The Hoobs is a British children's TV series produced by the Jim Henson Company; it premiered on January 15, 2001. 250 episodes aired over 5 seasons. The characters included Hubba Hubba, Groove, Iver, Roma, Tula, and the Motorettes as well as live actors, known as Peeps. The series was aired for many years on TVOntario in Canada. It currently airs only at 6:31 am on Saturdays. Sprout began airing The Hoobs, on December 25, 2006. The network kicked off the American debut of the show with the Happy Hooby Holidays marathon and continued to air the show daily at 2pm EST until 2009.