Series synopsis
Waybuloo is a Canadian animation kids television series that premiered on CBeebies on May 11, 2009. It ended on December 2, 2011. It was created by Dan Good. It stars Oliver Dillon.
Set in the fictional land of Nara, Piplings are creatures with large heads and eyes, and they have the ability to fly and float around. The Piplings practice yogo, a gentle form of exercise similar to yoga. They demonstrate several poses inspired by the things they observe in their homeworld, Nara, such as owls, trees, and insects. Later in each episode, children (referred to as Cheebies) arrive and practice the same poses demonstrated by the Piplings at the start of the show. Viewers are encour ...
Premise
Set in the fictional land of Nara, Piplings are creatures with large heads and eyes, and they have the ability to fly and float around. The Piplings practice yogo, a gentle form of exercise similar to yoga. They demonstrate several poses inspired by the things they observe in their homeworld, Nara, such as owls, trees, and insects. Later in each episode, children (referred to as Cheebies) arrive and practice the same poses demonstrated by the Piplings at the start of the show. Viewers are encouraged to participate.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 150 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | May 26, 2009 | December 18, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 48 | March 18, 2011 | |
| Season 3 | 50 | April 4, 2011 | December 2, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Moving Things De Li stands on a box to reach some plumatoes on a tree. Having picked the fruit, she takes the box to her pod, but when she gets back from Yogo the box has gone! It turns out that each Pipling is borrowing the box for his or her own needs. They each take it, not realising that they're depriving the others of it. When the children arrive, they help by taking it to each Pipling. De Li realises that they can all use the box as long as they work together. |
May 26, 2009 |
| 2 |
Showtime Lau Lau is planning a big show. She gathers everyone at Yo Jojo's performance area and does her dance. The others are so impressed, they join in! But their moves aren't right and worse, they're taking the limelight away from Lau Lau. When the children arrive, she shows them her dance and this time she wants them to join in. Everything is working in synch and it looks great! But the other Piplings are wistful and wish they could dance too. Eventually, the children teach them the proper moves, and they all put on the show as a group. Lau Lau is delighted... She realises that everyone dancing together really is the most fun and that perhaps she should have included them from the start! |
May 28, 2009 |
| 3 |
Trumpet Yojojo and Nok Tok find a hollowed-out trumpet-like branch and blow through it to make a loud noise. They're so delighted with the sound that they blow even harder! Every time they blow, they are overwhelmed with joy at the sound that it makes. But there's a problem: Lau Lau is trying to dance with her narabug, and the loud noise keeps scaring it away. When the children arrive, they show Nok Tok and Yojojo a way of playing the trumpet more softly. Eventually they manage to produce such a gentle tune that the narabugs actually like the sound and come back to dance with Lau Lau. |
May 19, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magical Music | September 20, 2010 |
| 2 | A Surprise for Yojojo | September 21, 2010 |
| 3 |
Cheebie Tune Everyone helps Nok Tok find the right piece of wood to finish making his music box with. |
September 22, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Happiness Parade Yojojo is happily playing his pipling pipes. He wants to find out what makes the other Piplings happy. De Li loves gardening, Lau lau loves dancing and Nok Tok loves driving his naracar. When the cheebies arrive they tell Yojojo all the things that make them happy too but Yojojo wants to find one thing for them all to do together. The cheebies suggest a Happiness Parade. Now they can all do one happy thing marching happily together through Nara! |
April 4, 2011 |
| 2 |
Narabug Games De Li is playing on her shoehorns. She wants to find a game she and her narabug can play together. But the shoehorns are too big for her narabug. Lau Lau tries to help. But the pebble Lau Lau uses in her Hop Hop game is too heavy for the narabug to lift and Yojojo's game of Tricky Kicky is simply too tricky! When the cheebies arrive, one cheebie notices that wherever De Li goes, her narabug follows. She suggests to De Li that they play a follow game together. It is the game perfect for everyone! |
April 5, 2011 |
| 3 |
Nok Tok's Promise Nok Tok's narabug likes listening to the songbird's song. When the bird flies away, Nok Tok's narabug is sad. Nok Tok promises he will go and find it. However, Nok Tok keeps finding reasons to stay with the other Piplings. When the cheebies arrive, Nok Tok admits he is worried about being lonely on his trip. So they all agree to search with him and help keep Nok Tok's promise to his narabug. |
April 6, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBeebies |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 11, 2009 |
| Last aired | December 2, 2011 |
| Runtime | 19 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 18:00:00 |