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A gURLs wURLd | |
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Genre | sitcom |
Screenplay by | John Armstrong [1] Shelley Birse [1] Susan Hore [1] Noel Price [1] Kym Goldsworthy [1] Jorge Reiter [1] Katja Kittendorf |
Directed by | Ralph Strasser [1] |
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Theme music composer |
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Opening theme | "Friends" |
Ending theme | "Dance" |
Country of origin | |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Noel Price [1] |
Running time | 23 minutes |
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Network | |
Release | 18 November 2010 – 20 January 2011 |
A Gurls Wurld (stylized as A gURLs wURLd; also known as Emma's Chatroom and Cyber Girls) is an Australian sitcom television series. The series was co-produced by Southern Star Entertainment, Southern Star Singapore, Screen Australia, and TV Plus Production for Nine Network Australia and Norddeutscher Rundfunk. [1] [2]
It first aired on 18 November 2010 in Germany and on 2 July 2011 in Australia, and concluded on 20 January 2011. [3] There are 26 half-hour episodes. [2]
Music composed by Nick Howard and Luke Mynott.
Three young teenage girls – a German, a Singaporean, and an Australian – become friends while studying together at school in Singapore. When two of them must return to their homes in Germany and Australia, they accidentally discover that their mobile phones and computers can combine to transport them into each other's houses.
No. | Title | Directed by [3] | Written by [3] | Original air date [3] | Australian air date | |
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1 | "Reunion in Cyberspace" (German: Wiedersehen im Cyberspace) | Ralph Strasser | Noel Price | 18 November 2010 | 2 July 2011 | |
After spending a year studying together in Singapore, three friends — Ally from Australia, Emma from Germany, and Jackie, a Singaporean local — have to say goodbye. Ending their year together with one final dance performance as a trio, they are ready to part ways. But when Jackie's brother Josh gifts each of them a USB stick with their very own chatroom software, things take a surprising turn: Instead of just being a chatroom, the software beams them straight into cyberspace. | ||||||
2 | "Internet Travellers" (German: Netzreisende) | Ralph Strasser | Kym Goldsworthy | 18 November 2010 | 23 July 2011 | |
3 | "In Love in Hamburg" (German: Verliebt in Hamburg) | Ralph Strasser | Kym Goldsworthy Katja Kittendorf | 22 November 2010 | 30 July 2011 | |
4 | "Jackie's Dream" (German: Jackies Traum) | Ralph Strasser | Shelley Birse | 22 November 2010 | 6 August 2011 | |
5 | "Alone in the Outback" (German: Allein im Outback) | Ralph Strasser | John Armstrong | 23 November 2010 | 13 August 2011 | |
6 | "Emma & Josh" (German: Emma & Josh) | Ralph Strasser | Kym Goldsworthy Katja Kittendorf | 24 November 2010 | 20 August 2011 | |
7 | "Cellphone Debt" (German: Handyschulden) | Ralph Strasser | Jorg Reiter Kym Goldsworthy | 25 November 2010 | 27 August 2011 | |
8 | "Little Brother, Big Problem" (German: Kleiner Bruder, großes Problem) | Ralph Strasser | John Armstrong | 29 November 2010 | 3 September 2011 | |
9 | "Maxed Out" (German: Ausgepowert) | Ralph Strasser | John Armstrong | 30 November 2010 | 10 September 2011 | |
10 | "The Video of the Year" (German: Das Video des Jahres) | Ralph Strasser | Jorg Reiter Kym Goldsworthy | 1 December 2010 | 17 September 2011 | |
11 | "Ally & Dan" (German: Ally & Dan) | Ralph Strasser | Kym Goldsworthy | 2 December 2010 | 24 September 2011 | |
12 | "The Diary" (German: Das Tagebuch) | Ralph Strasser | Shelley Birse | 6 December 2010 | 3 December 2013 | |
13 | "The Art Theft" (German: Der Kunstraub) | Ralph Strasser | John Armstrong | 7 December 2010 | 4 December 2013 | |
14 | "The Complete Leisure Stress" (German: Der totale Freizeitstress) | Ralph Strasser | Sue Hore | 8 December 2010 | 5 December 2013 | |
15 | "Busted" (German: Aufgeflogen) | Ralph Strasser | John Armstrong | 9 December 2010 | 6 December 2013 | |
16 | "Intrigue in Singapore" (German: Intrigen in Singapur) | Ralph Strasser | Sue Hore | 4 January 2010 | 9 December 2013 | |
17 | "Jackie & Nicholas" (German: Jackie & Nicholas) | Ralph Strasser | Katja Kittendorf Kym Goldsworthy | 5 January 2010 | 10 December 2013 | |
