Squirt (TV series)

Squirt was a New Zealand children's television show, produced in Dunedin. It began airing in 1996 on TV3 and moved to TV 2 in 1997, before coming to a close on 21 November 2006. Squirt was aired every Saturday morning, originally from 7am to 9am, then from 8:30am to 10am, eventually running from 8:30am to 9am for only 30 minutes. In the original time, cartoons were aired, such as Cow & Chicken, Batman of the Future and Earthworm Jim. There were also weekly competitions, and many informational segments such as "Out There!" and "Astounding Squirt Facts".

It was notable for Dunedin-based production company TaylorMade, and Animation Research Limited's (ARL) pioneering use of "live" motion capture, used in the 3D animation of the digital co-host Spike The Penguin. A performer was off camera in a special costume, making all the moves and vocal responses to the main host's comments, which played back in real time on a monitor for the crew, while all the motion was digitally recorded, which could then be applied to a fully rendered Spike, and composited into shot in post-production, ready for broadcast.

Presenters

 * Ryan Inglis
 * Jo Holley
 * Spike The Penguin (3D computer graphics penguin voiced and performed by Katie Brockie)
 * Matthew Gibb
 * Dominic Bowden
 * Thomas Robins
 * Chris Dykzeul
 * Beau Jeffries
 * Jason Gunn
 * Gordon (animated fish)
 * Hamish (animated fish; voiced by Simon McKinney)
 * Newt (animated fish)

Programmes

 * Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
 * The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police
 * The Angry Beavers
 * Animorphs
 * Bad Dog
 * Batman of the Future
 * Batman: The Animated Series
 * Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
 * Big Wolf on Campus
 * Bobby's World
 * Brand Spanking New! Doug
 * Bruno the Kid
 * Bump in the Night
 * Cow & Chicken
 * Cubix
 * Digimon
 * Earthworm Jim
 * Ed, Edd n Eddy
 * Eekstravaganza
 * Freakazoid
 * Godzilla: The Series
 * Goosebumps
 * Jackie Chan Adventures
 * Johnny Bravo
 * Jumanji
 * KaBlam!
 * Mad Jack the Pirate
 * Max Steel
 * Men in Black: The Series
 * Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
 * Oscar and Friends
 * Pee-wee's Playhouse
 * Pinky and the Brain
 * Problem Child
 * Rocket Power
 * Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
 * Rugrats
 * The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
 * Silver Surfer
 * Spider-Man
 * Spider-Man Unlimited
 * SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania
 * Street Sharks
 * Taz-Mania
 * What's New, Scooby-Doo?
 * Xyber 9
 * X-Men
 * X-Men: Evolution
 * The Zeta Project