6 July 2009 (2009-07-06) – 30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Show Me Show Me is a pre-school television series that aired on CBeebies from 6 July 2009 to 30 October 2015 and is presented by Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee. The series teaches and shows children to read stories about their toys. The show also aired on Pluto TV's BBC Kids FAST Channel in the United States, ABC Kids in Australia, BBC Kids in Canada and on BBC One And BBC Two.
Characters
The show features five toys: Mo Mo, Tom, Stuffy, Miss Mouse, and Teddington, each of which appears in their own song as well as in a storybook adventure.
Stuffy – A felt cube with orange hair and a pocket at the back
Mo Mo – A girl robot with a poseable head and arms
Miss Mouse – A knitted mouse with a red dotted headband
Tom – A boy rag doll with brown hair
Teddington – A teddy bear with a green waistcoat and black bow-tie
Format
The show takes place on the top floor of a tower and each episode begins by climbing the ten-storey tower block lift where a child's voice counts from one to ten. On reaching ten we enter Chris and Pui's play room where a magical world of fun and games is explored.[1]
Each show centres on two items that form the title of the episode (for example "Granddads and Glasses"), each of which is introduced by a child requesting "Show me show me granddads". Chris and Pui then explore the items via videos, songs and activities, as well as a piece in which children talk about their experiences with that item.
Shows often feature one of the characters' songs, or a story read by one of the presenters about the exploits of the toys.
In Series 1, a cartoon series called Penelope featuring a blue koala appeared in episodes and was later split off.[2]
In Series 2, another cartoon series called Uki was featured, about an eponymous little yellow character who conveys emotions through laughter and smiles. As with Penelope, this was eventually split off onto its own series.[3]
The format of the show is similar to that of Play School – the BBC programme from the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Transmissions
Series
Series
Start date
End date
Episodes
1
6 July 2009
2 October 2009
40
2
6 September 2010
29 October 2010
25
3
6 June 2011
29 July 2011
25
4
4 March 2013
29 March 2013
20
5
28 October 2013
20 December 2013
26
6
5 October 2015
30 October 2015
20
Seaside
Series
Start date
End date
Episodes
1
30 July 2012
4 August 2012
6
Specials
Date
Entitle
17 December 2012
Winter Special
Controversy
On 7 September 2016, cast member Chris Jarvis was alleged to have used profanity during a song about kites, sparking outrage among parents. In response, the CBeebies Facebook page released a statement saying "It's kite everyone, kite! We make shows for your little ones so it's always going to be kite".[4]
