Gigglebiz
Title card (in Series 1). L to R: Captain Adorable, Nana Knickerbocker, Major Boogie.
Also known as
  • GiggleQuiz
GenreSketch comedy
Created byJustin Fletcher
Directed byJack Jameson
StarringJustin Fletcher
ComposersBarrie Bignold
Liz Kitchen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5[1] (excluding the showreel, pilots and GiggleQuiz)
Production
Executive producerAlison Stewart
Production locationDock10 studios (2011–present)
EditorGerry Skinner
Camera setupChris Yacoubian
Mark Gosling
Mike Maddams
Running time13 minutes[2] (including 15-second intro)
Production companyBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)[3]
Original release
NetworkCBeebies[4]
Release7 September 2009 (2009-09-07) –
present

Gigglebiz is a British children's comedy television programme (described as a 'live-action comedy sketch show'[5] by the BBC) consisting of five series that have been broadcast on CBeebies,[4] the BBC's younger children's channel, starting in 2009.

The TV series was starred and created by Justin Fletcher, who plays the lead character in all of the comedy sketches and also wrote a few sketches in its first series. Some of the sketches are filmed in the studio, while other sketches are filmed outside; for example, one is filmed at Portmeirion, used for the fictional town of Wiggyville where Captain Adorable's sketches are set from Series 1 to 2. The show is interspersed with a selection of children called the Gigglekids, who tell jokes to Justin himself, in their own section called 'Giggle Box'.

In many episodes, there is also ‘Silly Time’, where Justin says "It's Silly Time!", then some of the other characters dance to music. In one scene during this, four characters are shown dancing at once. Silly Time doesn't happen in every episode however.

History

Gigglebiz's production began in the mid-1990s, when Justin Fletcher produced a showreel named Justin Time, to showcase his acting abilities to television companies. In November 2008, CBeebies aired three TV pilots featuring Fletcher, called Humphrey the Painter, Gigglebox, and Captain Adorable: The Locked Door Adventure, with the objective being that one of them would become a full series. Following the broadcast of the pilots, CBeebies announced on November 25 that Gigglebox would become the full series, and would air within the channel's 2009 schedule.[6] On May 5, 2009, the show's final title was announced as Gigglebiz, and that it would begin airing within the summer of that year.[7]

The first series was broadcast in September 2009, comprising 25 13-minute episodes and 20 characters each. The first episode premiered on 7 September 2009. A Christmas special was broadcast on 15 December 2010. The second series comprised 15 episodes being broadcast in January 2011 and saw several characters disappear to make way for five new ones, replacing them. The spinoff quiz show GiggleQuiz came after Gigglebiz, premiering on 28 October 2019 and later in December 2020.

Series 1 was filmed from March 2009 to April 2009, Series 2 was filmed from July 2010 to August 2010, Series 3 was filmed from May 2013 to June 2013, Series 4 was filmed from July 2014 to August 2014, Series 5 was filmed from March 2018 to May 2018 and GiggleQuiz was filmed between June 2019 to August 2019.

