Mulligrubs | |
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Genre | Pre-school television |
Starring | Diana Kidd as Mulligrub Jo England Megan Harris Gina Zoia John Schumann Coin Pyrlis Ray Wheeler Nick Vall Bernard Edlington Sue Harris |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 550 |
Production | |
Production locations | Adelaide, South Australia |
Running time | 30 minutes (no ads) |
Original release | |
Network | Network Ten |
Release | 3 October 1988 – 27 December 1996 |
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Mulligrubs is an Australian children's television series that aired on Network Ten from 3 October 1988 to 27 December 1996. The series was made by affiliate ADS in Adelaide and was aimed at pre-schoolers. [1]
About 550 episodes were made, with about 425 being stored intact at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. [1]
The show was best remembered for the face (made up of just eyes, eyebrows, nostrils and mouth) on a blue screen that appeared occasionally during the program. The actress who played the part of 'the face' was Diana Kidd (born circa. 1951–1952). [2] [3]
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