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A gURLs wURLd
Genre Children's television
Screenplay byJohn Armstrong [1]
Shelley Birse [1]
Susan Hore [1]
Noel Price [1]
Kym Goldsworthy [1]
Jorge Reiter [1]
Katja Kittendorf
Directed byRalph Strasser [1]
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Nick Howard [1]
  • Luke Mynott [1]
Opening theme"Friends"
Ending theme"Dance"
Country of origin
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
ProducerNoel Price [1]
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release18 November 2010 (2010-11-18) 
20 January 2011 (2011-01-20)

A Gurls Wurld (stylized as A gURLs wURLd; also known as Emma's Chatroom and Cyber Girls) is an Australian children's 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]

Contents

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]

Premise

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.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected by [3] Written by [3] Original air date [3] Australian air date
1"Reunion in Cyberspace"
(German: Wiedersehen im Cyberspace)
Ralph StrasserNoel Price18 November 2010 (2010-11-18)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 StrasserKym Goldsworthy18 November 2010 (2010-11-18)23 July 2011
3"In Love in Hamburg"
(German: Verliebt in Hamburg)
Ralph StrasserKym Goldsworthy
Katja Kittendorf
22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)30 July 2011
4"Jackie's Dream"
(German: Jackies Traum)
Ralph StrasserShelley Birse22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)6 August 2011
5"Alone in the Outback"
(German: Allein im Outback)
Ralph StrasserJohn Armstrong23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)13 August 2011
6"Emma & Josh"
(German: Emma & Josh)
Ralph StrasserKym Goldsworthy
Katja Kittendorf
24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)20 August 2011
7"Cellphone Debt"
(German: Handyschulden)
Ralph StrasserJorg Reiter
Kym Goldsworthy
25 November 2010 (2010-11-25)27 August 2011
8"Little Brother, Big Problem"
(German: Kleiner Bruder, großes Problem)
Ralph StrasserJohn Armstrong29 November 2010 (2010-11-29)3 September 2011
9"Maxed Out"
(German: Ausgepowert)
Ralph StrasserJohn Armstrong30 November 2010 (2010-11-30)10 September 2011
10"The Video of the Year"
(German: Das Video des Jahres)
Ralph StrasserJorg Reiter
Kym Goldsworthy
1 December 2010 (2010-12-01)17 September 2011
11"Ally & Dan"
(German: Ally & Dan)
Ralph StrasserKym Goldsworthy2 December 2010 (2010-12-02)24 September 2011
12"The Diary"
(German: Das Tagebuch)
Ralph StrasserShelley Birse6 December 2010 (2010-12-06)3 December 2013
13"The Art Theft"
(German: Der Kunstraub)
Ralph StrasserJohn Armstrong7 December 2010 (2010-12-07)4 December 2013
14"The Complete Leisure Stress"
(German: Der totale Freizeitstress)
Ralph StrasserSue Hore8 December 2010 (2010-12-08)5 December 2013
15"Busted"
(German: Aufgeflogen)
Ralph StrasserJohn Armstrong9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)6 December 2013
16"Intrigue in Singapore"
(German: Intrigen in Singapur)
Ralph StrasserSue Hore4 January 2010 (2010-01-04)9 December 2013
17"Jackie & Nicholas"
(German: Jackie & Nicholas)
Ralph StrasserKatja Kittendorf
Kym Goldsworthy
5 January 2010 (2010-01-05)10 December 2013
18"A Matter of Life and Death"
(German: Auf Leben und Tod)
Ralph StrasserShelley Birse6 January 2010 (2010-01-06)11 December 2013
19"Lost in Lüneburg"
(German: Lost in Lüneburg)
Ralph StrasserJörg Reiter
Kym Goldsworthy
10 January 2010 (2010-01-10)12 December 2013
20"Network Outage"
(German: Netzausfall)
Ralph StrasserSue Hore11 January 2010 (2010-01-11)13 December 2013
21"Finally on Vacation?"
(German: Endlich Ferien?)
Ralph StrasserSue Hore12 January 2010 (2010-01-12)16 December 2013
22"Maritime Rescue in Sydney"
(German: Seenot in Sydney)
Ralph StrasserShelley Birse13 January 2010 (2010-01-13)17 December 2013
23"Cellphone Virus"
(German: Handy-Virus)
Ralph StrasserJohn Armstrong17 January 2010 (2010-01-17)29 March 2014
24"Helping Chelsea"
(German: Einsatz für Chelsea)
Ralph StrasserJohn Armstrong18 January 2010 (2010-01-18)5 April 2014
25"More Trouble for Jackie"
(German: Mehr Ärger für Jackie)
Ralph StrasserJörg Reiter
Sue Hore
19 January 2010 (2010-01-19)12 April 2014
26"Finale"
(German: Finale)
Ralph StrasserShelley Birse20 January 2010 (2010-01-20)19 April 2014

Production

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]

Release

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.

International broadcast

Country/RegionNetworkOriginal runNotes
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Okto 14 July 2010 — 5 January 2011
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany KiKa 18 November 2010 — 20 January 2011The show was rerun from 2 May 2022 — 15 May 2022.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Nine Network
ABC3
2 July 2011 — 19 April 2014The show was dropped by Nine Network after Episode 11 and was picked up again by ABC3.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ketnet 9 November 2010 — 14 December 2010The program was aired in Dutch.
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland TRTÉ
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Arutz HaYeladim
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Disney Channel 18 September 2010 — 12 December 2010The show was rerun on Italia 1 from 11 January 2014 — 5 April 2014.
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Once TV Mexico
Latin America HBO Family August 2010The show was distributed under the title El Ciber — El Mundo de las Chicas (lit.'The Cyberspace — The World of Girls').
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Barnkanalen

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