Mister Maker

Mister Maker is a British children's television series produced by RDF Media (series 1)/The Foundation (series 2–3) for CBeebies. The series aired from 17 September 2007 until 25 December 2009.

The series was presented by Phil Gallagher in the title role. The series was followed by four spin-offs: Mister Maker Comes to Town, Mister Maker Around the World, Mister Maker's Arty Party (also on BBC iPlayer for over a year) and Mister Maker at Home, which began airing in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2020, respectively.

Plot
Mister Maker, created and portrayed by Phil Gallagher, presents the show (he also created the series). 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 and reminds Mister Maker that it's time to go. Mister Maker says "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
Mister Maker was commissioned by Michael Carrington at the BBC for CBeebies. The series launched in 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. It also airs in Australia on ABC2. The series comprises a mixture of animation, CGI and live-action.

Awards and nominations

 * BAFTA: Nominated for Best Presenter (Phil Gallagher/Mister Maker)

DVD
Various DVDs of the series were released by 2entertain, and later Abbey Home Media.

Spin-offs
Several spin-offs of the series have been created. They all follow the same format.


 * Mister Maker Comes to Town
 * Mister Maker Around the World
 * Mister Maker's Arty Party (2015)
 * Mister Maker at Home (2020)

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.

Around the World
Mister Maker Around the World (2013) is a spin-off commissioned by Michael Carrington at the BBC for CBeebies. 2 spin-offs followed, Mister Maker's Arty Party, and Mister Maker at Home, which began airing in and  respectively. The episodes are:
 * 1) Episode 1: Buckingham Palace.
 * 2) Episode 2: Houses of Paraliment!.
 * 3) Episode 3: South Africa.
 * 4) Episode 4: London Eye.
 * 5) Episode 5: Hong Kong.
 * 6) Episode 6: South African Lion!.
 * 7) Episode 7: Australia!.
 * 8) Episode 8: Asia.
 * 9) Episode 9: Sydney!.
 * 10) Episode 10: England!.
 * 11) Episode 11: Brazil!.
 * 12) Episode 12: Australia!.
 * 13) Episode 13: Far East!.
 * 14) Episode 14: Cape Town!.
 * 15) Episode 15: Trafalgar Square!.
 * 16) Episode 16: United Kingdom!.
 * 17) Episode 17: Brasília!.
 * 18) Episode 18: Melbourne, Australia!.
 * 19) Episode 19: Johannesburg!.
 * 20) Episode 20: Rio de Janeiro!.
 * 21) Episode 21: Hong Kong SAR China!.
 * 22) Episode 22: London!.
 * 23) Episode 23: Brazil!.
 * 24) Episode 24: South America!.
 * 25) Episode 25: Africa!.
 * 26) Episode 26: Christmas Special!.

Live shows

 * Mister Maker Live (2014-2015)
 * Mister Maker and the Shapes Live (2014-2017)
 * Mister Maker Hide and Seek Party (2018)
 * Mister Maker Returns (2018-2019)
 * Mister Maker and Rebecca Keatley (2020-2021)
 * Make it Mister Maker (2020-2021)
 * Mister Maker at the Marlowe (2021)
 * Mister Maker Club (2021)