Sirkus Papukaija

Overview

Sirkus Papukaija, later simply Papukaija, was a Finnish children's TV show shown from 1961 to 1968. The show was shown every other Sunday, and it involved numerous "parrot clubs" in various Finnish municipalities. The show spawned the popular catchphrase "10 pistettä ja papukaijamerkki", which is used to congratulate someone on a correct answer, and is so popular that even people who have never heard of the show use it in everyday conversation. The show was the first magazine-style children's show, and starred figures such as Postikaija Pete, whom children could send drawings to, the ringmaster/editor Orvo Kontio, the magician Faqir Kronblom, who had the magic words "salt, salt, more salt", Professor Hajamieli and Onni the Clown, whose trousers and shoes defined the clown image for Finnish children.