Characters

Current characters

  • Ann Teak (Gigglebiz Series 1–4 & GiggleQuiz) An elderly bossy antiques expert who thinks that she knows everything about antiques. She normally manages to break delicate objects without realising it, much to her customers' distress.
  • Arthur Sleep (Showreel, Gigglebiz Series 1-5 & GiggleQuiz) A newsreader of a Northern origin who loves to make cheesy jokes out of news stories he reads, is sometimes falling asleep, and is also the host of GiggleQuiz. Appearing in almost every episode, he is the most frequent character. Additionally, he appeared in the "Justin Time" showreel.
  • Captain Adorable (Captain Adorable: The Locked Door Adventure, Gigglebiz Series 1-5 & GiggleQuiz) An egotistical superhero who is depicted as less than super. Despite the fact he means well to the public around him, he always fails to show any superpowers and help anyone how he intends too. He originally appeared in his own standalone pilot before being added to Gigglebiz.
  • Dan Step (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz cameos) A tap dancer who often gets into a mix up with the props used in his dances. This is usually because his partner, Tony Tap, is more flexible, or simply given the better prop out of them both. He doesn't speak.
  • Dina Lady (Gigglebiz Series 1–2, 4-5 & GiggleQuiz) A homely cook who takes the names of dishes to their very literal meanings (mainly in Series 1-2) and whose assistant is Tommy Tummy. In Series 4, Dina became the host of a Great British Bake-off-esque show, with Tommy as her co-host. In Series 5, Dina became the delivery driver for a catering company. She delivers cakes to customers, and a cake in the face (a well-loved Justin Fletcher joke) always happens!
  • Enrico Paso Doble (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz cameos) A ballroom dancer who isn't very good at dancing, and gets distracted during his routines. He always has a female dance partner who varies by series / season. Enrico doesn’t speak, however, he did apologise in "Captain Adorable in Space", and does sing, "Arrivederci!" In the credits only in Series 4-present.
  • DIY Dan (Gigglebox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1, 3-5 & GiggleQuiz cameos) A clumsy DIY enthusiast. He is described as TV's worst DIY expert and his stuff is grist to his DIY mill. He doesn't speak and his segments instead feature a narrator (also voiced by Justin Fletcher), however in the Gigglebox pilot, he did speak and was named Andy Guy.
  • Gail Force (Gigglebox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1–5 & GiggleQuiz) A weather reporter who has a knack of predicting weather that happens only to her. She additionally works as a reporter and ruins people or items she is reporting on. In Series 5, Gail has her own chat show called "Gail". Gail is one of the team captains in GiggleQuiz. She also appeared in the original "Gigglebox" pilot.
  • Humphrey (Humphrey The Painter, Gigglebiz Series 1, 3-5 & GiggleQuiz cameos) A silent man who is irrepressible and inquisitive. His trusty companion and best friend is Woody the dog. Humpherey also stumbles across his neighbour wherever he goes causing his neighbour chaos too. Similar to Captain Adorable, he originally appeared in his own standalone pilot where he was a painter before being added to Gigglebiz.
  • Keith Fitt (Gigglebiz Series 2-5 & GiggleQuiz) A Geordie sports instructor whose "20–year" experience has not gained him any skills! In Series 4 and 5, he had a show called "Keith Fitt: It's a Record, Man!", where he would try his best in front of two judges (one jolly, the other quite strict) attempting to set new world records, though never succeeding. Keith is also one of the team captains in GiggleQuiz.
  • Nana Knickerbocker (Gigglebiz Series 1, 3-5 & GiggleQuiz) A pantomime dame who is described as everyone's favourite. Nana lives her life as if she were on stage, and lacks common sense in the actual world due to this. She often infuriates the public who are going about themselves normally with several pantomime routines. In Series 4 and 5 Nana has her own panto shop. In GiggleQuiz, Nana hosts her own round called "Nana's Panto Showdown", which is the second round.
  • Professor Muddles (Gigglebiz Series 1-5 & GiggleQuiz) An eccentric scientist who often gets words mixed up and whose experiments never go to plan. In Series 5, he received emails from several people asking questions related to science and during the sketch, would attempt unsuccessfully to explain the answer.
  • Rapids Johnson (Gigglebox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1–5 & GiggleQuiz) A wildlife explorer who's always on the hunt for elusive wildlife (usually bears or giant pandas) but never actually manages to spot them. In the Gigglebox pilot, Rapids was called Jungle Jimbo and was Australian, parodying Steve Irwin. Rapids also appeared in the Justin's House episode, Teddy Bears' Picnic. On GiggleQuiz, he has only appeared as a contestant in Series 1 and never Series 2.
  • The Lost Pirate (Gigglebiz Series 1–2, 4-5 & GiggleQuiz) A jolly and at times, strict pirate who is always on the lookout for his lost treasure but has a habit of taking mundane situations too seriously! In Series 1 and 2 the Lost Pirate has a parrot called Captain Squawk and in Series 4 and 5 he has one called Captain Crackers.
  • Wild Wez (Gigglebiz Series 5 & GiggleQuiz cameos) A jolly cowboy who normally focuses on how to clean up his barn, but his barnyard animals always mess it up again. He still always tries to keep them happy, however. He doesn't speak.
  • Will Singalot (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz cameos) A minstrel and one of Robin Hood's Merry Men who infuriates Robin Hood with his nonstop singing and always spoils Robin's efforts to impress Maid Marian. He did apologise without singing, however, in "DIY Dan's Spice Rack".
  • Wizard Tripwick (Gigglebiz Series 5 & GiggleQuiz) A wizard who isn't very good at magic. He normally manages to perform his spells directly on his students or himself instead of other intended objects around his classroom.

