Toasted TV
Toasted TV | |
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Genre | Children's Television |
Starring | Previous Hosts Pip Russell Dan Sweetman Hosts Palmer Marchese Kellyn Morris |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 99X (As of September 18, 2008) |
Production | |
Producer | Stephen Bergin |
Production locations | Sea World (2007-present) Warner Bros. Movie World (2005-2007) |
Original release | |
Network | Channel Ten |
Release | August 22, 2005 – present |
Toasted TV is a children's television program that airs Monday to Saturday on Australia's Ten Network. The show is hosted by Kellyn Morris and Palmer Marchese.
The show targets an audience of 7- to 14-year-olds. The activities of the hosts are interspersed with cartoons and anime, such as Pokémon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Totally Spies, and Yu-Gi-oh! (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters).
Premiering on August 22, 2005, it succeeded Cheez TV, and is produced in conjunction with Warner Village Theme Parks, the owner of Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild Water World. The show is shot entirely at Sea World.
The shows Series Producer since inception has been Stephen Bergin who has driven the show's strong emphasis on engaging its audience through double dares and other activities that viewers write in and get the hosts to do. Regular segments on Toasted TV include:
- Letter of the Week, where letters are read and prizes are given out for them
- Bike Wheel of Misfortune, where the bike wheel is spun and the hosts have to do one of the many double dares that have been sent in. The Bike Wheel of Misfortune has five categories of double dare: Physical Challenge, Kell vs Palmer, On Your Head, Wild Card, and Down Your Pants. The most popular is "Down Your Pants".
- Chuck It In. This is one of the most popular segments on the show. People send in their gross recipes and Kellyn and Palmer mix them in a blender and then have to drink it.
- E Toasted a show that's a paraody of Entertainment Tonight.
- Game Roadtest where Kellyn and Palmer test out new games that are yet to be released in Australia.
- The Week That Was where every Saturday, recaps of the week are shown from Monday to Friday.
- Appearances by a wide range of guests from sportstars to artists and celebrities.
Toasted TV's Show History
- On Friday July 4, 2008, it was announced that Pip Russell would be leaving Toasted TV for Totally Wild, Network Ten's wildlife program for kids.
- On Thursday July 10, 2008, it was revealed that the new female co-host is Kellyn Morris from Puzzle Play.
- On Friday July 11, 2008, this was Pip's last episode ever on Toasted TV
- On Saturday July 12, 2008, since Pip left the show and Kellyn didn't start hosting, Dan was hosting the show on that day.
- On Monday July 14, 2008, Kellyn started co-hosting Toasted TV.
- On Friday July 18, 2008, near the end of the show, host Dan Sweetman revealed that he would be leaving the show within four weeks. It was revealed that four candidates are up for the job with the audience having the vote for the new co-host.
- On Tuesday August 26, 2008, it was revealed that the new co-host is Palmer Marchese, the same day Dan Sweetman left the show.
- On Wednesday August 27, 2008, Palmer started co-hosting Toasted TV.
- On Saturday August 30, 2008, Dan temporarily co-hosted Toasted TV since Kellyn wasn't present in that episode.
- Someday between 20th of October to 24th of October 2008, Toasted TV will air its 1000th episode.
Current Shows
As of October 18, 2008, the schedule is as follows:
Monday - Friday
- 7.00 AM: Dork Hunters From Outer Space
- 7.30 AM: Eon Kid Season 1
- 8.00 AM: Chaotic Season 1 (repeats)
Saturday
- 6.00 AM: Bratz Season 1 (repeats)
- 6.30 AM: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Season 2 (repeats)
Coming Soon
- 7.30 AM (Mon-Fri): One Piece Season 1 (repeats) - Begins October 29.
- 7.30 AM: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Time & Darkness (special) - Airs October 31.
- 8.00 AM (Mon-Fri): Bratz Season X (repeats) - Begin October 29.
History of Shows
The following is an incomplete list of cartoons which have premiered on Toasted TV or aired new episodes on Toasted TV in a given year. As repeats of popular shows are fairly frequent, they are not specifically listed.
2005
New series
- Hot Wheels AcceleRacers - Breaking Point (movie)
- Hot Wheels AcceleRacers - The Ultimate Race (movie)
- Pet Alien
- Transformers Cybertron
- Trollz
New episodes of continuing series
2006
New series
- All Grown Up!
- Biker Mice from Mars (2006)
- Bratz
- Code Lyoko
- Mew Mew Power
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- One Piece
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate! (special)
- The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (special)
- Stuart Little: The Animated Series
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
New episodes of continuing series
- Gadget and the Gadgetinis
- Pet Alien
- Pokémon
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Totally Spies!
2007
New series
New episodes of continuing series
2008
New series
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers
- Chaotic
- Dork Hunters From Outer Space
- Eon Kid
- Horseland
- Legend of the Dragon
- Transformers Animated
- Viva Piñata
New episodes of continuing series