Gigglebiz

Gigglebiz
Title card (in Series 1). L to R: Captain Adorable, Nana Knickerbocker, Major Boogie.
Also known asGiggleQuiz
GenreSketch comedy
Created byJustin Fletcher
Directed byJack Jameson, Geoff Coward, Damian Farrell, Helen Sheppard, Tom Poole, Anna Mears, Michael Towner
StarringJustin Fletcher
ComposersBarrie Bignold
Liz Kitchen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5 (excluding the showreel, pilots and GiggleQuiz)
No. of episodes114 (excluding the showreel, pilots and GiggleQuiz)
Production
Executive producersAlison Stewart, Tony Reed, Vanessa Amberleigh
Production locationDock10 studios (2011–present)
EditorGerry Skinner
Camera setupChris Yacoubian
Mark Gosling
Mike Maddams
Running time13 minutes[1] (including 15-second intro)
Production companyBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Original release
NetworkCBeebies[2]
Release7 September 2009 (2009-09-07) –
15 March 2021 (2021-03-15)

Gigglebiz is a British children's comedy television programme (described as a 'live-action comedy sketch show'[3] by the BBC) consisting of five series that have been broadcast on CBeebies,[2] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.

In Canada the show aired on TVOKids.

Characters

Main characters

  • Ann Teak (Gigglebiz Series 1-4 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) An elderly bossy antiques expert who thinks that she knows everything about antiques. In reality, she always ends up displaying little or no knowledge. She normally manages to break delicate objects, most often not realising her accidents, much to her customers' distress. Ann also as a habit of forgetting her customers' surnames, and using humourous substitutes for them. Her catchphrases are "I am the expert", and "Moving on." Despite not having a role in series 5 of Gigglebiz, she later returned as a contestant in both series of GiggleQuiz.
  • Arthur Sleep ("Justin Time" Showreel, Gigglebiz Series 1-5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) A newsreader of a Northern origin who doesn't take his job very seriously and is especially prone to make up silly jokes out of various news stories. He also sometimes falls asleep during the news. He opens the news with his catchphrase of "Hello there, I’m Arthur Sleep and here’s the news!" Additionally, he is the presenter of GiggleQuiz, which he puts more focus into than the news. He is the most frequent character in Gigglebiz, having appeared in almost every episode since the first series. Additionally, he appeared in the Justin Time showreel.
  • Captain Adorable (Captain Adorable: The Locked Door Adventure, Gigglebiz Series 1-5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) An egotistical superhero who is depicted as less than super. Despite his kindly nature to everyone, Captain Adorable 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 itself. In series 3, he moved from living in the fictional town, Wiggyville into a spaceship and often causes chaos during his crew’s flights. In series 4, he is always found alongside his trainee superheroine, Awesome Girl, giving her advice on how to become better at saving the world, though it is often Awesome Girl who has to lead Captain Adorable to the solutions. In series 5, he is accompanied by his auntie who regularly records him whilst on daily errands helping others as part of Captain Adorable’s new show called the "Super Vlog". His catchphrase is "Please! Don’t thank me, it’s what I do!"
  • Dan Step (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) 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. Dan also made one brief guest appearance in the GiggleQuiz episode The Lost Pirate’s Treasure.
  • Dina Lady (Gigglebiz Series 1-2, 4-5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) A homely cook who takes the names of dishes to their very literal meanings and is always found alongside her assistant Tommy Tummy when not competing on GiggleQuiz. In Series 4, Dina became the host of a Great British Bake Off-esque show called Bake Me A Star with Tommy as her co-host. The main running gag is how she always tastes the dishes of her contestants before Tommy can. In Series 5, Dina and Tommy became the delivery drivers for a catering company. She delivers cakes to customers, though the main running gag is that they are never delivered carefully enough.
  • DIY Dan (Gigglebox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1, 3-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) A clumsy DIY enthusiast who always causes chaos in his workshop, often breaking his possessions. He is described as "TV's worst DIY expert" and his work is grist to his DIY mill. He doesn't speak and his segments instead feature a male narrator, who is voiced by Fletcher. The narrator ends the sketches with the catchphrase of "Job done!" In the Gigglebox pilot, however, he did speak and was instead named Andy Guy.
