Coco! (Hebrew TV series)

!קוקו (literally meaning "Coco!" or "Cuckoo!") is a Israeli live-action preschool edutainment television series produced by Meimad TV Studios (1999 - 2002), Herzeliya Studios (2002 - present), and in association with, , and currently with Kan 11. It is based on the Japanese series Inai Inai Baa! ( いないいないばあっ! ). The series first premiered on August 1, 1999, and has been in continuous production ever since.

Cast

 * Avi Yakir as Wan Wan ( ראף ראף )
 * as Kuu ( תינוק ענן ) (1999 - 2003)
 * Aiki Gilad as Dada ( דאדא ) (2000 - 2003)
 * Yaffa Gabay as U-Tan ( מֵלוֹדִיָה ) (2003 - 2005)
 * Dawn Lenny-Gabay as U-Tan ( מֵלוֹדִיָה ) (2005 - 2022)
 * as Poupo ( פופו ) (2023 - present)
 * Roni Foli as Roni (1999 - 2002)
 * Bonnie Shacfir as Bonnie (2003 - 2006)
 * Gabi Shacfir as Gabi (2007 - 2010)
 * Topaz Foli as Topaz (2011 - 2016)
 * Mimi Gabay as Mimi (2017 - 2021)

Appearances at Live Stage Shows/Events
In 2007, NHK and Brosh Quality Production quickly agreed with Misgav Ori Productions to produce stage shows based on the co-production that toured around many cities in Israel.

VHS and DVD releases
The VHS releases were released by Hed Arzi Video-DVD from 1999 to 2004, while the DVDs were released by Clasikaletet (קלסיקלטת) from 2004 to 2007, then later from Sisu Home Entertainment from 2007 to 2015.

Translated versions of Japanese Songs

 * תרגיל איש קטן ( ちびっこマン体操 )
 * הכשות של ארנב השפן! ( うさぎはピョン！ )
 * יורד גשם ( あっ、あめだ！ )
 * דגדוג דגדוג ( こちょこちょ )
 * ניקיון פיקו פיקו ( ピコピコ おかたづけ )
 * שואב אבק רוקנרול! ( ぞうじきロック )
 * הי הי הי, הא הא הא ( へへへのハハハ )
 * ללעוס ללעוס 20 ( カミカミ２０ )
 * שמש וריקוד ( おひさまとダンス )
 * קאנפאי! ( かんぱーい！！ )

Hebrew Children's Songs

 * ?איפה האגודל (Where Is Thumbkin?)
 * יונתן הקטן (Little Yonatan)
 * המשפחה שלי (My Family)
 * השפן הקטן (Little Rabbit)
 * על הקיר טיפס לו עכביש קטן (Itsy Bitsy Spider)
 * פתחו את השער (Open the Gate)
 * אחותי הקטנה (My Little Sister)
 * ברבאבא (Barbapapa)
 * עשר אצבעות לי יש (I Have 10 Fingers)
 * איך שיר נולד (How the Song Was Born)
 * תפילה (Prayer)
 * אני נקי (I'm Clean)
 * ?איפה העוגה (Where Is the Cake?)
 * אדון שוקו (Mr. Chocolate)
 * יש לי קוביות קטנות (I Have Small Cubes)
 * בסוכה שלנו (In Our Sukah)
 * מקהלה עליזה (Cheerful Choir)
 * אני אוהב שוקולד (I Love Chocolate)
 * גן סגור (Kindergarten Closes)
 * יש לי ציפור קטנה בלב (I Have a Little Bird in My Heart)
 * רוח רוח (Wind Wind)
 * אחינו הנהג (Brother Driver)

Trivia

 * This was the second co-production known for localizing character names.
 * Kuu's Hebrew name literally translates to "Baby Cloud".
 * Like with the American co-production, this was the first co-production to not have any original songs, with the exception of nursery rhymes from the country of where it was produced.