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->''"Five in the air, let's do it together..."''

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->''"Five in the air, let's do it together...together."''

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* ThemeTuneRollCall: Downplayed, while the actual theme song never actually mentioned the names of any of the Hi-5 members, after series 4, the "Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, together" part of the intro always showcased each individual cast member for each "Hi", and the five of them on the last one. When the new opening titles for series 11 were introduced, this became the only live action part of the intro.

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* ThemeTuneRollCall: ThemeTuneRollCall:
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Downplayed, while the actual theme song never actually mentioned the names of any of the Hi-5 members, after series 4, the "Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, together" part of the intro always showcased each individual cast member for each "Hi", and the five of them on the last one. When the new opening titles for series 11 were introduced, this became the only live action part of the intro.



* TogetherWeAreX: After performing a live song at the beginning of every episode, the Hi-5 members introduce themselves one by one with "Hi! I'm [name]!". Afterwards, they all say "And together, we're Hi-5!", followed by the child audience cheering.



'''''And that's the end of the story. Time for a song!'''''

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'''''And that's the end of the story. Time for a song!'''''song!'''''
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* NoFourthWall; the prevailing philosophy is that the audience is joining each member of the group in their space for company, so the cast treats the audience like they're physically with them, and when other cast members are around, they alternate between looking at them and looking at the camera.

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* NoFourthWall; the NoFourthWall: The prevailing philosophy is that the audience is joining each member of the group in their space for company, so the cast treats the audience like they're physically with them, and when other cast members are around, they alternate between looking at them and looking at the camera.
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moved from YMMV, but ZCE

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%%* {{Camp}}: Nathan in particular can be this at times.
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* BirthdayEpisode: One for Tim in series 1, and one for Chats in series 4.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Most of the Hi-5 members who were replaced suffered this in the actual show, although they would usually announce they were leaving during events (like Carols by Candlelight) or on social media.


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* DaysOfTheWeekSong: "Special Days" from series 2.


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* FriendshipSong: "Friends Forever", "Share Everything With You" and "Spin Me Round", amongst others


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* PantomimeAnimal: One episode has Nathan and Tim wearing a two-person cow costume.

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* AmateurFilmMakingPlot: One episode has the gang make a movie, with Kellie and Chats writing the script, Kathleen preparing the props, Tim writing music, Nathan building the set, and Charli choreographing. They all come together to make the movie during Sharing Stories.



* ChristmasEpisode: Two Christmas episodes - one in series 5 and again in series 11. The former's segments were repurposed into the video "It's a Hi-5 Christmas", which also featured footage of the crew performing at Nine's annual Carols by Candlelight event.



* GooGooGetup: Hi-5 have dressed up like and pretended to be babies several times during the show's run.



* NonHumanSidekick: Kathleen/Kimee/Sun/Fely/Dayen/Shay's HandPuppet friends Chatterbox (or 'Chats' for short) and Jup Jup. Chats is a TotallyRadical jack-in-the-box ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who's been known to talk a lot]]), while Jup Jup is an UglyCute alien... thing.

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* NonHumanSidekick: Kathleen/Kimee/Sun/Fely/Dayen/Shay's HandPuppet friends Chatterbox (or 'Chats' for short) and Jup Jup. Chats is a TotallyRadical jack-in-the-box ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who's been known to talk a lot]]), while Jup Jup is an UglyCute alien... thing.



* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Segments more often than not featured shorter songs, or 'songlets', related to the topic.



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----* VideoCredits: During the ending song of the week, there would usually be a close-up shot of one of the Hi-5 members singing, with their name written below them, before the main end credits sequence. However, some video releases and international versions just had the cast's names lumped in with the rest of the credits.
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'''''And that's the end of the story. Time for a song!'''''
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* 90sHair: The first few seasons have the group sporting some INCREDIBLY 90s hairstyles, with special mentions going to Tim's curtains and Nathan's frosted tips.

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* 90sHair: NinetiesHair: The first few seasons have the group sporting some INCREDIBLY 90s hairstyles, with special mentions going to Tim's curtains and Nathan's frosted tips.
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* 90sHair: The first few seasons have the group sporting some INCREDIBLY 90s hairstyles, with special mentions going to Tim's curtains and Nathan's frosted tips.

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* CoverVersion: While this is mainly averted in the actual show, Hi-5 did release two Christmas albums with both original songs and covers of classic Christmas songs.
** The ABBAMANIA special in 2006 featured various Channel 9 stars covering Music/{{ABBA}} songs, among them Hi-5 singing Take A Chance On Me.



* WestCoastTeam: The franchise spawned overseas counterparts in the US, the UK, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The US version of the show was very popular, leading Matt Lauer to compare their popularity with that of Music/TheBeatles' after one performance on the ''Today'' show. The US version of the show was shot in the same studios as the Australian version -- in UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}}, Australia.

