Tweenies

Tweenies is a British <a href="/facts/Live_action/rRJrwAH5">live action</a> puppet children's television series created by <a href="/facts/Will_Brenton/lu9dV4qd">Will Brenton</a> and Iain Lauchlan, and produced by <a href="/facts/Wish_Films/7b3lQY6P">Tell-Tale Productions</a> and the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a>. The programme was focused on four preschool-aged characters, known as the "Tweenies"; Jake, Fizz, Milo & Bella, whilst playing, singing, dancing and learning in a fictional playgroup in England. They are cared for by two adult Tweenies; Judy & Max and his dog; Doodles, and later another dog, Izzles.
Tweenies first premiered on 6 September 1999 on the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a>'s children's block and consisted of a total of 390 episodes, with the final episode airing on 25 July 2002. Repeated episodes of the series aired on <a href="/facts/CBeebies/wnqbD7JC">CBeebies</a> from 2002 to 2016. In 2000, the show won a <a href="/facts/British_Academy_Television_Award/bgSylq5h">British Academy Television Award</a> for Best Pre-school Live Action Series, and singles featuring exclusive songs spent several weeks in the charts during the early 2000s.
Tweenies also released music in the early 2000s and achieved five top 20 singles on the <a href="/facts/UK_singles_chart/s2yyGUlD">UK singles chart</a>.

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