In the Box | |
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Genre | Pre-School |
Created by | David Napier Tony Powell |
Presented by | Michael McKenna Tracey Fleming Brett Annable Craig McMahon Dominique McMahon |
Voices of | David Napier |
Theme music composer | Beeps |
Opening theme | "In the Box" |
Ending theme | "Goodbye, Goodbye (Put a Smile on Your Dile)" |
Composer(s) | Rhonda Davidson-Irwin |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Cherrie Bottger |
Producer(s) | Sandra Makaresz |
Location(s) | Brisbane, Queensland |
Editor(s) | Peter Christie |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Network Ten |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 21 December 1998 – 20 December 2006 |
In the Box was a 30-minute preschoolers' television program which aired in Australia on Network Ten at 8:30 am to 9:00 am, from Monday to Friday. It first aired on 21 December 1998. It was latterly hosted by Brett Annable, Tracey Fleming, Michael McKenna and Bop, their resident puppet. Previous hosts included Craig McMahon and Dominique McMahon.
The show featured varied content. However, there were certain events that would take place during each episode. These included a 'delivery', in which the hosts received a box of items to do an activity with, a visit from two different children each day, and the good-bye song. Some episodes had a particular theme such as baking or time travel.
During each episode, Michael, Brett, Tracey and Bop sang a variety of songs which appealed to the young target audience. These included Simon Says, Follow the Leader and Washy Washy.