{{Short description|Iranian children's TV series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox television | image = Oobi Dasdasi hand puppet cast.jpg | caption = The puppet characters in their costumes | alt = Five bare-hand Oobi puppets with acrylic eyes and fabric costumes | native_name = {{Infobox name module|fa|دس دسی صداش می آد}} | alt_name = Dasdasi | genre = {{Plain list| *Comedy *Puppetry }} | based_on = {{Based on|''Oobi''|Josh Selig}} | creator = | developer = {{ill|Negar Estakhr|fa|نگار استخر|vertical-align=sup}} | writer = | director = Amir Soltan Ahmadi | creative_director = | starring = {{Plainlist| * Amir Soltan Ahmadi * {{ill|Negar Estakhr|fa|نگار استخر|vertical-align=sup}} * {{ill|Bahador Maleki|fa|بهادر مالکی|vertical-align=sup}} * Banafsheh Samadi * Isa Yousefipour }} | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = Amirali Razaghi | country = Iran | language = Persian | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 78 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = {{ill|Negar Estakhr|fa|نگار استخر|vertical-align=sup}} | editor = | location = Tehran, Iran | cinematography = | camera = Multi-camera | runtime = 8 minutes | company = Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting | channel = IRIB TV2 | first_aired = {{Start date|2012|9|22|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2012|12|20|df=y}} | related = ''Oobi'' }}
'''''Oobi: Dasdasi''''' ({{langx|fa|دس دسی صداش می آد}}; English translation: ''Dasdasi: Clapping Hands'') is an Iranian children's television series created for channel IRIB TV2. It is an adaptation of the American television series ''Oobi''. It was produced by {{ill|Negar Estakhr|fa|نگار استخر|vertical-align=sup}} and directed by Amir Soltan Ahmadi, two puppeteers who also starred on the program. The show featured performers {{ill|Bahador Maleki|fa|بهادر مالکی|vertical-align=sup}}, Banafsheh Samadi, and Isa Yousefipour.
In an interview with the newspaper ''Jaam-e Jam'', Estakhr said that the idea for the show came about after watching ''Oobi'' in English.<ref name="interview">{{cite web|url=http://www1.jamejamonline.ir/papertext.aspx?newsnum=100829938457|title=An interview with the producer of ''Dasdasi''|date=9 July 2013|work=Jaam-e Jam|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214080304/http://www.jamejamonline.ir/papertext.aspx?newsnum=100829938457|archivedate=14 December 2012|language=Persian}}</ref> She wanted to make a tailored version for an Iranian audience, so some of its characters and locations highlight elements of Iranian culture. The series follows a family of characters represented by bare-hand puppets. The stories have a heavy emphasis on comedy and typically follow the children of the family as they discover something new.
A total of 78 eight-minute episodes were made for the first season. They aired from 22{{Nbsp}}September to 20{{Nbsp}}December 2012, with six new segments premiering every week for three months. A second season was confirmed in a 2012 interview with the creators, but it did not play in Iran. In July 2013, the series was sold to international markets in Southeast Asia and Japan, becoming one of IRIB's first children's shows to air outside of Iran.
==Plot== {{See also|Oobi (TV series)#Characters|label 1 = Oobi characters}} The main characters are a family of five: a boy and a girl, their parents, and their grandfather.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Dasdasi: Clapping Hands'' to bow on Channel 2|url=http://tvirani.blogfa.com/post/13/«دست-دسي-صداش-مياد»-در-شبكه-دو|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924195012/http://tvirani.blogfa.com/post/13/%C2%AB%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%C2%BB-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88|archivedate=24 September 2018|work=BlogFa: TVIrani|date=13 March 2012|access-date=25 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The kids are mischievous and like to play tricks on their parents and each other; they are impressionable, easily amused, and known for frequently daydreaming. However, they are also genuinely curious about the world. They often ask their parents about science topics, like perception and the four seasons. Other times, they are interested in sillier things, like how to buy ice cream or play a mimicking game. No matter the episode's topic, the kids always learn about it in an awkward and humorous way.
The stories are eight minutes each with two or three intermissions. The intermissions are transition scenes in which a duo of puppets, called the Palms, have short adventures that relate to the episode's topic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/197635405|title=''Dasdasi'': The Copycats|work=Vimeo|date=2012}}</ref> They are sometimes joined by their friend Finger.
