The Cartoon Company

The Cartoon Company
Genrechildren's block
Presented byBob Driessen
Karen Dunkerton
Craig Campbell
Michelle Marr
Kathy Hopper
Robyn Gorrell
Tony Johnston
Kristine Davis
Nerida Leishman
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
Production
Running time5 hours
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release19 July 1986 (1986-07-19) –
23 November 1991 (1991-11-23)

The Cartoon Company was an Australian children's television morning cartoon, airing every Saturday on the Nine Network.

It first broadcast on 19 July 1986 and was hosted by Young Talent Time star's Bob Driessen and Karen Dunkerton,[1] as well as Craig Campbell, Kathy Hopper (who had also presented the early Melbourne edition of The Bugs Bunny Show in the 1980s) and Michelle Marr from 1986 to 1989 and later Robyn Gorrell (only from 1989), Tony Johnston (from 1989 to 1991), Kristine Davis (only from 1990) and Nerida Leishman (only from 1991).

Synopsis

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The series featured jokes, competitions, guest stars and cartoons

List of Cartoons

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Rocky and Bullwinkle
Hero High
Dinosaucers
Scooby-Doo
Garfield
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
The New Archies,
The Karate Kid
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures[2]
Magilla Gorilla
The Adventures of the Little Koala
Valley of the Dinosaurs
The New Adventures of Zorro
Yogi's Space Race
Help! It's The Hair Bear Bunch
Pandamonium
Heathcliff
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
The Real Ghostbusters
Richie Rich
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour
C.O.P.S.
Teen Wolf
Superman
Sherlock Hound, BraveStarr
Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters
The Littles
Heathcliff and Marmaduke
The Lone Ranger
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
The Care Bears Movie

Spin off series

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The series also had a spin-off series for younger children called The C Company presented by Tony Johnston, Kristine Davis and Nerida Leishman who were The Cartoon Company's final three hosts.

It was first broadcast on 3 March 1990 and featured several cartoons such as Denver, the Last Dinosaur, the first three Dot movies and The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

whilst live action shows including Woof!, Professor Poopsnaggle's Steam Zeppelin, The Curiosity Show, KTV, Hills End, C'mon Kids, Pugwall, The Girl from Tomorrow, Bush Beat, Goodsports and Elly & Jools plus live-action movies and specials including works from the Children's Film Foundation.

Both of these shows were axed on 23 November 1991 on the same day.

References

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  1. ^ "Intro to Cartoon Company". youtube.com. 1985.
  2. ^ "Animated Controversy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 October 1987.