Couch Potato was an Australian children's television show broadcast on ABC TV

ABC Television

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 in Australia

Australia

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Airing on Sunday mornings, it was a wrapper

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 show linking three or four animated or live action shows aimed at older pre-teen and young teenage audiences.

Programmes

• Danger Mouse
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• Dog Tracer
• The Dreamstone
  The Dreamstone
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• Escape from Jupiter
  Escape from Jupiter
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• Finders Keepers
  The Finder
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• Inspector Gadget
  Inspector Gadget
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• Orson and Olivia
  Orson and Olivia
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• Return to Jupiter
  Return to Jupiter
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• Simon and the Witch
  Simon and the Witch
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• Ship to Shore
• Stickin' Around
  Stickin' Around
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• The Trap Door
  The Trap Door
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• Watt on Earth
  Watt on Earth
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• The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
  The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
  The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends is an animated television series based on the works of Beatrix Potter, featuring Peter Rabbit and other anthropomorphic animal characters created by Potter. It was originally shown in the UK on BBC between 1992 and 1995 and subsequently broadcast in the USA on...
  
  
• You Can't Do That On Television
  You Can't Do That on Television
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Presenters

During its run, Couch Potato's presenters included Grant Piro

Grant Piro

Grant Piro is an Australian actor. He is best known as the host of the children's television show Couch Potato on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.- Television credits :* Sons and Daughters * Captain Johnno telemovie...

, Joey Kennedy, Jess Keeley, Jane Nield, David Heinrich and Abby Coleman.

History

• The show debuted on March 17 in 1991.
• In February 2005, Couch Potato had a spiritual successor in a similar show called Rollercoaster which airs on weekday afternoons and Sunday mornings.

See also

• ABC
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
  
  
• ABC Kids
  ABC Kids (Australia)
  ABC Television broadcasts the greatest amount of children's content than any other network in Australia.Prior to early 2009, there was a brand called ABC Kids which was separate from regular ABC TV and contained all children's programming on the ABC...