Pig's Breakfast
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| Pig's Breakfast | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Off The Air |
| Genre | Children Science Fiction |
| Created by | John Thomson Mark Shirrefs |
| Written by | Mark Shirrefs John Thomson Lynda Gibson Kym Goldsworthy Steve J. Spears Kevin Nemeth Phil Thomson Brendan Luno Geoff Kelso Clare Madsen Holly Lyons Rhett Walton Helen Steel John Lind Sue Thomson Brian Nankervis Andrew Goodone Mark Cutler Nancy Black |
| Directed by | Esben Storm Kathy Mueller Ralph Strasser John Thomson |
| Starring | Nicholas Russell Eve Morey Heath McIvor Jennifer Priest |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Noel Price |
| Producer | Susie Campbell |
| Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Nine Network Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 5 July 1999 – 22 October 2000 |
Pig's Breakfast (also known as Off The Air) is an Australian children's television series that was broadcast in 1999.
Two alien school kids, Grob and Meeba, accidentally crash their galactic school bus into a television studio on Earth where a producer mistakes them for two actors come to do a skit on her TV show. The aliens are such a hit that she hires them to host the show. Two children, Rodney and Lucy, discover the aliens' identity and help to keep them safe while they try to find a way to get home.
it aired in many countries, including ITV's CITV in the United Kingdom, and many more
Cast
- Nicholas Russell as Rodney Green
- Eve Morey as Lucy Green
- Heath McIvor as Grob
- Jennifer Priest as Meeba
- George Kapiniaris as Queegle
- Phillip Millar as Queegle
- Jeremy Hopkins as Phillip Bailey
- Lynda Gibson as Di Bailey
- Sally Cooper as Dee (series 3)
- Annie Jones as Sue Green
- Francis Greenslade as Martin Green
- Peta Brady as Nancy
- Gary Files as Mr. Howard
- Ernie Gray as Mr. Pratt
- Geoff Paine as Malcolm Wilson
- Catherine Mack-Hancock as Jessica
Setting
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- Australian children's television series
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- Australian television shows featuring puppetry
- Television series by Endemol Australia
- Television series about extraterrestrial life
- Television shows set in Melbourne
- ITV children's television shows
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