Wurrawhy

{{Short description|Australian preschool TV show}}

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{{Infobox television

| image = Wurrawhy Logo.png

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| genre = Pre-school

| creator =

| developer =

| starring = Michael Balk
Lauren Porter

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme =

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| country = Australia

| language = English

| num_seasons = 5

| num_episodes = 225

| list_episodes =

| location = Brisbane, Queensland

| runtime = 30 minutes

| company =

| network = Network Ten (2011-2013)
Eleven (2013-2016)

| first_aired = {{start date|2011|1|31|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2016|1|14|df=y}}

| related = {{Plainlist|

• Puzzle Play
• Crocamole

}}

}}

Wurrawhy is an Australian pre-school themed television series for young children.{{Cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/12/tenplay-targets-kids.html|title=Tenplay targets kids|date=2013-12-02|website=TV Tonight|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-08}} It premiered on Network Ten on 31 January 2011, and it later aired on Eleven and aired Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 10:00 am and originally aired from 8:30 am to 9:00 am, then from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm, then back to 8:30 am to 9:00 am, then with Breakfast's cancellation in November 2012, it aired from 7:00 am to 7:30 am and on 4 November 2013, the show moved to Eleven at 9.30am to 10am, to accommodate new morning shows such as Studio 10, and its last episode was on 14 January 2016 after 5 years to make room for a new pre-school series called Crocamole.{{Citation|title=Wurrawhy|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1831548/|access-date=2020-04-08}}

The main character is Wubbleyoo, a computer mouse that has come to life who is inquisitive and eager.{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/tv-mouse-a-must-for-preschoolers/news-story/177cea945a16dba35dd2d16a8226b58f|title=TV: Mouse a must for preschoolers|date=2011-01-27|website=www.couriermail.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08}} With his friend Lauren and KB the cat, they are eager to explore the world around them.{{cite web|url=http://tenplay.com.au/channel-eleven/wurrawhy-about.htm|title=About Wurrawhy}}{{dead link|date=September 2023|fix-attempted=yes}} A computer is used for the characters to explore the theme of each episode with icons representing "Who, What, When, Where and Why".