  • Enrico Paso Doble (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) A ballroom dancer who isn't very good at dancing and regularly gets distracted during his routines. He always has an unnamed female dance partner who varies by series. Enrico doesn't speak, however, he did once verbally apologise during Captain Adorable in Space, and does sing "Arrivederci!" In the credits of series 4 and 5.
  • Gail Force (Gigglebox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1-5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) A weather reporter who has a knack of predicting unusual styles of weather that happens directly to her. She additionally works as a reporter and has an unfortunate tendency of causing bother to people or items she is reporting on. Gail is also one of the team captains in GiggleQuiz. In Series 5, Gail begins her new chat show, "Gail", and similar to reporting, often causes bother to her guests who sit directly opposite her.
  • Humphrey (Humphrey The Painter, Gigglebiz Series 1, 3-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) A silent man who is irrepressible and inquisitive about the world around him, which usually leads to getting himself in awkward situations for the public around him. His trusty companion and best friend is Woody the dog. Beginning in Series 3, Humphrey 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. Fletcher has stated in a 2013 interview that this character was inspired by Rowan Atkinson’s portrayal of Mr. Bean.
  • Keith Fitt (Gigglebiz Series 2-5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) A Geordie sports instructor who always claims to have had a "20-year" experience in exercising, though this has not gained him any valuable skills and he continually fumbles when demonstrating various sport and other fitness. Keith is also one of the team captains in GiggleQuiz. In series 4 and 5, he was the star of a show called Keith Fitt: It's a Record, Man!, where he would attempt to set new timed world records around two male judges, though never succeeding. His main two catchphrases are "Howay, bairns!", and "Champion!"
  • Lost Pirate (Gigglebiz Series 1-2, 4-5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) A jolly and persistent pirate who is always on the lookout for his lost treasure but has a habit of taking the most normal situations in life too seriously, which can often get him in trouble. He regularly mistakes an 'X' symbol to mean "X marks the spot" for buried treasure. 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. His parrots always sit on his shoulder.
  • Nana Knickerbocker (Gigglebiz Series 1, 3-5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) A pantomime dame who is describes herself as "everyone's favourite". Nana lives her life as if she were on stage and lacks much common sense in the actual world due to this. This can often lead her to trouble with the public who are going about their daily business with several pantomime routines. Nana additionally hosts her own round on GiggleQuiz called Nana's Panto Showdown. In series 4 and 5, Nana opens her own panto shop on a local farm, where her animals often escape to her shop and cause the customers trouble.
  • Professor Muddles (Gigglebiz Series 1-5 & GiggleQuiz Seires 1-2) An eccentric scientist who often gets his words mixed up and whose experiments never go to plan. He also does lots of inventions which are intended to make life easier for him but can often backfire. In Series 5, he received emails from several people, all of whom have joke names, 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 Series 1) A wildlife explorer who consistently fails to hunt down and capture the sight of elusive wildlife (usually bears or giant pandas) on his searches, despite them being in plain sight for the viewers. His catchphrase is "Hello! Shh, Hello," which he says when introducing himself in each sketch. In the Gigglebox pilot, he was called Jungle Jimbo and was Australian, rather than British. Aside from Gigglebiz, Rapids also appeared in the Justin's House episode, Teddy Bears' Picnic. On GiggleQuiz, Rapids only appeared as a contestant in series 1, though was never seen in series 2.
  • Wild Wez (Gigglebiz Series 5 & GiggleQuiz clips) A friendly cowboy who is always trying to clean up his barn, but his barnyard animals always manage to mess it up again. He doesn't speak.
  • Will Singalot (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) 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, however, he did apologise without singing in DIY Dan's Spice Rack. He is quite unique amongst the other Merry Men, in that his main colour is red.
  • Wizard Tripwick (Gigglebiz Series 5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) A wizard teacher who has unusually long, grey hair and who isn't very good at magic. He normally manages to perform his spells directly on his pupils or himself instead of other intended objects around his classroom.

