Toasted TV

Toasted TV
Toasted TV logo
Genre	Children's television
Presented by	Ollie McCormack Jono Symons
Theme music composer	Peter Christie
Opening theme	Andrew Moss and Michael Brown
Ending theme	Andrew Moss and Michael Brown
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	10
No. of episodes	3,297 (As of 7 May 2016)
Production
Location(s)	TVQ-10 (2012–present) Dreamworld (2011–2012) Village Roadshow Theme Parks (2010–2011) Sea World (2007–2010) Warner Bros. Movie World (2005–2007)
Running time	210 minutes (Monday–Friday) 60 minutes (Saturday) 240 minutes (Sunday)
Release
Original network	Network Ten (2005–2012) Eleven (2012–present)
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	22 August 2005 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Cheez TV
External links
Website

Toasted TV is a successor to the Australian children's television program Cheez TV, and airs on Eleven from 27 February 2012 on Weekdays from 6am to 9.30am, Saturdays from 6am to 9am and Sundays from 6am to 10.30am. Toasted TV was formerly aired on Network Ten on 22 August 2005 until 25 February 2012. The show is hosted by Ollie McCormack and Jono Symons. It has lower popularity than the block it replaced, Cheez TV due to programming for viewers younger than ten, along with the additions of educational programming such as Totally Wild and Scope.

Hosts

Original Replacement Current

Name	First Show	Last Show
Pip Russell	22 August 2005	11 July 2008
Dan Sweetman	22 August 2005	26 August 2008
Kellyn Morris	14 July 2008	19 July 2013
Palmer Marchese	27 August 2008	23 February 2009
Sean Kennedy	24 February 2009	23 April 2009
Seamus Evans	23 April 2009	19 July 2013
Ollie McCormack	19 July 2013
Jono Symons	19 July 2013

Program Synopsis

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, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Beyblade Metal Fusion, SpongeBob SquarePants, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX), Penguins of Madagascar and Bakugan.

Premiering on 22 August 2005, it succeeded Cheez TV, and is produced in conjunction with Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the owner of Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild Water World. On 13 July 2011 to show changed to filming at Dreamworld. As of 2 July 2012, the show is shot in a studio.

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.
Facebook Watch, a segment where Ollie and Jono read out a topic they have posted on Facebook and the viewers replies or the posts on their Facebook feed.
The Week That Was where every Friday, recaps of the week are shown from Sunday to Thursday

Former segments on Toasted TV include:

Appearances by a wide range of guests from sportstars to artists and celebrities.
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 was showing on Saturdays.
Brain Squeeze, the world's dodgiest quiz show, where contestants played for Wahu items. Used to be hosted by Pip and Dan.
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.
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 was showing on Saturdays.
Delson Asprin, portrayed by Palmer who brings in the latest scoop from Hollywood. No longer happening due to him leaving the show.
E Toasted, a segment that is a parody of Entertainment Tonight.
Game Roadtest where Kellyn and Seamus test out new games that are yet to be released in Australia.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.