Former characters

  • Anna Conda (Showreel, Gigglebiz Series 1) A reptile expert who makes deliberately cheesy jokes based on reptiles. She loves answering simple questions from "young viewers". She also appeared in the "Justin Time" Showreel.
  • Chip Monk (Gigglebox Pilot & Gigglebiz Series 1) An eccentric pet shop worker who tries his best not to have to sell the animals in his shop to his customers, because he has got to know them very well. With his last skecth in "Chip Monk The Hamster", he was the earliest Gigglebiz character to be dropped. He also appeared in the original "Gigglebox" pilot.
  • Doctor Doctor (Gigglebiz Series 2) A doctor who likes telling "doctor doctor" jokes to his patients. His catchphrase is "Doctor Doctor will see you now! NEXT!" He has the shortest sketches of any character in Gigglebiz, and usually appears twice during Series 2 episodes.
  • Farmer Dung (Gigglebiz Series 1-3) A jolly farmer who normally uses wordplay on a female voiceover and who has an assistant called Reggie.
  • King Flannel (Gigglebox Pilot, Series 1-3 & GiggleQuiz cameos) A naughty, childish, old monarch who needs to be kept in line by his beady - eyed and long - suffering butler for several reasons. Between Series 1 and 2, he only spoke by mumbling and in Series 3, his dialogue became a lot more understandable. He also appeared in the original "Gigglebox" pilot.
  • Major Boogie (Gigglebiz Series 1-2) A tired old, tin soldier who secretly likes to dance when two children are't around in a dark room. Other toys on the shelf also join in.
  • Milkshake Jake (Gigglebiz Series 1) A sundae bar worker who has a messy line in milkshakes and always gets distracted by the professions of his customers.
  • Opera Oliver (Gigglebiz Series 2), An opera-singing waiter who likes to sing about food so much that he tends to forget the condition of his hungry customers, who usually end up leaving. He also sung, "Arrivederci!" In the Series 2 credits only.
  • Packed Lunch Pete (Gigglebiz Series 1) A wandering man who always tries to eat his rather small packed lunch around the public but fails for different reasons in each sketch. He doesn't speak.
  • Postie (Gigglebiz Series 1) A postman who always tries but fails to deliver the post on time! At just 3 sketches, Postie is the least frequent character in the entire series. He doesn't speak, although in "Postie Goes to School", he did cheer and laugh.
  • Rod and Annette (Gigglebiz Series 2) A fisher couple. Rod (Justin) loves to catch fish but loses the catch and his wife, Annette (Anita Dobson), loves to chat to other people, never noticing his catch. She sits directly next to the lake Rod attempts to catch fish from. Rod doesn't speak.
  • Simon Pieman (Gigglebiz Christmas Special, Series 2) A pie deliveryman whose deliveries are done on wheels and whose pies always end up directly in his face.
  • Storybook Stan (Gigglebiz Series 3-4) A storyteller who attempts to tell a story always ends in disaster.
  • Sue Keeper (Gigglebiz Series 3) A zookeeper who always gets her animal facts mixed up. Therefore, she has to get corrected by several members of the group of people (usually the children), who she refers to as "wildlife lovers".
  • The Burrito Brothers (Gigglebox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1–4 & GiggleQuiz cameos) A trio of strongmen who perform infront of a live audience. The older two are played by Karl Magee and Gary Cross. The youngest brother, played by Justin, always unintentionally ruins their acts in some way! They don't speak, although they do make vocal sounds. They also appeared in the original "Gigglebox" pilot. In the Gigglebox Promo, the third Burrito Brother said, "Watch some Gigglebox, on CBee-Bee-Beebies!"
  • Ug and Ig (Gigglebiz Series 3), A caveman duo. Ug (Justin) always tries to invent something and often fumbles with it due to his weakness, and Ig (Freddie Butterfield) has to always end up helping him. Their inventions, in doing so, are never used as how they were originally intended to be. Ug only speaks in stereotypical caveman-like sounds while Ig doesn't speak. Ig is a child.
  • Will Barrow (Gigglebiz Series 3-4), A gardener whose gardening experience is always ruined by the animals residing in his garden. He doesn't speak.

