Squirt (TV series)

Squirt
Starring	Ryan Inglis, Jo Holley, Spike T. Penguin
Country of origin	New Zealand
Production
Camera setup	Single
Running time	30 minutes (plus commercials)
Release
Original network	TV3 (New Zealand) (1996-1997) TV 2 (New Zealand) (1997-2006)
Original release	1 March 1996 – 26 November 2006
External links
Website

Squirt was a New Zealand children's television show, produced in Dunedin. It had been aired since 1996 and on two different TV networks, coming to a close on 25 November 2006. Squirt was aired every Saturday morning, originally from 7am to 9am, then from 8:30am to 10am, eventually running from 8:30am to 9am for only 30 minutes. In the original time, many cartoons were aired, such as Cow & Chicken, Batman of the Future and Earthworm Jim just to name a few. There were also weekly competitions, and many informational segments such as "Out There!" and "Astounding Squirt Facts".

It was notable for Dunedin-based production company TaylorMade, and Animation Research Limited's (ARL) pioneering use of "live" motion capture, used in the 3D animation of the digital co-host Spike The Penguin. A performer was off camera in a special costume, making all the moves and vocal responses to the main host's comments, which played back in real time on a monitor for the crew, while all the motion was digitally recorded, which could then be applied to a fully rendered Spike, and composited into shot in post-production, ready for broadcast.

Final Presenters

• Ryan Inglis
• Jo Holley
• Spike T. Penguin (3D computer graphics voiced and performed by Katie Brockie)

Previous Presenters

• Matthew Gibb
• Dominic Bowden
• Thomas Robins
• Chris Dykzeul
• Beau Jeffries
• Jason Gunn
• Gordon (Animated Fish)
• Hamish (Animated Fish) (voiced by Simon McKinney)
• Newt (Animated Fish)

External links

• Squirt at IMDb
• Squirt at TV.com