- In the Box
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show_name = In the Box
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genre = Pre-School
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starring =Craig McMahon ,Dominique McMahon ,Brett Annable , Tracey Fleming, and Bop
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country = AUS
language = English
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runtime = 30 minutes
network =Network Ten
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first_aired =21 December 1998
last_aired =20 December 2006
preceded_by = The Music Shop
followed_by = "Puzzle Play "
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imdb_id = 1208632
tv_com_id ="In the Box" was a 30 minute preschoolers' television program which aired in
Australia onNetwork Ten [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/cita/digitaltv/subs/sub60.pdf "Network Ten Pty Ltd - Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, Technology and the Arts - Inquiry into the uptake of digital television - May 2005] ,Australian House of Representatives ] at nowrap|8:30 am to nowrap|9:00 am, from Monday to Friday. It first aired on21 December 1998 [ [http://www.marketingcomm.qut.edu.au/cmpublications/links/links_9904comp.pdf Links Autumn cover ] ] . It was latterly hosted byBrett Annable , [ [http://www.newstext.com.au/docs/GCB/2005/get.jsp?docid=GCB-20051210-R-054-4006331V5@QLD-GCB-2006-2005 "First Christmas carols for Salt"] ,The Gold Coast Bulletin ,10 December 2005 ] Tracey Fleming and Bop, their resident puppet. Previous hosts includedCraig McMahon andDominique McMahon . [ [http://www.filmtv.com.au/teacher-profiles/ "Teacher Profiles"] , Film & Television Studio International, "accessed23 January 2008 "]The show featured varied content. However, there were certain events that would take take place during each episode. These included a 'delivery', in which the hosts received a box of items to do an activity with, a visit from two different children each day, and the goodbye song. Some episodes had a particular theme such as baking, or time travel.
During each episode, Brett, Tracey and Bop sang a variety of songs which appealed to the young target audience. These included "Simon Says", "Follow the Leader" and "Washy Washy". [ [http://www.chicdvd.com.au/p/358522/In-the-Box-CD.html "In the Box CD"] , Chic DVD, "accessed
23 January 2008 "]Before the show was aired, it replaced the show "The Music Shop"."In the Box" was replaced on
December 21 ,2006 by "Puzzle Play ".References
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