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Wielie Walie
Wielie Walie (Pronounced Vee-lee Vaa-lee) was an Afrikaans children's variety programme created by Louise Smit featuring puppets, which was broadcast from the launch of television in South Africa in 1976. With Karel and Sarel, two best friends but always fighting. Bennie always ready to read a story, and the duck and the socks chatting. Bennie was called by the bee, blowing his trumpet and the flowers, singing for him to come up from his underground library. All of these characters lived
and well-loved characters created by Louise Smit are registered under her name: LOUISE SMIT. At the moment 4 of her children's productions are touring the country: Haas Das se Nuuskas, Wielie Wielie Walie, Wielie Walie Boogie Boing-Boing, Prof Fossi and the Dinosours by EnterActive Productions.
In 1980 she built her own television studio. Kinnor Studios - Red Pepper bought it from her in 1998.
She lives in Sea-Point. Her only child and daughter Corneli Smit is a classical pianist in Europe