Cheez TV
| Cheez TV | |
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| Genre | Children's television |
| Developed by | Bill McQueen |
| Directed by |
Bernie Zelvis Todd Decker |
| Presented by |
Jade Gatt Ryan Lappin Lenka Kripac |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 2,547 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Kelly |
| Location(s) | Pyrmont, New South Wales |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format |
4:3 (1995-2001) 576i (SDTV) (2002-2005) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 17 July 1995 – 20 August 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Toasted TV |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Cheez TV was an Australian children's cartoon show, hosted by Ryan Lappin and Jade Gatt, that aired on weekday mornings on Network Ten. It began broadcasting on 17 July 1995 and it ended on 31 December 2004 with the presenters leaving. After eight months of being without presenters, it officially ended on 20 August 2005, and was replaced with Toasted TV.
In January 2016, Lappin and Gatt launched the official Cheez TV Facebook page with the help of friend and podcaster Brendan Dando. The page features full episodes of the show from its original run, behind the scenes photos, competitions and more.
Cheez TV was the first show in Australia (in 1995) to have an internet address.
The two presenters, Jade Gatt and Ryan Lappin, editorialised and presented small variety segments in between cartoons. These short segments included parodies of Rove Live, Gardening Australia, Men in Black and numerous music video re-enactments. On occasion the hosts would interview special guests as well. For a period on The Big Cheez Gatt and Lappin were joined by another presenter, Lenka Kripac (member of Australian band Decoder Ring).
Cheez TV also aired during Saturday morning under the moniker of The Big Cheez. (Cheez TV was the first Western nation to air the final four episodes of the Zoids: Chaotic Century series in its English language version).
The following is a incomplete list of series which were shown on Cheez TV in the past.
Initially competing against Agro's Cartoon Connection on the Seven Network, the 'hipper' look and (then) younger youth hosts, not to mention a larger focus on showing cartoons, allowed Ten to take the early morning children's TV crown off Seven, a situation that continues today (Seven eventually opting to focus on adult breakfast television instead).
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