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Pic Me (or PICME) is an Irish children's television show which originally aired on RTÉ, later airing on TG4 and Nick Jr. channels throughout Europe.[3]HIT Entertainment held worldwide distribution rights.[4] Since mid-2008, episodes of Pic Me have aired in the United States on Animania HD[5] and Sprout. Also, in the United States a Spanish-dubbed version airs on V-Me.
Episodes of Pic Me last for approximately five to ten minutes. Pic Me is an innovative show in that it allows its viewers to star in each episode. Every episode has one viewer's photographsuperimposed on a cartoon body. These characters then roam around the story, walking, running, jumping, and physically interacting with the main cartoon characters. The viewer characters never speak, and the other characters do not refer to them by name. Instead, they are referred to as "Little Boy" (if the avatar is male) or "Little Girl" (if the avatar is female) as is relevant.
Since the start of 2007, many new episodes of Pic Me have involved two viewers, instead of just one. These "best friends" type episodes have the main star viewer holding, or looking at, a picture of their real-life "best friend". Another episode starring the "best friend" is shown at a later date, with the situation regarding the pictures reversed.
Characters
The main characters in Pic Me include
Juno – a male lion with a nasal voice. He is generally insecure and often seen to be frightened of confrontation. He is very forgetful, but loves having fun with his friends.
Gerty – a female giraffe. She is quite intelligent and loves to cook, but is very fussy and likes things to be clean.
Umi – a red, female parrot. She is clever and fun-loving, but can have a brash attitude towards other characters, although not the "Little Boy" or "Little Girl". She is very talkative, but friendly. She enjoys carrying her friends into the air to "look at the sky". Presumably they enjoy this.
Clarence – a male crocodile who has an inferiority complex. He is proud of his ability to swim, but otherwise can get very nervous around other characters.
Neville – a blue, male elephant. He is the most intelligent character and is the character who gives everyone else good advice. They all ask him questions and – after screwing up his eyes – he will eventually give the right answer. He is a moral character and teaches the others right from wrong.
The goal of the show is to help teach children. The viewers learn lessons from the differences between right and wrong (not telling lies etc.) to learning shapes, colours and counting.
DVD releases
A DVD release of the series titled: "Pic Me: You're the Star!" was released by HIT Entertainment in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2006. It contained twelve episodes of the show in its original widescreen format, alongside a bonus CD-ROM containing Microsoft Windows software to create your own Pic Me cartoons.[6] A similar DVD - titled "Pic Me: Personalised Early Learning", was released in Ireland by RTE, however, the episodes featured were shown in a cropped fullscreen ratio.
The episode "Journey into Space" was included as a bonus episode on several HIT Entertainment DVDs in the United Kingdom in January 2007, such as "Incredibubble Children's Favourites", Angelina Ballerina - Angelina Sets Sail, and Fireman Sam on Stage.
Awards
Best digital storytelling category (2005 Digital Media Awards)[3]
Best Youth Programme (2005 Irish Film and Television Awards)[3]
References
^ ab. www.hitentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2019 This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Pic Me news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pic Me or PICME is an Irish children s television show which originally aired on RTE later airing on TG4 and Nick Jr channels throughout Europe 3 HIT Entertainment held worldwide distribution rights 4 Since mid 2008 episodes of Pic Me have aired in the United States on Animania HD 5 and Sprout Also in the United States a Spanish dubbed version airs on V Me Pic MeGenreChildren s television showStarringAlan Stanford Flo McSweeneyCountry of originIrelandNo of episodes104 1 ProductionRunning time5 MinutesProduction companyJam MediaDistributorHIT Entertainment 1 2 ReleaseOriginal networkRTEOriginal releaseSeptember 4 2004 2004 09 04 September 7 2012 2012 09 07 Contents 1 Format 2 Characters 3 DVD releases 4 Awards 5 ReferencesFormat EditEpisodes of Pic Me last for approximately five to ten minutes Pic Me is an innovative show in that it allows its viewers to star in each episode Every episode has one viewer s photograph superimposed on a cartoon body These characters then roam around the story walking running jumping and physically interacting with the main cartoon characters The viewer characters never speak and the other characters do not refer to them by name Instead they are referred to as Little Boy if the avatar is male or Little Girl if the avatar is female as is relevant Since the start of 2007 many new episodes of Pic Me have involved two viewers instead of just one These best friends type episodes have the main star viewer holding or looking at a picture of their real life best friend Another episode starring the best friend is shown at a later date with the situation regarding the pictures reversed Characters EditThe main characters in Pic Me include Juno a male lion with a nasal voice He is generally insecure and often seen to be frightened of confrontation He is very forgetful but loves having fun with his friends Gerty a female giraffe She is quite intelligent and loves to cook but is very fussy and likes things to be clean Banjo a male purple monkey Umi a red female parrot She is clever and fun loving but can have a brash attitude towards other characters although not the Little Boy or Little Girl She is very talkative but friendly She enjoys carrying her friends into the air to look at the sky Presumably they enjoy this Clarence a male crocodile who has an inferiority complex He is proud of his ability to swim but otherwise can get very nervous around other characters Neville a blue male elephant He is the most intelligent character and is the character who gives everyone else good advice They all ask him questions and after screwing up his eyes he will eventually give the right answer He is a moral character and teaches the others right from wrong The goal of the show is to help teach children The viewers learn lessons from the differences between right and wrong not telling lies etc to learning shapes colours and counting DVD releases EditA DVD release of the series titled Pic Me You re the Star was released by HIT Entertainment in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2006 It contained twelve episodes of the show in its original widescreen format alongside a bonus CD ROM containing Microsoft Windows software to create your own Pic Me cartoons 6 A similar DVD titled Pic Me Personalised Early Learning was released in Ireland by RTE however the episodes featured were shown in a cropped fullscreen ratio The episode Journey into Space was included as a bonus episode on several HIT Entertainment DVDs in the United Kingdom in January 2007 such as Incredibubble Children s Favourites Angelina Ballerina Angelina Sets Sail and Fireman Sam on Stage Awards EditBest digital storytelling category 2005 Digital Media Awards 3 Best Youth Programme 2005 Irish Film and Television Awards 3 References Edit a b HIT Entertainment Limited 2005 2006 Catalogue PICME www hitentertainment com Archived from the original on 11 August 2011 Retrieved 15 January 2022 Jam Media signs two global cartoon deals a b c Ozler Levent 19 April 2006 Jam Media Dublin Animation Company Wins Nickelodeon Deal Archived from the original on 9 April 2015 Retrieved 19 April 2006 McCaughren Samantha 15 November 2006 Jam Media signs two global cartoon deals Irish Independent Retrieved 15 November 2006 Monster Announce Sales to Animania HD The Irish Film amp Television Network www iftn ie Pick Me You Are the Star Amazon UK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pic Me amp oldid 1114494187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