Former characters

  • Anna Conda ("Justin Time" Showreel, Gigglebiz Series 1) A reptile expert who loves to make jokes based on reptiles, and who responds to letters sent in by children, all of whom have joke names. Similar to Arthur Sleep, she also appeared in the Justin Time Showreel.
  • Burrito Brothers (Gigglebox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1-4 & GiggleQuiz clips) A trio of strongmen who perform in front of a live audience. The older two brothers are played by Karl Magee and Gary Cross. The youngest brother, played by Fletcher, always unintentionally ruins their acts in some way. They don't speak, although they do make vocal sounds and frequently say "Hey!" all together. In the Gigglebox promo, the youngest Burrito Brother said, "Watch some Gigglebox, on CBee-Bee-Beebies!"
  • 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 since gotten to know them very well. With his last appearance in Chip Monk The Hamster, he was the earliest Gigglebiz character to be dropped from the show.
  • Doctor Doctor (Gigglebiz Series 2) An unprofessional doctor who likes telling "doctor doctor" styles of jokes to his patients. He has the shortest sketches of all characters in Gigglebiz. His catchphrase is "Doctor Doctor will see you now! Next!" And He Winks at the viewers
  • Farmer Dung (Gigglebiz Series 1-3) A jolly farmer who loves to use wordplay, and who has an assistant called Reggie. His segments always feature a female narrator.
  • King Flannel (Gigglebox Pilot, Series 1-3 & GiggleQuiz clips) A naughty, childish, old monarch who needs to be kept in line by his long suffering butler for his naughty ways. Between series 1 and 2, he only spoke by mumbling to himself and in gibberish sounds, though by his sketches in series 3 his dialogue had become more understandable.
  • Major Boogie (Gigglebiz Series 1-2) A tired, old tin soldier who secretly likes to dance when two children aren't around in their bedroom. Other toys on the shelf also join in. Whilst dancing, he doesn’t speak, but he does when opening and ending his sketches. His catchphrases at those moments respectively are "Time for Major Boogie, sir!", and "Back to the Boogie Box! Quick march!"
  • Milkshake Jake (Gigglebiz Series 1) An American sundae bar worker who always becomes too enthusiastic by the professions of his customers, leading to the point of spoiling their important outfits with various condiments. His catchphrase to open the segment is "Hiya, buddy! What can Jake get ya?". His catchphrase to close the segment is "What a guy/girl/hero!"
  • Opera Oliver (Gigglebiz Series 2) An Italian 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 in annoyance. He also sung "Arrivederci!" in the series 2 credits only.
  • Packed Lunch Pete (Gigglebiz Series 1) A wandering man who constantly fails to eat his pack lunch outdoors in various embarrassing ways. He doesn't speak.
  • Postie (Gigglebiz Series 1) A postman who always tries but fails to deliver the post on time. He doesn't speak, although in the episode Postie Goes to School, he did cheer and laugh. Having appeared in just three episodes, Postie is the least frequent character in the entire series.
  • Rod and Annette (Gigglebiz Series 2) A fisher couple. Rod, played by Fletcher, loves to catch fish but always gets himself in trouble whilst doing so and his wife, Annette, played by Anita Dobson, loves to chat to other people, never noticing Rod's trouble. Rod, unlike his wife, doesn't speak.
  • Simon Pieman (Gigglebiz Series 2) A pie deliveryman whose deliveries are done on roller skates and whose pies always end up directly in his face.
  • Storybook Stan (Gigglebiz Series 3-4) A storyteller whose attempts to tell a story always end in disaster for various reasons. He often loses his wig during his segments.
  • Sue Keeper (Gigglebiz Series 3) A zookeeper who always gets her animal facts mixed up. She has to therefore get corrected by several members of the group of people on the tours, whom Sue refers to as "wildlife lovers".
  • Ug and Ig (Gigglebiz Series 3) A caveman duo. Ug, who is played by Fletcher, always tries to invent something and often fumbles with it due to his weakness and Ig, who is played by Freddie Butterfield, has to therefore 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 (Series 3-4 & GiggleQuiz clips) A gardener whose gardening experience is always ruined by the animals destroying the plants and food in his garden. He doesn't speak.

