| Swap Shop | |
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| Genre | Children's |
| Written by | Russell Taylor |
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| Theme music composer | James Valentine / Roger Mason |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 56 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Judith Simpson |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | June 20, 1988 [1] – 1990 |
Swap Shop is an Australian children's television series that screened on the ABC from 1988. [2] The show features comedy, stories, animation and has musical guests performing original songs. [3] It debuted on 20 June for an initial 12 episodes. [1] A Christmas episode aired on 23 December [4] and the second season began on 1 May 1988. [5]
Aunt Mimi and George run a shop where things are swapped instead of purchased. [6]
Sian Watkins of the Age said, "The Ideas behind Swap Shop are hardly innovative — Sesame Street has been doing similar things for years — but nevertheless it's light and fun a hint of something comic." [7] Judith Whelan from the Sydney Morning Herald, commenting on tangents from the main story lines, wrote, "It is these extra bits that make the series work." [4] Commenting on the first episode of the second seaso,n Jim Schembri of the Age notes, "Most of this episode is congenial but disposable and a bit too down beat." [5]
An EP (1988) and a record (1989), both titled Swap Shop, were released featuring songs from the show. [6] [8]