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* ThemeTuneRollCall: Downplayed, while the actual theme song never actually mentioned the names of any of the Hi-5 members, after series 4, the "Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, together" part of the intro always showcased each individual cast member for each "Hi", and the five of them on the last one. When the new opening titles for series 11 were introduced, this became the only live action part of the intro.
** The first season 5 song of the week, "Give Five", has a verse that introduces the Hi-5 members.
-->''We stick together, we're a family''\\
''Nathan, Charli, Tim, Kellie, Kathleen!''
* WestCoastTeam: The franchise spawned overseas counterparts in the US, the UK, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The US version of the show was very popular, leading Matt Lauer to compare their popularity with that of Music/TheBeatles' after one performance on the ''Today'' show. The US version of the show was shot in the same studios and shared the same production team as the Australian version -- in UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}}, Australia.
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[[caption-width-right:335:The 2009 incarnation of the cast. [[note]]From left to right; Stevie, Lauren, Casey, Fely, Tim.[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:335:The 2009 incarnation of the cast. [[note]]From left to right; Stevie, Lauren, Casey, Fely, Tim.Stevie Nicholson, Lauren Brant, Casey Burgess, Fely Irvine, Tim Maddren.[[/note]]]]
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** For the first three seasons, the intro was animated in Digital ink and paint, and separately featured the live-action versions and the animated versions.

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** For the first three seasons, the intro was animated in Digital ink and paint, and traditional (abit limited) 2D animation. This version of the intros separately featured the animated depictions of the cast and the live-action versions and the animated versions.ones.



*** Season 3, despite the first season being produced in widescreen, simply added borders to the footage.
** Season 4-7's intro uses very interesting 3D-like digital animation. This was the first intro to have the live-action cast turn into the animated versions, and was the first for the animated part to change every season.
*** The US version used similar animation, but was a completely different intro in general.

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*** Season 3, despite the first season being produced in widescreen, simply added custom borders to the footage.
** Season 4-7's intro uses very interesting 3D-like digital animation. This was the first intro to have the live-action cast turn into the animated versions, versions and was the first for the animated part to change every season.
*** The US version used similar animation, animation but was a completely different intro in general.



** Series 11-13 featured full CGI animation, with the live-action versions only appearing once during the "Hi!" call. This carried over to the spinoff ''Hi-5 House''.

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** Series 11-13 featured full CGI animation, with the live-action versions cast only appearing once during the "Hi!" call. This carried over to the spinoff ''Hi-5 House''.
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trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


* DoesNotLikeShoes: Many, many sketches revolve around the cast going barefoot and engaging in activities that involve feet. Charli even sung a song about it once!
-->''We love it with no shoes on''\\
''We love it when we're bare''\\
''We can wiggle our toes, and tickle our soles, it's skin we like to wear''


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* PrefersGoingBarefoot: Many, many sketches revolve around the cast going barefoot and engaging in activities that involve feet. Charli even sung a song about it once!
-->''We love it with no shoes on''\\
''We love it when we're bare''\\
''We can wiggle our toes, and tickle our soles, it's skin we like to wear''
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** For the first three seasons, the intro was animated in Digital ink and paint, and separately featured the live-action versions and the animated versions.
*** Although the live-action parts changed every season, the animation sequence remained the same.
*** Season 3, despite the first season being produced in widescreen, simply added borders to the footage.
** Season 4-7's intro uses very interesting 3D-like digital animation. This was the first intro to have the live-action cast turn into the animated versions, and was the first for the animated part to change every season.
*** The US version used similar animation, but was a completely different intro in general.
** Series 8-11's intro was animated in really cheap-looking cel-shaded CGI animation and was the first to feature the cast change into their animated counterparts more than once.
** The UK version used even cheaper-looking animation for their intro.
** Series 11-13 featured full CGI animation, with the live-action versions only appearing once during the "Hi!" call. This carried over to the spinoff ''Hi-5 House''.
** The reboot used Flash animation for everything, with no live-action in sight.
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"Not to be confused with" cleanup.


[[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas Not to be confused with]] a FriendingNetwork of the same name or the character from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie''.
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* BlueIsCalm: In one song, the singer links colours to emotions. She links blue with serenity.
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* HungerCausesLethargy: One sketch is about a superhero named "Super-Duper" who's oddly lethargic. They eventually find out that it's because he doesn't eat breakfast.
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* MissedMealAesop: This show has a skit about how you should eat your breakfast every day, with a superhero named Super-Duper who is lethargic and can't do his job because he never eats breakfast.
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The first ten seasons (1999-2008) are available for free with a Hi-5 watermark on the official Hi-5 World Website/YouTube channel, as that was its original purpose. Episodes after that (seasons 11-13, the first two Hi-5 House seasons and the 2017 revival) are harder to come across. Season 3 of Hi-5 House was produced for Netflix, but has been removed.

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The first ten seasons (1999-2008) are available for free with a Hi-5 watermark on the official Hi-5 World Website/YouTube channel, as that was its original purpose. Episodes after that (seasons 11-13, the first two Hi-5 House seasons and the 2017 revival) are harder to come across. Season 3 of Hi-5 House was produced for Netflix, but has been removed.
removed. The 2017 revival is available in full on Stan, the Nine Network’s “premium” streaming service.

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** The stage was originally in a darker, less colorful room and had a runway.
**It was a couple of years before the cast really started using costumes.



* MythologyGag: One segment features Nathan getting his space ready for bedtime and expressing his delight in a dreamcatcher he's setting up. He says it was a gift from "[his] friend Shaun." Shaun Taylor-Corbett was Nathan's American counterpart qnd a descendant of the Blackfeet tribe who had just left the American Hi-5 group by that point.

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* MythologyGag: One segment features Nathan getting his space ready for bedtime and expressing his delight in a dreamcatcher he's setting up. He says it was a gift from "[his] friend Shaun." Shaun Taylor-Corbett was Nathan's American counterpart qnd and a descendant of the Blackfeet tribe who had just left the American Hi-5 group by that point.

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