==Cast== * Amir Soltan Ahmadi * {{ill|Negar Estakhr|fa|نگار استخر|vertical-align=sup}} * {{ill|Bahador Maleki|fa|بهادر مالکی|vertical-align=sup}} * Banafsheh Samadi * Isa Yousefipour
==Production and broadcast== Negar Estakhr produced the series and Amir Soltan Ahmadi directed it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Television is influential in the boom of children's cinema|url=https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/تلویزیون-در-رونق-سینمای-کودک-تأثیرگذار-است|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924193145/https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/4554179/%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%82-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%AB%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA|archivedate=24 September 2018|work=Young Journalists Club|language=Persian|date=15 September 2013|access-date=25 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> After watching the original American version of ''Oobi'', Estakhr pitched the idea of an Iranian version to IRIB TV2; she explained, "I accidentally saw a program called ''Oobi'' and I really enjoyed it... Of course, on ''Oobi'', the hands had no coverings, but we designed clothes for the hands."<ref name="interview"/> Estakhr's pitch focused on how ''Oobi'' had been successful with audiences in America and other international markets.<ref name="tebyan">{{cite web|url=http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=230994|title=Hands and silence|date=15 December 2012|work=Tebyan|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528234711/http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=230994|archivedate=28 May 2013|language=Persian}}</ref>
Estakhr and Ahmadi hired veteran puppeteers from ''Kolah Ghermezi'', one of Iran's longest-running puppet series.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Dasdasi'' in collaboration with ''Kolah Ghermezi''|url=https://redcap.persianblog.ir/WlA0OrAypWtrr1gEZdRp-دس-دسی-صداش-میاد-با-همکاری-عوامل-کلاه-قرمزی|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924215043/https://redcap.persianblog.ir/WlA0OrAypWtrr1gEZdRp-%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2%DB%8C|archivedate=24 September 2018|work=Kolah Ghermezi Blog|date=2012|access-date=25 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> They cast male puppeteers with wide hands for the father and grandfather puppets, and female puppeteers with small hands for the children and women puppets.<ref name="tebyan"/> After assembling the cast, the actors held an impromptu photo shoot with their hand puppets to develop an understanding of their characters. Amirali Razaghi was hired to produce the show's music; he is a film score composer who previously worked as a music teacher at the Tehran University of Art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amiralirazaghi.com/works-type/animation-children/|title=Animation & Children - Amirali Razaghi|date=2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909062107/http://amiralirazaghi.com/works-type/animation-children/|archivedate=9 September 2013|last=Razaghi|first=Amirali}}</ref>
The series was first announced in January 2012 when IRIB added it to the upcoming series section of its website.<ref>{{cite web|title=IRIB's Upcoming Series|url=http://ch2.iribtv.ir/index.php?option=com_media_production&task=showsakht&Itemid=85|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122060640/http://ch2.iribtv.ir/index.php?option=com_media_production&task=showsakht&Itemid=85|archivedate=22 January 2012|work=IRIB TV2|publisher=Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting}}</ref> During filming, the writers worked closely with a think tank of IRIB staff members who ensured that each episode included the right blend of family-friendly humor.<ref name="interview" /> Production started on 21 May 2012 and ended on 20 September.<ref name="TV2site">{{cite web|url=http://ch2.iribtv.ir/index.php?option=com_media_production&task=showdetail&smpc=smpc20120109133055|title=''Dasdasi: Clapping Hands'' - IRIB TV2 |date=21 May 2012|work=IRIB TV2|publisher=Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027212443/http://ch2.iribtv.ir/index.php?option=com_media_production&task=showdetail&smpc=smpc20120109133055|archivedate=27 October 2012|language=Persian|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The first episode aired on 22 September.<ref name="TV2site"/> From then until 20 December, a new episode premiered once per day from Saturday to Thursday each week.<ref name="schedule">{{cite web|url=http://ch2.iribtv.ir/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5892&Itemid=256|title=IRIB TV2 Children's Schedule|date=27 October 2012|work=IRIB TV2|publisher=Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107033718/http://ch2.iribtv.ir/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5892&Itemid=256 |archivedate=7 November 2012|language=Persian|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In July 2013, the series was screened and pitched to international broadcasters at a conference held by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.<ref name="magiran">{{cite web|url=http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=2771140|title="Dasdasi" wins at ABU conference|date=9 July 2013|work=Magiran|language=Persian}}</ref> The Japanese station NHK obtained distribution rights for the series in Japan.<ref name="magiran"/> It also aired in several Southeast Asian territories: Kuwait, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isna.ir/news/92041710527/تمایل-آسیایی-هایی-به-پخش-دس-دسی-صداش-می-آد|title=Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union desires to play ''Dasdasi''|date=8 July 2013|work=Iranian Students News Agency|language=Persian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.banifilm.ir/درخشش-دس-دسي-صداش-ميآد-در-اجلاس-abu/|title=See ''Dasdasi'' submission at the ABU conference|date=9 July 2013|work=Banifilm|language=Persian}}</ref>
===Second season=== A second season entered development after the first. In an interview from December 2012, Estakhr confirmed that a second season was being made.<ref name="interview"/> The writers planned to introduce outdoor locations, namely a village and a forest, in addition to a cast of animal characters. The animals would be portrayed similarly to hand-shadow puppets.<ref name="interview"/> Season two would follow the family as the kids entered kindergarten, the family planted a garden, and the family learned about the water cycle.<ref name="tebyan"/>
==References== <references/>
==External links== *{{IMDb title|8941900}}
{{IRIB programming}}
Category:2012 Iranian television series debuts Category:2012 Iranian television series endings Category:Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting original programming Category:Persian-language television shows Category:Television shows featuring puppetry Category:Non-American television series based on American television series Category:2010s preschool education television series Category:Puppetry in Iran