In the Box

In the Box
Genre Pre-School
Created by David Napier
Tony Powell
Presented by Michael McKenna
Tracey Fleming
Brett Annable
Craig McMahon
Dominique McMahon
Voices of David Napier
Theme music composer Beeps
Opening theme "In the Box"
Ending theme "Goodbye, Goodbye (Put a Smile on Your Dile)"
Composer(s) Rhonda Davidson-Irwin
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
Production
Executive producer(s) Cherrie Bottger
Producer(s) Sandra Makaresz
Production location(s) Brisbane, Queensland
Editor(s) Peter Christie
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network Network Ten
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 21 December 1998 – 20 December 2006

In the Box was a 30-minute preschoolers' television program which aired in Australia on Network Ten[1] at 8:30 am to 9:00 am, from Monday to Friday. It first aired on 21 December 1998.[2] It was latterly hosted by Brett Annable,[3] Tracey Fleming, Michael McKenna and Bop, their resident puppet. Previous hosts included Craig McMahon and Dominique McMahon.[4]

The show featured varied content. However, there were certain events that would take place during each episode. These included a 'delivery', in which the hosts received a box of items to do an activity with, a visit from two different children each day, and the good-bye song. Some episodes had a particular theme such as baking or time travel.

During each episode, Michael, Brett, Tracey and Bop sang a variety of songs which appealed to the young target audience. These included Simon Says, Follow the Leader and Washy Washy.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Network Ten Pty Ltd - Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, Technology and the Arts - Inquiry into the uptake of digital television" - May 2005, Australian House of Representatives
  2. ↑ Links Autumn cover
  3. ↑ "First Christmas carols for Salt", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 10 December 2005
  4. ↑ "Teacher Profiles" Archived 21 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine., Film & Television Studio International, accessed 23 January 2008
  5. ↑ "In the Box CD", Chic DVD, accessed 23 January 2008
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