Toasted TV

Toasted TV
Genre	Children's Television
Starring	Previous Hosts; Pip Russell (2005-2008); Dan Sweetman (2005-2008); Palmer Marchese (2008-2009); Sean Kennedy (2009); Hosts; Kellyn Morris; Seamus Evans
Theme music composer	Peter Christie
Opening theme	Andrew Moss and Michael Brown
Ending theme	Andrew Moss and Michael Brown
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	1360 (As of December 26, 2009)
Production
Producer(s)	Stephen Bergin
Location(s)	Sea World (2007-present); Warner Bros. Movie World (2005-2007)
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel Ten
Original run	August 22, 2005 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Cheez TV
External links
	Official website

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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 Seamus Evans.

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, Yu-Gi-Oh! (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters), Bratz and Chaotic.

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. This segment used to show on Saturdays and now will show on a weekday.
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, Face Off (Kell vs Seamus), On Your Head, Wild Card, and Down Your Pants. The most popular is "Down Your Pants". This segment is now showing on Saturdays.
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. This segment is now showing on Saturdays.
E Toasted a show that's a parody of Entertainment Tonight.
Game Roadtest where Kellyn and Seamus test out new games that are yet to be released in Australia.
Appearances by a wide range of guests from sportstars to artists and celebrities.
Bread Board, where viewers send in a question about a situation and the board consisting of at least four kids try to solve the problem.
Vicky Schmeckham, portrayed by Kellyn who brings in the latest music news from London. A parody of Victoria Beckham who Schmeckham points out she is not related to her.

Former segments on Toasted TV:

Brain Squeeze, the world's dodgiest quiz show, where contestants played for Wahu items. Used to be hosted by Pip and Dan.
Toasted TV Rise and Shine Today, where Pip Russell and Dan Sweetman do various random news reports. Parody of Channel Seven's Sunrise with David and Mel. Replaced by "E Toasted".
Get Active Time, where a countdown timer appears and when it gets to zero, the hosts partake in a short exercise routine. Used to be hosted by Pip and Dan.
Song on the Spot, where random people in Movie World say a word for Pip and Dan to make up a song using the selected words. No longer around, since Dan did the playing and left the show.
The Week That Was where every Saturday, recaps of the week are shown from Monday to Friday. No longer happening due to Bike Wheel of Misfortune.
Nelson Asprin, portrayed by Dan who brings in the latest scoop from Hollywood. Replaced by Delson Asprin and revealed his true identity on his final appearance on Toasted TV.
Delson Asprin, portrayed by Palmer who brings in the latest scoop from Hollywood. No longer happening due to him leaving the show.

[edit] 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.
On Thursday, October 23, 2008, Toasted TV aired its 1000th episode.
On Friday, October 31, 2008, not only was the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Time & Darkness special shown at 7:30, special guest Pikachu made an appearance on this episode.
From Thursday, November 13, 2008 till Tuesday, November 18, 2008, Toasted TV went to Wet'n'Wild. Except for Monday, where they do their "Outback Monday" segment.
On Tuesday, December 30, 2008, Toasted TV announced that Saturday Toasted TV will air from 6:00am to 8:30am, 90 minutes longer than usual.
From Monday, January 5, 2009 till Wednesday, January 7, 2009, Palmer wasn't present in these episodes. As a result, Kellyn had to host Toasted TV on her own.
On Thursday, January 8, 2009, Brain Squeeze "Family Fraud" returned to the segment where Kellyn's family was against Palmer's family. Palmer won in a rock, paper, scissors contest, despite the normal Brain Squeeze's final round was rock, paper, anything.
From Tuesday, January 13, 2009 to Wednesday, January 14, 2009, Kellyn wasn't present in these episodes due to laryngitis. As a result, Palmer had to host Toasted TV on his own. When Kellyn came back, she made a comment that she wanted to go snorkeling when Palmer did it.
On Thursday, January 15, 2009, not only did Kellyn return, Toasted TV went behind the scenes for the first time. Pip Russell made a cameo appearance saying "I miss you" when Palmer introduced people in the HQ.
On Thursday, January 29, 2009, this is the very first time Vicky Schmeckham makes an appearance, talking about the latest music on the charts.
On Monday, February 9, 2009, not only was the fourth series premier of Scope aired, Dr Rob and Julia appeared on the show as well. They also did the famous Diet Coke and Mentos experiment on the show.
On Tuesday, February 10, 2009 and Wednesday, February 11, 2009, not only was the new series of Totally Wild aired, Sean from Totally Wild made an appearance in the show. Celebrity Bike Wheel of Misfortune was played and landed on Kell and Palmer vs Celebrity. Kell and Palmer won.
On Saturday, February 14, 2009, the very first Mega Saturday was shown. Spider-Man was on at 7:30-7:45 with the remaining fifteen minutes showing Kell and Palmer playing with rays. Chuck It In and Bike Wheel of Misfortune was aired together for the first time.
From Tuesday, February 24, 2009, Palmer Marchese was on holidays. Sean Kennedy from Totally Wild filled in for him.
On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, Victoria Schmeckham (portrayed by Kellyn Morris) announced that "Palmer has decided to leave the Toaster to pursue a big, massive acting career!". As a result, Sean Kennedy is officially the new co-host of Toasted TV.^[1]
On Monday, March 30, 2009, at Wet 'n' Wild Water World, Dan Sweetman returned as a special guest.
On Thursday, April 16, 2009, during E Toasted Natalie Hunter from Totally Wild interviewed Zac Efron about his new movie 17 Again and asked him questions that were sent in by viewers.
On Saturday, April 18, 2009, it was announced that Sean Kennedy will be leaving Toasted TV and a new co-host will take over.
On Monday, April 20, 2009, the new Bike Wheel of Misfortune was displayed. This time, "Physical Challenge" is replaced with "Can You Feel It?" where the hosts are blindfolded and have to touch something gross. Also, "Face Off" is replaced with "Kell vs ?".
On Thursday, April 23, 2009, Victoria Schmeckham (portrayed by Kellyn Morris) announced the new male co-host of Toasted TV is Seamus Evans. He also appeared with Kellyn and Sean in this episode.

[edit] Current Shows

As of November 9, 2009, the schedule is as follows:

Monday - Friday

7.00 AM (Mon-Thurs): Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 1
7.00 AM (Fri): Zorro: Generation Z (repeats)
8.00 AM (Mon-Thurs): Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension (repeats)
8.00 AM (Fri): New Vestroia

Saturday

6.00 AM: Spectacular Spider-Man Season 1 (repeats)
6.30 AM: Dragon Ball Z Season 1 (repeats)
7.00 AM: Chaotic Season 1 (repeats)
7.30 AM: SpongeBob SquarePants (repeats)
8:00 AM: iCarly Season 1

[edit] History of Shows

The following is a complete 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.