Toon Time (TV series)

Toon Time
Genre	Comedy Cartoon Variety
Created by	Darren Chau
Written by	Darren Chau Brose Avard
Directed by	Pip Mushin
Presented by	Penelope Mitchell Dickie Knee
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	258 (as of 11 July 2012)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Darren Chau
Producer(s)	Brose Avard
Location(s)	Melbourne, Victoria
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network	111 Hits
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	18 July 2011 – present
External links
Website

'Toon Time' ^[1] is an Australian television entertainment programme 111 Hits created and executive produced by Darren Chau, and hosted by Penelope Mitchell and Dickie Knee (John Blackman) from Hey Hey It's Saturday fame. The programme features Bugs Bunny and the popular Warner Brothers animated characters, plus comedy segments, competitions and specials guests. 'Toon Time' premiered on 18 July 2011 at 5.30pm.^[2]

Penelope Mitchell was cast by Darren Chau who discovered her following an exhaustive nationwide search of talent. The programme is the highest rating local production on Channel 111HITS, and its promotional campaign won 5 Gold Promax Awards.^[3][4]

Special guests

• Molly Meldrum ^[5]
• George Kapiniaris
• Simon Palomares
• Tim Ellis ^[6]
• Anthony Harkin (Rock of Ages)
• Brent Hill (Rock of Ages)
• Brad Johnson (AFL Footballer)
• David Cotter
• Aeriel Manx
• Andrew Welsh (AFL Footballer)
• Cameron Tragardh (NBL Basketballer)
• Frank Lotito

References

External links

• Official website