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"Musical Pipe" is the fourth episode of Boohbah.
Official synopsis[]
Keep fit with some quick Boohbah action, and join in with their whirly weaving. In Storyworld, Mrs Lady finds a musical pipe. The Storypeople take note and dance to her twirly tune.
Episode guide[]
Picture | Segment | Description |
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Intro | On its travels, the Boohball flies to South Africa and France.
In the US version, the Boohball travels to Egypt, India and Namibia. | |
Warm-Up | Zing Zing Zingbah leads the Boohbahs as they twist their bodies from side to side and turn themselves around. | |
Storyworld | Mrs. Lady plays with a musical pipe, which she finds quite useful for playing music for Brother, Sister, Grandpappa, and Mr. Man to dance to. When the weary and thirsty Storypeople fall down, the children send them a big drink to parch their thirst, and then a refill. After their drink, Mrs. Lady plays another tune to lull the others to rest. | |
Boohbah Dance | Whirly Weaving: The Boohbahs weave, spin, and run around each other three different ways: first, a straight line, then a circle, then a horizontal formation. |
Trivia[]
- This is the first Boohbah episode to be written by Robin Stevens.
- This is the first episode with Zing Zing Zingbah as the warm-up leader.
- This is the first episode to have South Africa & France as the 2-country intro, the "Twist with the Boohbahs" warm-up, and the "Whirly Weaving" dance.
- Grandmamma and Auntie are absent from this episode.
- This is the first time Fido makes two appearances in one episode. The second time is in "Tunnel".
- This episode has the same present giving sequence as "Stick".
- When Little Dog Fido first appears, the narrator doesn't say "off he goes" when he runs out of frame.
- The "somebody's coming" music only plays once for when Mrs. Lady shows up, but it doesn't play again for when the other Storypeople show up.
- When the kids off-screen blow a big drink of juice for the Storypeople, the action freezes. Little Dog Fido is the only one unfrozen when he shows up again, while the Storypeople are frozen, but then as soon as he leaves, the kids say "Boohbah!" unfreezing the Storypeople.
- At the end of the version shown in most countries, the child voiceover is not heard calling out "Boohbah..." to summon the Boohbahs back to the Boohball. The US broadcast version omits the music usually heard during this sequence, but does retain the voiceover.
Quotes[]
It's a musical pipe.
Ooh, it's Little Dog Fido.
Somebody's coming.
It's Mrs Lady.
It's Brother and Sister.
It's Mr Man.
It's Grandpappa.
Everybody's dancing.
It's a big drink.
That's better.
All gone.
Everybody's tired.
Goodbye.
Availability[]
North America[]
- Building Blocks (VHS/DVD)
The Netherlands[]
- Glimmend Harnas (DVD only)
Cast[]
- Emma Insley as Humbah
- Alex Poulter as Zumbah
- Cal Jaggers as Zing Zing Zingbah
- Phil Hayes as Jumbah
- Laura Pero as Jingbah
- Robin Stevens as Grandpappa
- Harvey Virdi as Mrs Lady
- Mark Ramsey as Mr Man
- Manuel Bravo as Brother
- Vee Vimolmal as Sister
- Dash as Little Dog Fido
- Chris Langham as Storyworld Narrator