| Swap Shop | |
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| Genre | Children's |
| Written by | Russell Taylor |
| Directed by |
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| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | James Valentine / Roger Mason |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 56 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Judith Simpson |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 20 June 1988 (1988-06-20) – 1990 (1990) |
Swap Shop is an Australian children's television series that screened on the ABC from 1988. The show features comedy, stories, animation and has musical guests performing original songs. It debuted on 20 June for an initial 12 episodes. A Christmas episode aired on 23 December and the second season began on 1 May 1988.
Synopsis
Aunt Mimi and George run a shop where things are swapped instead of purchased.
Cast
- Melissa Jaffer as Aunt Mimi
- Tim McKenzie as George
Episodes
- Moo
- Shorts
- Snores
- Drips
- Chopsticks
- Aliens
- Birthday
- Thief
- Tea
- Woof
- Tutu
- Vote
- Mummy
- Christmas
- Star - part 1
- Star - part 2
- Video
- Hiccups
- Ole
- Fire
- Air
- Tents
- Shoes
- Hello
- Flyers
- Sing
- Gift
- Novel
- Break
- Renovation
- Tick Tock
- Yeah
- Flood
- Swim
- Hero
- Clubs
- Nightmare
- Cereal
- Treasure Hunt
Reception
Sian Watkins of the Age said, "The Ideas behind Swap Shop are hardly innovative — Sesame Street has been doing similar things for years — but nevertheless it's light and fun a hint of something comic." Judith Whelan from the Sydney Morning Herald, commenting on tangents from the main story lines, wrote, "It is these extra bits that make the series work." Commenting on the first episode of the second seaso,n Jim Schembri of the Age notes, "Most of this episode is congenial but disposable and a bit too down beat."
Soundtrack
An EP (1988) and a record (1989), both titled Swap Shop, were released featuring songs from the show.
References
- ^ Oliver, Robin (20 June 1988), "What's new?", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Swap Shop - ABC 1990 - Pilot "Moo". YouTube. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.
- Camm, Mark (13 June 1988), "Time to switch to Swap", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Whelan, Judith (19 December 1988), "Top-quality fare from ABC, SBS", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Schembri, Jim (27 April 1989), "One for a rainy day", The Age
- ^ Camm, Mark (25 July 1988), "A swap shop without junk", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Watkins, Sian (16 June 1988), "Welcome hint of slapdash", The Age
- "Swap Shop music fun", The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June 1989
External links
- Swap Shop at IMDb
- Swap Shop at Australian Television Information Archive
- Swap Shop at Screen Australia
- 1988 Australian television series debuts
- 1990 Australian television series endings
- Television shows set in Australia
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- Australian children's television series
- Australian children's education television series
- Australian English-language television shows