Mopatop's Shop

Mopatop's Shop
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
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 (1999-01-04) – 7 February 2003 (2003-02-07)

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 on 7 February 2003, it was repeated for several years afterwards until 2010.

Production

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 ]}

Plot

The show features Mopatop and his 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.

Characters

Main characters

• Mopatop (performed by Mak Wilson in Seasons 1 and 2, William Todd-Jones in Seasons 3 and 4) – The main character of the series. He is a large and fuzzy green dragon-like creature of indeterminate species who runs Mopatop's Shop as its shopkeeper.
• Puppyduck (performed by Victoria Willing) – Mopatop's assistant. She is a cross between a duck and a dog. Puppyduck also has a fondness for strawberry jam.
• Mouse Family – A family of mice that live in the attic of Mopatop's shop.
  • Moosey Mouse (performed by Nigel Plaskitt) – A member of the Mouse Family. Since Mopatop and Puppyduck don't notice him, he tends to do whatever he wants. He is a recycled version of the mouse puppet used in The Muppet Christmas Carol which was later used for Stanley the Mouse in Jim Henson's Animal Show .
  • Mother Mouse (performed by Victoria Willing)
  • Father Mouse (performed by Brian Herring)
  • Great Uncle Mousiemillian – Moosey Mouse's great uncle.

Recurring characters

• Claudia Bird (performed by Susan Beattie) – A friendly neighbor of Mopatop. She is a recycled version of Winny from The Muppet Show .
• Lamont (performed by Nigel Plaskitt) – A sloth who is a deliveryman. He is a recycled version of the Lamont the Sloth puppet from Jim Henson's Animal Show .
• Odd-Job Gerald (performed by Brian Herring) – A rabbit who does odd jobs for Mopatop.
• Grace The Delphinium (performed by Alison McGowan) – A cheerful flower that resides in Mopatop's Shop. She is a recycled version of one of the flowers from The Muppet Show.
• Professor Fingle Fangle Fargle (performed by Nigel Plaskitt) – An inventor who has contributed some of his inventions to Mopatop's Shop.

Broadcast history

United Kingdom

The series premiered on CITV on 4 January 1999.

International

On 9 May 2013, it was shown on YouTube during the 1st season in North America after a 5-year wait.

Episodes

Season

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	65		4 January 1999 (1999-01-04)	2000 (2000)
2	65		2000 (2000) (Non-US countries)	2001 (2001) (Non-US countries)
3	65		Fall 2001 (Non-US countries)	Spring 2002 (Non-US countries)
4	65		2002 (2002) (Non-US countries)	2003 (2003) (Non-US countries)

Season 1 (1999–2000)

1. Wrong Ringer
2. This Way to the Garden
3. Flea Power
4. Hop for the Shop
5. Hiccups
6. Ghosts
7. Upsy Daisy
8. Worries
9. Trouble With a Puddle
10. Horns
11. No Mice for Sale
12. The Seed
13. No Job Too Small
14. Moon Dreams
15. Hug A Bug
16. The Whizzy
17. Nowhere For a Square
18. Grand Opening
19. Shake A Shake
20. Mr Grizzle's Laugh
21. Nothing
22. Teething Trouble
23. Simply Sorry
24. Monty's Fuzzy Wuzz
25. Ants
26. Something Special
27. Singa Songa
28. Hairy Fairy
29. Whispers
30. Nodding Off
31. Flowers
32. Home Sweet Home
33. Ship Ahoy
34. You Are What You Are
35. The Do-What-I-Say
36. Bright Ideas
37. Surprise Party
38. Musical Sounds
39. Surprises
40. The Perfect Tail
41. Cock-A-Doodle Bee
42. The Happy Flapper
43. No Sea
44. Easy Peasy
45. Thingamajig
46. Wind
47. The Brave Canary
48. The Flying Chicken
49. Warm Snow
50. The Magic Teeny
51. Cold Feet
52. A Secret
53. Sniffly Whiffler
54. Singalotti
55. The Big Bicycle Race
56. Swapsies
57. Dancin' on the Shop
58. Find The Way You Are
59. The Fly
60. Go Slow
61. Fast Run
62. Mud
63. Fishing
64. Teasy Sneezy
65. Whistles

Season 2 (2000–2001)

