The Shiny Show is a British educational children's quiz show, broadcast in the United Kingdom by CBeebies, and produced by Open Mind Productions. It was aired in 2002. Each show featured a quiz with six questions, based around different subjects, and featured four star characters: Tigs the Tiger, Mukka the Monkey, Dogsby the Dog and Alarmorama the machine.
Characters Tigs Tigs is an orange tiger, who is often portrayed as confident and big-headed. She is still extremely lively and always gets the starring role in the short plays or poems the group act out in between rounds. She has a lucky object called Mr. Cheese, a plastic lump of cheese that squeaks whenever it is squeezed. Voiced by Sue Monroe. Tigs’ puppet was changed at the start of season 2, however the old puppet still appeared in the theme song.
Mukka Mukka is an extremely hyperactive purple monkey. He has a lucky object called Fluffy Stuff and a pet lump called Lumpy. Voiced by Wim Booth.
Dogsby Dogsby is a brown dog, the most sensible member of the group, and usually stays calm in most circumstances. Dogsby's lucky object is a purple and yellow hat named Lucky Hat, which Dogsby never wears because if he wears it he "might get too lucky!". Dogsby loves cabbages, and is also not very good at getting colours right. Voiced by Sally Preisig (series 1), Sam Mason (series 2) and Liz Fost (one-off Christmas CBeebies appearance).
Alarmorama Alarmorama (often mentioned by Dogsby, Mukka and Tigs) is a toy machine situated on one of the walls in the living room. Although Alarmorama does not speak, it communicates using various noises. Alarmorama does many actions, including:
Playing the show's theme song, and then starting the show. Choosing the quizzer – the person who will ask all the questions for a particular episode of the show. Playing the quizzer's song. Starting rounds. Giving the shinies and the Super Shiny to the audience at home. Waving with one hand from side to side, as if to say "Goodbye", to indicate the end of the show.
Overview There are three rounds in the quiz, each with a short film in which the three animal contestants watch before answering the two questions. The aim of the game is to answer as many questions correctly as possible, and beat the other player(s). For every question you get correct you can "give yourself a shiny". The person who answers the most questions correctly wins the Super Shiny. If it ends in a draw then both players win the Super Shiny. The quizzer would always tell the viewer that if they got many questions right then they would be considered a winner, too.
In between the three rounds, the three animal characters, Dogsby the dog, Tigs the tiger and Mukka the monkey, act out a story or drama play loosely based around the theme of the films the quiz is based on.
International broadcast The show aired in a few countries. An Albanian-dubbed version of the show, called Shfaqja vezulluese, premiered on TV Klan in 2008 and had reruns until July 2013. Also, a Polish dub of the show, named Błyśnij-błyskula also aired on 2008 on CBeebies in Poland. There's also a Spanish-dubbed version called A Jugar y Adivinar.
Episodes Series 1 (2002) # Episode title Writer Quizzer Shiny Score Summary Original airdate Winner1Swimming PoolChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 1-3 Round 3: 3-3Tigs asks us questions about armbands, underwater swimming and flumes.11 February 2002Draw2The BeachChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 2-1 Round 2: 3-2 Round 3: 3-3Dogsby asks us questions about sandcastles, sun block and the pier.12 February 20023MinibeastsChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 2-2 Round 2: 3-4 Round 3: 3-5Mukka asks us questions about worms, ants and spiders.13 February 2002Tigs4The CircusChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 2-2 Round 3: 4-3Tigs asks us questions about life at the circus.14 February 2002Dogsby5PetsChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 2-3 Round 3: 3-4Dogsby asks us questions about dogs, cats and rabbits.15 February 2002Mukka6AeroplanesChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 2-3 Round 3: 3-3Mukka asks us questions about aeroplanes.16 February 2002Draw7Fire StationChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 2-2 Round 3: 4-3Tigs asks us questions about life at a fire station.17 February 2002Dogsby8HairdressersChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 2-2 Round 2: 4-3 Round 3: 6-4Mukka asks us questions about life at a hairdressing salon.18 February 20029Farm AnimalsChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 2-2 Round 2: 3-3 Round 3: 4-4Dogsby asks us questions about chickens, sheep and pigs.19 February 2002Draw10Leisure CentreChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 2-3 Round 3: 4-3Tigs asks us questions about life at a leisure centre.20 February 2002Dogsby11The SeasideChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 