In the Box

In the Box
Genre	Pre-School
Created by	David Napier; Tony Powell
Presented by	Michael McKenna; Tracey Fleming; Brett Annable;
Voices of	David Napier
Theme music composer	Beeps
Opening theme	"In the Box"
Ending theme	"Goodbye, Goodbye (Put a Smile on Your Dile)"
Composer	Rhonda Davidson-Irwin
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
Production
Executive producer	Cherrie Bottger
Producer	Sandra Makaresz
Production locations	Brisbane, Queensland
Editor	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[1] at 8:30 am to 9:00 am, from Monday to Friday. It first aired on 21 December 1998.[2] It was latterly hosted by Brett Annable,[3] Tracey Fleming, Michael McKenna and Bop, their resident puppet.

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.[4]

References

"Network Ten Pty Ltd - Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, Technology and the Arts - Inquiry into the uptake of digital television" - May 2005, Australian House of Representatives
Links Autumn cover
"First Christmas carols for Salt", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 10 December 2005
"In the Box CD" Archived 12 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Chic DVD, accessed 23 January 2008

External links

In the Box at IMDb

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[1] "Network Ten Pty Ltd - Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, Technology and the Arts - Inquiry into the uptake of digital television" - May 2005, Australian House of Representatives

[2] Links Autumn cover

[3] "First Christmas carols for Salt", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 10 December 2005

[4] "In the Box CD" Archived 12 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Chic DVD, accessed 23 January 2008