Mopatop's Shop
| Mopatop's Shop | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Developed by | CITV |
| 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 |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 260 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Brian Henson Angus Fletcher David Mercer |
| Producer(s) |
Jocelyn Stevenson Sue Taylor Angus Fletcher Pete Coogan |
| Running time | 10 mins |
| Production company(s) | The Jim Henson Company Carlton Television |
| Distributor | The Jim Henson Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV Network (CITV) |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 1 May 1999 – 23 April 2005 |
Mopatop's Shop is a British children's television series that which premiered on CITV in the UK on 1 May 1999. 260 ten-minute episodes were made and aired daily. It was a co-production between Jim Henson Productions and Carlton Television.
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."
The show features a large green muppet named Mopatop and his red duck-dog-like assistant Puppyduck. Together they run Mopatop's Shop, a shop where you can buy anything you could ever think or dream of. Another main character is Moosey Mouse, a young mouse who lives in the loft above the shop with Father Mouse, Mother Mouse and Meesey Mouse. There's also local deliveryman Lamont the Sloth, neighbor Claudia Bird, and a rabbit named Odd-Job Gerald.
Each episode features background puppets from The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, Little Muppet Monsters, A Muppet Family Christmas, The Jim Henson Hour, Dog City, Jim Henson's Animal Show, Secret Life of Toys, Muppets Tonight, and other projects having been recycled as various customers and suggestions to Mopatop's Shop.
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