Toasted TV

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Toasted TV
Genre Children's television
Created byStephen Bergin
Presented by List of presenters
Theme music composerPeter Christie
Opening themeAndrew Moss and Michael Brown
Ending themeAndrew Moss and Michael Brown
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
No. of episodes4,891
Production
ProducerStephen Bergin 2005 - 2009
Production locations TVQ-10 (2012–2020)
Dreamworld (2011–2012)
Village Roadshow Theme Parks (2010–2011)
Sea World (2007–2010)
Warner Bros. Movie World (2005–2007)
Running time60–210 minutes
Original release
Network Network 10 (2005–2012)
10 Peach (2012–2020)
Release22 August 2005 (2005-08-22) 
18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)
Related

Toasted TV is an Australian children's television program that aired on Network 10 and later 10 Peach from 22 August 2005 to 18 September 2020.

Contents

Toasted TV replaced similar children's program Cheez TV in the same timeslot. The series originally aired on Network 10 until 25 February 2012, when it moved to 10 Peach (then known as Eleven). It was originally presented by Pip Russell and Dan Sweetman; the final hosts were Ollie McCormack and Lia Walsh.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020. [1]

Hosts

 Original  Replacement  Final 

NameFirst ShowLast Show
Pip Russell 22 August 200511 July 2008
Dan Sweetman 22 August 200526 August 2008
Kellyn Morris14 July 200819 July 2013
Palmer Marchese27 August 200823 February 2009
Sean Kennedy24 February 200923 April 2009
Seamus Evans23 April 200919 July 2013
Ollie McCormack19 July 201318 September 2020
James Symons [2] 19 July 201328 October 2016
Elly Bailey30 October 201627 July 2019
Lia Walsh18 August 201918 September 2020

Format

The show targeted an audience of 7- to 14-year-olds.[ citation needed ] The activities of the hosts are interspersed with cartoons and anime, such as Pokémon , Avatar: The Last Airbender , Beyblade: Metal Fusion , SpongeBob SquarePants , Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX), Horrid Henry (TV series) , The Penguins of Madagascar , and Bakugan .

Premiering on 22 August 2005, it succeeded Cheez TV , and is produced in conjunction with Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the owner of Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild Water World. On 13 July 2011, the show changed to filming at Dreamworld. As of 2 July 2012, the show is shot in a studio.

Regular segments on Toasted TV included:

Former segments on Toasted TV included:

History

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The block's original logo.
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The block's second logo.

Programming

The following is a complete list of cartoons which have premiered on Toasted TV or aired new episodes on Toasted TV. Shows listed according to the era of their premiere.

Network Ten (2005–2012)

Shows

Movies and specials

Eleven (2012–2018) / 10 Peach (2018–2020)

Shows

Movies and specials

See also

References

  1. Knox, David (14 July 2020). "Axed: Toasted TV". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. Knox, David (18 September 2020). "Friday Flashback: Toasted TV". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. "Mardi Gras win prompts actor to think big - Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2009.