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Zig And Zag (puppets)
Zig and Zag are an Irish puppet duo, featured on RTÉ, performed by Ciaran Morrison and Mick O'Hara. The characters are a pair of furry extraterrestrial twins from the planet Zog. They made their television debut on 22 September 1987 on RTÉ's '' Dempsey's Den''. Two years later they won a Jacob's Award for TV Personalities of the year. In 1992, Zig and Zag found fame in the UK when they joined the team of the Channel 4 breakfast show ''The Big Breakfast''. During the 1990s the characters spawned a merchandising range of comic books, videos and embarked on a recording career – scoring a UK top-five single with "Them Girls Them Girls". In 2010, the characters saw a resurgence in their popularity as they joined the '' Big Brother's Little Brother'' team and in October 2010 they were commissioned to host a flagship Saturday morning radio show on 2FM called ''Smells Like Saturday''. A brand new TV bloopers show hosted by Zig and Zag entitled ''Zig & Zag's Superbloopers'' was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dempsey's Den
''The Den'' was a long-running children's entertainment television programme on Ireland's public broadcaster, RTÉ. First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ1, it moved to Network 2 two years later. Initially a continuity strand for weekday afternoon programmes, ''The Den'' later expanded during the late 1990s and the 2000s, until it became synonymous with RTÉ's children's output. At various times during its run, it was known as ''Dempsey's Den'', ''Den TV'' and ''Den2''. In mid-2010, RTÉ Television announced an overhaul of its children's output with the launch of RTÉjr and TRTÉ (now ''RTÉ Kids''). ''The Den'' aired for the last time on 19 September 2010. The ''Den'' name returned for six weeks from November 2020 on RTÉ1, reuniting members of the original cast in a Sunday-evening variety-show format, predominantly aimed at families living through the country's continuing Covid-19 lockdowns. Overview ''The Den'' is considered to have pushed the boundaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll, Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe. The figurehead of an eponymous brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and accessories, Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over six decades. Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company's largest and most profitable line. The brand has expanded into Barbie (media franchise), a multimedia franchise since 1984, including video games, List of Barbie films, animated films, television/web series, and a Barbie (film), live-action film. Barbie and her male counterpart, Ken (doll), Ken, have been described as the two most popular dolls in the world. Mattel generates a large portion of Barbie's revenue through related merchandising, merchandise —access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rescue Bots Academy
Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, removal from danger, liberation from restraint, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an incident. It may be facilitated by a range of tools and equipment necessary to deal with the specific circumstances. Rescues may be necessary in a wide range of circumstances and environments, and specialised procedures have been developed for many of these. A rescue may also be performed on an ad hoc basis by the people who are available on site, using equipment available on site or assembled from available materials, particularly when the rescue is urgent or it is unlikely that specialist assistance will be available within a reasonable time. First aid medical attention is often closely associated with rescue, and may be a necessary part of a rescue. Equipment used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue horses, helicopters, the "jaws of life", and other hydraulic cutting and sprea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
101 Dalmatian Street
''101 Dalmatian Street'' is a British animated television series created by Miklos Weigert that premiered on Disney Channel in the UK and Ireland from 18 March 2019 to 22 February 2020. It is produced by Passion Animation Studios and animated by Atomic Cartoons in Canada and features the voices of Josh Brener, Michaela Dietz, Rhashan Stone and Ella Kenion. It is loosely based on the 1956 novel ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' by Dodie Smith and in Disney's film franchise. It is the second television series, following '' 101 Dalmatians: The Series'', to be based on the franchise. The series is set almost 60 years after the original 1961 film, '' 101 Dalmatians'', and follows a large family of 101 Dalmatians who live at the title address in Camden Town, London. A graphic novel based on the series by Papercutz, ''D Is For Dalmatians'', was released on 15 October 2024. Premise ''101 Dalmatian Street'' centers around a large family of 99 Dalmatian puppies whose names begi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