Additional Characters

  • Awesome Girl: (Kae Alexander) (Gigglebiz Series 4) Captain Adorable's trusty super heroine companion. Captain Adorable has a habit of repeating back to her anything she says to him first for an unknown reason.
  • Botham: (Christopher Driscoll) (Captain Adorable: The Locked Door Adventure & Gigglebiz Series 1, 3) Captain Adorable's butler who does most of the work for Captain Adorable. Captain Adorable always calls him "Bottom", rudely. Botham has a catchphrase which is, "It's Botham, Captain" or "It's Botham, Sir", because Botham hates being called "Bottom". The character did not return for Series 4, likely due to Driscoll's passing earlier in 2015.
  • Bobo: (Regular in Series 4-5) Professor Muddles's brown teddy bear who often helps out with the professor's inventions.
  • Brown Bear: (Always in Series 3-5) This is the frequent and elusive subject of Rapids Johnson's search who Rapids sadly never manages to find when most of the time, they are directly next to or behind him!
  • Captain Cuddles: (Rod Arthur) (Only "Nana Knickerbocker's Eye Test") A superhero from Daisytown, who is depicted with the same ammount of superpowers as Captain Adorable. The two have a rival at who can water a flower best.
  • Dobbin: (Infrequent in Gigglebiz & almost always in GiggleQuiz) Nana Knickerbocker's rather cheeky pantomime horse.
  • Doreen: (Infrequent in Series 1-2, regular in Series 3-5 & always in GiggleQuiz) Arthur Sleep's coworker, who fails to understand any of Arthur's cheesy news jokes. Arthur always seems slightly offeneded due to this. Her arm only appears, and although viewers don't hear her, Arthur does speak directly to and reply to her. In "Gail Plays The Spoons", Arthur made a painting of her to show viewers what she looks like, but happened to make the picture only of her arm with a thumbs up.
  • Giant Panda: (Gigglebox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1 & "Professor Muddles' Bubbles") Another frequent and elusive subject of Rapids Johnson's search that Rappids has failed to spot no matter how easy it is for viewers to find!
  • Humphrey's Neighbour: (Michael Webber) (Gigglebiz Series 3-5) Humphrey, whilst oblivious, always gets him into trouble, whenever they meet together outdoors.
  • Keith Fitt's Judges (Nicholas Khan and Peter Singh) (Gigglebiz Series 4-5) The judges who give Keith Fitt instructions, and set the world records Keith Fitt always fails to beat.
  • King Flannel's Butler: (Simon Grover) (GiggleBox Pilot & Gigglebiz Series 1-3) King Flannel's long suffering butler who tries to keep him in line - but not always successfully!
  • Lady Chatalot: (Julie Alanah Brighten) (Infrequent in Series 1-2 & always in Series 3) King Flannel's friend. Flannel is always jealous of her because Chatalot seems to get more than Flannel does.
  • Maid Marian: (Ellie Kirk) (Gigglebiz Series 3-5) A maiden who Robin has lived all his life to marry. The only Will Singalot sketch she did not appear in was during "DIY Dan's Spice Rack".
  • QT: (Bethan Lindsay (2008); Chloe Dallo (2009); Tilly Ducker (2013-2015)) (Captain Adorable: The Locked Door Adventure & Gigglebiz Series 1, 3-4) Captain Adorable's sidekick and is an 11 year old girl. She is also the pilot of Captain Adorable's spaceship in Series 3. She only ever says a few short lines every now and then.
  • Reggie: (Darren Hart) (Regular in Series 1-2 & always in Series 3) Farmer Dung's assistant. He doesn't speak, but normally hysterically laughs along with Dung.
  • Robin Hood: (Tom Golding) (Gigglebiz Series 3-5) Will Singalot's best friend who suffers from Will's constant singing and often says "That Minstrel has got to go". This, however, was not the case at the very end of "Wizard Tripwick's Mending Spell".
  • Tommy Tummy: (Richard Sutton) (Gigglebiz Series 1-2, 4-5) Dina Lady's assistant who knows more about cooking than Dina Lady. He tries his best to stop her from cooking the incorrect way she has planned, and points out how it should be done at home to viewers. His catchphrase is "Hello, Tommy!" once Dina asks him to introduce himself to the viewers.
  • Tony Tap: (Chris Whittaker) (Gigglebiz Series 3-5) Dan Step's dance partner who often has to help Dan out whenever he is performing well. He also often pushes him off the stage if he is particular trouble.
  • Woody: (Humphery The Painter & Gigglebiz Series 1, 3) Humphrey's brown dog. He has also been known to cause a bit of chaos! The name is revealed the moment Humpherey calls out for him halfway through his sketch in "Rapids Johnson's Panda Book", and also during the Series 3 outtakes on YouTube.

