Toon Time is an Australian television entertainment programme 111 Hits created and executive produced by Darren Chau, and hosted by Penelope Mitchell and Dickie Knee (John Blackman) from Hey Hey It's Saturday fame.[1] The programme features Bugs Bunny and the popular Warner Brothers animated characters, plus comedy segments, competitions and specials guests. Toon Time premiered on 18 July 2011 at 5.30pm.[2]
| Toon Time | |
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| Genre | Comedy Cartoon Variety |
| Created by | Darren Chau |
| Written by | Darren Chau Brose Avard |
| Directed by | Pip Mushin |
| Presented by | Penelope Mitchell Dickie Knee |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 258 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Darren Chau |
| Producer | Brose Avard |
| Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | 111 Hits |
| Release | 18 July 2011 – 2012 |
Penelope Mitchell hosted the program. The programme is the highest rating local production on Channel 111HITS, and its promotional campaign won 5 Gold Promax Awards.[3][4]
Special guests
edit- Molly Meldrum[5]
- George Kapiniaris
- Simon Palomares
- Tim Ellis[6]
- Anthony Harkin (Rock of Ages)
- Brent Hill (Rock of Ages)
- Brad Johnson (AFL footballer)
- David Cotter
- Aeriel Manx
- Andrew Welsh (AFL footballer)
- Cameron Tragardh (NBL basketballer)
- Frank Lotito
References
edit- ^ "111 HITS takes time for Toons". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Toon Time featuring Bugs Bunny to screen on 111 Hits". Throng.com. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.promaxanz.tv/sites/promaxanz.tantab.com/files/banners/anz12-winners-list.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Molly Meldrum's 'nightmare reunion' with Dickie Knee". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Ellis & Webster on TV | Melbourne Magician". Australianmagician.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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