Benji Brittney Baa was an American TV series that brought The Magic Roundabout to America. The series, about adventures in a library, aired on NBeebies from September 26th, 2002, when the channel launched, to 2019 with the last new episode airing in 2005.
Characters[]
- Benji (Mary Kulp) - A puppet girl
- Brittney (Gabi Douglas) - A librarian who would tell Benji stories from the Magic Roundabout
- Baa (Erin Pearce) - A female sheep who would help Brittney out in the library.
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
- Opening Day
- Senses All Around
- Eat It
- Autumn Adventures
- Four Season Fun
- Down on the Farm
- Stop Bugging Me!
- A Perfect Family
- Dive Into Imagination
- Be Safe!
- Listen Up!
- Please?
- 1-2-3, Count with Me
- Exploring the Ocean
- Flowers, Plants, and Trees
- Healthy Mood
- Is There a Doctor in the House?
- Sleepy Stories
- Be Kind to the Earth
- Brittney's Birthday Surprise
- Let's Get Trippin'!
- Making Music
- Afraid Not
- All Grown Up
- Share, Baa!
- The Colors of the Rainbow
- Mother Goose Land
- Home is Where the Heart Is
- Water Water Everywhere!
- Love is All You Need
Season 2[]
- Just Imagine
- Everyone's Important
- Hey-Bee-See
- Safety First
- Shapes and Colors
- What Do Fish Do?
- Look at This!
- Big Kids and Little Grownups
- Hooray for Healthy Heroes!
- Happy Birthday, Benji!
- What I Like About You
- A Wild Goose Chase
- An Imaginative Adventure
- Excellent Exercise
- The Five Jive
- A New Arrival
Season 3[]
- Our Very Own Fairy Tale
- Sailing for Treasure
- Fishing Up Fun!
- The New Kid
- All Aboard!
- Don't Be Afraid of Firefighters!
- All Good Things Must Come to An End
- Where I Live
- Cooking By the Book
- Going Places
- The Petting Zoo
- The Fuzzy Pack
- Animal Atlas
- The Bad Day
- Double the Fun
- The Clean Machine
- Up Up and Away
International broadcasts[]
Benji Brittney Baa aired on ABC in Australia, Rede Globo in Brazil, TF1 in France, Super RTL in Germany, Italia 1 in Italy, Nederland 3 and Kindernet in the Netherlands, Channel One in Russia, and TV Asahi in Japan.
In Canada, Benji Brittney Baa ran on Kids' CBC from 2005 to 2008. It also aired on the Family Channel around the same time. Reruns aired on Treehouse TV from 2008 until 2012 and Teletoon Retro from 2013 to 2015.
Home media[]
Television series releases[]
Eight VHS tapes of the show were released from 2002 to 2004. Each video featured three episodes and a short original segment (either a music video or a lighthearted skit) after the second episode.
The show was later released on DVD in Region 2 in five volumes released from 2012 to 2015, with each video having five or six episodes.
YouTube[]
A Benji Brittney Baa YouTube channel launched in 2013 and has uploaded clips of the show and every episode in full. Despite being a channel of a kids' show, the Benji Brittney Baa channel does not market its videos as being "Made for Kids," finding the whole COPPA thing silly.
Merchandise and other media[]
Books[]
There have been several books based on the show published worldwide.
Other merchandise[]
The series has seen board games, puzzles, clothing, posters, and plush dolls.