
Kerwhizz is a British animated/live-action hybrid children's game show that aired on CBeebies from 2008 to 2010.
Storyline[]
The show is moderated and presented by the Kerwhizzitor (Jacob Scipio), the only regular live-action character. Three teams of two CGI characters, each comprising a human child racer and a part-living, part-mechanical animal pet, must answer five rounds of questions, each featuring a regular 2D animated animal character, to win a choice of pod mod for their respective racing pods. In addition, one of the five rounds offer the chance to win a mystery pod mod. Each pod mod and mystery mod is an unconventional accessory that may or may not give its user a better chance of winning the race. The teams are cheered on by three groups of live-action children dressed in the teams' colours and waving team flags. Points are scored based on how many questions are answered correctly.
All of the questions are multiple-choice with the answers colour-coded red, green, yellow or blue (not coincidentally, these are the standard colours of the function buttons on TV remote controls). Once the question rounds are complete, the teams choose their pod mods. Then, the teams' pods are assembled and built around them and their respective pod mods are installed, fitted and added to their pods. The pods are then raised through the roof of the studio into the CGI race world. Each race world is a themed racing environment (the questions usually include clues to the theme) containing three or occasionally four zones and each story and race comprises two or occasionally three laps (except in "The Deserted Desert Dash" which is a novelty race with no set route and a hidden finish line). All of the teams are likely to encounter unexpected setbacks and opportunities along the way, making the outcome of each race unpredictable. Each episode ends when the race is won and the winner revealed, after which some of the teams are shown doing activities based on the theme of the race, announced by the Kerwhizzitor.
Intro[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Rooster 2 Crow PE021501/Hollywoodedge, Rooster Crow Typical AT086501 (Heard once in "Hat-Trick Highway".)
- Hollywoodedge, Big Slow Boinkboing CRT015801 (1st boing; heard repeatedly in "The Play Place Race".)
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpeting PE024801
- Hollywoodedge, Fly Buzz Around By An CRT010202
- Hollywoodedge, Single Frog Croak Cl CRT013001
- Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 1 Sharp PE100101
- Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 2 Sharp PE100201
- Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 3 Sharp PE100301
- Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 4 Sharp PE100401
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057501
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057503
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057505
- Hollywoodedge, Twangy Boingohyoyo CRT016203
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, ELEPHANT - INDIAN ELEPHANT TRUMPETING, NO BACKGROUND
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, HORN - KALUGA CAR HORN: FORD MODEL-T: LONG BLAST 02
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW - COMMON CROW: CALLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, OWL - CALLING, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, COMEDY, ACCENT - VIBRASLAP (Used when the quizzical clock starts.)
- Sound Ideas, CAT - DOMESTIC: SINGLE MEOW, ANIMAL 01 (Used for Kat Kool when he meows. Also used for Mucky in "Opposite World".)
- Sound Ideas, CAT - DOMESTIC: SINGLE MEOW, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, COW - CALF MOO, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, CRICKET - TWO CRICKETS CHIRPING, ANIMAL, INSECT
- Sound Ideas, FROG - LARGE MOAT FROG CROAKING, ANIMAL, AMPHIBIAN
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BILP
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - ZIP AND HEAVY THUMP
- Sound Ideas, WOLF - LONG HOWL, ANIMAL 01 (Heard twice in "Moonlight Night Flight".)
- Sound Ideas, XYLOPHONE - GLISS DOWN, SHORT, QUICK, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
- Sound Ideas, XYLOPHONE - GLISS UP, SHORT, QUICK, MUSIC, PERCUSSION