Hi-5 (American TV Series)

Hi-5 (also known as Hi-5 USA) is an American children's television series produced by Kids Like Us, which aired on Discovery Kids and TLC on the Ready Set Learn blocks of both networks. It is based on the original Australian series of the same name, created by Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans. The program is known for its educational content and pop music appeal, with the cast of the show known collectively as Hi-5. The series premiered on February 24, 2003. The program was nominated for three Emmy Awards.

Intro Tagline

Shaun/Karla/Curtis/Kimee/Jenn: Together, We're Hi-5!

Making Music Segment (Curtis Cregan)

From Adventures Around Your House [1:17]

Imagine if you can grow in different sizes.
Tall as an elephant…
…or small as the ant in my house.
I wonder what my house looks like to an ant.

♪ I wanna be small, not big at all ♪
♪ Right down near the ground ♪
♪ Make a tiny little sound ♪
♪ I wanna be small, not big at all. ♪

Hey! My voice is all tiny and squeaky when I’m small.
Oh, Hi. I’m remember seeing you around here before.
Do I know you?
Of course! I live here!
Oh, well I’m Natalie the ant.
I’m just heading over the kitchen for some crumbs.
You don’t look much like an ant.
No. I’m a person. I just grew smaller.
Don’t you love being small?

SHAUN: Coming through!
Hey! That big strong thing sounds like an elephant!
What’s an elephant doing in my house?!
SHAUN: Boom-boom-boom!
JENN: Oh, watch out, Curtis!
SHAUN: …Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom…
CURTIS: Hey elephant! Down here!
My ant voice is too small and too tiny for the elephant to hear!
Maybe I should try growing really tall!
♪ I wanna be tall, not tiny at all ♪
♪ Right up off the ground ♪
♪ Make a big loud sound ♪
♪ I wanna be tall, not tiny at all. ♪
HEY ELEPHANT!!
Hmm?!
Listen to my BIG STRONG VOICE!
Oh, hi. Just on the way to the kitchen for some peanut butter!
Didn’t think there was anyone else in there.
Well, I just grew really tall.
Agh, don’t you love being tall with a BIG LOUD VOICE?!!!
Actually, I’m not sure which I like.
Tall…
…or small.
♪ I love being tall ♪
♪ I love being small ♪
♪ Not tiny at all ♪
♪ Not big at all ♪
♪ Right up off the ground ♪
♪ Right down near the ground ♪
♪ Make a big loud sound ♪
♪ Make a tiny little sound ♪
♪ I love being tall ♪
♪ I love being small. ♪

Bye, Curtis!
(high-pitched voice) Bye!
I mean…
(normal voice) Bye!
You know it isn’t often you get to meet an ant and an elephant in your house.

Puzzles and Patterns Segment (Kimee Balmilero)

From Machines In Your House [1:11]

♪ I'm a phone operator ♪
♪ Ring! Ring! I've gotta answer the phone ♪
♪ Hello! Hello! Gonna take the message ♪
♪ Write this down, tell them you're not at home, hey ♪
♪ Ring! Ring! I'm a phone operator ♪
♪ I've gotta answer the phone. ♪

Today, I’m pretending to be a phone operator.
I gotta answer these three phones.
One, two, three.
And write messages on this colored paper.
See each person’s got a different color that matches these message boxes;
Pink for Karla, yellow for Jenn, green for Shaun, and blue for Curtis.

(dials phone)
(phone rings)

What??
Oh, that phone’s ringing.
I was going to pretend to be a phone operator, but…
But that phone’s ringing.
(picks up phone)
Hello?
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Jup Jup?
No, I think you got the wrong number.
That’s strange.
(second phone rings)
Hmmm. Phone’s ringing.
Hello?
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
(third phone rings)
Another phone’s ringing.
Can you hold, please?!
Hello?!
(Jup Jup laughs)
Uh– Can you hold?!
Hello.
JUP JUP: Karla!
Yes, message for Karla.
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Pink for Karla.
Okay.
Oh yeah, I’ll tell her you called.
Bye.
Hello?
JUP JUP: Hello, is Jenn here…
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Yes, message for Jenn?

