Wielie Wielie Walie
2009 · 25m · Family
Remake of Wielie Walie, an Afrikaans children's variety programme featuring puppets, which was broadcast on television in South Africa in 1976. It was produced in 2008, and released in 2009 on DVD. It contains 2 episodes in the form of a movie. A brand new character "Wagga Wagga Kwagga" (a full body character costume), was created by the writer Louise Smit and was introduced.
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