23 July 2000 (2000-07-23)[1] – 30 March 2001 (2001-03-30)
Cubeez is a British animated preschool education television series that was broadcast between July 2000 and March 2001 on GMTV's Kids. It is aimed at pre-school children aged 2–5. The four box-like characters, Bozz, Doody, Dink and Tizzy are accompanied on their adventures by a talking paintbrush (voiced by Marc Silk) and a variety of other characters.
The show was animated using Alias Wavefront Maya. Each episode has a strong educational element and features live-action footage of children.
Characters
Cubeez
Bozz (voiced by Keith Wickham) – A pink male cubee who is the leader of the four.
Doody (voiced by Tara Newley) – An orange female cubee who wears round red glasses.
Dink (voiced by Mike Walling) – A blue male cubee.
Tizzy (voiced by Jan Haydn Rowles) – A yellow female cubee.
Friends
Learning Wall (voiced by Marc Silk (season 1), Claire King (Season 2)
In the United Kingdom, Right Entertainment and Universal Pictures Video released the series on VHS and DVD, using the half-hour version of the programme and containing three episodes each.
The first VHS volume, titled "Colours and Shapes", was released on 27 May 2002, and contains the episodes "Colours and Patterns", "Shapes" and "Counting". The second VHS volume - "Musical Storytime", was released on 14 August 2002, and contains the episodes "Music", "Telling Stories" and "Busy Bears and Boingles". They were released on DVD on 10 May and 16 August 2004, respectively.
The third VHS/DVD volume, titled Up & Over, was released on 7 February 2005, and contains the episodes "Fast and Slow", "Up and Over" and "High and Low". The final volume, released only on DVD, titled "Growing", was released on 2 May 2005 and contains the episodes "Growing", "Transport and Speed" and "Weather".