In the Box was a 30-minute preschoolers' television program which aired in Australia on Network Ten[1] at 8:30 am to 9:00 am, from Monday to Friday. It first aired on 21 December 1998, with the series ending in 2006.[2] It was most recently hosted by Brett Annable,[3] Tracey Fleming, Michael McKenna and Bop, their resident puppet.
| In the Box | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Pre-School |
| Created by | David Napier Tony Powell |
| Presented by | Michael McKenna Tracey Fleming Brett Annable |
| Voices of | David Napier |
| Theme music composer | Beeps |
| Opening theme | "In the Box" |
| Ending theme | "Goodbye, Goodbye (Put a Smile on Your Dial)" |
| Composer | Rhonda Davidson-Irwin |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Cherrie Bottger |
| Producer | Sandra Makaresz |
| Production locations | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Editor | Peter Christie |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 21 December 1998 – 20 December 2006 |
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The show featured varied content. However, there were certain events that would take place during each episode. These included a 'delivery', in which the hosts received a box of items to do an activity with, a visit from two different children each day, and the goodbye song. Some episodes had a particular theme such as baking or time travel.
During each episode, Michael, Brett, Tracey and Bop sang a variety of songs which appealed to the young target audience. These included Simon Says, Follow the Leader and Washy Washy.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Network Ten Pty Ltd - Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, Technology and the Arts - Inquiry into the uptake of digital television" - May 2005, Australian House of Representatives
- ^ Links Autumn cover
- ^ "First Christmas carols for Salt", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 10 December 2005
- ^ "In the Box CD" Archived 12 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Chic DVD, accessed 23 January 2008
External links
edit- In the Box at IMDb
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