. The series was co-produced by Cellar Door Productions, Catalyst Entertainment and Animation Services Hong Kong Limited for Teletoon, and aired between 2000-2002. It was created and based on a children's book by David Weale. Approximately, 39 episodes of the program were produced. The pilot (" The True Meaning of Crumbfest") was also a Christmas special on television. Overview The program incorporates some of the sounds and culture of Weale's home province of Prince Edward Island in Canada. It focuses on Eckhart, the title character, who is a young anthropomorphic mouse, who is the main protagonist of the program. Cast *Eckhart – Jessica Pellerin *Brigid – Martha MacIsaac *Boss Mouse – Don Francks *Tomis – Jack McAndrew *Clara / Madam Thel – Marlane O'Brien *Mavis – Sarah Briand *Shorty – Don Wright *Ned – David Moses *Jasper – Nils Ling *Eleanor – Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watership Down (1999 TV Series)
''Watership Down'' is an animated fantasy children's television series, adapted from the 1972 novel of the same name by Richard Adams. The second adaptation of the novel (after the 1978 film), it was produced by UK's Alltime Entertainment and Canada's Decode Entertainment in association with Martin Rosen (the director of the 1978 film), with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit from the Government of Ontario. The series stars several well-known British actors, including Stephen Fry, Rik Mayall, Phill Jupitus, Jane Horrocks, Dawn French, John Hurt and Richard Briers (the latter two also star in the film). For the theme song, Stephen Gately performed a new arrangement of Art Garfunkel's " Bright Eyes" (included in the 1978 film). Mike Batt (who wrote "Bright Eyes") composed an all-new score performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2003, composer Mike Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
