Ooh, Aah & You

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Ooh, Aah & You
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Also known asOoh & Aah
Genre Educational
Created byJason Hopley and Jamie Shannon
Voices ofMarty Stelnick
Jason Hopley (United Kingdom, Canada & United States)
Simon Kennedy
Matt Moore (Australia & New Zealand)
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2 (2 for shorts)
Production
Running time22 minutes (long format)
1-3 minutes (short format)
Production companies Grogs Inc.
Kick Start Productions
Original release
Network Playhouse Disney
Disney Junior
ReleaseJuly 15, 2005 (2005-07-15) 
February 13, 2011 (2011-02-13)

Ooh, Aah & You (also known as Ooh & Aah) is a short-form children's series created by the Canadian puppeteer duo Jason Hopley and Jamie Shannon, who also created Nanalan' and Mr. Meaty . [1] It was produced by Kick Start Productions. In the United States, the shorts premiered in July 2005 during the Playhouse Disney line up. Ooh and Aah are a pair of monkey puppets. On March 31, 2007, they became the official hosts of Playhouse Disney, replacing Clay and Page. They introduced the various long format (22 minute) and short format (1-3 minute) shows that aired on the network.

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It last aired on February 13, 2011, the day before Disney Junior debuted, meaning that the short programs and mascots were dropped. After the daily sign-off was presented for the last time on that day, the mascots were retired. The segments and short programs of the show were briefly available on Disney Junior's official website as part of its "Fan Favorites" week on the week of July 18, 2011.

Characters

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Ooh and Aah, the main characters of the show

Voices

Websites

Episode list

  1. Happy Monkey (long format) -- original air date July 15, 2005
  2. Loud & Quiet (short format) -- original air date July 29, 2005
  3. Banana Power (short format) -- original air date August 12, 2005
  4. I Spy Bananas (short format) -- original air date August 30, 2005
  5. Halloween (long format) -- original air date September 13, 2005
  6. Ooh's Birthday (long format) -- original air date September 30, 2005
  7. Coconut Song (short format) -- original air date October 14, 2005
  8. Monkercise (short format) -- original air date November 4, 2005
  9. Monkey Dance (short format) -- original air date December 9, 2005
  10. Monkey See, Monkey Do (short format) -- original air date December 13, 2005
  11. Monkey in the Middle (short format) -- original air date January 20, 2006
  12. Twinkle Twinkle (long format) -- original air date January 27, 2006
  13. Banana Day (short format) -- original air date February 3, 2006
  14. Cowboy Day (long format) -- original air date February 10, 2006
  15. Penguins & Elephants (short format) -- original air date February 17, 2006
  16. Hide and Seek (short format) -- original air date March 10, 2006
  17. Valentine's Day (long format) -- original air date March 24, 2006
  18. Friendship Day (long format) -- original air date April 14, 2006
  19. Pretend Fleas (short format) -- original air date April 21, 2006
  20. Pirate Day (short format) -- original air date May 5, 2006
  21. Monkador (short format) -- Original Air Date June 3, 2006
  22. Best Friends Day (long format) -- Original Air Date June 8, 2006

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