Zigby

This article is about the fictional character. For the wireless protocol, seeZigbee.

Zigby
Created by	Brian Paterson
Starring	Tracey Moore Brian Drummond Matt Hill Michelle Doake Roslyn Oades Sharon Millerchip Katherine Cohn Jamie Croft
Opening theme	"Zigby" performed byJustine Clarke
Ending theme	Instrumental version of "Zigby"
Country of origin	Australia Canada Singapore
Original language	English
No.of episodes	52
Production
Running time	11 mins
Production companies	Flying Bark Productions Avrill Stark Entertainment Big Animation
Original release
Network	ABC Kids(Australia) Treehouse TV(Canada) ZDF(Germany) CBeebies(United Kingdom)
Release	6 April 2009(2009-04-06)– 19 March 2013(2013-03-19)

Zigbythezebrais ananthropomorphicchildren's fictional character created by Scottish-born English authorBrian Paterson.Zigby appears in a series ofpicture booksandboard booksas well as in a 3D-animated television adaptation. It aired onTreehouse TVfrom 2009 to 2011 (with repeats from 2013 to 2015) in Canada and it was previously aired onCBeebiesin the UK from 2009 to 2014.

Zigby lives in a treehouse in Mudwater Creek, on a lush tropical island. In a typical book or episode, the enthusiastic zebra "trots into trouble" through his slightly eccentric behaviour. He is followed by his friends McMeer themeerkatand Bertie Bird the anxiousguinea fowl.

Books

The following picture books for ages approximately 2–5were published byHarperCollins:

• Zigby Camps Out (2002)
• Zigby Hunts for Treasure (2002)
• Zigby and the Ant Invaders (2003)
• Zigby Dives In (2003)
• Zigby and the Monster (2005)

Four board books (Go-Kart, The Picnic, The Birthday Party, Toy Box) appeared in 2004 with the same publisher. As of early 2005, 350,000 copies had been sold in fifteen countries.

Television adaptation

The development of an animated series based on the character was announced in 2005.52 3D-animated episodes of 11 minutes each were co-produced by companies in Australia, Singapore, and Canada.It was also acquired by GermanZDF,BBC-ownedCBeebiesand byFrance 5alsoUnivision'sPlaneta U(dubbed in Spanish) in America. In Canada, it aired onTreehouse TVfrom February 23, 2009 to July 31, 2011 (with repeats from June 2013 to May 2015).In the UK, it aired onCBeebiesfrom 2009 to 2014. In Australia, it aired onABCfrom March 25, 2009 to January 3, 2015.The series specifically targets 4 to 5 year olds with a wider target audience of 3 to 6 year olds.

Cast

• Tracey Mooreas Zigby
• Brian Drummondas McMeer
• Matt Hillas Bertie Bird
• Michelle Doake
• Roslyn Oades
• Sharon Millerchip
• Katherine Cohn
• Jamie Croftas Clem / Stink

External links

• Official website(archived)
• Zigbyat Treehouse TV
• ZigbyatIMDb