Five Minutes More is a children's television series co-produced between Australia and the United Kingdom. It was produced by Snow River Media and Buster Dandy Productions, and developed by The Jim Henson Company. The series premiered on ABC on 23 August 2006. Broadcast on the Smile in United States of America. Synopsis The show starts off with one of the five animals telling a story: Faraway, an aardvark; Georgie, a penguin; Florrie, a dog; Sam, a monkey; and Louisa, a polar bear. Each story has a moral to it. Production All of the characters are puppets originally designed by Playhouse Disney Asia in the South East Asia, and built by Solution Studios. All sets are cardboard and costumes are made with quilt fabric the same type on the bed they sit on telling these stories. The quilt is specially made with square pictures mostly based on a stories that is about to or has been already told. The series was shot in eight weeks in Australia, and dubbed in Britain. Episodes DVDs Five Minutes More – The Very Best Present Five Minutes More – The Best Birthday Party Ever Five Minutes More – Bingle Bongle Boo Five Minutes More – Make Me A Rainbow Five Minutes More – All Together Now Five Minutes More – Magic of Music Five Minutes More – Volume One Five Minutes More – Bumper Pack Two Disc Collection References External links 2006 Australian television series debuts Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Disney Channel original programming Sentient toys in fiction Australian television shows featuring puppetry British television shows featuring puppetry Television series by The Jim Henson Company Australian children's television series English-language television shows 2000s British children's television series 2006 British television series debuts