The Cartoon Company
The Cartoon Company was an Australian children's television Saturday morning cartoon block that aired on the Nine Network in the mid and late 1980s until the early 1990s. It first aired on 19 July 1986 and was hosted by Bob Driessen, Karen Dunkerton, Craig Campbell, Kathy Hopper (who had also presented the early Melbourne edition of The Bugs Bunny Show in the 1980s) and Michelle Marr from 1986 to 1989 and later Robyn Gorrell (only from 1989), Tony Johnston (from 1989 to 1991), Kristine Davis (only from 1990) and Nerida Leishman (only from 1991). The series featured jokes, competitions, guest stars and well known cartoons such as M.A.S.K., Rocky and Bullwinkle, Hero High, Dinosaucers, Scooby-Doo, Garfield, The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, The New Archies, The Karate Kid, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Magilla Gorilla, The Adventures of the Little Koala, Valley of the Dinosaurs, The New Adventures of Zorro, Yogi's Space Race, Help! It's The Hair Bear Bunch, Pandamonium, Heathcliff, Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space, The Real Ghostbusters, Richie Rich, The New Archie and Sabrina Hour, C.O.P.S., Teen Wolf, Superman, Sherlock Hound, BraveStarr, Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters, The Littles, Heathcliff and Marmaduke, The Lone Ranger and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! as well The Care Bears Movie.
| The Cartoon Company | |
|---|---|
| Genre | children's block |
| Presented by | Bob Driessen Karen Dunkerton Craig Campbell Michelle Marr Kathy Hopper Robyn Gorrell Tony Johnston Kristine Davis Nerida Leishman |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5 hours |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | 4.3 PAL |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 19 July 1986 – 23 November 1991 |
The series also had a spin-off series for younger children called The C Company presented by Tony Johnston, Kristine Davis and Nerida Leishman who were The Cartoon Company's final three hosts. It was first broadcast on 3 March 1990 and features several cartoons such as Denver, the Last Dinosaur, the first three Dot movies and The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show and live action shows including Woof!, Professor Poopsnaggle's Steam Zeppelin, The Curiosity Show, KTV, Hills End, C'mon Kids, Pugwall, The Girl from Tomorrow, Bush Beat, Goodsports and Elly & Jools plus live-action movies and specials including works from the Children's Film Foundation.
Sadly both of these shows were axed on 23 November 1991 on the same day.