adding ten minutes to the video's running time). Many of the above videos were also released as DVDs under different names. iTunes has released a Best of Tweenies volume 1 which consists of the first six episodes of the series. Books From 1999 until 2006, various books were released from Tweenies, based on the episodes that were mostly aired. There were also annuals that were released from 2001 to 2006 and other books, based on each character from Tweenies. Toys and games From the late 1990s into the early 2000s, the Tweenies were one of the most popular set of children's TV characters at the time, which led to a wide range merchandise being sold. Many toys were sold in various retailers, such as Toys "R" Us, Argos, & Woolworths. Merchandise included soft toys, playsets, collectible figures, board games, jigsaws and puzzles, talking toys, the video games which were Tweenies: Doodles' Bones for Game Boy Color and Tweenies: Game Time for PlayStation, and many other products. Game Time Tweenies: Game Time is an educational kids video game released in Europe on 30 March 2001 for PlayStation, published by BBC Multimedia. It takes the form of a minigame collection. The player controls Milo, Jake, Fizz and Bella through a series of 4 scenarios inspired by the show, one for each character. The game was developed by Intelligent Games. The direction of the game was partially based on research by BBC Worldwide of children who watched the Television show, which found that "singing and dancing are major factors in the success of the show". according to a BBC article from before the game launched. Awards and nominations See also Fimbles Fun Song Factory In the Night Garden... Playdays Teletubbies Wimzie's House Yo Gabba Gabba! References External links 1990s British children's television series 2000s British children's television series 1999 British television series debuts 2002 British television series endings 1990s preschool education television series 2000s preschool education television series British children's comedy television series British children's musical television series British preschool education television series British television shows featuring puppetry British television series with live action and animation Television shows adapted into video games Jimmy Savile BAFTA winners (television series) English-language television shows BBC children's television shows CBeebies Nick Jr. original programming Noggin (brand) original programming Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming E.tv original programming TVNZ 2 original programming Television series about children Fictional quartets Television