Parpar Nechmad (Hebrew: פרפר נחמד, Nice Butterfly) is a long-running Israeli children's television program, aimed mainly at pre-schoolers. The show premiered in January 1982 and ran until 2004. It was produced by the Israeli Educational Television (IETV), and to this day remains successful in re-runs on the IETV's former home network, Channel 23, and via a reboot to the series that debuted on 5 September 2021 on Kan Educational.
Shabi the snail. one of the main characters in Parpar Nechmad
The show was originally produced by Shoshana Tzachor. Its head writer was Datia Ben Dor [he], who provided scripts for most of the early shows, as well as lyrics and music to many of the featured songs. The puppets were all designed by Yehudit Greenspan. The show's title refers to a then well-known nursery rhyme by Fania Bergstein.
The show consists of interactions between humans and puppets. Each episode presents the young viewers with familiar situations from everyday life, and offers creative ways of solving various problems, as each situation is dealt with through songs and games. Aside from the basic plotline, most episodes also include a story told by one or more of the human actors, and sometimes short cartoon sketches. In the sketches about Pete and Pitagoras (different actors) professor Pitagoras tried to teach the kids but his assistant Pete always ruined everything.
The location for most shows (until 1995) is a room filled with various shapes, such as poles and arches, vaguely resembling a room in a house. This deliberately surreal design is meant to give the impression of seeing the world from an infant's point of view, which is full of imagination and creativity.
Rebootedit
In 1995 the show's production was put on a long hiatus following the death of Yoni Chen, one of the puppeteers. It was relaunched in 1998 with a renewed and very different look. It now had a realistic house and backyard as the two main locations. The puppets were redesigned and there were considerable changes in the human cast as well.
Responses for the new version were mostly negative. Original creator Datia Ben Dor said in an interview (translation from Hebrew is non-literal): "The work on the show was no longer done with the proper care and sensitivity... it was no longer "Parpar Nechmad"... the name remained but the essence was gone". The second version aired its final episode in 2004.
On 18 July 2008 it was first revealed that Israeli Educational Television planned to reboot the show again, and that auditions for the new human cast would soon take place. Reportedly, all four puppet characters would appear on the new version, which would focus on teaching children about good nutrition and health. After some time, the new version was cancelled.
In February 2020, it was announced that IPBC planned to reboot the show after 16 years of reruns on Kan Educational.[1]
On 5 April 2021 it was announced that the second reboot will be in Fall 2021 in Kan Educational with four new hosts - Meshi Kleinstein [he], Uri Banai [he], Ester Rada and בן יוסיפוביץ' [he].[2] Ami Weinberg and Ayelet Levine will return to perform Batz and Nuli, Shabi will performed by Gilles Ben David instead of Avi Yakir and Uza will performed by Meital Raz instead of Irit Shilo. The puppets were all redesigned by Maria Gurevich.
The revival series premiered on Kan Educational on 5 September 2021.
Castedit
Uza, Batz, and recordings cassettes at the IETV building
Puppet Charactersedit
Uza (אוזה) (performer: Irit Shilo / Meital Raz) - a female goose. She is very clever and a fast learner. Her character traits are those of a know-it-all big sister.
Shabi (שבי) (performer: Itzik Gier / Avi Yakir / Gilles Ben David) – a male snail. He is intelligent but slightly insecure. He tends to rely on Uza for answers. He wears round glasses.
Batz (בץ) (performer: Yoni Chen / Ami Weinberg) – a male turtle. He is a rather slow thinker, but far from being dumb.
Nuli (נולי) (performer: Ayelet Levine / Tzlila Yanai) – a female chick. The youngest of the puppets, she is inquisitive and gets excited easily. Her name is not related to the animal she is. She is named after Nuli Omer.
Pingi (פינגי) (performer: Galia Yishai) – a human-sized penguin. He joins the show in later episodes as an immigrant from the North Pole, and is very curious and friendly, yet tends to be obnoxious at times. His character was excluded from the new version, mostly because most viewers found him annoying. For example, he really wanted glasses but after he got a couple (actually faux glasses) he really wanted a moustache.