Episodes

There are 114 episodes of Gigglebiz across 5 seasons. Only in Series 5 and in GiggleQuiz did the episodes have proper titles. In series 1-4, they were just referred to by the series and episode numbers (e.g., Series 4, episode 11), and the Christmas special was just referred to as "A Gigglebiz Christmas".

In September 2023, a YouTuber called "Real Seán Caffrey", who is a fan of Gigglebiz, came up with some custom titles with the help of another channel called "Yafeit Yemane Backup" came up with proper titles for those seasons.

Here are the titles they came up with:

Series 1

  • Episode 1: Humphrey's Golf Game
  • Episode 2: Gail Force and the Fleas
  • Episode 3: DIY Dan's Squeaky Door
  • Episode 4: Rapids Johnson's Panda Book
  • Episode 5: Milkshake Jake and the Watch
  • Episode 6: Chip Munk's Cat
  • Episode 7: Arthur Sleep's Rooster Joke
  • Episode 8: Gail Force at Primary School
  • Episode 9: Chip Munk the Hamster
  • Episode 10: DIY Dan's Cuckoo Clock
  • Episode 11: Introducing Nana Knickerbocker
  • Episode 12: Packed Lunch Pete Goes to the Cinema
  • Episode 13: King Flannel's Bedtime
  • Episode 14: Postie Goes to School
  • Episode 15: Farmer Dung's Cows
  • Episode 16: Dina Lady's Jam and Cream Sponge
  • Episode 17: Captain Adorable Saves the Washing
  • Episode 18: Dina Lady's Chocolate Moose
  • Episode 19: Ann Teak's Auction
  • Episode 20: Rapids Johnson Stocks Up
  • Episode 21: Anna Conda's Tortoise Speed
  • Episode 22: Nana Knickerbocker's Eye Test
  • Episode 23: King Flannel Rocks Out
  • Episode 24: DIY Dan Paints a Wall
  • Episode 25: Major Boogie's Robot Moves
  • Christmas Special: Simon Pieman's Christmas Pie

Series 2

  • Episode 1: Keith Fitt Plays Tennis
  • Episode 2: Opera Oliver's Fish
  • Episode 3: Rod and Annette's First Catch
  • Episode 4: Keith Fitt's Kayaking
  • Episode 5: Major Boogie Does the Flamenco
  • Episode 6: Professor Muddles' Remote Control
  • Episode 7: Keith Fitt's Water Skiing
  • Episode 8: Farmer Dung's Harvest
  • Episode 9: Professor Muddles' Bubbles
  • Episode 10: Captain Adorable and the Robbers
  • Episode 11: Doctor Doctor and the Bee
  • Episode 12: Farmer Dung's Rabbit
  • Episode 13: The Lost Pirate's Golden Nuggets
  • Episode 14: Opera Oliver and the Fly
  • Episode 15: Professor Muddles' Copying Box

Series 3

  • Episode 1: Captain Adorable in Space
  • Episode 2: Sue Keeper and the Llamas
  • Episode 3: DIY Dan's Clothes Rack
  • Episode 4: The Berrito Bros' Pipe Bending Act
  • Episode 5: Professor Muddles' Mighty Mega Magnet
  • Episode 6: Captain Adorable's C3 Transporter
  • Episode 7: King Flannel Plays Video Games
  • Episode 8: Gail Force and the Parcels
  • Episode 9: Storybook Stan's Winter Story
  • Episode 10: Arthur Sleep's Turtle Report
  • Episode 11: Keith Fitt Plays Basketball
  • Episode 12: The Jumping Jack Craze
  • Episode 13: King Flannel's Fancy Dress Costume
  • Episode 14: Professor Muddles' Recycling Machine
  • Episode 15: Ug and Ig's Giant Stone Dice
  • Episode 16: Dan Step's Cane Dance
  • Episode 17: Ug and Ig's Heavy Boots
  • Episode 18: Enrico Paso Doble's Banana
  • Episode 19: DIY Dan's Spice Rack
  • Episode 20: Will Barrow's Butterfly
  • Episode 21: Ug and Ig's Kite
  • Episode 22: Keith Fitt's Puddle Jumping
  • Episode 23: Will Singalot and the Archery Competition
  • Episode 24: Farmer Dung's Big Dig
  • Episode 25: Ann Teak's Cannon - Storybook Stan
  • Episode 26: Some of Justin's Favourite Giggles

