![]() ![]() No changes to the format were made after this test. ![]() After auditions for the cast were held in June 1998, a pilot was produced, and shown to a test audience. Harris and Graeme-Evans pitched Hi-5 to the Nine Network through Kids Like Us, their joint independent production company. The name of the series was derived from the high five gesture. They saw the need for television which was "life affirming", and believed that a child's imagination could be activated by television of good quality. The creators believed that pre-schoolers were rapidly maturing beyond programs such as Here's Humphrey, and discovered that most children learned from shows which incorporated movement and song. During her time living in England, Harris realised that children are the same around the world, and was inspired to create a children's series which would appeal globally. ![]() The series was produced by Kids Like Us for Nine with Kris Noble as executive producer.Ĭreator Helena Harris initially conceived Hi-5 in 1998 along with co-producer Posie Graeme-Evans, developing the series as entertainment for preschoolers. The first series of the children's television series Hi-5 aired between 12 April 1999 and 11 June 1999 on the Nine Network in Australia. ![]()
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