The Kingdom of Paramithi
The Kingdom of Paramithi is an Australian children's television series first screened on the Nine Network on 10 November 2008. The series is created by The Wiggles and Nickelodeon, with 30 half-hour episodes for pre-school children.
The Kingdom of Paramithi is a fairy tale series with stories, songs and dance. Paramithi is a Greek word for fairy tale. The series has been created by Anthony Field and Paul Field, written by Paul Field and Paul Paddick and developed with the experience of The Wiggles production team.
The program later aired on Nick Jr. in December 2008 and ABC2 on May 2, 2011. The program also aired internationally on the ATV World channel in Hong Kong.
Characters
- King John
- Queen Isabella
- James
- Genevieve
- Anastasia
- Johnny
- Mario
- Bobby
- Bernadette
- Sarah
- Carlos
Music
Almost all of the songs featured in the series are adaptational parodies of musical numbers from many famous Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, with the remaining exception of the soundtrack being derived from famous pieces of music of the classical period. An album would eventually be released in 2009, which included many of the songs from The Kingdom of Paramithi.List of songs adapted from Gilbert and Sullivan
- The flowers that bloom in the spring.
- On a tree by a river.
- He is an Englishman.
- Never mind the why and wherefore.
- Dance a cachucha.
- With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal.
- Hereupon we're both agreed.
- If you want to know who we are.
- I am a courtier grave and serious.
- Here's a how-de-do.
- Oh, better far to live and die.
- Three little maids from school are we.
- If you go in you're sure to win and Soon as we may, off and away.
- I have a song to sing, O!.
- When a merry maiden marries.
- A magnet hung in a hardware shop.
- I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
- My gallant crew, good morning... I am the Captain of the Pinafore.
- I'm called Little Buttercup.
- My eyes are fully open.
- Take a pair of sparkling eyes.
- When I, good friends, was call'd to the Bar.
- When first my old, old love I knew.
- When I was a lad.
- Poor wand'ring one.
- Kind sir, you cannot have the heart.
- I've jibe and joke.