In the Box

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In the Box
GenrePre-school
Created byDavid Napier
Tony Powell
Presented byMichael McKenna
Tracey Fleming
Brett Annable
Voices ofDavid Napier
Theme music composerBeeps
Opening theme"In the Box"
Ending theme"Goodbye, Goodbye (Put a Smile on Your Dial)"
ComposerRhonda Davidson-Irwin
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
Production
Executive producerCherrie Bottger
ProducerSandra Makaresz
Production locations Brisbane, Queensland
EditorPeter Christie
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release21 December 1998 (1998-12-21) 
20 December 2006 (2006-12-20)
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In the Box is a 30-minute preschoolers' television program that 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.

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]

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