Hi-5

Hi-5 an Australian children's television program, was first shown on the Nine Network in 2005. Hi-5 new Australian cast was recently announced in Australian talk show Morning with Kerrie-Anne, in February 2009. Hi-5 is now shown in 83 countries. Hi-5 is known as a children's pop music group as well as being a television show, much like peer children's entertainers The Wiggles. They also teach arts and crafts. It aired on Discovery Kids The Nine N... more

Hi-5 an Australian children's television program, was first shown on the Nine Network in 2005. Hi-5 new Australian cast was recently announced in Australian talk show Morning with Kerrie-Anne, in February 2009. Hi-5 is now shown in 83 countries. Hi-5 is known as a children's pop music group as well as being a television show, much like peer children's entertainers The Wiggles. They also teach arts and crafts. It aired on Discovery Kids The Nine Network has committed to five new seasons of the series, stretching the series' run to at least 2013. In 1998, Producer Helena Harris, creator of Bananas in Pajamas, created "Hi-5" when her two children outgrew 'Bananas'. She and co-producer Posie Graeme-Evans decided the new show would be aimed at 2-8 year-olds, would include educational trends as fun and games, and would feature music and movement that would attract children's attention. Hi-5 aims to cater to a wide range of young children with a wide range of cognitive abilities and learning... less