The Big Arvo
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The Big Arvo | |
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Also known as | The Big Breakfast |
Genre | Children's television |
Developed by |
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Written by | Julie Hanna |
Directed by | Brian Forshaw |
Starring |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Julie Hanna |
Production locations | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Seven Network |
Release | 2 June 1999 14 July 2000 | –
Release | 1 February 2001 6 May 2005 | –
The Big Arvo, originally titled The Big Breakfast, was an Australian television program that was broadcast on the Seven Network from 1999 until 2005.
History
[edit]The program began in a morning time slot under the title The Big Breakfast, before moving to the afternoon as The Big Arvo, to make way for AMV: All Music Video and Sunrise. The program was presented by four hosts, who hosted the show in a large model bus. The program included segments such as "cool job" and "dare" to amuse younger viewers and to teach viewers who had outgrown Play School. It appeared in K-Zone magazine to celebrate 500 episodes.
Hosts
[edit]Original Replacement
Role | Name | First Show | Last Show |
1st co-host | Ben Hewett[1] | 2 August 1999 | 6 May 2005 |
2nd co-host | Jennifer Hardy | 2 August 1999 | 6 May 2005 |
3rd co-host | Anna Choy | 2 August 1999 | May 2004 |
James Tobin[1] | October 2004 | 6 May 2005 | |
4th co-host | Curtis Fernandez | 2 August 1999 | July 2000 |
Luke Jacobz | 1 February 2001 | March 2005 |
- Notes
- There is a 7-month gap between Curtis Fernandez being replaced by Luke Jacobz as The Big Breakfast went off air during this time before being resurrected as The Big Arvo
- There is a 5-month gap between Anna Choy being replaced by James Tobin as The Big Arvo was off air during this time, replaced by Girl TV
- James Tobin was credited as "Jesse Tobin" for all episodes
- Ben and Jenny were the only two hosts to remain with the show for its entire run
Programmes
[edit]Cartoons
[edit]Here is a list of cartoons that were shown as part of The Big Breakfast:
- Mummies Alive!
- Pancho and Rancho
- Johnny Bravo
- Tom and Jerry
- The Flintstones
- Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
- Sonic Underground
- ReBoot
- Ed, Edd n Eddy
- The Bots Master
- Dexter's Laboratory
- The Legend of Prince Valiant
- Life with Louie
- The Powerpuff Girls
- I am Weasel
- Gargoyles
- Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles
- Sailor Moon (original DIC Dub)
- Cow and Chicken
- The New Adventures of Flash Gordon
- The Mask
- The Jetsons
- Basket Fever
- All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series
- Star Trek: The Animated Series
- Richie Rich
- The Pirates of Dark Water
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Beast Wars: Transformers
- BattleTech: The Animated Series
Live-action
[edit]The Big Breakfast has also aired a few live action programmes:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Big Arvo". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 May 2005. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- The Big Arvo at IMDb
- Australian children's television series
- Seven Network original programming
- Television shows set in New South Wales
- 1990s Australian television series
- 2000s Australian television series
- 1999 Australian television series debuts
- 2005 Australian television series endings
- Australian English-language television shows
- Australian television show stubs