Dirtgirlworld facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dirtgirlworld |
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Created by | Cate McQuillen Hewey Eustace |
Developed by | Mememe Productions |
Starring | Maree Lowes Michael Balk Krew Boylan Gibson Nolte Jason Davis |
Country of origin | Australia Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Cate McQuillen Hewey Eustace Steven DeNure Beth Stevenson Jenny Lalor Daniel Besen |
Production company(s) | Mememe Productions Decode Entertainment |
Distributor | Decode Enterprises (Worldwide) BBC Worldwide (United Kingdom) Mememe Productions (Australia) |
Release | |
Original network | ABC Kids (Australia) CBC (Canada) CBeebies (UK) |
Original release | 5 October 2009 | – 2009
Dirtgirlworld, stylized as dirtgirlworld, is a children's television series created in Australia by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions. Visually designed by Jean Camden, James Hackett and Cate McQuillen, it was animated by Hackett Films in Australia and Spin Productions in Canada. The show was co-produced by Mememe Productions (Australia) and Decode Entertainment (Canada). It was commissioned by CBeebies, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
52 eleven-minute episodes were commissioned. The show first aired on CBC on October 5, 2009, on CBeebies on November 2, 2009, and on ABC on December 4, 2009. It aired in the United States on the cable channel Sprout, on April 22, 2010. The show is currently screened on ABC Kids Australia and CBeebies Australia most days.
The series used 3D CGI animation combined with photomontage and live action.
Dirtgirlworld received the Interactive Production of the Year Award at the 2013 Screen Producers Australia Awards.
Main characters
The main characters were Dirtgirl (voiced by Maree Lowes) and Scrapboy (voiced by Michael Balk), as well as their friends Ken (voiced by Gibson Nolte), Grubby (voiced by Krew Boylan), and Hayman (voiced by Jason Davis).
Dirtgirl
Dirtgirl is the titular protagonist who is nature-loving and has red hair.
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
Year | Nominated works | Award | Result | Lost to |
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2011 | Dig It | Best Children's Album | Nominated | The Wiggles - Ukulele Baby! |
2012 | Dirtgirl Rocks The Planet | Nominated | The Wiggles - Surfer Jeff |