Additional characters

  • Awesome Girl (Kae Alexander) (Gigglebiz Series 4 & GiggleQuiz clips) Captain Adorable's trusty super heroine companion who is trained by Captain Adorable himself. Adorable has a habit of repeating back to her anything she says to him first.
  • Botham (Christopher Driscoll) (Captain Adorable: The Locked Door Adventure, Gigglebiz Series 1, 3 & GiggleQuiz clips) Captain Adorable's butler who does most of the work for Captain Adorable, who always rudely calls him "Bottom". Botham has a catchphrase which is "It's Botham, Captain" or "It's Botham, Sir", because he hates being called "Bottom". This character did not return for Series 4, likely due to Driscoll's passing earlier in 2015.
  • Dobbin (Gigglebiz Series 1, 4 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) Nana Knickerbocker's rather cheeky pantomime horse who always interferes with her farm and during the games in Nana’s Panto Showdown.
  • Doreen (Gigglebiz Series 1, 3-5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1-2) Arthur Sleep's coworker who fails to understand any of Arthur's news jokes. Arthur is then always slightly offended 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, intending to show viewers what she looks like, but happened to make the picture only of her arm with a thumbs up, revealing nothing further than what is already known.
  • Humphrey's Neighbour (Michael Webber) (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) A long suffering man who Humphrey, whilst oblivious, always gets into trouble whenever they meet together.
  • Keith Fitt's Judges (Nicholas Khan and Peter Singh) (Gigglebiz Series 4-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) The judges who give Keith Fitt instructions and set the world records Keith always fails to beat. One judge is notably stricter to Keith and is responsible for timing his record attempts on a stopwatch.
  • King Flannel's Butler (Simon Grover) (GiggleBox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1-3 & GiggleQuiz clips) King Flannel's long suffering butler who tries to keep him in line, though not always successfully.
  • Lady Chatalot (Julie Alanah Brighten) (Gigglebiz Series 1-3 & GiggleQuiz clips) King Flannel's friend, who annoys Flannel with her frequent talking. Flannel also becomes jealous of her because Chatalot seems to get more attention than Flannel does.
  • Maid Marian (Ellie Kirk) (Gigglebiz Series 3-5) An irritable maiden who Robin Hood has lived all his life to marry, yet who sees Robin in the very opposite way. The only Will Singalot sketch she did not appear in was during DIY Dan's Spice Rack.
  • Merry Men (Michael Webber, Rod Arthur, Peter Singh (2013), Nick Kellington (2015-2018), Shola Adewusi (2018), Susannah Van Den Berg (2018)) (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) Will Singalot's friends who also enjoy nonstop singing, much to Robin Hood's annoyance, depicted very similar to Will. One of them is named Little John. Together, them and Will are always responsible for impressing Marian, who usually ends up leaving Robin.
  • QT (Bethan Lindsay (2008); Chloe Dallo (2009); Tilly Ducker (2013-2015)) (Captain Adorable: The Locked Door Adventure, Gigglebiz Series 1, 3-4 & GiggleQuiz clips) Captain Adorable’s youngest sidekick and is an 11-year-old girl. She is also the pilot of Captain Adorable's spaceship in series 3.
  • Reggie (Darren Hart) (Gigglebiz Series 1-3) Farmer Dung's assistant. He doesn't speak, but normally hysterically laughs along with Dung over their jokes.
  • Robin Hood (Tom Golding) (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) Will Singalot's best friend who suffers from Will's constant singing and ends the sketches with his catchphrase of "That minstrel's got to go", though this was not the case at the end of Wizard Tripwick's Mending Spell.
  • Tommy Tummy (Richard Sutton) (Gigglebiz Series 1-2, 4-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) Dina Lady's assistant who knows more about cooking than Dina herself. He tries his best but fails to stop her from cooking the incorrect way she has planned and points out how it should be done at home to viewers. He has two main catchphrase which are "Hello, Tommy!" once Dina asks him to introduce himself to the viewers, and "Don’t try this at home," when he realises Dina is cooking in her incorrect manner.
  • Tony Tap (Chris Whittaker) (Gigglebiz Series 3-5 & GiggleQuiz clips) Dan Step's dance partner who often has to help Dan out whenever he is performing. Tony also often pushes Dan off the stage if he becomes too much trouble to handle. Tony, along with Dan, doesn't speak.
  • Wildlife Animals (Gigglebox Pilot, Gigglebiz Series 1-5 & GiggleQuiz Series 1) These animals consist most often of Giant Pandas and Brown Bears. They are the frequent subjects of Rapids Johnson's searches who consistently fails to spot them, however near to Rapids they may be. The animals are played by people in various costumes, except the Madagascar monkey, which was a backpack belonging to Rapids.
  • Woody the Dog (Humphrey The Painter, Gigglebiz Series 1, 3 & GiggleQuiz clips) Humphrey's brown dog. Similar to his owner, he has been known to cause chaos of his own. His name is revealed the moment Humphrey calls out for him halfway through the sketch in Rapids Johnson's Panda Book, and also during the series 3 outtakes on CBeebies’ official YouTube channel.

