Country of origin Israel No. of seasons 26 Running time 22 minutes First episode date 1998 Number of seasons 26 | Original language(s) Hebrew Location(s) Herzliya Original network Arutz HaYeladim Final episode date 2000 Language Hebrew | |
Genre Children's television series | ||
HaBigbagim (hebrew:הביגבגים) is an Israeli educational television program for preschoolers, which aired on the Israeli children's channel Arutz HaYeladim between 1998 and 2000. The big bugs are a five puppet Insects who broadcast in a TV station that they build. At The episodes of the show they talk and learn about colors, Imagination, friendship, responsibility etc. and also they sing songs.
The names of the characters based by Jazz Musicians like: Dizzy (Dizzy Gillespie), Louis (Louis Armstrong), Ella (Ella Fitzgerald), Billie (Billie Holiday) and Chick (Chick Corea).
The puppets were designed by Shai Charka, but the puppets were created in United Kingdom.
That show has a huge success in Israel, in result that show sold to several countries like United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal and Singapore.