Series 4

  • Episode 1: Dina Lady's Muffins
  • Episode 2: Enrico Paso Doble's Puppy
  • Episode 3: Ann Teak's Broken Vase
  • Episode 4: Dan Step's Clean Sweep
  • Episode 5: Dina Lady's Chocolate Brownies
  • Episode 6: DIY Dan's Bicycle Shed
  • Episode 7: Professor Muddles' Good as New Machine
  • Episode 8: Robin Hood Paints Marion's Portrait
  • Episode 9: Storybook Stan's Bookworm
  • Episode 10: Keith Fitt Plays Air Guitar
  • Episode 11: Will Singalot Wakes the Slimy Frogs
  • Episode 12: Nana Knickerbocker's Golden Eggs
  • Episode 13: Gail Force's Camping Trip
  • Episode 14: Humphrey's Gardening Display
  • Episode 15: Robin Hood's Itchy Tights
  • Episode 16: Gail and the Drill
  • Episode 17: Captain Adorable's Hiding Tips
  • Episode 18: The Berrito Bros' Soft Landing
  • Episode 19: Arthur Sleep's Important News
  • Episode 20: More of Justin's Favourite Giggles
  • Episode 21: Professor Muddles' Hairy Machine
  • Episode 22: Will Barrow's Snowman
  • Episode 23: Rapids Johnson's Ice Cream Hunt
  • Episode 24: The Lost Pirate Pays with Loot
  • Episode 25: Even More of Justin's Favourite Giggles

Series 5

  • Episode 1: Enrico's Duck Dance
  • Episode 2: Wizard Tripwick's Banana Spell
  • Episode 3: Professor Muddles' Rainy Day
  • Episode 4: Dina Lady's Chocolate Cake
  • Episode 5: DIY Dan's Cat Flap
  • Episode 6: Captain Adorable's Shopping
  • Episode 7: Wizard Tripwick's Disappearing Spell
  • Episode 8: Keith Fitt's Dancing Record
  • Episode 9: Robin Hood's Giant Pumpkin
  • Episode 10: DIY Dan's Dripping Tap
  • Episode 11: Rapids Johnson's Rain Dance
  • Episode 12: Wild Wez's Thirsty Cactus
  • Episode 13: Dan Step's Balloon Dance
  • Episode 14: Gail Plays the Spoon
  • Episode 15: Humphrey's Camping Trip
  • Episode 16: Dina Lady's Banana Cake
  • Episode 17: Gail Goes to Space
  • Episode 18: Robin Hood's New Horse
  • Episode 19: The Lost Pirate's Bus Trip
  • Episode 20: DIY Dan's Gnome Garden
  • Episode 21: Wizard Tripwick's Mending Spell
  • Episode 22: Gail Sings Country and Western

DVDS

  • 1: Captain Adorable and Friends (S1 E1-9)
  • 2: Where Are You, Rapids Johnson? (S1 E10-12 and 14-19)
  • 3: A Gigglebiz Christmas (S1 E13 and 20-25, Christmas, S2 E1)
  • 4: Dancing with Major Boogie (S2 E2-4 and 10-15)
  • 5: Sporty Time with Keith Fitt (S2 E5-9 and S3 E1, 3, 7, 10 and 11)
  • 6: Laugh Along with Farmer Dung (S3 E2 and 12-20)
  • 7: He's Behind You, Nana Knickerbocker! (S3 E4-6, 8, 9 and 21-25)


3 Disc and 4 Disc DVD sets:

  • - The Bumper Collection (3 Disc Set, DVDs 1-3)
  • - The Gigglebiz-Tastic Bumper Collection (4 Disc Set, DVDs 4-7)

Spinoff

On 3 July 2018, a spinoff quiz show, entitled GiggleQuiz, was announced, being made with Justin Fletcher reprising his main character role.[8] It first aired on 28 October 2019. Unlike Gigglebiz, it is, as said, a quiz show.

