Couch Potato (TV series)

Couch Potato was an Australian children's television show broadcast on ABC TV in Australia and a staple of Classic ABC.

Airing on Sunday mornings, it was a "wrapper" show linking three or four animated or live action shows aimed at older pre-teen and young teenage audiences.

Programmes

• The Adventures of Sam
• Alias the Jester
• Alvin and the Chipmunks
• The Angry Beavers
• The Animals of Farthing Wood
• Animated Classic Showcase
• Aquila
• Archibald the Koala
• The Baby-Sitters Club
• Bananaman
• Bangers and Mash
• The Biz
• Bump in the Night
• The Cat Came Back
• Clowning Around
• Cro
• Danger: Marmalade At Work
• Danger Mouse
• The Demon Headmaster
• Dog Tracer
• The Dreamstone
• EC Plays Lift Off
• Educating Marmalade
• Escape from Jupiter
• Finders Keepers
• The Genie From Down Under
• Ghostwriter
• Inspector Gadget
• Johnson and Friends
• Kideo
• Lift Off
• Minty
• Mot
• Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All
• Orson and Olivia
• Plasmo
• The Real Story of...
• Return to Jupiter
• Rocko's Modern Life
• Roland Rat
• Roland Rat Goes East
• Roland Rat's Winter Wonderland
• Round the Bend
• Round the Twist
• Santo Bugito
• The Secret World of Alex Mack
• Simon and the Witch
• SimsalaGrimm
• Ship to Shore
• Stickin' Around
• Sun on the Stubble
• SuperTed
• Toucan Tecs
• The Trap Door
• True Tilda
• The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
• Watt on Earth
• The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
• You Can't Do That On Television

Presenters

During its run, Couch Potato's presenters included Grant Piro, Joey Kennedy, Jess Keeley, Jane Nield, Sam Prest, David Heinrich and Abby Coleman.

History

• The show debuted on 17 March 1991 and ended on 24 June 2001.
• In February 2005, Couch Potato had a spiritual successor in a similar show called Rollercoaster which aired on weekday afternoons and Sunday mornings until 30 January 2010.

See also

• ABC
• ABC Kids