Toasted TV facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Toasted TV |
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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 was a super popular Australian TV show made just for kids! It took over from another show called Cheez TV. This show was on Network 10 and then later on 10 Peach (which used to be called Eleven).
Toasted TV started on August 22, 2005, and its last episode aired on September 18, 2020. It was a big part of many kids' mornings for 15 years!
The show first aired on Network 10. Then, on February 25, 2012, it moved to 10 Peach. The first hosts were Pip Russell and Dan Sweetman. The very last hosts were Ollie McCormack and Lia Walsh.
On July 13, 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV would be ending. The show stopped making new episodes in August, and the final episode was in September 2020.
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Meet the Toasted TV Hosts
Toasted TV had many different hosts over the years. These hosts helped make the show fun and exciting for everyone watching. Below is a list of the hosts and when they were on the show.
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 |
What Was Toasted TV About?
Toasted TV was made for kids aged 7 to 14. The show featured hosts who would do fun activities and introduce popular cartoons and anime. Some of the cartoons shown included Pokémon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, SpongeBob SquarePants, and The Penguins of Madagascar.
The show started on August 22, 2005, after Cheez TV finished. For a while, it was filmed at fun places like Warner Bros. Movie World and Sea World. Later, it moved to Dreamworld in 2011. Since July 2, 2012, the show was filmed in a studio.
Fun Segments on Toasted TV
Toasted TV had many cool parts that viewers loved. Here are some of them:
Regular Segments
- Letter of the Week: Kids would send in letters, and the hosts would read them on air. Prizes were given out for the best letters!
- Facebook Watch: Ollie and Lia would talk about topics they posted on Facebook. They would read out what viewers replied or shared on their Facebook page.
- The Week That Was: Every Friday, the show would recap all the fun and exciting things that happened from Sunday to Thursday.
Past Segments
- Bike Wheel of Misfortune: This was a super popular segment! The hosts would spin a bike wheel, and whatever it landed on, they had to do a funny dare sent in by viewers. Dares included "Physical Challenge," "Face Off," "On Your Head," "Wild Card," and the famous "Down Your Pants."
- Brain Squeeze: This was a quiz show where contestants could win cool prizes. Pip and Dan used to host it.
- Chuck It In: Another very popular segment! Viewers would send in recipes for gross mixtures. Kellyn and Palmer would blend them up and then had to drink them. Yuck!
- Game Roadtest: Kellyn and Seamus would test out new video games that were not yet released in Australia.
Cartoons and Movies on Toasted TV
Toasted TV was known for showing lots of awesome cartoons and movies. Here's a look at some of the shows that aired during its time.
Network Ten (2005–2012)
During its time on Network Ten, Toasted TV aired many popular animated series and movies.
Cartoons
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers
- Beyblade: Metal Fusion
- Code Lyoko
- Dinosaur King
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Naruto
- The Penguins of Madagascar
- Pokémon (various series like Advanced Battle, Diamond and Pearl, Black & White)
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Totally Spies!
- Transformers Animated
- Winx Club
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Movies and Specials
Eleven (2012–2018) / 10 Peach (2018–2020)
When the show moved to Eleven (later 10 Peach), it continued to feature a wide range of cartoons and special movies.
Cartoons
- The Amazing Spiez!
- Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse
- Beyblade: Metal Fury
- Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)
- Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot
- Dinosaur Train
- The Fairly OddParents
- Geronimo Stilton
- Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series)
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
- Pokémon The Series XY (and other XY series)
- Pound Puppies (2010)
- Slugterra
- Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures
- Super Wings
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- Transformers: Prime
- Transformers: Rescue Bots
Movies and Specials
- Barbie: Dreamtopia
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (and its sequels)
- Pac-Man: Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day
- Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (and other Pokémon movies)
- Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising