Peek-a-Boo! (American TV series)

"Peek-A-Boo!" is a British English localization/co-production of the Japanese show "Inai Inai Baa".

Characters and Hosts

 * Wan Wan (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert): A 5-year-old dog who enjoys exploring the world around him and singing.
 * Starry (Penta in the original Japanese, voiced by TBA): A baby star from outer space. he is the first puppet during the show's very first era titled "Tree Land".
 * Kuu (voiced by Joanna Ruiz): A cloud fairy who comes from Rainbow Land.
 * Dada (voiced by TBA): A baby bird who only speaks in noises. He first appeared in 2000 when Wendy was still around hosting the show.
 * Meow-Meow (Meo Meo in the original Vietnamese, voiced by TBA): Wan Wan's yellow (later purple) kitty friend from Vietnam (from the Vietnamese co-production called "U Oa!"). she first appeared in 2017 when Amber was still around hosting the show.
 * U-tan (voiced by TBA): A young fairy from Music Land.
 * Daisy: The only host of the Tree Land era, later the first host of the Rainbow Land era. Her Japanese counterpart is Kana-chan.
 * Wendy: Second host of the Rainbow Land era. Her Japanese counterpart is Rina-chan.
 * Mary: Host of the Music Land era. Her Japanese counterpart is Fuuka-chan.
 * Katie: Host of the Forest Land era. Her Japanese counterpart is Koto-chan.
 * Susie: Host of the Sunshine Land era. Her Japanese counterpart is Yuuna-chan.
 * Amber: Host of the Play Land era. Her Japanese counterpart is Yuki-chan.
 * Maggie: Host of the Smile Land era. Her Japanese counterpart is Haru-chan.

Other Characters

 * Mel (Maruma in the original Japanese, voiced by TBA): A puppet character that only appears in the 2004 New Year's Special, alongside Cubey.
 * Cubey (Kakuji in the original Japanese, voiced by David Holt): A puppet character that only appears in the 2004 New Year's Special, alongside Mel.
 * Benchy: An animated character that only appears in the 2001 Special "Benchy! Benchy!"

U-tan's Friends

 * Grubby (Gu-tan in the original Japanese, voiced by TBA): a blue and purple striped worm who LOVES to eat food!
 * The Shoe Twins (Kukku in the original Japanese, voiced by TBA): Two blue shoes that help U-tan on adventures and traveling outside.
 * Tooth-cleaner Man (Hamigaki Man in the original Japanese, voiced by TBA) TBA
 * More coming soon...

Appearances at Live Stage Shows/Events

 * Wan Wan, Daisy and Starry LIVE! at Alton Towers (Promotional Event, 1996)
 * Play Along With Wan Wan! at CBeebies Land in Alton Towers (2016 - present; shows generally happen at least once a year)
 * Come On Down To...Wan Wan's Wonderland! (2019 - present; concert tour, also a spinoff programme)

English-Covered Songs (Tree Land/Rainbow Land Era) -

 * Little Man Exercise (ちびっこマン体操)
 * Playing Pretend (まねっこドンドン)
 * Squeeze And Pop (ぷるるんぱ！)
 * The Bunny Rabbit Hop! (うさぎはピョン！)
 * It’s Raining (あっ、あめだ！)
 * Tickles! (こちょこちょ)
 * Riding On A Potty Train (がったんおまるの電車)
 * Vehicles Are Everywhere! (のりもの のりのり)
 * Fun Clean-Up (ピコピコ おかたづけ)
 * For The Very First Time (はじめてはじめて)
 * Yummy Yummy Good To Eat! (おいしく たべよう)
 * Splish-Splash In The Bathtub (おふろでチャップン)
 * Bow-Wow Bark! (バウワウバッフン)
 * Circles, Triangles and Squares (マル、サンカク、シカク)
 * Vacuum Cleaner Rock! (ぞうじきロック)
 * With My Friends (ともだちハハハ)
 * Hee Hee Hee, Ha Ha Ha (へへへのハハハ)
 * For The Very First Time (はじめてはじめて)

English-Covered Songs (Music Land Era) -

 * Twirly Whirly Kaboom! (ぐるぐるどっか〜ん！)
 * Let’s Play Outside! (おそとであそぼ)
 * Oh, We Love To Eat! (たべるのだいすき)
 * Chew Chew 20 (カミカミ２０)
 * Lots And Lots! (いっぱい いーーっぱい)
 * Grumble Grumble Grubby (はらぺこぐーたん)
 * Going On An Outing (おでかけどっすんこ)
 * We Love Candy! (おかし大スキ！)

English-Covered Songs (Forest Land Era) -

 * Say Hello, Tra-La-La-La (こんにちは!ったらラッタンタン)
 * Looky Here, Look At Me! (みーてみて みてみんぱぁ！)
 * The ACHOO! Song (ハックションの歌)

More coming soon...

VHS releases (from Astrovideo) -

 * Benchy Benchy! A Peek-A-Boo! Special (2002)
 * TBA

DVD re-releases (from Astrovision) -

 * Clap-Clappy Parade! (2021)

Original Songs -

 * (Because We're) At The Zoo
 * 4 Seasons In Every Month
 * On Our Holiday
 * The Pajama Party Boogie-Woogie!
 * In The Ocean
 * The Storybook Song
 * I'm Growing Up
 * TBA

English Nursery Rhymes

 * Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes
 * This Is The Way
 * If You're Happy And You Know It
 * Sing A Song Of Sixpence
 * Christmas Medley (Jingle Bells, Sleigh Ride, The Little Drummer Boy, We Wish You A Merry Christmas)

Adapted Original Songs -

 * Dance Around! (Burmese: ကမယ် ကမယ်) (adapted from the Myanmar localization)
 * Towards The Sunshine (Burmese: နေမင်းဆီသို့) (adapted from the Myanmar localization)
 * The Fruit Stand Song (Burmese: ညှစ်မယ် ညှစ်မယ်) (adapted from the Myanmar localization)
 * Take A Shower (Vietnamese: Đi tắm) (adapted from the Vietnamese localization)

Kuboia (later with a Kuboian co-production)

 * Nick Jr. (1996 - 2010)
 * TVD (Dutch dub; 1998 - present)

Tseng Republic

 * YoYo TV (2004 - 2015)
 * unknown cantonese channel (Cantonese Dub; 2006 - 2014)

Trivia

 * This co-production was broadcasted 1 month after the original Japanese version, and it is the earliest known co-production of the series, which was released before other ones, such as in Vietnam and Myanmar, and before the original version's UK airing on JSTV.
 * This is one of 3 co-productions to have original songs, and the first co-production to have original segments.
 * Only the "Rainbow Land" "Music Land", "Forest Land" and "Sunshine Land" eras are available to watch (as different seasons) on Prime Video and Cocoro.
 * This is the first co-production to have the Smile Land era.
 * Daisy first wore a pink poodle costume (Similar to Kana's) during both the promotional event, and in the Tree Land era. she later wore it again in the 1998 Halloween Special.
 * Starry would later appear as a "surprise guest" alongside Daisy in a 2017 Royal Albert Hall performance of "Come On Down To...Wan Wan's Wonderland!".
 * The end credits end with text over a "blue sky" background saying "A NHK and NHK Educational production for BBC1" (later changed to the current "A NHK and NHK Educational co-production for CBeebies"). this was removed and replaced with a fade-to-black transition in the Astro+ version.
 * International animation studios such as EON Animation, Linkhouse Animation, and Endorphin Animation were known for working on the animation for the original segments, and even music videos of original songs.
 * TBA