Transmissions

Gigglebiz (main series)

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 7 September 2009 2 October 2009 25
2 November 2009 6 November 2009
2 17 January 2011 4 February 2011 15
3 21 October 2013 8 November 2013 26
2 December 2013 16 December 2013
4 5 January 2015 23 January 2015 25
16 February 2015 27 February 2015
5 28 October 2018 9 November 2018 22
18 February 2019 4 March 2019

Gigglebiz Christmas Special

Date
15 December 2010

GiggleQuiz (spin-off series)

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 28 October 2019 15 November 2019 15
2 16 December 2020 12
1 March 2021 15 March 2021

Episodes

There are 114 episodes of Gigglebiz across 5 series. Initially, only in series 5 and in GiggleQuiz did the episodes have proper titles, whilst 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". However, 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".

Here are the titles they came up with for those series:

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 Monk's Cat
  • Episode 7: Arthur Sleep's Rooster Joke
  • Episode 8: Gail Force at Primary School
  • Episode 9: Chip Monk 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: Rapids Johnson's Ghost Train
  • 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 Brothers' 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'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: Robin Hood's Archery Skills
  • Episode 24: Farmer Dung's Big Dig
  • Episode 25: Ann Teak's Cannon
  • Episode 26: Some of Justin's Favourite Giggles

Series 4

  • Episode 1: Dina Lady's Muffins
  • Episode 2: DIY Dan's Dog Kennel
  • 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 (in this episode, one of the Gigglekids has a sparkly bow.)
  • Episode 9: Storybook Stan's Bookworm
  • Episode 10: Keith Fitt Plays Air Guitar
  • Episode 11: Will Singalot's 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 Brothers' 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 the 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 Spoons
  • 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

Series 6

It's time for the announcement of the Gigglebiz show's return, The Episode Year is 2026!

DVDs

  • Captain Adorable and Friends (S1 E1-9)
  • Where Are You, Rapids Johnson? (S1 E10-12 and 14-19)
  • A Gigglebiz Christmas (S1 E13 and 20-25, Christmas Special and S2 E1)
  • Dancing with Major Boogie (S2 E2-4 and 10-15)
  • Sporty Time with Keith Fitt (S2 E5-9 and S3 E1, 3, 7, 10 and 11)
  • Laugh Along with Farmer Dung (S3 E2 and 12-20)
  • 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 (GiggleQuiz)

On 3 July 2018, a spinoff mock quiz show, entitled GiggleQuiz, was announced, being made with Justin Fletcher reprising his main character role.[6] It first aired on 28 October 2019. Unlike Gigglebiz, it is, as said, a mock quiz show.

The aim of the game was to answer questions about clips and pictures, 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". Rapids Johnson, (in Season 1 only) Wizard Tripwick, Dina Lady, Captain Adorable, Ann Teak, The Lost Pirate, and Professor Muddles appear as the possible 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".

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
  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
  8. Keith Fitt's Pesky Fly
  9. The Lost Pirate's Empty Chest
  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
  • 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: Sandra Hegarty
  • Vision mixers: Jenny Bozson, Linda Kelly, Claire Goodwin
  • Sound: Dave Chapman
  • Lighting directors: Lee Allen, Jim Ewart, Oliver Welsh
  • Composers: Barrie Bignold and Liz Kitchen
  • Graphics: Character Shop, Made In Colour
  • Visual Effects: Tidsey Graphics

References

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