Show history

On Friday, 4 July 2008, it was announced that Pip Russell would be leaving Toasted TV for Totally Wild, Network Ten's wildlife program for kids.
On Thursday, 10 July 2008, it was revealed that the new female co-host is Kellyn Morris from Puzzle Play.
On Friday, 11 July 2008, this was Pip's last episode ever on Toasted TV.
On Saturday, 12 July 2008, since Pip left the show and Kellyn didn't start hosting, Dan was hosting the show solo on that day.
On Monday, 14 July 2008, Kellyn started co-hosting Toasted TV.
On Friday, 18 July 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, 26 August 2008, it was revealed that the new co-host is Palmer Marchese, the same day Dan Sweetman left the show.
On Wednesday, 27 August 2008, Palmer started co-hosting Toasted TV.
On Saturday, 30 August 2008, Dan temporarily co-hosted Toasted TV since Kellyn wasn't present in that episode.
On Thursday, 23 October 2008, Toasted TV aired its 1,000 episode.
On Friday, 31 October 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, 13 November 2008 until Tuesday, 18 November 2008, Toasted TV went to Wet'n'Wild. Except for Monday, where they do their "Outback Monday" segment.
On Tuesday, 30 December 2008, Toasted TV announced that Saturday's edition Toasted TV will air from 6:00 am to 8:30 am, 90 minutes longer than usual.
From Monday, 5 January 2009 till Wednesday, 7 January 2009, Palmer wasn't present in these episodes. As a result, Kellyn had to host Toasted TV on her own.
On Thursday, 8 January 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, 13 January 2009 to Wednesday, 14 January 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, 15 January 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, 29 January 2009, this is the very first time Vicky Schmeckham makes an appearance, talking about the latest music on the charts.
On Monday, 9 February 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, 10 February 2009 and Wednesday, 11 February 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, 14 February 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, 24 February 2009, Palmer Marchese was on holidays. Sean Kennedy from Totally Wild filled in for him.
On Tuesday, 10 March 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, 30 March 2009, at Wet 'n' Wild Water World, Dan Sweetman returned as a special guest.
On Thursday, 16 April 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, 18 April 2009, it was announced that Sean Kennedy will be leaving Toasted TV and a new co-host will take over.
On Monday, 20 April 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, 23 April 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.
On Tuesday, 15 June 2010, Toasted TV celebrated 1,500 episodes.
On Monday, 14 March 2011, Kellyn and Seamus returned along with their 'Toaster Coaster' (a RV) to present an On the Road series traveling across Australia.
On Monday, 27 February 2012, Toasted TV moved to Ten's digital channel Eleven every Monday to Friday at 6am to 9am.
On Saturday, 3 March 2012, Toasted TV celebrated 2,000 episodes.
On Friday, 31 March 2013, Toasted TV celebrated 2,250 episodes.
On Sunday, 9 February 2014, Toasted TV celebrated 2,500 episodes.
On Wednesday, 15 July 2015, Toasted TV celebrated 3,000 episodes.

Current shows

As of 1 May 2016, the schedule is as follows:

Sunday

6.00 am: Dinofroz (repeats)
6.30 am: iCarly Season 6 (repeats)
7.00 am: The Fairly OddParents Season 1 (repeats)
7.30 am: Pokémon The Series XY (repeats)
8.00 am: Scaredy Squirrel Season 1 (repeats)
8.30 am: Sidekick Season 1
9.00 am: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) (double episodes, repeats)

Monday - Friday

6.00 am: Dinofroz (repeats)
6.30 am: Wakfu Season 2 (repeats)
7.00 am: Transformers: Prime Season 2 (repeats)
7.30 am: Pokémon The Series XY (repeats)
8.00 am: (Mon-Wed, Fri) Totally Wild
8.00 am: (Thurs) Scope (repeats)
8.30 am: Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series) Season 1 (repeats)
9.00 am: Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)

Saturday

6.00 am: Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot (repeats)
6.30 am: Pokémon The Series XY (repeats)

History of shows

The following is a complete list of cartoons which have premiered on Toasted TV or aired new episodes on Toasted TV. Shows listed according to the era of their premiere.

Movies and specials

Eleven (2012-present)

The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
GGO Football
B-Daman Crossfire
Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse
Beyblade: Metal Fury
Beyblade: Shogun Steel
BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz
BeyWheelz
Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot
Clue (mini-series)
Dinofroz
Dinosaur Train
The Drakers
The Fairly OddParents
Geronimo Stilton
Gormiti Nature Unleashed
Hi-5 House
Julius Jr.
Lalaloopsy
Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series)
Mako: Island of Secrets
Matt Hatter Chronicles
Mia and Me
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova
Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond
Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies
Pokémon The Series XY
Pokémon The Series XY: Kalos Quest
Pound Puppies
Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville
Redakai: Conquer the Kairu
Redakai: Lokar's Shadow
Scaredy Squirrel
Scope
Sidekick
Slugterra
Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tickety Toc
Totally Wild
Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Tree Fu Tom
Vic the Viking
Wakfu