Polka Dot Shorts is a Canadian children's television series produced by TVOntario, which has been broadcast around the world. It was created, produced, and edited by Jed MacKay. Approximately 180 episodes were produced from 1993 to 2001, all produced by MacKay and directed by Michael McNamara. The series won a Gemini Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television in 2000 for "Best Pre-School Program or Series".
Storyline
Intro
Sound Effects Used
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOINK AND WIGGLE
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 03 (Heard once in the intro.)
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - SEVERAL DOINKS AND POINKS (Heard once in the intro.)
- Sound Ideas, FOREST, DAY - BIRDS, STEADY LIGHT BREEZE THROUGH TREES, AMBIENCE
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BRAKE DRUM AND BULB HORN HIT
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - GEDUNK
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HOLLOW METALLIC HEAD KONK AND HORN
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - ZIP AND HEAVY THUMP (Heard once in "Bibble's Birthday".)
- Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK
- Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - SQUISH POP
- Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE DOWN 01
- Sound Ideas, SWISH, CARTOON - ROPE TWIRLING SWISHES
- Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, SLIDE - DOWNWARD SLIDE, MUSIC, COMEDY 01
- Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, SLIDE - DOWNWARD SLIDE, MUSIC, COMEDY 02
- Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, SLIDE - UPWARD SLIDE, MUSIC, COMEDY 02
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING OUT
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - HIGH FIDDLE ZIP
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - HOYT'S ZIP (Heard once in the intro.)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN (Heard twice in the intro.)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH