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Big Square Eye
Genre Game Show
Created by Helena Harris
Directed by Stephen Jones
Presented by Bob La Castra
Theme music composer Glenn Heaton
Geoff McGarvey
MC Codeblue
Opening theme "It's the Big... It's the Big..."
Ending theme "Tell Your Friends About the Big Square Eye"
Composer(s) Paul Mac
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 80
Production
Executive producer(s) Claire Henderson
Robert de Young
Producer(s) Stephen Jones
Helena Harris
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format 4.3 PAL
Audio format Stereo
Original release 24 June 1991 (1991-06-24) – 6 November 1992
26 February 1993

Big Square Eye is an Australian children's game show aired on ABC TV from 1991 until 1992 and was repeated one last time in 1993. It was hosted by Bob La Castra, with future musician Paul Mac as "Knuckles" McDermott on keyboard and sound effects. The programme aired on weekdays just after 5 pm as part of the Afternoon Show programming block.

The premise of the program was that each episode had celebrity guest judges which particular skills which they would demonstrate to the children in the audience. Contestants were selected from the audience to attempt a challenge which involved the celebrity guest's skills to their satisfaction. Guest judges included artist Ken Done, entertainer Jeanne Little, and cricketer Mark Waugh.

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