Saturday Mash-Up! facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Saturday Mash-Up! |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Ian France |
| Producer(s) | Jamie Wilson |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CBBC Productions |
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| Original network | CBBC CBBC HD BBC Two |
| Picture format | 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 30 September 2017 – present |
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| Related shows | Going Live! Live & Kicking Saturday Superstore Multi-Coloured Swap Shop |
Saturday Mash-Up! is a fun British TV show for kids. It airs on CBBC and BBC Two every Saturday morning. The show first started on 30 September 2017.
Currently, the show is presented by Joe Tasker, Harpz Kaur, and a puppet monster named Stanley. Stanley is brought to life by actor Dave Chapman.
History of Saturday Mash-Up!
Saturday Mash-Up! is the first show of its kind on CBBC since TMi moved to Fridays in 2010. It carries on the tradition of famous Saturday morning shows. These include Live & Kicking, Going Live!, Saturday Superstore, and Multi-Coloured Swap Shop.
A second series of the show began on 29 September 2018. It aired on CBBC, with repeats shown on BBC Two. The third series started on 1 February 2020.
During the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the show changed. From 4 April to 30 May, it was called Saturday Mash-Up! House Party. The presenters, Joe, Harpz, and Dave, filmed the show from their own homes. They used video calls to connect. The third series then continued from 7 November to finish its episodes.
A new series began on 23 January 2021. Even though it was new, it was still listed as part of series 3.
A spin-off show called Summer Mash-Up aired during the 2020 summer holidays. It was a 30-minute show on Thursday afternoons. Special episodes were also made for the CBBC Summer Social TV coverage in 2018 and 2019.
How the Show Works
Every week, Saturday Mash-Up! is broadcast live. It comes from dock10 in MediaCityUK in Salford. The show features celebrity guests and plays fun games. It also includes comedy sketches and clips from other CBBC shows. A big part of the show is talking live with kids across the United Kingdom. Children can call in or chat online.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the show had a live studio audience of children. When the show started filming again after the lockdown, it followed new health rules. Episodes were filmed without a studio audience. All celebrity guests also kept a safe distance from each other.
Fun Segments on the Show
Get Gunged!
Viewers at home get to vote on who they want to see covered in gunge (a thick, gooey slime). They choose from two or three options. In the very first show, Steve Backshall was chosen for this messy fun!
From Series 2 onwards, the chosen celebrity has to answer questions quickly. They have ninety seconds to answer. If they answer correctly, they avoid getting slimed. If they answer wrong, a bucket of slime is poured on them! At the end of the ninety seconds, there's a final question. This question is usually very silly and almost impossible to answer correctly. If they get it wrong, they get "Super Slimed" with many buckets of goo! So far, no one has ever answered the final question correctly. In Christmas episodes, there's no vote. All guests get covered in slime and sing a Christmas song.
From Series 4, "Question Slime" was replaced by "Slime O'Clock News." The game is similar, but the way it looks is different.
Many famous people have been gunged or slimed. These include Steve Backshall, DanTDM, Vick Hope, Kimberly Wyatt, and Oti Mabuse.
This messy segment is the big finish of each live show. After the slime, the hosts quickly tell viewers what's coming next week. They say goodbye as the studio audience (when present) claps. The end credits then roll, and an announcer tells viewers what show is next on CBBC.
How Many Things in the Thing?
In this game, a certain number of objects, like footballs, are put inside another object, like a phone box. Viewers at home call in and guess how many objects are inside.
Make Me Viral
Each week, viewers are asked to send in a picture of themselves doing something funny or different. For example, they might be asked to send a picture of themselves "throwing away their homework."
Mash-Up Monarch
Every week, a viewer watching at home is chosen to be the "Mash-Up Monarch." This special viewer gets to make various decisions during the show. They might choose which episode of a cartoon to show. They could also decide who has to do a task, like tidying the studio or eating something gross!
Push Off
In "Push Off," two celebrities push a shopping trolley. They aim it at a pyramid made of 800 toilet rolls. The goal is to collect as many rolls as possible. Each toilet roll is worth one point. There's a special golden toilet roll worth 10 points. But watch out for the brown toilet roll, which makes them lose 5 points! Celebrities choose from three different trolleys each week. While the crew counts the rolls, Jonny Nelson plays a game with the contestant. It's called "Jonny's random supermarket item pricing game while we count the toilet rolls." The loser of "Push Off" gets hit in the face with two custard pies!
Stars Behind Bars
A celebrity is "locked up in jail" for this segment. They have 100 seconds to answer as many questions as they can.
Detention Seekers
One or two celebrities are put in "detention." They have to answer questions about themselves until a school bell rings. One time, instead of a celebrity, Penfold from Danger Mouse was in detention!
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Episodes of Saturday Mash-Up!
Saturday Mash-Up! has aired multiple series since it began. The first series started in 2017. The second series followed in 2018, and the third in 2020. A fourth series began in 2021. Each series features a variety of celebrity guests, music performances, and the show's popular segments.
