Hi-5

6.3IMDb249 votes1999 – Ended10 Seasons183 Episodes

6.3IMDb249 votes

7.8TMDB

Hi-5, an Australian children's television program, first premiered on the Nine Network in 1999. Hi-5 is recognized as both a children's pop music group and a television show, similar to fellow children's entertainers The Wiggles. They also incorporate arts and crafts into their programming. Hi-5 is currently broadcast in approximately 80 countries. Each year, the series features 45 episodes with nine weekly themes. In 2004, the show had fewer episodes than usual, with only 30 episodes across six weekly themes, as the band focused more on touring. The year 2009 marked the beginning of the "second generation" of Hi-5, with all original members having left in 2007/2008. The series was renewed for another five years with a new cast by the Nine Network, with the contract set to expire in 2013. In March 2013, Hi-5's first movie, Some Kind of Wonderful, was released in select Hoyts Junior cinemas across Australia and New Zealand. The film showcased the history of Hi-5's cast changes and provided a behind-the-scenes look at the search for three new members, Dayen Zheng, Ainsley Melham, and Mary Lascaris, who would replace Fely Irvine, Tim Maddren, and Casey Burgess in 2012/2013. The new Hi-5 series titled Hi-5 House will be filmed in Singapore, according to executive producer Julie Grenne. Currently, they are committed to concerts in several Asian countries as part of the Hi-5 Wonderful Tour.