18 | "A Matter of Life and Death" (German: Auf Leben und Tod) | Ralph Strasser | Shelley Birse | 6 January 2010 | 11 December 2013 | |
19 | "Lost in Lüneburg" (German: Lost in Lüneburg) | Ralph Strasser | Jörg Reiter Kym Goldsworthy | 10 January 2010 | 12 December 2013 | |
20 | "Network Outage" (German: Netzausfall) | Ralph Strasser | Sue Hore | 11 January 2010 | 13 December 2013 | |
21 | "Finally on Vacation?" (German: Endlich Ferien?) | Ralph Strasser | Sue Hore | 12 January 2010 | 16 December 2013 | |
22 | "Maritime Rescue in Sydney" (German: Seenot in Sydney) | Ralph Strasser | Shelley Birse | 13 January 2010 | 17 December 2013 | |
23 | "Cellphone Virus" (German: Handy-Virus) | Ralph Strasser | John Armstrong | 17 January 2010 | 29 March 2014 | |
24 | "Helping Chelsea" (German: Einsatz für Chelsea) | Ralph Strasser | John Armstrong | 18 January 2010 | 5 April 2014 | |
25 | "More Trouble for Jackie" (German: Mehr Ärger für Jackie) | Ralph Strasser | Jörg Reiter Sue Hore | 19 January 2010 | 12 April 2014 | |
26 | "Finale" (German: Finale) | Ralph Strasser | Shelley Birse | 20 January 2010 | 19 April 2014 |
A Gurls Wurld was shot entirely on location in Hamburg, Sydney, and Singapore from January to August 2009. [14] Filming for the episode Lost in Lüneburg took place in Lüneburg. The show's costumes were created by Imogen Price. [15]
The Media Development Authority of Singapore participated in the production of the show. [1]
Out of the production countries, the show was first aired in Singapore, followed by Germany and Australia. In Singapore, the show aired every Wednesday at 8 pm (SST) on Okto from 14 July 2010 to 5 January 2011.
In Germany, the show was distributed under the title Emmas Chatroom (stylized as Emm@s Ch@troom) by KiKa, a joint venture between ARD, NDR's parent company, and ZDF. It aired every Thursday at 8:15 pm (UTC+01:00) from 18 November 2010, to 20 January 2011. [16] On its initial run, the first two episodes were broadcast back to back. Studio Hamburg Synchron was put in charge of the German localization. Marius Clarén and Bianca Krahl translated the scripts and directed the German dubbing. The German cast members also voiced their roles for the dub. [17] Starting on 2 May 2022, the show reran on KiKa, with two episodes being broadcast every weekday at 3 pm. [18] After concluding its rerun on 15 May 2022, the German version of the show was made available for streaming free of charge through KiKa's website. [19] Prior to this, it could only be streamed through ARD's paid streaming service, ARD Plus. [20]
In Australia, the show ran every Saturday at 1:30 pm (AEST) from 2 July 2011 on Nine Network. [21] On 24 September 2011, the show was dropped by the network after Episode 11. On 3 December 2013, the show was picked up again and started airing on ABC3. It aired on weekdays at 2:30 pm (AEST) until 19 April 2014. Each episode could be streamed for a week after its original broadcast on ABC iview.[ citation needed ]
The show was also screened in Belgium, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latin America (Central America, South America, the Caribbean), Mexico, Norway, and Sweden. [22] It is available for streaming on Amazon Freevee, Prime Video, Tubi, and through the ARD Plus channel on Apple TV+ and MagentaTV in selected countries and territories.
Country/Region | Network | Original run | Notes |
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Singapore | Okto | 14 July 2010 — 5 January 2011 | |
Germany | KiKa | 18 November 2010 — 20 January 2011 | The show was rerun from 2 May 2022 — 15 May 2022. |
Australia | Nine Network ABC3 | 2 July 2011 — 19 April 2014 | The show was dropped by Nine Network after Episode 11 and was picked up again by ABC3. |
Belgium | Ketnet | 9 November 2010 — 14 December 2010 | The program was aired in Dutch. |
Ireland | TRTÉ | ||
Israel | Arutz HaYeladim | ||
Italy | Disney Channel | 18 September 2010 — 12 December 2010 | The show was rerun on Italia 1 from 11 January 2014 — 5 April 2014. |
Mexico | Once TV Mexico | ||
Latin America | HBO Family | August 2010 | The show was distributed under the title El Ciber — El Mundo de las Chicas (lit. 'The Cyberspace — The World of Girls'). |
Sweden | Barnkanalen |
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