The Big Breakfast (Australian TV program) facts for kids
The Big Breakfast was a fun Australian TV show made just for kids! It aired on Network Ten every weekday morning from 1992 to 1995. The show was hosted by Tim Bailey and was a great way to start your day with cartoons, music videos, and exciting competitions.
Quick facts for kids The Big Breakfast |
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| Genre | breakfast show |
| Written by | Phillip Cullen |
| Directed by | Phillip Cullen |
| Presented by | Tim Bailey |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Garry Farrar |
| Producer(s) | Danielle Lass Phillip Cullen Garry Farrar Andrew Niggie |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format | 4.3 PAL |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 21 December 1992 – 5 July 1995 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Cheez TV (1995–2005) |
About The Big Breakfast
What Was It About?
The Big Breakfast was a popular children's show that aired in Australia. It was on Network Ten from December 21, 1992, until July 5, 1995. The show was designed to entertain kids while they ate their breakfast before school.
It usually started at 7:00 AM and ran until 8:30 AM. Later, it even began earlier at 6:30 AM. This was a common time slot for other kids' breakfast shows like Cheez TV and Agro's Cartoon Connection.
What Could You Watch?
The show featured a mix of fun things to keep kids entertained. You could watch exciting cartoons and cool music videos. There were also competitions where viewers could win prizes.
Some of the popular cartoons shown included:
- X-Men
- Biker Mice from Mars
- The Ren and Stimpy Show
- Dungeons and Dragons
- Bobby's World
- Speed Racer
- Eek! The Cat
- Transformers
- Garfield and Friends
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Besides cartoons, The Big Breakfast also showed some live-action series. These included classic American sitcoms like Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. You could also watch the very first The Lone Ranger TV series. Another show was the American children's superhero series Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. The Australian wildlife show Totally Wild, which Tim Bailey also presented, was also featured.
The End of the Show
The Big Breakfast aired its last episode on July 5, 1995. After it finished, another Australian children's morning series took its place. This new show was called Cheez TV, and it also showed many popular cartoons for kids.
