Smile (TV series)
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- This article is about the 2002 British TV series. For other uses, see Smile (disambiguation).
| Smile | |
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 The Smile logo |
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| Genre | Children's programme |
| Picture format | 16:9 (widescreen) |
| Running time | 2 hours, 30 minutes |
| Starring | Kirsten O'Brien Barney Harwood |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Original run | 2002–present |
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Smile is a British Sunday morning children's programme created by the independent production company Darrall Macqueen Ltd. It first aired in 2002 and was originally shown on the CBBC Channel. It was moved to BBC Two to make way for Dick & Dom. BBCi viewers can watch for an extra seven minutes after the end of the main programme.
The show includes cartoons, celebrities and games. The original presenters were Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates and Devin Griffin (credited as DJ Devstar). In 2003, Devin left to become a pop singer in the USA and was replaced by Barney Harwood. Soon after, Fearne and Reggie left as well, so Barney was joined by Kirsten O'Brien and Rochelle Wiseman. On 26 March 2006, Rochelle Wiseman left the Smile team of presenters, and currently Barney and Kirsten present the show, with only Barney presenting the first half. The presenters have always been joined by a cute little blue bear puppet called Nev (Neville), who lives with Barney. Nev has become so popular he has even been made into a cuddly toy and various other merchandise.
From 5 March 2006, digital viewers were able to press the red button to access a BBCi service called eTV which allows them to switch between regular Smile and backstage. Most of the action backstage is one of the presenters hanging out with Smile's special guests and doing challenges, playing games and chatting. Smile was the first ever programme to try out eTV.
Smile won the Interactive award at the Children's BAFTAs in November 2005.
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[edit] Nev
Nev is a small, blue bear with patches in places and is missing part of his ear (due to the cat under his bed ("Bandit") trying to eat him). Originally, the voice of Nev was prerecorded, and his limited vocabulary played in as appropriate. However, when Nev took on a more significant role in the show, a new puppeteer was recruited to provide the voice live. As a consequence, Nev's voice in the studio sounds distinctly different to that in the many phone-in games used on the programme. Here are a few facts about Nev:
- Cannot say long words very well and cannot sing (but he can rap well).
- He loves Duckie, jam, Barney and Kirsten. He also likes sleeping in.
- He calls Kirsten "Krusty" (most possibly because he can't say Kirsten).
- He doesn't like baths or scary stories.
- Growls (like a real bear would) if scared or intimidated.
- Likes dressing up.
[edit] Nev's Little Chefs
Every Morning on Smile, two girls show Nev how to cook some recipes like:
- Nev's Biscuits
- Nev's Mush
- Watermelon Lemonade
- Nev's Fruit Ripple
- Apple Smiles
- World Cup Biscuits
- Banana Lollies
- BlueBeary Muffins
- Breakfast Feast
- Mini Golden Nuggets
- French Bread Pizza Boat
- Jelly Beary Sundae
The recent recipes are on the Smile Player and all the recipes are found on the Smile section of the BBC Website.[1]
[edit] Nev's quotes
- "Schnappi, Schnappi, Schnappi"
- "Yeah, Yeah"
- "Love you, Barney/Krusty."
- "Woo woo woo woo."- When trying to sing Quick on the Draw or any other song.
- "Duckie!/Jam!"
- "Tut, girls." Or, recently, "tut, boys."
- "Three, two, one...Shabadia/Jam/ Go,go,go,go!"
- "Bonjour/ oh, la, la."
- "Fwightened." Or he usually screams in a high woman's voice.
- "Can't scare/bath me."
- "Oops/ oh dear, oh dear, oh dear/ sorry, Barney/Krusty."
- "Doggie"
- "Pie sye/Spy spy spy" when they are playing ice-spy
- "Hello, Ian" - instead of Halloween
- "I win!!" - This opinion is often expressed even though he hasn't won anything nor is there anything to win.
- "Musley sun" - Nev's version of 'Music Lesson', which he can not pronounce.
