Rega im Dodley
Rega im Dodley | |
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Written by | Tamar Adar Dudu Topaz Oded Burla Shlomo Nitzan |
Directed by | |
Starring | Tzipi Mor Shlomo Nitzan Sefi Rivlin |
Country of origin | Israel |
Original language | Hebrew |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Producer | Shoshana Tzachor |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Israeli Educational Television |
Picture format | Monochrome 16 mm film |
Original release | October 27, 1976 December 27, 1981 | –
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Rega im Dodley (Hebrew: רגע עם דודלי; lit. Rega with Dodley or A Moment with Dodley) was an Israeli children’s television show. Produced by Israeli Educational Television, the program aired from 1976 to 1981, after which it then aired in reruns. With the exception of one episode, the entire series was filmed in black and white, and was produced by , who also produced another popular Israeli children’s program, Parpar Nechmad.
Format[]
The show featured Dodley, a grocery store owner, his companion Rega, a marionette that became a child, and Fistuk, as well as guest stars and an ensemble of children. Most episodes would take place in Dodley’s store, which was also home to the robot-like contraption Havitush. However, some episodes also took place outside of the shop and in the Ramat Aviv neighbourhood where the series was filmed.
The show aimed to educate children on topics such as friendship and helping others, as well as expanding their knowledge in diverse topics such as communication, and the differences between adults and children.
Each program opened with a short animated segment featuring a bird called Tzipi. These shorts were animated by , who also designed the butterfly puppets for Parpar Nechmad.
Production[]
With color television in Israel only being gradually introduced during the series’ run, Rega im Dodley was predominantly filmed in black and white at the Israeli Educational Television studios in Tel Aviv. However, one episode, in which the characters visit a port, was filmed in color outside of the studio using a recently purchased mobile broadcasting facility that fully permitted for color broadcasts and filming.
Six of the episodes, including the first episode, had been considered lost, as IETV did not convert the original 16mm film into a modern format. However, as of 2008, all episodes had been successfully recovered, restored and archived on modern broadcast tapes.
Characters[]
- Rega (רגע, Moment) is a boy marionette who came to life, becoming a child. He is played by female actress .
- Dodley (דודלי, Hebraization of the name Dudley) is the neighborhood grocery store owner, who lives alone near his store. He is played by .
- Fistuk (פיסטוק, Pistachio) is friends with Dodley and Rega. He is kind, but also quite clumsy. Played by Sefi Rivlin.
- Havitush (חביתוש, Pancake) - A barrel-bodied robot made of household items that lives in Dodley’s store; he can talk and move like a human provided that the spring in his mechanism is stretched with a key. He is also voiced by Nitzan.
See also[]
External links[]
- Rega im Dodley on Kan Educational. (in Hebrew)
- Rega im Dodley at IMDb
- Israeli children's television series
- Black-and-white television shows
- Israeli Educational Television
- 1976 Israeli television series debuts
- 1970s Israeli television series
- 1980s Israeli television series
- 1981 Israeli television series endings
- Israeli television shows featuring puppetry
- Asian television show stubs
- Asian television stubs
- Mass media in Israel stubs