Squirt is a New Zealand children's television show, produced in Dunedin. It began airing in 1996 on TV3 and moved to TV 2 in 1997, before coming to a close on 21 November 2006. Squirt was aired every Saturday morning, originally from 7am to 9am, then from 8:30am to 10am, eventually running from 8:30am to 9am for only 30 minutes. In the original time, cartoons were aired, such as Cow & Chicken, Batman of the Future and Earthworm Jim. There were also weekly competitions, and many informational segments such as "Out There!" and "Astounding Squirt Facts".
It was notable for Dunedin-based production company TaylorMade, and Animation Research Limited's (ARL) pioneering use of "live" motion capture, used in the 3D animation of the digital co-host Spike The Penguin. A performer was off camera in a special costume, making all the moves and vocal responses to the main host's comments, which played back in real time on a monitor for the crew, while all the motion was digitally recorded, which could then be applied to a fully rendered Spike, and composited into shot in post-production, ready for broadcast.
Ryan Inglis
Jo Holley
Spike The Penguin (3D computer graphics penguin voiced and performed by Katie Brockie)
Matthew Gibb
Dominic Bowden
Thomas Robins
Chris Dykzeul
Beau Jeffries
Jason Gunn
Gordon (animated fish)
Hamish (animated fish; voiced by Simon McKinney)
Newt (animated fish)
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Angry Beavers
Animorphs
Bad Dog
Batman of the Future
Batman: The Animated Series
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Big Wolf on Campus
Bobby's World
Brand Spanking New! Doug
Bruno the Kid
Bump in the Night
Cow & Chicken
Cubix
Digimon
Earthworm Jim
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Eekstravaganza
Freakazoid
Godzilla: The Series
Goosebumps
Jackie Chan Adventures
Johnny Bravo
Jumanji
KaBlam!
Mad Jack the Pirate
Max Steel
Men in Black: The Series
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Oscar and Friends
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pinky and the Brain
Problem Child
Rocket Power
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