Mopatop's Shop
Mopatop's Shop | |
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Genre | Children's television series |
Developed by | Jocelyn Stevenson |
Directed by | Simon Spencer Tom Poole Ian McLean |
Starring | Mak Wilson (series 1–2) William Todd-Jones (series 3–4) Victoria Willing Nigel Plaskitt Brian Herring Susan Beattie Louise Gold |
Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 260 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Brian Henson Angus Fletcher David Mercer |
Producers | Jocelyn Stevenson Sue Taylor Angus Fletcher Pete Coogan |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Production companies | The Jim Henson Company[1] Carlton Television[1] |
Original release | |
Network | ITV (CITV) |
Release | 4 January 1999 2005 | –
Mopatop's Shop is a children's television series that premiered on CITV in the UK on 4 January 1999. 260 ten-minute episodes were made and aired daily. It was a co-production between Jim Henson Television and Carlton Television.[2] After it finished its run in 2005 it was repeated for several years afterwards until 2010.
Production
[edit]The show was produced and written by Jocelyn Stevenson, who started working with the Muppets as a lead writer on Fraggle Rock. Stevenson explained, "The aim of Mopatop's Shop is to teach young children to embrace language and communication skills in a form where they can expand the boundaries of their imagination. It promotes goodness and wellbeing."[citation needed]
Plot
[edit]The show features Mopatop and his red assistant Puppyduck. They run Mopatop's Shop, a shop where one can buy anything they could ever think or dream of. They interact with characters including the Mouse family, local deliveryman Lamont the sloth, neighbour Claudia Bird and a rabbit named Odd-Job Gerald.
Characters
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Mopatop (performed by Mak Wilson in Seasons 1 and 2, William Todd-Jones in Seasons 3 and 4) - The main character of the series. He is a large fuzzy green creature of indeterminate species who runs Mopatop's Shop as its shopkeeper.
- Puppyduck (performed by Victoria Willing) - Mopatop's assistant. She is a cross between a duck and a dog. Puppyduck also has a fondness for strawberry jam.
- Mouse Family - A family of mice that live in the attic of Mopatop's shop.
- Moosey Mouse (performed by Nigel Plaskitt) - Member of the Mouse Family. Since Mopatop and Puppyduck don't notice him, he tends to do whatever he wants. He is a recycled version of the mouse puppet used in The Muppet Christmas Carol which was later used for Stanley the Mouse in Jim Henson's Animal Show.
- Mother Mouse (performed by Victoria Willing)
- Father Mouse (performed by Brian Herring)
- Great Uncle Mousiemillian - Moosey Mouse's great uncle.
Recurring characters
[edit]- Claudia Bird (performed by Susan Beattie) - Claudia Bird is a friendly neighbor of Mopatop. She is a recycled version of Winny from The Muppet Show.
- Lamont (performed by Nigel Plaskitt) - A sloth who is a deliveryman. He is a recycled version of the Lamont the Sloth puppet from Jim Henson's Animal Show.
- Odd-Job Gerald (performed by Brian Herring) - A rabbit who does odd jobs for Mopatop.
- Grace The Delphinium (performed by Alison McGowan) - A cheerful flower that resides in Mopatop's Shop. She is a recycled version of one of the flowers from The Muppet Show.
- Professor Fingle Fangle Fargle (performed by Nigel Plaskitt) - Professor Fingle Fangle Fargle is an inventor who has contributed some of his inventions to Mopatop's Shop.
Broadcast history
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]The series premiered on CITV on 4 January 1999.
International
[edit]On 9 May 2013, it was shown on YouTube during the 1st season in North America after a 5-year wait.
Episodes
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 65 | 4 January 1999 | 2000 | |
2 | 65 | 2000 | (Non-US countries)2001 | (Non-US countries)|
3 | 65 | Fall 2001 (Non-US countries) | Spring 2002 (Non-US countries) | |
4 | 65 | 2002 | (Non-US countries)2003 | (Non-US countries)
Season 1 (1999–2000)
- Wrong Ringer
- This Way to the Garden
- Flea Power
- Hop for the Shop
- Hiccups
- Ghosts
- Upsy Daisy
- Worries
- Trouble With a Puddle
- Horns
- No Mice for sale
- The Seed
- No Job Too Small
- Moon Dreams
- Hug A Bug
- The Whizzy
- Nowhere For a Square
- Grand Opening
- Shake A Shake
- Mr Grizzle's Laugh
- Nothing
- Teething Trouble
- Simply Sorry
- Monty's Fuzzy Wuzz
- Ants
- Something Special
- Singa Songa
- Hairy Fairy
- Whispers
- Nodding Off
- Flowers
- Home Sweet Home
- Ship Ahoy
- You Are What You Are
- The Do-What-I-Say
- Bright Ideas
- Surprise Party
- Musical Sounds
- Surprises
- The Perfect Tail
- Cock-A-Doodle Bee
- The Happy Flapper
- No Sea
- Easy Peasy
- Thingamajig
- Wind
- The Brave Canary
- The Flying Chicken
- Warm Snow
- The Magic Teeny
- Cold Feet
- A Secret
- Sniffly Whiffler
- Singalotti
- The Big Bicycle Race
- Swapsies
- Dancin' on the Shop
- Find The Way You Are
- The Fly
- Go Slow
- Fast Run
- Mud
- Fishing
- Teasy Sneezy
- Whistles
Season 2 (2000–2001)
- Where's the Blue Paint?
- Princess Lulabelle
- Light Up My Life
- Meesy Mouse
- Mervyn Muddle
- Whatever Next?
- The Gobbledegook
- Sea Tree House
- Pop Star
- The Wizard's Wand
- Doctor Zuckermonster
- The Neenoo
- Helping Hands
- Tweet! Roar!
- Flying Carpet
- Rosey Nosey
- The Grumblegrouch
- Weirdy Beardy
- Splish! Splish! Splat!
- Magic Cakes!
- Feathers
- Hidey Seekies
- Rude Dude
- Bath Buddy
- I Want To Be a Unicorn
- The Do Wah Be Do
- Hair! Hair! Everywhere!
- Smells
- One Of Those Days
- The Flootle Toot
- Ears
- Ducky Dog
- Robbers In The Shop
- The See Me Not
- Runaway Socks
- The Gobbledegook
- A Shopping Trip
- Keys
- Real Cool Shoes
- Nellie the Belly Dancer
- What's In An Egg?
- Rumble! Rumble!
- The Magic Rabbit
- Silly Stephen
- Mouldylocks and the Three Pears
- How Scary Is That?
- Animal Choir
- Bruno Butterfingers
- Thinking Cap
- Hullabaloo
- Little Miss Kissy Kiss
- Puppyduck's Granny
- Flower the Leader
- Backwards Forwards
- Stuck In A Bucket
- Load of Old Rubbish
- Ice Screams!
- Mirror, Mirror
- Mac and The Lollystalk
- The Bigulator
- Mouse Count
- Snores
- Gluey Gloop
- Midip
- Dream the Dream
Season 3 (2001–2002)
Season 4 (2002–2003)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carlton and Henson co-pro". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "CITV UPS MOPATOP'S COMMISSION FOR EVERY DAY OUTING". Broadcast. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mopatop's Shop at itv.com/citv
- Mopatop's Shop at IMDb
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