Sirkus Papukaija

Sirkus Papukaija (Finnish for Circus Parrot), later simply Papukaija, is a Finnish children's TV show shown on Yle's channel from 1961 to 1967.^[1] The show was shown every other Sunday, and it involved numerous "parrot clubs" in various Finnish municipalities. The show spawned the popular catchphrase "10 pistettä ja papukaijamerkki" ("10 points and a parrot badge"),^[2] which is used to congratulate someone on a correct answer, and is so popular that even people who have never heard of the show use it in everyday conversation.

The show was the first magazine-style children's show, and starred figures such as Postikaija Pete, whom children could send drawings to, the ringmaster/editor Orvo Kontio, the magician Faqir Kronblom (Nils Hedengren [fi]), who had the magic words "salt, salt, more salt", Professor Hajamieli (Martti Varpama) and Onni the Clown (Onni Gideon Tervonen [fi]), whose trousers and shoes defined the clown image for Finnish children.

Miscellanea[edit]

The Finnish equivalent of Wikipedia barnstars is named "papukaijamerkki" after this show.

References[edit]

^ Karjalainen, Jussi (1 December 2007). "Fakiiri Kronblom tempputuulella". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ Aarnio, Maria (27 July 2022). "Tästä sanonta "kymmenen pistettä ja papukaijamerkki" tulee". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 August 2023.

External links[edit]

Sirkus Papukaija at IMDb

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[hs-1-1] Karjalainen, Jussi (1 December 2007). "Fakiiri Kronblom tempputuulella". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[mtv-1-2] Aarnio, Maria (27 July 2022). "Tästä sanonta "kymmenen pistettä ja papukaijamerkki" tulee". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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