3-3 Round 3: 5-4Dogsby asks us questions about seaweed, crabs and cliffs.21 February 2002Tigs12Butterflies, Snails and BeesChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 0-1 Round 2: 1-3 Round 3: 3-4Mukka asks us questions about butterflies, snails and bees.22 February 200213Circus FunChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 3-3 Round 3: 3-5Tigs asks us questions about more life at the circus.23 February 2002Mukka14Interesting PetsChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 2-0 Round 2: 3-2 Round 3: 3-4 Dogsby asks us questions about fish, guinea pigs and birds.24 February 200215Boats and FishingChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 2-2 Round 3: 2-4Mukka asks us questions about boats and fishing.25 February 2002Tigs16Puppet ShowChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 2-2 Round 3: 4-3Tigs asks us questions about life at a puppet theatre.26 February 2002Dogsby17FarmChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 2-2 Round 3: 4-3Dogsby asks us questions about ponies, tractors and cows.27 February 2002Tigs18Pizza RestaurantChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 2-1 Round 2: 2-3 Round 3: 4-3Mukka asks us questions about how pizza is made.28 February 2002Dogsby19NurseryChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-0 Round 2: 2-0 Round 3: 3-2Tigs asks us questions about life at a nursery.1 March 200220Up and DownChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-0 Round 2: 2-1 Round 3: 2-2Dogsby asks us questions about space hoppers, hot-air balloons, lifts and escalators.2 March 2002Draw21GardenChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 3-3 Round 3: 3-4Mukka asks us questions about seeds, flowers and trees.3 March 2002Tigs22Building SiteChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 2-2 Round 3: 3-2Tigs asks us questions about building, diggers and cranes.4 March 2002Dogsby23Fun at the FairChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 2-3 Round 3: 3-4Dogsby asks us questions about candy floss, rollercoasters and the knock-the-cans-off-the-shelf game.5 March 2002Mukka24Making ThingsChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 2-3 Round 3: 3-4Mukka asks us questions about making things at a holiday club.6 March 2002Tigs25Wild AnimalsChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 3-2 Round 3: 4-3Tigs asks us questions about rhinos, meerkats and porcupines.7 March 2002Dogsby26TrainsChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 2-3 Round 3: 3-3Dogsby asks us questions about steam trains.8 March 2002Draw27ParkChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 2-1 Round 2: 3-2 Round 3: 4-3Mukka asks us questions about ducks, ice lollies and kites.8 March 2002Dogsby28Rubbish CentreChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 2-3 Round 3: 4-4Tigs asks us questions about rubbish and recycling.10 March 2002Draw29Flowers and Growing ThingsChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 2-3 Round 3: 4-4Dogsby asks us questions about greenhouse plants, raspberries and potatoes.11 March 200230ShoppingChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 1-0 Round 2: 1-2 Round 3: 3-3Mukka asks us questions about toy shops, sweet shops and fancy dress shops.12 March 200231BuildingChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 3-2 Round 3: 4-3Tigs asks us questions about saws, pneumatic drills and cement.13 March 2002Dogsby32FunfairChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 1-3 Round 3: 2-5Dogsby asks us questions about teacup rides, ghost trains and bumper cars.14 March 2002Mukka33Indian FoodChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 0-2 Round 2: 2-2 Round 3: 3-4Mukka asks us questions about how Indian food is made.15 March 2002Tigs34Lemurs, Penguins and GiraffesChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 3-2 Round 3: 4-3Tigs asks us questions about lemurs, penguins and giraffes.16 March 2002Dogsby35LorriesChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 2-2 Round 3: 4-3Dogsby asks us questions about lorries and forklift trucks.17 March 2002Tigs36Fun at the ParkChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 2-1 Round 2: 3-2 Round 3: 4-2Mukka asks us questions about picnics, squirrels and frisbees.18 March 2002Dogsby37Musical InstrumentsChris EllisTigsRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 3-2 Round 3: 4-3Tigs asks us questions about flutes, drums and ouds.19 March 200238PartyChris EllisDogsbyRound 1: 1-1 Round 2: 2-1 Round 3: 3-3Dogsby asks us questions about party food, face painting and magicians.20 March 2002Draw39Shopping CentreChris EllisMukkaRound 1: 1-2 Round 2: 2-2 Round 3: 2-3Mukka asks us questions about book shops, clothes shops and shoe shops.21 March 2002Tigs40Light and DarkChris EllisTigsRound 1: 2-2 Round 2: 3-2 Round 3: 4-3Tigs asks us questions about light and dark.22 March 2002Dogsby
Series 2 (2002)