The aim of the game was to answer questions about clips, shown from the previous series (Series 3–5). It is hosted by Arthur Sleep, and the team captains are Gail Force and Keith Fitt. Nana Knickerbocker hosts her own round named "Nana's Panto Showdown". Wizard Tripwick, Dina Lady, Captain Adorable, Rapids Johnson, Ann Teak, The Lost Pirate, and Professor Muddles appear as the contestants. The other characters make cameos. GiggleQuiz began its second season on 16 December 2020, starting with the episode "A Giggle Quizmas". It later re-aired in March 2021 to air the episode "Wizard Tripwick's Crystal Ball".

Before Round 2 starts, Arthur Sleep tells the contestants it's time for Nana's Panto Showdown. We then go to a stage with a trio of children, in costumes, on it. The children dress up as bees, caterpillars, cows, frogs or spiders. When the showdown starts, a timer usually appears in the bottom left corner of the screen, however it didn't appear in "A Giggle Quizmas".

GiggleQuiz Episodes

Series 1

  1. Dina Lady's Brussels Sprout Cake
  2. Captain Adorable's Sidekick.
  3. The Lost Pirate's Treasure
  4. Keith Fitt's Quiz Fit.
  5. Super Banana Gail
  6. Keith Fitt's Juggling
  7. Rapids Johnson's Quizzly Bear
  8. Ann Teak's Painting
  9. Arthur's Tie Break
  10. Professor Muddles' Brain Buster.
  11. Gail Force's Thinking Cap
  12. Ann Teak's Antique Wand
  13. Rapids Johnson's Helping Bear
  14. Professor Muddles' Handy Invention
  15. Gail Wants to Sing

Series 2

  1. A Giggle Quizmas (this is a Christmas special.)
  2. Wizard Tripwick's Crystal Ball
  3. Dina Lady's Ice Cream Machine.
  4. Professor Muddles' Mystery Machine.
  5. Keith Fitt's Broken Buzzer
  6. Arthur Sleep's Leaky Pipes
  7. Dina Lady's Cakey Mix Up (this is the only episode where a team didn't manage to win any points.)
  8. Keith Fitt's Pesky Fly.
  9. The Lost Pirate's Empty Chest (though Nana Knickerbocker says “Lights, music showdown” in most episodes, in this one, one of the children called Nabihah already said “showdown”, and made Nana Knickerbocker laugh. She clearly watched GiggleQuiz at home.)
  10. The Muddles-Keith Muddle Up.
  11. Keith Fitt's Rumbly Tummy
  12. Wizard Tripwick's New Wand.

Creators

Gigglebiz was created by Justin Fletcher, who was best-known for Mr. Tumble.

The other creators are:

  • Director: Geoff Coward
  • Editors: Richard Shadbolt, Eben Clancy, Paul Shields
  • Script editor: Nathan Cockerill
  • Executive producers: Vanessa Amberleigh, Tony Reed
  • Designers: Nick Bruin, Dan Mort, Adele Murphy, Harriet Ridley, Kim Thackeray
  • Cameras: George Glowdansky, Jake Pennington, Daniel Brown
  • Production manager: Justine Hatcher
  • Costume designer: Robert Skidmore
  • Makeup designer: Katie Meakin
  • Location director: Sarah Wilson
  • Vision mixers: Jenny Bozson, Linda Kelly
  • Sound: Dave Chapman
  • Lighting directors: Lee Allen, Jim Ewart, Nathaniell Killer, Oliver Welsh
  • Composers: Barrie Bignold and Liz Kitchen
  • Graphics: Character Shop, Made In Colour
  • Visual Effects: Tidsey Graphics

References

  1. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1511698/episodes?ref_=tt_ql_6 "Gigglebiz (TV Series 2009— ) – Episodes – IMDb"
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fimr1cNKJSE. "Gigglebiz Episode 1".
  3. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1511698/ "Gigglebiz (2009— ) – IMDb".
  4. 1 2 "Gigglebiz – CBeebies". British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gigglebiz". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - CBBC/CBeebies Winter/Spring 2009 press pack: CBeebies programmes G-M".
  7. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - Get the giggles with Justin on CBeebies".
  8. ↑ "BBC orders new children's comedies School Bus and GiggleQuiz". British Comedy Guide. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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