1. Where's the Blue Paint?
2. Princess Lulabelle
3. Light Up My Life
4. Meesy Mouse
5. Mervyn Muddle
6. Whatever Next?
7. The Gobbledegook
8. Sea Tree House
9. Pop Star
10. The Wizard's Wand
11. Doctor Zuckermonster
12. The Neenoo
13. Helping Hands
14. Tweet! Roar!
15. Flying Carpet
16. Rosey Nosey
17. The Grumblegrouch
18. Weirdy Beardy
19. Splish! Splish! Splat!
20. Magic Cakes!
21. Feathers
22. Hidey Seekies
23. Rude Dude
24. Bath Buddy
25. I Want To Be a Unicorn
26. The Do Wah Be Do
27. Hair! Hair! Everywhere!
28. Smells
29. One Of Those Days
30. The Flootle Toot
31. Ears
32. Ducky Dog
33. Robbers In The Shop
34. The See Me Not
35. Runaway Socks
36. A Shopping Trip
37. Keys
38. Real Cool Shoes
39. Nellie the Belly Dancer
40. What's In An Egg?
41. Rumble! Rumble!
42. The Magic Rabbit
43. Silly Stephen
44. Mouldylocks and the Three Pears
45. How Scary Is That?
46. Animal Choir
47. Bruno Butterfingers
48. Thinking Cap
49. Hullabaloo
50. Little Miss Kissy Kiss
51. Puppyduck's Granny
52. Flower the Leader
53. Backwards Forwards
54. Stuck In A Bucket
55. Load of Old Rubbish
56. Ice Screams!
57. Mirror, Mirror
58. Mac and The Lollystalk
59. The Bigulator
60. Mouse Count
61. Snores
62. Gluey Gloop
63. Midip
64. Dream the Dream

Season 3 (2001–2002)

1. Mopatop of the Pops
2. Bad Leaf Day
3. Ali Doolally
4. Humdinger
5. Jumpety Bumpety
6. Clothez Fit for a King
7. Lots of Laughs
8. Spic and Span
9. Silly Things
10. Mischievous Monkey
11. Colour me Mopatop
12. I've Got Plenty of Muffin
13. Mr. Philling's Teeth
14. Mr. Puniverse
15. Spaghetti Tree
16. Cinderfella
17. Penguins, Pegs and Pirates
18. Smart Trousers
19. Whoop Mmmrrr Zingading
20. Big Game
21. Rigid Robot
22. Quick March
23. Penguins
24. What's in a Name
25. Stan the One Man Band
26. Chattering Charlie
27. Sir Gooseberry
28. The Bouncing Pengolinos
29. The Heebie Jeebie
30. The Orange and the Sporange
31. Mattresses
32. The Toadstool's Always Fresher
33. Voices
34. Three Sale
35. Fish out of Water
36. Keep Fit
37. Old Dog, New Tricks
38. Hooray Henry
39. Dragon Breath
40. The Argument
41. An Old Story
42. Wet, Wet, Wet
43. Tweetentoot
44. Moosey the Pigeon
45. Anything & Everything
46. Knowledgeable Nedra
47. Baddy NoNo
48. High
49. Fantastic Fancy Outfit
50. Stormy Gust
51. Again Again
52. Oh, What a Night
53. Invisible Storage
54. Shadow
55. Worry and Fret
56. A Ah Ee
57. Flower Power
58. Flatcap Frankie's Shop
59. A Rhyme of My Own
60. Cuddle a Cactus
61. Quickie Slowgo
62. Arabella Angel
63. Snowflakes
64. Oh Christmas Tree
65. Thank You

Season 4 (2002–2003)

1. Party Time
2. Funny Fruit
3. Dun Dun Dun
4. Flea Orchestra
5. One Big Eyebrow
6. Fast Furry Five
7. The True Princess
8. A Short Knight
9. The Fuzzlegump
10. The Interrupting Cow
11. The Fairy Godfather
12. The Big End
13. Bored
14. Smell the Cheese
15. If Wishes Were Fishes
16. Feet Up
17. Big Hand
18. Holly Happyhog
19. Big Bad Pig
20. Feeling Fruity
21. The Hole
22. Babysitting
23. Meesey's Friend
24. Toy Box
25. Vampy the Buffet Slayer
26. Mopatop's Birthday
27. Dora the Disco Queen
28. Plunk!
29. Mad Hattie's Tea Party
30. Granny Knit Wit
31. The Magical Cleaning Machine
32. It's Only Rock n Roll
33. Live Art
34. The Lightbulb Bug
35. Malvina the Magician
36. Looking Good
37. Under Arrest
38. A Grumpy Carrot
39. Jitterbug
40. Mrs. Wishy Washy
41. Jack Out of the Box
42. Finishing Chilly
43. The Pie Piper
44. The Big Banger
45. What a Spectacle!
46. On Your Skates
47. Polishing B's
48. Mini Holidays
49. The Royal Wave
50. The Lost Temper
51. A Noise for Mr. Racket
52. Little Fred Riding Hood
53. Rocky
54. Socks
55. Swap Shop
56. Nosy Parker
57. Grand Slam
58. Silly Sausages
59. Moosey's Dream
60. Pet Chair
61. Odd Job's New Job
62. Spots
63. Clappers
64. The Great Strawberry Jam Sandwich Crisis
65. Goodbye

References

1. "Carlton and Henson co-pro" . Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. "CITV UPS MOPATOP'S COMMISSION FOR EVERY DAY OUTING". Broadcast. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

External links

• Mopatop's Shop at itv.com/citv
• Mopatop's Shop at IMDb