Waaa!!! is a ten minute-long children's gameshow that airs on S4C

S4C

S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...

 during the holiday period.

It is presented by Tudur Owen and S4C presenter Mari Lovgreen

Mari Lövgreen

Mari Rhiannon Lovgreen is a Welsh television presenter.Born and bred in Caernarfon, Lovgreen began her career in November 2004 as a presenter for S4C's flagship youth magazine programme, Uned 5, produced by independent production company Antena Television. Prior to joining the presenting team, she...

. Neither appear in the programme, only providing voice-over

Voice-over

Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...

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Format

During the course of the competition, contestants are seated in a chair that moves along rails above four tanks containing either foam

Foam

-Definition:A foam is a substance that is formed by trapping gas in a liquid or solid in a divided form, i.e. by forming gas regions inside liquid regions, leading to different kinds of dispersed media...

 or gunge

Gunge

Gunge as it is known in the British Isles, or slime as it is known in America and other parts of the world is a thick, gooey, runny substance similar in consistency to paint. It has been a feature on many children's programmes for many years around the world and has made appearances in game shows...

. The tanks are filled with foam, green gunge, foam, and red gunge consecutively. The fifth tank contains multi-coloured balls. While sitting in the chair, the contestants are asked questions. For every question they answer correctly, their chair moves along to the next tank. However, if the contestants answer a question incorrectly or do not know the answer, they will be thrown into the foam or gunge tank below them if in the gunge a clown will chuck buckets of gunge on them. If they are successful in answering all five of their questions correctly, they will advance into the ball pit and attempt to collect as many silver balls as possible. The quality of the prize increases with the number of silver balls collected. If the time runs out while a contestant is still in the chair, the contestant will get thrown into the foam or gunge tank below him. The end of show klaxon sounds like a car horn beeping.

Trivia

A 30-minute documentary was produced in 2005 going behind the scenes of the programme.

Recorded at Antena's studios on the Cibyn Industrial Estate in Caernarfon

Caernarfon

Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...

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External links

• Official Website (Requires Macromedia Flash)(no longer working)