The programme is set in a nursery attended by the four Tweenies themselves: Bella, Milo, Fizz and the youngest, Jake. They are in the care of two adults, Max and Judy, and two dogs – Doodles & Izzles. From the late 90s into the early 2000s, the Tweenies were one of the most popular set of children's TV characters at the time, which led to a wide range merchandise being sold. Many toys were sold in various retailers, such as Toys "R" Us, Argos, & Woolworths. Merchandise included soft toys, playsets, collectible figures, board games, jigsaws and puzzles, talking toys, the video games Tweenies: Doodles' Bones and Tweenies: Game Time, and many other products. Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2000". BAFTA . http://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/nominations/?year=2000 . Retrieved 3 July 2010.

Yellow-skinned with red (later more brown) hair which has beads hanging from it. She is sweet, but sometimes shy and can sometimes get whiny and stroppy for the smallest reasons. Fizz's best friend is Bella. She loves doing ballet, dressing up as a princess and playing with the dolls. She is four years old. The characters are well developed and children are able to predict what their responses might be. The mixture of story, song and creative activity provides excellent opportunities for children to learn through play. Music plays an important part in the programme and children are encouraged to join in with songs and actions. Highly Strung - Jake doesn’t know which toy to choose as his favourite. But then he meets Janglers the Clown. The Tweenies were played by only one set of actors, while the voices were provided by other actors. Unless otherwise indicated, all the following actors and voice talent were in the show from 1999 until its last episode, What Makes Summer? in July 2002.The BBC Worldwide children's trailer from 2001 with clips of "Tweenies", "Bill & Ben", "Teletubbies", "The First Snow of Winter", "Yoho Ahoy", "Ethelbert the Tiger" and "Second Star to the Left". Fizz befriends and sings with Penelope Pink the Pop Princess only for her to end up in the bin by the shopkeeper, Jake helps Jangles the Clown have faith in himself, Milo meets a true hero named Commander Cosmos in 'Little Blue Plane' and Bella's aspirations are realised when she directs and stars alongside thespian mice in the Mousehole Theatre. The final episode goes inside the shop once more as Father Christmas wraps these very special presents on Christmas Eve. Penelope Pink - Fizz is magically transported into the Toyshop where she meets the world-famous pop star.

Episode 252, Favourite Songs, which first aired in March 2001 was banned by the BBC in January 2013 after the corporation received 216 complaints about a scene where Max appears dressed as disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile. The episode had been repeated on the CBeebies channel. [2] Discography [ ] Albums [ ] Christmas Morning - A very important person is wrapping presents in the Toyshop. Will the Tweenies all get what they want for Christmas? Little Blue Plane - Commander Cosmos is Milo’s hero, until he discovers that Joffi is the really courageous one. From 1999 until 2006, various books were released from Tweenies, based on the episodes that were mostly aired. There were also annuals that were released from 2001–2006 and other books, based on each character from Tweenies. Lyrics [ ] Version 1 [ ] Bella: If you close your eyes, and think really hard, Picture yourself in the toyshop and you will go there! Chris and Ms. Kringle: Can you feel it? Something in the air Are we dreaming There's something in the air Skin starts tingling There's something in the air Senses mingling Shivers through your hair Come inside, come and see Close your eyes and you’ll soon be here Come inside, come and see See your dreams come alive Have the time of your life Close your eyes and you’ll feel us coming So... Welcome to the enchanted toyshop A magic storehouse with wonderful toys Welcome to the enchanted toyshop The toyshop in the fantasies of little girls and boys Version 2 [ ] Bella: If you close your eyes, and think really hard, Picture yourself in the toyshop and you will go there! Chris and Ms. Kringle: Can you feel it Something in the air Are we dreaming There's something in the air Come inside, come and see Close your eyes and you’ll soon be here Come inside, come and see See your dreams come alive Have the time of your life Close your eyes and you’ll feel us coming So... Welcome to the enchanted toyshop A magic storehouse with wonderful toys Welcome to the enchanted toyshop The toyshop in the fantasies of little girls and boys Reprise [ ] Bella: If you close your eyes, and think really hard, Picture yourself in the toyshop and you will go there! Chris and Ms.Kringle: So... Welcome to the enchanted toyshop A magic storehouse with wonderful toys Welcome to the enchanted toyshop The toyshop in the fantasies of little girls and boys Look inside, can you see Believe what you see there in your mind Walk inside, just believe See your dreams come alive, have the time of your life Close your eyes and you’ll feel us coming So welcome to the enchanted toyshop! A magic storehouse with wonderful toys Welcome to the enchanted toyshop The toyshop in the fantasies of little girls and boys The toyshop in the fantasies of little girls and boys. (Keeps repeating) Videos [ ]Many of the above videos have also been dubbed into other languages. In addition, several of the Tweenies videos were produced in special versions for retailers with additional footage (for example, the "Party Games, Laughs & Giggles" video distributed at Marks & Spencer stores carried two additional segments, adding ten minutes to the video's running time). Many of the above videos were also released as DVDs under different names. iTunes has released a Best of Tweenies volume 1 which consists of the first six episodes of the series. Template:Citation needed Books [ ] The four main characters appeared in the first episode Tweenie Band, which was filmed in 1998 at Elstree Studios& aired on 6 September in 1999.