Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams |
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| Genre | Children |
| Starring | Sophie Aldred Matthew Devitt |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Production location(s) | UK |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC |
| Picture format | Colour |
| Original release | 9 January 1992 – 1 April 1993 |
Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams was a super fun and educational TV show from the United Kingdom. It taught young viewers all about music! The show first aired in 1992 and ran until 1993 on CBBC. You might have even seen reruns on CBeebies in the late 2000s. The main stars were Sophie Aldred and Matthew Devitt.
In the show, Melvin and Maureen ran a special music shop. They sold "Music-A-Grams," which were recordings of music made for a specific reason. Sometimes, customers would come in looking for just the right music-a-gram. Melvin and Maureen also loved to sing songs and tell exciting stories. These stories showed how different musical instruments could create cool sounds and feelings. They also featured a group of soft toys, led by a teddy bear named Groovy Ted. These toys were always trying to become music superstars!
Episode Adventures
Each episode of Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams brought a new musical adventure. Here are some of the exciting stories they shared:
- Pilot: Melvin and Maureen had to solve a riddle from Mr. Baggage. The question was: what is the funniest instrument in the world?
- The Wriggle: The gang explored different types of dancing. Then, they even invented their very own dance style!
- Dastardly Landlady: Melvin and Maureen used their clever music-a-grams to outsmart their tricky landlady.
- Repercussions: Melvin found out that some of his bongo drums might be super valuable. While searching, he and Maureen showed off many different percussion instruments.
- Orchestra-ra-ra: Melvin and Maureen were asked to talk about an orchestra. But they argued about who knew more!
- Celebration: Maureen was eagerly waiting for the results of her music exam.
- Au Naturel: Maureen managed to grow a magical musical tree!
- Supa Dupa Man: A superhero flew into the shop. He was tired of his old theme song and wanted Melvin and Maureen to create a new one.
- Goldfish Cabaret: Melvin and Maureen put together a funny song and comedy show starring goldfish.
