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Higgledy House is a British children's television show which originally aired as part of Tikkabilla on the CBeebies channel. It stars Justin Fletcher and Sarah-Jane Honeywell as adolescent friends who share a house and whose eccentric exploits are the subject of the show. The BBC described the show as "comedy, learning, and fun for pre-school children."
"Higgledy House" was filmed in a house in Fortis Green, London, which provides the setting for each episode. (The only exception is the episode titled "Camcorder / Paddling Pool," which was filmed in a London garden.) Sarah-Jane and Justin never speak in the episodes, instead using visual movement and sound to communicate. Each episode is narrated by a child, who interacts with the characters and explains what is happening. The show started out as a segment on the series Tikkabilla; later it became a standalone series on CBeebies. Original episodes are five minutes long, but the show was later edited to combine two episodes together, introduced by a set of children (similar to the style of Teletubbies). The two episode segments were separated by a "Higgle Giggle," a brief scene of children acting out a concept or scene together.
Episode list
Snack / Treasure Hunt
Justin tries to make himself a cheese sandwich, not realizing that Sarah-Jane is stealing his ingredients.
Justin and Sarah-Jane play a treasure hunt game. Justin hides a necklace inside his shirt and gives it away, but Sarah-Jane manages to nab it.
Painting / Cleaning the Car
Sarah-Jane shows off her artistic skills.
Before driving off to go for a picnic, Justin and Sarah-Jane must clean their car.
Hide and Seek / Cleaning the House
A game of hide and seek borders on the surreal.
Spring cleaning ballet-style, to the sound of The Nutcracker Suite.
Pie / Magic Show
The pair each make a pie, not realizing they are using the same pie tin to mix their ingredients - disgusting!
Justin helps Sarah-Jane put on a magic show.
Itch / Holiday
Justin and Sarah-Jane have a hard time getting rid of some fleas.
Justin and Sarah-Jane pack to go on holiday but don't get very far.
Sticky / Tent
Justin and Sarah-Jane try to share a bag of toffees, which turns out to be not as easy as it seems.
Justin and Sarah-Jane have fun in their play tents. But is Sarah-Jane's all it seems?
Fitness / Photo
Justin persuades Sarah-Jane to join him with some exercises.
Realizing that he doesn't have a photograph of Sarah-Jane in his album, Justin decides to show off his photography skills.
Euphonium / Decorating
A mystery gift proves to be quite puzzling until they work out it's a musical instrument.
Justin and Sarah-Jane try to decorate a room but don't do a very good job at it.
Meal / Hiccups
Justin and Sarah-Jane share a meal of soup, spaghetti, and iced buns.
Sarah-Jane tries to find a way to cure Justin's hiccups.
Sick / Bedtime
Justin feigns chickenpox in order to get out of doing the washing up.
Justin falls asleep, so Sarah-Jane tries to get him upstairs and ready for bed.
Camcorder / Paddling Pool
Justin thinks he can help out in Sarah-Jane's film, much to her annoyance.
Justin and Sarah-Jane struggle to blow up a paddling pool.
Birthday / Movie
Justin throws Sarah-Jane a birthday party, not realizing it isn't her birthday.
Justin and Sarah-Jane watch a scary movie with popcorn and drinks.
Breakfast / Piano
Justin struggles to stay awake and makes a mess of his breakfast.
Justin and Sarah-Jane both want to play the piano but aren't keen on sharing.
Summertime / Babysitting
Justin and Sarah-Jane both have different ideas for how to spend the summer.
Justin and Sarah-Jane wear themselves out babysitting.
