Rega im Dodley

Rega im Dodley (Hebrew: רגע עם דודלי [a] was an Israeli children’s television show.

The show featured Dodley, a grocery store owner, his companion Rega, a marionette that became a child, and Fistuk, as well as guest stars and an ensemble of children.

Most episodes would take place in Dodley’s store, which was also home to the robot-like contraption Havitush.

Each program opened with a short animated segment featuring a bird called Tzipi.

With color television in Israel only being gradually introduced during the series’ run, Rega im Dodley was predominantly filmed in black and white at the Israeli Educational Television studios in Tel Aviv.

Havitush in the TV props storage