Pig's Breakfast
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| Pig's Breakfast | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Off The Air |
| Genre | Children Science fiction |
| Created by | John Thomson Mark Shirrefs |
| Written by | Mark Shirrefs John Thomson Lynda Gibson Kym Goldsworthy Steve J. Spears Kevin Nemeth Phil Thomson Brendan Luno Geoff Kelso Clare Madsen Holly Lyons Rhett Walton Helen Steel John Lind Sue Thomson Brian Nankervis Andrew Goodone Mark Cutler Nancy Black |
| Directed by | Esben Storm Kathy Mueller Ralph Strasser John Thomson |
| Starring | Nicholas Russell Eve Morey Heath McIvor Jennifer Priest |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Noel Price |
| Producer | Susie Campbell |
| Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Nine Network Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 5 July 1999 – 22 October 2000 |
Pig's Breakfast (also known as Off The Air) is an Australian science fiction children's television series by Mark Shirrefs and John Thomson that was broadcast in 1999.
Background[edit]
Shirrefs and Thomson originally conceived of Pig's Breakfast in 1989 as a magazine series about aliens who crash-land on Earth and interview humans to learn more about the planet. The premise was changed to suit a sitcom format ten years later.[1] After they pitched it, Channel 9 and production company Southern Star made a deal to co-produce 52 episodes without commissioning a pilot.[2]
The show aired in many countries, including ITV's CITV in the United Kingdom and RTÉ2's The Den in Ireland.[citation needed]
Premise[edit]
Two alien school kids named Grob and Meeba accidentally crash their galactic school bus into a television studio on Earth, Channel 9. A producer mistakes them for two actors in rubber suits, there to do a skit on her children's TV show. The aliens are such a hit that she hires them to host the show, whose ratings soar. Two children, Rodney and Lucy Green, discover the aliens' identity and help to keep them safe while they try to fix their bus and return home.
Cast[edit]
- Nicholas Russell as Rodney Green
- Eve Morey as Lucy Green
- Heath McIvor as Grob
- Jennifer Priest as Meeba
- George Kapiniaris as Queegle
- Phillip Millar as Queegle
- Jeremy Hopkins as Phillip Bailey
- Lynda Gibson as Di Bailey
- Sally Cooper as Dee
- Annie Jones as Sue Green
- Francis Greenslade as Martin Green
- Peta Brady as Nancy
- Gary Files as Mr. Howard
- Ernie Gray as Mr. Pratt
- Geoff Paine as Malcolm Wilson
- Catherine Mack-Hancock as Jessica
Setting[edit]
- The Television Studio scenes were filmed in and around the Richmond studios of GTV-9 Melbourne.[citation needed]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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- Australian children's television series
- Australian science fiction television series
- Nine Network original programming
- 1999 Australian television series debuts
- 2000 Australian television series endings
- Australian television shows featuring puppetry
- Television series by Endemol Shine Australia
- Television series about extraterrestrial life
- Television series about teenagers
- Television shows set in Melbourne
- ITV children's television shows
- Australian television show stubs