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Genres
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CastRobinGoodrowasMolly-BrianNarelleasBingo
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DirectorMichael Scott-Smith
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Runtime25 min
Zigger the Mole just loves to dig holes and the more and bigger and deeper, the better. Soon he is joined by Bingo and Duck. The three friends have great fun popping in and out of the holes which soon cover the whole neighborhood. Gladys and Rosa aren't amused as they enjoy walking and poor Gladys keeps falling into the holes. Soon, the neighborhood is in an uproar as Gladys and Rosa attempt to fill in the holes as fast as Zigger, Bingo and Duck can dig new ones.
Molly, after a visit to Mr. Growl and the book tree, has an idea how peace can be restored.
Bingo & Molly was originally produced for The Learning Channel, a division of Discovery Networks and was designed to meet their high standards of excellence in children's programming. Bingo & Molly aired on Discovery Kids and The Learning Channel in around 100 million homes across North and South America.
The shows combine music, puppets and fun-filled animation to help pre-schoolers learn the social skills necessary to relate to family members and other children their own age. An ensemble cast of comical and endearing characters, comprising Bingo & Molly brother and sister rabbits, Gladys the Emu, is the nosy neighbour, Duck is a duck who thinks he's a rabbit, Zigger the mole, Rosa the Bear from South America, and of course Mr. Growl, the vegetarian Wolf, who is the mentor and confidant of the whole team. Together they cope with and solve many of the same concerns that trouble or confuse our young readers. Children will learn that they too can solve the same kind of problems by emulating the solutions of the Bingo & Molly and their woodland friends.
Targeted at the K through 8 age range, these sensitive children's shows were designed to build children's confidence and trust in themselves by modelling positive problem solving skills. In pursuing this goal of greater social understanding, the shows will reinforce important linkages between character development, language learning and critical th