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Pig's Breakfast

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Pig's Breakfast
Also known asOff The Air
GenreChildren
Science fiction
Created byJohn Thomson
Mark Shirrefs
Written byMark 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 byEsben Storm
Kathy Mueller
Ralph Strasser
John Thomson
StarringNicholas Russell
Eve Morey
Heath McIvor
Jennifer Priest
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes78
Production
Executive producerNoel Price
ProducerSusie Campbell
Production locationsMelbourne, Victoria
Running time25 minutes
Production companyNine Network Australia
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release5 July 1999 (1999-07-05) –
22 October 2000 (2000-10-22)

Pig's Breakfast (also known as Off The Air) is an Australian science fiction children's television series by Mark Shirrefs and John Thomson that was broadcast in 1999.

Background

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Shirrefs and Thomson originally conceived of Pig's Breakfast in 1989 as a magazine series about aliens who crash-land on Earth and interview humans to learn more about the planet. The premise was changed to suit a sitcom format ten years later.[1] After they pitched it, Channel 9 and production company Southern Star made a deal to co-produce 52 episodes without commissioning a pilot.[2]

The show aired in many countries, including ITV's CITV in the United Kingdom and RTÉ2's The Den in Ireland.[citation needed]

Premise

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Two alien school kids named Grob and Meeba accidentally crash their galactic school bus into a television studio on Earth, Channel 9. A producer mistakes them for two actors in rubber suits, there to do a skit on her children's TV show. The aliens are such a hit that she hires them to host the show, whose ratings soar. Two children, Rodney and Lucy Green, discover the aliens' identity and help to keep them safe while they try to fix their bus and return home.

Cast

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Setting

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References

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  1. ^ Everton, Denise (23 July 1999). "Sci-fi sitcom a winner". Illawarra Mercury.
  2. ^ Ketchell, Misha (15 July 1999). "Aliens pig out at breakfast". The Age.
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