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First episode date
  
February 1991

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Genre
  
Children's television series

Similar
  
Escape from Jupiter, Ship to Shore, The Ferals, The Adventures of Sam, The Genie from Down Under

Couch Potato was an Australian children's television show broadcast on ABC TV in Australia and a staple of Classic ABC.

Contents

Airing on Sunday mornings, it was a "wrapper" show linking three or four animated or live action shows aimed at older pre-teen and young teenage audiences.

Programmes

  • The Adventures of Sam
  • Alias the Jester
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks
  • The Angry Beavers
  • The Animals of Farthing Wood
  • Animated Classic Showcase
  • Aquila
  • Archibald the Koala
  • The Baby-Sitters Club
  • Bananaman
  • Bangers and Mash
  • The Biz
  • Bump in the Night
  • The Cat Came Back
  • Clowning Around
  • Cro
  • Danger: Marmalade At Work
  • Danger Mouse
  • The Demon Headmaster
  • Dog Tracer
  • The Dreamstone
  • EC Plays Lift Off
  • Educating Marmalade
  • Escape from Jupiter
  • Finders Keepers
  • The Genie From Down Under
  • Ghostwriter
  • Inspector Gadget
  • Johnson and Friends
  • Kideo
  • Lift Off
  • Minty
  • Mot
  • Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All
  • Orson and Olivia
  • Plasmo
  • The Real Story of...
  • Return to Jupiter
  • Rocko's Modern Life
  • Roland Rat
  • Roland Rat Goes East
  • Roland Rat's Winter Wonderland
  • Round the Bend
  • Round the Twist
  • Santo Bugito
  • The Secret World of Alex Mack
  • Simon and the Witch
  • SimsalaGrimm
  • Ship to Shore
  • Stickin' Around
  • Sun on the Stubble
  • SuperTed
  • Toucan Tecs
  • The Trap Door
  • True Tilda
  • The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
  • Watt on Earth
  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
  • You Can't Do That On Television

    • Presenters

    During its run, Couch Potato's presenters included Grant Piro, Joey Kennedy, Jess Keeley, Jane Nield, Sam Prest, David Heinrich and Abby Coleman.

    History

  • The show debuted on 17 March 1991 and ended on 24 June 2001.
  • In February 2005, Couch Potato had a spiritual successor in a similar show called Rollercoaster which aired on weekday afternoons and Sunday mornings until 30 January 2010.

    • References

    Couch Potato (TV series) Wikipedia
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