Peek-a-Boo! (Canadian TV series)

Peek-a-Boo! is a Canadian live-action preschool edutainment television series produced by Magic Hat Productions and in association with the. The series is based on the Japanese series Inai Inai Baa! (いないいないばあっ!). The series premiered on October 9, 1999 and has been in production since.

Originally, the series was taped from 1999-2016 at the studios of CBC station in,. Since 2017, the series has been taped at the Calgary Film Centre in Calgary with a completely revamped set.

Cast

 * Kristian Michaels as Wan Wan (body costume/voice) and U-Tan (voice)
 * Jolene Holliday as Meow Meow (body costume/voice)
 * Jessica Lassila as Jessica (1999-2001)
 * Marcie Asquith as Marcie (2002-2004)
 * Stacey Gislesen as Stacey (2005-2007)
 * Ellen Serrurier as Ellen (2016-2018)
 * Elizabeth Beale as Liz (2019-2021)
 * Kiana Thomas as Kiana (2022-present)

Production
An unaired pilot was filmed in mid-1998 on the Inai Inai Baa! set in, with the voices of the puppet and animated characters overdubbed by American expatriate actors. The co-host alongside Wan Wan was Jo Summerhayes, who was the original choice for the first "big sister", but had to step down from the role before production officially commenced due to union issues.

Production began in late-1998 in, ,. Jessica Lassila, the daughter of producer Francine Lassila, was chosen as the replacement for Summerhayes. Kristian Michaels was cast as Wan Wan, and opted to voice the character with a much different, more childlike voice than in the Japanese version.

Trivia

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