(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Can you say that again, a bit more slowly, please?
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Yellow for Jenn.
Okay, yes.
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Oh, thank you. You have a nice day too.
Bye.
Hello, thank you for holding.
JUP JUP: Shaun!
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
No, this is Kimee.
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Message for Shaun?
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Green for Shaun.
Okay, yes.
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Uh-huh.
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
I’ll pass that on.
Bye.
(door opens)
(cell phone rings)
Hmmm… There’s a phone ringing.
I wonder where it is?
(cell phone rings)
(door opens)
Ah, Jup Jup!
Oh, that’s strange.
I bet it’s in there.
(green door opens)
(cell phone rings)
Yes!
Hello?
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
JUP JUP: Curtis…
Yes. Message for Curtis?
(Jup Jup talks indistinctly)
Okay, yes. Bye.
(hangs up cell phone)
Ooh. That was confusing!

♪ I'm a phone operator ♪
♪ Ring! Ring! I've gotta answer the phone ♪
♪ Hello! Hello! Gonna take the message ♪
♪ Write this down, tell them you're not at home, hey ♪
♪ Ring! Ring! I'm a phone operator ♪
♪ I've gotta answer the phone. ♪

You know, this colored paper thing really makes it easy to sort out who's messages who's.
(laughs)
Ooh, busy day for this pretend phone operator!
I better go tell the others that they've got messages.
(pink door opens)
Oooh! Jup Jup!
(laughs)

Shapes In Space Segment (Shaun Taylor Corbett)

From Fun Machines [1:15]

Hi there.
I'm just making sure my helicopter
equipment is ready to go.
You never know when you might have to
rush off on a rescue mission.
Got my rescue rope...
...tied up nice and tight...
....and this is my walkie talkie.
(Imitates radio)
Hello! Pilot Shaun here.
(Imitates radio)
A rescue!
Rescue? Don't worry!
I'll get it back safe and sound, over and out!
The rescue mission is on!
Kimee has lost her toy elephant.
It's stuck up on Shape Mountain!
Pilot Shaun to the rescue
Do you guys want to come?
All right!
I got my helmet on...
...flying goggles on...
...into the helicopter!
Propeller's on...
...the propeller spins round and round...
...and off we go!

♪ I'm gonna fly in the sky up high ♪
♪ With the city and the ocean below ♪
♪ A rescue helicopter ♪
♪ What I see from above? ♪
♪ Nobody knows. ♪

There's Shape Mountain!
Yes, I can see something stuck at the top!
There's something with two big floppy ears...
and a long long trunk!
Maybe it's the elephant!
Don't worry elephant!
Pilot Shaun to the rescue!
(Imitates helicopter.
I just got to find a safe place to land my helicopter!
Down we go.
Ahhh. Perfect landing.
Propeller off...
...and up shape mountain, I go!
Oh, it's pretty steep!
Hi, elephant.
Let's get you home safely now.
(exhausts)
Okay...
Down we go.
Okay...
You can sit here, elephant.
Okay, strap you in...
There.
Okay.
Propeller on,
and off we go!

♪ I'm gonna fly in the sky up high ♪
♪ With the city and the ocean below ♪
♪ A rescue helicopter ♪
♪ What I see from above? ♪
♪ Nobody knows. ♪
Down we go...
...on to the landing pad...
Touchdown!
Propeller off!
KIMEE: Oh, you found my Ellie!
Oh, thanks, Pilot Shaun.
There you go, Ellie elephant.
Another successful rescue.

From Adventures To Other Countries [1:16]

Hi! I’m going on an adventure today, all the way to Mexico.
I’m going to climb a pyramid called; The Temple of the Sun!
Looks like this. See?
The pyramid’s made of steps so you can climb to the very top.
Hey - Why don’t you come?