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Parpar Nechmad Hebrew פרפר נחמד Nice Butterfly is a long running Israeli children s television program aimed mainly at pre schoolers The show premiered in January 1982 and ran until 2004 It was produced by the Israeli Educational Television IETV and to this day remains successful in re runs on the IETV s former home network Channel 23 and via a reboot to the series that debuted on 5 September 2021 on Kan Educational Parpar Nechmadפרפר נחמדGenreChildren s television series Educational PuppetryCreated byShoshana TzachorDirected byYael GrafTiti AxArie Ben TzionBobby LexPresented byDudu Zar original series Uzi Hitman original Ofra Wingerten original Shlomit Hagoel Triger original Ofra Haza original Effy Ben Yisrael original Adva Edni original Guy Fridman original Elanor Aaron original Rama Messinger original Meshi Klinstein reboot Uri Banay reboot Ester Rada reboot Ben Yosifobich reboot Voices ofAyelet Levin Irit Shila Itzik Gayar Jil Ben David Avi Yakir Yoni Chen Tzlila Yanai Galia Yishai Ami WeinbergCountry of originIsraelOriginal languageHebrewNo of seasons17No of episodes212ProductionExecutive producerShoshana TzachorProducerEinat Dekel WeitzmanRunning time25 minutesProduction companiesIsraeli Educational Television seasons 1 16 Sumayoko Ltd KAN Networks season 17 present Original releaseNetworkIsraeli Educational TelevisionRelease31 March 1984 1984 03 31 2004 2004 NetworkKan EducationalRelease5 September 2021 2021 09 05 present present Shabi the snail one of the main characters in Parpar NechmadThe show was originally produced by Shoshana Tzachor Its head writer was Datia Ben Dor he who provided scripts for most of the early shows as well as lyrics and music to many of the featured songs The puppets were all designed by Yehudit Greenspan The show s title refers to a then well known nursery rhyme by Fania Bergstein Contents 1 Overview 2 Reboot 3 Cast 3 1 Puppet Characters 3 2 Human Actors 3 2 1 2021 Edition 4 References 5 External linksOverview editThe show consists of interactions between humans and puppets Each episode presents the young viewers with familiar situations from everyday life and offers creative ways of solving various problems as each situation is dealt with through songs and games Aside from the basic plotline most episodes also include a story told by one or more of the human actors and sometimes short cartoon sketches In the sketches about Pete and Pitagoras different actors professor Pitagoras tried to teach the kids but his assistant Pete always ruined everything The location for most shows until 1995 is a room filled with various shapes such as poles and arches vaguely resembling a room in a house This deliberately surreal design is meant to give the impression of seeing the world from an infant s point of view which is full of imagination and creativity Reboot editIn 1995 the show s production was put on a long hiatus following the death of Yoni Chen one of the puppeteers It was relaunched in 1998 with a renewed and very different look It now had a realistic house and backyard as the two main locations The puppets were redesigned and there were considerable changes in the human cast as well Responses for the new version were mostly negative Original creator Datia Ben Dor said in an interview translation from Hebrew is non literal The work on the show was no longer done with the proper care and sensitivity it was no longer Parpar Nechmad the name remained but the essence was gone The second version aired its final episode in 2004 On 18 July 2008 it was first revealed that Israeli Educational Television planned to reboot the show again and that auditions for the new human cast would soon take place Reportedly all four puppet characters would appear on the new version which would focus on teaching children about good nutrition and health After some time the new version was cancelled In February 2020 it was announced that IPBC planned to reboot the show after 16 years of reruns on Kan Educational 1 On 5 April 2021 it was announced that the second reboot will be in Fall 2021 in Kan Educational with four new hosts Meshi Kleinstein he Uri Banai he Ester Rada and בן יוסיפוביץ he 2 Ami Weinberg and Ayelet Levine will return to perform Batz and Nuli Shabi will performed by Gilles Ben David instead of Avi Yakir and Uza will performed by Meital Raz instead of Irit Shilo The puppets were all redesigned by Maria Gurevich The revival series premiered on Kan Educational on 5 September 2021 Cast edit nbsp Uza Batz and recordings cassettes at the IETV buildingPuppet Characters edit Uza אוזה performer Irit Shilo Meital Raz a female goose She is very clever and a fast learner Her character traits are those of a know it all big sister Shabi שבי performer Itzik Gier Avi Yakir Gilles Ben David a male snail He is intelligent but slightly insecure He tends to rely on Uza for answers He wears round glasses Batz בץ performer Yoni Chen Ami Weinberg a male turtle He is a rather slow thinker but far from being dumb Nuli נולי performer Ayelet Levine Tzlila Yanai a female chick The youngest of the puppets she is inquisitive and gets excited easily Her name is not related to the animal she is She is named after Nuli Omer Pingi פינגי performer Galia Yishai a human sized penguin He joins the show in later episodes as an immigrant from the North Pole and is very curious and friendly yet tends to be obnoxious at times His character was excluded from the new version mostly because most viewers found him annoying For example he really wanted glasses but after he got a couple actually faux glasses he really wanted a moustache Human Actors edit Efi Ben Israel Uzi Hitman Dudu Zar Ofra Weingarten Shlomit Hagoel Guy Friedman Elinor Aharon Rama Messinger Ofra Haza frequent guest in early episodes 2021 Edition edit Meshi Kleinstein Uri Banai Ester Rada Ben Yossipovich Ido MosseriReferences edit https timeout co il d7 a4 d7 a8 d7 a4 d7 a8 d7 a0 d7 97 d7 9e d7 93 d7 97 d7 95 d7 96 d7 a8 d7 aa Parpar Nechmad will return in a new season with all beloved characters הגולם נפתח פרפר נחמד חוזרת עם שורה של ליהוקים חדשים וואלה תרבות Walla 5 April 2021 Retrieved 24 April 2021 External links editParpar Nechmad Classic seasons on Kan Educational Parpar Nechmad New season on Kan Educational Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parpar Nechmad amp oldid 1183974207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
