The Big Arvo

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The Big Arvo
Also known asThe Big Breakfast
Genre Children's television
Developed by
  • Julie Hanna
  • Lisa Fitzpatrick
Written byJulie Hanna
Directed byBrian Forshaw
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
Production
Executive producerJulie Hanna
Production locations Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Running time22 minutes
Original release
Network Seven Network
Release2 June 1999 (1999-06-02) 
14 July 2000 (2000-07-14)
Release1 February 2001 (2001-02-01) 
6 May 2005 (2005-05-06)

The Big Arvo, originally titled The Big Breakfast, was an Australian television program that was broadcast on the Seven Network from 1999 until 2005. It began in a morning time slot under the name of The Big Breakfast, before moving to the afternoon to make way for AMV: All Music Video and Sunrise . The program was presented by four hosts, who hosted the show in a large model bus. The program included segments such as "cool job" and "dare" to amuse younger viewers and to teach viewers who had outgrown Play School . It appeared in K-Zone magazine to celebrate 500 episodes.

Contents

Hosts

 Original  Replacement 

RoleNameFirst ShowLast Show
1st co-host Ben Hewett [1] 2 August 19996 May 2005
2nd co-hostJennifer Hardy2 August 19996 May 2005
3rd co-host Anna Choy 2 August 1999May 2004
James Tobin [1] October 20046 May 2005
4th co-hostCurtis Fernandez2 August 1999July 2000
Luke Jacobz 1 February 2001March 2005
Notes

Programmes

Cartoons

Here is a list of cartoons that were shown as part of The Big Breakfast:

Live-action

The Big Breakfast has also aired a few live action programmes:

See also

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