♪ There's a pyramid in Mexico ♪
♪ Called the Temple of the Sun ♪
♪ It's made of big stone blocks ♪
♪ Stacked up one by one ♪
♪ Step by step, climb to the top ♪
♪ Up, up high we go ♪
♪ And when you get right to the top ♪
♪ We’ll look down at the world below. ♪

I made a compass so we know which way to go.
This arrow moves around and points to the direction we’re going.
East, north, west, or south, so we won’t get lost.
The arrow’s pointing south, so let’s head south.
Alright. I’m ready to search for the temple of the sun. Let’s go!
Oh! Strange place to keep these!
An adventurer might trip over them.
Better straighten them up.
Aha! I’ve just had an idea!
These cushions look a little like stone blocks.
They can be the stone blocks of the temple.
Well, kind of spongy soft stone blocks.
I’m gonna make a pyramid.

♪ There's a pyramid in Mexico ♪
♪ Called the Temple of the Sun ♪
♪ It's made of big stone blocks ♪
♪ Stacked up one by one ♪
♪ Step by step, climb to the top ♪
♪ Up, up high we go ♪
♪ And when you get right to the top ♪
♪ We’ll look down at the world below. ♪

(gasps)
Look! I think we found the pyramid! Look!
The Temple of the Sun!
Wow. It’s huge!
Well, pretty huge.
Adventurers, are you ready to climb?!
Then let’s go!
This could be a little tricky.

♪ There's a pyramid in Mexico ♪
♪ Called the Temple of the Sun ♪
♪ It's made of big stone blocks ♪
♪ Stacked up one by one ♪
♪ Step by step, climb to the top ♪
♪ Up, up high we go ♪
♪ And when you get right to the top ♪
♪ We’ll look down at the world below. ♪

Oh! We did it!
We climbed to the top of the Temple of the Sun!
Ooh. Boy.
That was a big climb.
I think I need a little rest.
See you on the next adventure.

Word Play Segment (Jennifer Korbee)

From Adventures To Other Countries [1:16]

JENN: Rrrrrr-rrrrrrrrrrr… Olé!
CHATS: Olé! That’s Spanish. I’m practicing my Spanish too!

Oh, what can you say in Spanish, Chats?
Mmmm… Olé!

Oh, what about this?
Your hat?
Yeah, it’s a hat, Chats. But it’s a Spanish hat. It’s a black Spanish sun hat. See this brim around the edge? It shades you from the sun because it’s very sunny and hot in Spain.
It’s called a Sombrero.

Sombr–rero. Sombr–rero. Not easy to say, Jenn.
You just need to roll your “R”s, Chats.
R-rrrrr Sombrero.

Sombr– Sombr– Boy, you picked the hard one.
Oh, well let’s practice.
You’ll help me?
Of course, I’ll help you. Just open your mouth like this. Ahh…
Agghhhh…
JENN: That’s right. Now put the tip of your tongue and the top of your mouth and kinda push the air out like this.
(rolls her “R”s)
Sombrero. How did you do?
You sound like a broken-down car!
(Laughs)
Vroom Vroom Vroom!
Hey, that’s a great way to roll your “R”s, Chats. Just make a sound like a car.
(attempts to roll her “R”s)
Keep practicing.
(rolls her “R”s)
Hey, I got it! Now, Sombrero!
That’s great, Chats!
Well, let’s sing a song about the Sombrero, and you can join in with the “R” sound.
(rolls her “R”s)

♪ Sombrero, sombrero, sombrero ♪
♪ You wear it on your head, oh ♪
♪ You spin it round instead, oh ♪
♪ Throw it in the air ♪
♪ Throw it everywhere ♪
♪ Sombrero, sombrero, sombrero. ♪

