Inai Inai Baa!
Inai Inai Baa! is a Japanese children's TV program broadcast by NHK Educational TV for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners, consisting of gymnastics, songs, educations, etc. It first premiered on April 1, 1996.
Overview
NHK's program for infants, which started broadcasting in 1996. The audience rating of NHK education as a children's program is the most popular program, following Okaasan to Issho and Miitsuketa!.The program name "っ!" has the meaning of "full of energy".
The pilot version was broadcast on BS2 on January 15 and 16, 1996. Broadcasting began on NHK BS2 Television on April 1, 1996, and then on October 7, 1996, it moved to the current educational television frame. From April 5, 1999, there were two broadcasting systems, morning and evening.
Appearances are regular such as Wanwan, Sister, and Puppet. Up until now, elementary school girls have been appointed as sisters, and they have been replaced in four years. The puppets also change irregularly.
As of 2021, localized versions are being produced and broadcast in Shanghai, Vietnam and Myanmar.
Characters
There is an amount of characters that appear in the show.Songs
The many songs in the show is designed to be fun and exciting for babies and young children, and is only 1 to 2 minutes in length. Across the years, many well-known lyricists, composers, picture book authors, musicians and scriptwriters had contributed to adding songs into the show. In the beginning, the team behind the show were not intending to have songs by famous people, but would end up doing so as they were introduced by people involved in the program. Gymnastics songs that play in every episode aired change every few years, and feature movements to help develop the infant mind.There are also songs to teach about lifestyle habits in a puppet show. However, even if a girl is replaced, the videos are not replaced and are kept.
Normal songs
Lifestyle habits songs
- Ah, It's Delicious!