Toasted TV facts for kids
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Genre | Children's television |
Presented by |
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Theme music composer | Peter Christie |
Opening theme | Andrew Moss and Michael Brown |
Ending theme | Andrew Moss and Michael Brown |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 15 |
No. of episodes | 4,891 |
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Production location(s) | TVQ-10 (2012–20) Dreamworld (2011–2012) Village Roadshow Theme Parks (2010–2011) Sea World (2007–2010) Warner Bros. Movie World (2005–2007) |
Running time | 60–210 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Network 10 (2005–2012) 10 Peach (2012–20) |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 22 August 2005 | – 18 September 2020
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Cheez TV (1995–2005) |
Toasted TV is an Australian children's television program, successor to Cheez TV, which aired on Network 10 and later 10 Peach (formerly Eleven) from 22 August 2005 to 18 September 2020.
The series was originally aired on Network 10 until 25 February 2012, when it moved to 10 Peach (formerly Eleven). It was originally presented by Pip Russell and Dan Sweetman, and the final hosts were Ollie McCormack and Lia Walsh.
On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020.
Contents
Hosts
Original Replacement Final
Name | First Show | Last Show |
Pip Russell | 22 August 2005 | 11 July 2008 |
Dan Sweetman | 22 August 2005 | 26 August 2008 |
Kellyn Morris | 14 July 2008 | 19 July 2013 |
Palmer Marchese | 27 August 2008 | 23 February 2009 |
Sean Kennedy | 24 February 2009 | 23 April 2009 |
Seamus Evans | 23 April 2009 | 19 July 2013 |
Ollie McCormack | 19 July 2013 | 18 September 2020 |
Jono Symons | 19 July 2013 | 28 October 2016 |
Elly Bailey | 30 October 2016 | 27 July 2019 |
Lia Walsh | 18 August 2019 | 18 September 2020 |
Program synopsis
The show targets an audience of 7- to 14-year-olds. The activities of the hosts are interspersed with cartoons and anime, such as Pokémon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Beyblade: Metal Fusion, SpongeBob SquarePants, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX), The Penguins of Madagascar, and Bakugan.
Premiering on 22 August 2005, it succeeded Cheez TV, and is produced in conjunction with Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the owner of Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild Water World. On 13 July 2011 to show changed to filming at Dreamworld. As of 2 July 2012, the show is shot in a studio.
Regular segments on Toasted TV include:
- Letter of the Week, where letters are read and prizes are given out for them. This segment used to show on Saturdays and now shows on a weekday.
- Facebook Watch, a segment where Ollie and Lia read out a topic they have posted on Facebook and the viewers replies or the posts on their Facebook feed.
- The Week That Was where every Friday, recaps of the week are shown from Sunday to Thursday.
Former segments on Toasted TV include:
- Appearances by a wide range of guests from sportstars to artists and celebrities.
- Bike Wheel of Misfortune, where the bike wheel is spun and the hosts have to do one of the many double dares that have been sent in. The Bike Wheel of Misfortune has five categories of double dare: Physical Challenge, Face Off (Kell vs Seamus), On Your Head, Wild Card, and Down Your Pants. The most popular is "Down Your Pants". This segment was showing on Saturdays.
- Brain Squeeze, the world's dodgiest quiz show, where contestants played for Wahu items. Used to be hosted by Pip and Dan.
- Bread Board, where viewers send in a question about a situation and the board consisting of at least four kids try to solve the problem.
- Chuck It In. This is one of the most popular segments on the show. People send in their gross recipes and Kellyn and Palmer mix them in a blender and then have to drink it. This segment was showing on Saturdays.
- Delson Asprin, portrayed by Palmer who brings in the latest scoop from Hollywood. No longer happening due to him leaving the show.
- E Toasted, a segment that is a parody of Entertainment Tonight.
- Game Roadtest where Kellyn and Seamus test out new games that are yet to be released in Australia.
- Get Active Time, where a countdown timer appears every Wednesday and when it gets to zero, the hosts partake in a short exercise routine. Used to be hosted by Pip and Dan and later hosted by exercise instructor "Frizzie". portrayed by Pip who was a parody of foreign fitness instructors.
- Nelson Asprin, portrayed by Dan who brings in the latest scoop from Hollywood. Replaced by Delson Asprin and revealed his true identity on his final appearance on Toasted TV.