Great song! Sombrero! Hey, I did it! Sombrero!
JENN: Way to go, Chats!
Listen!
(rolls her “R”s)
Hey, that tickles!
(laughs)
That’s great.
(rolls her “R”s)
I think she’s got the hang of it.
(rolls her “R”s)
Chats?
(rolls her “R”s)
Oh well. Wanna try?
(rolls her “R”s)

♪ Sombrero, sombrero, sombrero ♪
♪ You wear it on your head, oh ♪
♪ You spin it round instead, oh ♪
♪ Throw it in the air ♪
♪ Throw it everywhere ♪
♪ Sombrero, sombrero, sombrero. ♪

Body Move Segment (Karla Cheatham-Mosley)

From Adventures To Other Countries [1:16]

Wow, this must be mount Challenge.
You wanna climb it with me?

♪ Step by step, climb to the top ♪
♪ Up, up high we go ♪
♪ And when we get right to the top ♪
♪ We’ll look down at the world below. ♪

Nearly there!

♪ Step by step, climb to the top ♪
♪ Up, up high we go ♪
♪ And when you get right to the top ♪
♪ We’ll look down at the world below. ♪

Wow! I can see a lot from up here.
And what a great climb!
But we better get back down from the mountain
before the sun goes down.
Come on!

♪ Step by step, now climbing down ♪
♪ Down, down down we go ♪
♪ Taking each step one by one ♪
♪ Down to the ground below. ♪

♪ Step by step, now climbing down ♪
♪ Down, down down we go ♪
♪ Taking each step one by one ♪
♪ Down to the ground below. ♪
Ah, back on the ground at last.
Well done, mountain climbers.

Sharing Stories

From Touching [1:01]

Guess what? I'm reading the story today.
Once upon a time, there was a circus.

♪ The Circus is in town, come on an join the fun ♪
♪ There's jugglers and clowns and lots of fun for everyone. ♪

Now this circus was a bit different to any other circus you might have seen
There is a juggler...
Oh... Except I can't juggle
There is also a clown...
Hi, I'm the clown... I'm not very funny
Then there was a tightrope-walker.
Please don't make me go up there!
I was scared of heights.
Have I told you about the unicyclist?
You'll never guess!
CHATS: Yep.
Well, I can't ride a bike with only one wheel, why can't I ride a bike with two wheels?!
Just one more person to introduce; the ringmaster.
Now a ringmaster is very important because they call everyone to the circus, like this: Step right up! The circus is about to begin!
Oh, is that how you do it?
Yep. Come on, you can do it!
[STAMMERS] Step right up... The circus is about to begin.
Well, you can see the trouble with this circus, it's just not very good.

♪ The Circus is in town, come on an join the fun ♪
♪ There's jugglers and clowns and lots of fun for everyone. ♪

One night, after the show had finished and everyone had gone home, something very surprising happened.
Whoa!
What are you doing here?!
I was about to ask you the same question.
I was just juggling.
I didn't know you could juggle.
I didn't know you could ride a unicycle.
Just at that moment, something else amazing happened.
[LAUGHS] What are you doing all the way up there?
Well, I'm walking the tightrope, and I've been practicing, and I'm actually very good.
Wow, you're fantastic.
Now that's a funny clown!
Then something yippidy-dippity-yip-yahoo-y happened!
Great work, Chats!
Step right up! The circus is about to begin!
I'm just clowning around!
I always wanted to be a clown.
I never did like being a tightrope walker.
But I love it up here.
[LAUGHS]
And I can't ride that bike with one wheel.
Not like you can.
So the circus that wasn't very good became the circus that was fantastic. Because everyone had found something that they could do really well.
Step right up! The circus is about to begin!

♪ The Circus is in town, come on an join the fun ♪
♪ There's jugglers and clowns and lots of fun for everyone. ♪

Thanks, Chats. That was fantastic.

Would you mind doing one more thing for me, please?
Sure, Chats what would you like?
Can you sing me a song?

Yeah!

Cast

Curtis Cregan as Jup Jup
Karla Cheatham-Mosley as Chatterbox