Mopatop's Shop | |
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Genre | Children's television series |
Developed by | Jocelyn Stevenson |
Directed by | Simon Spencer Tom Poole Ian McLean |
Starring | Mak Wilson (series 1–2) William Todd-Jones (series 3–4) Victoria Willing Nigel Plaskitt Brian Herring Susan Beattie Louise Gold |
Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 260 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Brian Henson Angus Fletcher David Mercer |
Producers | Jocelyn Stevenson Sue Taylor Angus Fletcher Pete Coogan |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Production companies | The Jim Henson Company [1] Carlton Television [1] |
Original release | |
Network | ITV (CITV) |
Release | 4 January 1999 – 2003 |
Mopatop's Shop is a children's television series that premiered on CITV in the UK on 4 January 1999. 260 ten-minute episodes were made and aired daily. It was a co-production between Jim Henson Television and Carlton Television. [2] After it finished its run in 2003, it was repeated for several years afterwards until 2010.
The show was produced and written by Jocelyn Stevenson, who started working with the Muppets as a lead writer on Fraggle Rock . Stevenson explained, "The aim of Mopatop's Shop is to teach young children to embrace language and communication skills in a form where they can expand the boundaries of their imagination. It promotes goodness and wellbeing."[ citation needed ]
The show features Mopatop and his red assistant Puppyduck. They run Mopatop's Shop, a shop where one can buy anything they could ever think or dream of. They interact with characters including the Mouse family, local deliveryman Lamont the sloth, neighbour Claudia Bird and a rabbit named Odd-Job Gerald.
The series premiered on CITV on 4 January 1999.
On 9 May 2013, it was shown on YouTube during the 1st season in North America after a 5-year wait.
Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 65 | 4 January 1999 | 2000 | |
2 | 65 | 2000 | (Non-US countries)2001 | (Non-US countries)|
3 | 65 | Fall 2001 (Non-US countries) | Spring 2002 (Non-US countries) | |
4 | 65 | 2002 | (Non-US countries)2003 | (Non-US countries)
Season 1 (1999–2000)
Season 2 (2000–2001)
Season 3 (2001–2002)
Season 4 (2002–2003)
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