Season 1 • Episode 27
LatestBoo! is a children's television series shown in the United Kingdom on the CBeebies channel, and originally on BBC Two. It features several cartoon characters who play a game similar to hide and seek in a variety of settings. The commentary is performed by an adult narrator and a chorus of children. The series was produced by the independent production company Tell-Tale Productions, which was also responsible for Tweenies. From 2011 to 2012, reruns of the show were broadcast in the USA on Qubo. The series ran for a total of 104 episodes and one Christmas special and was nominated for a BAFTA in 2002-03. At the end of the programme a song is sung, usually about matching characters or objects to their shapes or colours. The visual style of Boo! is very distinctive, using 3D CGI with rounded shapes and cel-shading. The music and songs are generally in an early-70s funk/R&B idiom.
Sound
That unexpectedly fire 70s funk/R&B score slaps.
Production
Distinctive cel-shaded CGI that aged weirdly well.
Direction
Same team behind Tweenies brought this psychedelic energy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tell-Tale Productions also made Tweenies, so this is technically part of a shared British preschool cinematic universe.
The 70s funk influence was deliberate—creators wanted parents to actually enjoy the soundtrack rather than endure it.
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