The HiT-Verse (a Shared Universe of HiT Entertainment)

Aw, HiT Entertainment, the home of quality family entertainment shows like Barney, Bob the Builder, & Thomas and Friends. But did you know that HiT Entertainment had their own shared universe of their shows? Well it turns out to be true, & the rabbit hole goes deeper than you've ever imagined.This is the shared universe of HiT Entertainment. Also known as the HiT-Verse.

Now let's start off with a children's series that features the beloved dinosaur, Barney & Friends. In an episode of Barney & Friends "All Aboard", Barney explains how the caboose in the park used to be part of a real train, the train whistle sound heard is the same one used for various characters on the British stop-motion animated television series Thomas and Friends. I think this caboose was once used on the Island of Sodor, & it was turned into a big place in the park. (The park is one of the settings of Barney & Friends.) So this means that Barney & Friends, & Thomas & Friends are now part of not only the PBS-Verse, but also the HiT-Verse.

& I can also add the spin-off, “Jack and the Sodor Construction Company” to this universe as well.

In the Bob the Builder special, The Knights of Can-A-Lot, the coaches on the train are similar to the red express coaches that Edward, Henry, & James pull in Thomas & Friends. So both coaches were built in the same railway company: Southern Railway (UK). Both of them have painted dark red with cream window surrounds & they both have a yellow stripe running down each side, & they both have black rooftops, So that means that Bob the Builder is now part of the HiT-Verse.

In 2010, Barney and Dorothy the Dinosaur (from The Wiggles) celebrated Valentine's Day together in Dino-Mite Sing-Along. Officially added The Wiggles to the HiT-Verse.

In the Bob the Builder special, Scrambler to the Rescue, a small scale model of Terence can be seen in Monty Pickleton's toy factory. Terence is a character from the HiT Entertainment-owned show called Rubbadubbers. Maybe Monty builds that toy, and gives it to Benjie and Sis (who are the unseen children on Rubbadubbers.), so that adds Rubbadubbers to the HiT-Verse.

Also, In an episode of Pingu called, "Pingu and the Toyshop", Pingu buys a toy space rocket at the toyshop, That space rocket toy would later appear in the same "Bob the Builder" special "Scrambler to the Rescue". & that adds Pingu to the HiT-Verse as well.

The Wiggles' friend Dorothy the Dinosaur, has her own spin-off show that focuses on her adventures and all her colorful friends. & Adding Dorothy the Dinosaur (TV Series) to the HiT-Verse, because the DVD, “Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus” was released by HIT Entertainment in the UK.

In Barney & Friends, Tomie dePaola (from Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola) appeared in 3 episodes of the show, & Kermit the Frog (from The Muppet Show) appeared in an episode of Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola, & Kermit knows Tomie & Gabe pretty well.

So that means that The Muppet Show & Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola are part of not only the HensonVerse, but also the HiT-Verse because HiT Entertainment was founded by Jim Henson in 1982, & the first logo of the company was used on international prints of The Muppet Show.

& Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola was listed in the HIT Catalogue along with the other Henson titles. (from 2004 to 2009) Including:

  • Fraggle Rock (where Kermit has his name mentioned by Doc in one episode, & it had an animated short-lived spin-off of the show.)

  • Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas & The Christmas Toy (where Kermit the Frog appeared in both specials, & in which The Christmas Toy spawned a spin-off series called The Secret Life of Toys.

  • The Animal Show with Stinky & Jake (where Sam the Eagle appeared in one episode of the show.)

  • The Ghost of Faffner Hall, & Mopatop's Shop (where The Fazoobs appeared in both shows.

  • The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (where Alphonso D'Abruzzo (a character from The Muppet Show) appeared in one episode.)

  • CityKids (where the planet Koozebane appeared in some episodes of the show.)

  • & The Song of the Cloud Forest (where the Picnic Bug (from The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss) can be seen in the special).

& That is the HiT-Verse. Here's a list of shows (from HiT Entertainment) that exist in the same universe. Including:

  • Barney & Friends
  • Bob the Builder
  • Thomas & Friends
  • The Wiggles
  • Rubbadubbers
  • Pingu
  • Fraggle Rock
  • Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
  • The Animal Show with Stinky & Jake
  • The Ghost of Faffner Hall
  • Mopatop's Shop
  • CityKids
  • Dorothy the Dinosaur (TV Series)
  • Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
  • Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
  • The Christmas Toy
  • Jack and the Sodor Construction Company
  • The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
  • The Secret Life of Toys
  • The Song of the Cloud Forest
  • & The Muppet Show.

The next universe I'm going to be talking about is a universe of a show that crossover with the Sesame Street spin-off, The Furchester Hotel. A universe where everyone is welcome.