- Song on the Spot, where random people in Movie World say a word for Pip and Dan to make up a song using the selected words. No longer around, since Dan did the playing and left the show.
- Toasted TV Rise and Shine Today, where Pip Russell and Dan Sweetman do various random news reports. Parody of Channel Seven's Sunrise with David and Mel. Replaced by "E Toasted".
- Vicky Schmeckham, portrayed by Kellyn who brings in the latest music news from London. A parody of Victoria Beckham who Schmeckham points out she is not related to.
Former shows
The following is a complete list of cartoons which have premiered on Toasted TV or aired new episodes on Toasted TV. Shows listed according to the era of their premiere.
Network Ten (2005–2012)
Cartoons
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Alien Racers
- All Grown Up!
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers
- Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders
- Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge
- Bakugan: New Vestroia
- Beyblade: Metal Fusion
- Beyblade: Metal Masters
- Biker Mice from Mars
- Bratz
- Chaotic
- Code Lyoko
- Digimon Frontier
- Dinosaur King
- Dork Hunters from Outer Space
- Eon Kid
- Gadget and the Gadgetinis
- GoGoRiki
- Gormiti: The Lords of Nature Return
- Hero: 108
- Horseland
- Hot Wheels Battle Force 5
- Huntik: Secrets & Seekers
- iCarly
- Legend of the Dragon
- Mew Mew Power
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Naruto
- Ojamajo Doremi
- One Piece
- The Penguins of Madagascar (Moved to ABC ME)
- Pet Alien
- Pokémon (Moved to 9Go!)
- Pokémon: Advanced Battle
- Pokémon: Battle Frontier
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors
- Pokémon: Black & White
- RollBots
- Rugrats
- The Spectacular Spider-Man
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Stuart Little: The Animated Series
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Back to the Sewer
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Fast Forward
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Lost Episodes
- Totally Spies!
- Transformers Animated
- Transformers: Cybertron
- Trollz
- Victorious
- Viva Piñata
- Winx Club
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Zorro: Generation Z
Movies and specials
Eleven (2012–2018) / 10 Peach (2018–2020)
Cartoons
- The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
- The Amazing Spiez!
- GGO Football
- B-Daman Crossfire
- Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse
- The Barefoot Bandits (Teletoon, Nickelodeon and DHX Media Canadian dub with Canadian voices)
- Beyblade: Metal Fury
- Beyblade: Shogun Steel
- BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz
- BeyWheelz
- Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do
- Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)
- Buzzy Bee and Friends
- Cardfight!! Vanguard (2018 series)
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT
- Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot
- Care Bears and Cousins
- Clue (mini-series)
- Dinofroz
- Dinosaur Train (Moved to ABC Kids)
- Dofus
- The Drakers
- The Fairly OddParents (Moved to ABC ME)
- Geronimo Stilton
- Get Ace
- Gormiti Nature Unleashed
- Hanazuki: Full of Treasures
- Hi-5 House
- Jar Dwellers SOS
- Julius Jr.
- Lalaloopsy
- Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series)
- Mako: Island of Secrets
- Matt Hatter Chronicles
- Mia and Me
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Moved to 9Go!)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
- Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies
- Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova
- Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond
- Pokémon The Series XY (Moved to 9Go!)
- Pokémon The Series XY: Kalos Quest
- Pokémon The Series: XYZ
- Pound Puppies (2010)
- Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville
- Rat-A-Tat
- Redakai: Conquer the Kairu
- Redakai: Lokar's Shadow
- Rekkit Rabbit
- Scaredy Squirrel
- Scope
- Sidekick
- Slugterra
- Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures
- Super Wings (Moved to 9Go!)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (Moved to ABC ME)
- The Amazing Spiez!
- The Treasure Island
- Tickety Toc
- Totally Spies
- Totally Wild
- Transformers: Prime
- Transformers: Rescue Bots (Moved to 9Go!)
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise
- Tree Fu Tom
- Vic the Viking (Moved to ABC ME)
- Wakfu
Movies and specials
- Barbie: Dreamtopia
- Invizimals: Tale of Two Dimensions
- Invizimals: The Alliance
- Monster High
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks
- Pac-Man: Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day
- Pac's Scary Halloween Special
- Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom
- Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
- Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
- Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
- Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
- Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
- Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions
- Team Hot Wheels: Build the Epic Race
- Team Hot Wheels: Origins of Awesome
- Team Hot Wheels: Skills To Thrill
- Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising