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Mister Maker is a British children's television series produced by RDF Media /The Foundation for CBeebies. The series aired from 17 September 2007 until 12 April 2009.

Plot
Mister Maker, created and performed by Phil Gallagher, presents the show (Gallagher also created the series concept). Each episode features seven different sequences: • Creative Idea – Mister Maker shows off a make involving several different arty materials particularly suitable for young children. • The Shapes Dance (or "I Am A Shape") – The Shapes dance to their own song – "I Am A Shape" -, followed by one of them presenting a shape puzzle. At the end, the Shapes go to sleep. • Make It in a Minute – Tocky the Bird (who, starting with season 2, is much less feathered) informs Mister Maker when this segment starts. When he does, Mister Maker makes a simple make in a minute, similar to the "1 Minute Finger Tips" segment (from fellow-Foundation production Finger Tips). • The Colour Kids – Various children wearing different coloured clothes create a picture using different motions of their body. • Frame-It! – A more relaxing segment put over a frame. This segment is narrated over by Mister Maker. This time, only the opening is seen, followed by the "Random Picture" segment below. • Random Picture – A segment that has been seen after the "Frame-It!" opening. The segment is a video montage compiling only photos of either a messy picture or pictures made by objects (depending on each episode). Like the "Frame-It!" opening, this segment is narrated over by Mister Maker. • Another Creative Idea – Mister Maker shows off another make in a very similar form to the first make. At the end of each episode, Tocky pops out, saying "Time to go!" and reminds Mister Maker that it's time to go. Mister Maker says "That's it for now. My making time's over, but yours is just beginning!", and after that, he says "It's time to put all this stuff back in its box!", and the set quickly changes back into small objects in the progress. ==Development and broadcast==
Development and broadcast
Mister Maker was commissioned by Michael Carrington at the BBC for CBeebies. The series launched in September 2007 and also aired on BBC One and BBC Two. It still currently airs on CBeebies, usually during weekdays. In Latin America the series was broadcast on the Discovery Kids and Discovery Familia networks, dubbed in Spanish and in Portuguese in Brazil. In Canada, the series aired on Treehouse TV from 2008 to 2012 and TVOKids from 2013 to 2021. The Foundation (part of RDF Media) commissioned the series for three seasons. The series comprises a mixture of animation, CGI and live-action. == Episodes ==
Episodes
Series 1 (2007) Series 2 (2008) Series 3 (2009) ==Awards and nominations==
Awards and nominations
BAFTA: Nominated for Best Presenter (Phil Gallagher/Mister Maker) == DVD ==
DVD
Various DVDs of the series were released by 2entertain, and later Abbey Home Media. == Spin-offs ==
Spin-offs
Several spin-offs of the series have been created. They all follow the same format. • Mister Maker Comes to Town (2010–2011) • Mister Maker Around the World (2013) • ''Mister Maker's Arty Party'' (2015) • Mister Maker at Home (2020–2021) A YouTube spin-off titled ''Mister Maker's Mumfie Makes'' premiered on the show's official YouTube channel in April 2023. This spin-off was created as a tie-in with Zodiak Kids' reboot of Mumfie. Mister Maker Comes to Town Mister Maker Comes to Town is a spin-off commissioned by Michael Carrington at the BBC for CBeebies. The TV series launched in 2010 and ended in 2011. == References ==
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