''Inai Inai Baa!'' ( ja, ) is a children's TV program broadcast by

NHK Educational TV , abbreviated on-screen as NHK E, is the second television service of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). It is a sister service of NHK General TV, showing programs of a more educational, cultural or intellectual nature, periodically also sh ...

for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers (0–6 years old), consisting of gymnastics, songs, educations, etc. It started airing on April 1, 1996.

Overview

NHK's program for infants, which started broadcasting in 1996. The audience rating of NHK education as a children's program is the most popular program, following ''

Okaasan to Issho is a children's television program airing weekday mornings in Japan on NHK. The show consists of seasonal songs, the Galapico Pu segment, and animated shorts like Tomodachi Hachi Nin (previously also ''Deko Boko Friends''). , the program was ho ...

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/ref> The program name "" has the meaning of "full of energy".『いないいないばあっ! キャラクターだいすき BOOK』講談社、2021年、2頁。。 The pilot version was broadcast on BS2 on January 15 and 16, 1996. Broadcasting began on NHK BS2 Television on April 1, 1996,「テレビが子守をする時代―？　世界初、ＮＨＫ衛星で０―２歳児向け番組」『読売新聞』1996年4月9日付朝刊　17面 and then on October 7, 1996, it moved to the current educational television frame. From April 5, 1999, there were two broadcasting systems, morning and evening. Appearances are regular such as Wanwan, Sister (O-chan as of 2023), and Puppet (Poupo as of 2023). Up until now, elementary school girls have been appointed as sisters, and they have been replaced in four years (only the first three years). The puppets also change irregularly. As of 2021, localized versions are being produced and broadcast in

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* * 1996 Japanese television series debuts NHK original programming Japanese children's television series Japanese television series with live action and animation 1990s preschool education television series 2000s preschool education television series 2010s preschool education television series 2020s preschool education television series {{Japan-tv-prog-stub