Mopatop's Shop
Mopatop's Shop is a children's television series that which premiered on CITV in the UK on 4 January 1999. 260 ten-minute episodes were made and aired daily. It was a co-production between Jim Henson Television and Carlton Television. After it finished its run in 2005 it was repeated for several years afterwards until 2010.
| Mopatop's Shop | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Developed by | Jocelyn Stevenson |
| Directed by | Simon Spencer Tom Poole Ian McLean |
| Starring | Mak Wilson (series 1–2) William Todd-Jones (series 3–4) Victoria Willing Nigel Plaskitt Brian Herring Susan Beattie Louise Gold |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 260 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brian Henson Angus Fletcher David Mercer |
| Producers | Jocelyn Stevenson Sue Taylor Angus Fletcher Pete Coogan |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production companies | The Jim Henson Company[1] Carlton Television[1] |
| Distributor | The Jim Henson Company[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV (CITV) |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 4 January 1999 – 2005 |
Production
The show was produced and written by Jocelyn Stevenson, who started working with the Muppets as a lead writer on Fraggle Rock. Stevenson explained, "The aim of Mopatop's Shop is to teach young children to embrace language and communication skills in a form where they can expand the boundaries of their imagination. It promotes goodness and wellbeing."[citation needed]
Plot
The show features a large green dragon-like Muppet named Mopatop (performed by Mak Wilson (series 1 and 2) and William Todd-Jones (series 3 and 4) and his red and yellow platypus-like dog-duck hybrid assistant Puppyduck (performed by Victoria Willing). Together they run Mopatop's Shop, a shop where one can buy anything they could ever think or dream of. They interact with characters including the Mouse family, local deliveryman Lamont the sloth, neighbour Claudia Bird, a rabbit named Odd-Job Gerald.
Broadcast history
United Kingdom
The series premiered on CITV on 4 January 1999.
International
On 9 May 2013, it was shown on YouTube during the 1st season in North America after a 5-year wait.
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 65 | 4 January 1999 | 2000 | |
| 2 | 65 | 2000 (Non-US countries) | 2001 (Non-US countries) | |
| 3 | 65 | Fall 2001 (Non-US countries) | Spring 2002 (Non-US countries) | |
| 4 | 65 | 2002 (Non-US countries) | 2003 (Non-US countries) | |
Season 1 (1999–2000) 1. Wrong Ringer 2. This Way to the Garden 3. Flea Power 4. Hop for the shop 5. Hiccups 6. Ghosts 7. Upsy Daisy 8. Worries 9. Trouble with a puddle 10. Horns 11. No Mice for sale 12. The Seed 13. No Job Too Small 14. Moon Dreams 15. Hug A Bug 16. The Whizzy 17. Nowhere For a Square 18. Grand Opening 19. Shake A Shake 20. Mr Grizzle's Laugh 21. Nothing 22. Teething Trouble 23. Simply Sorry 24. Monty's Fuzzy Wuzz 25. Ants 26. Something Special 27. Singa Songa 28. Hairy Fairy 29. Whispers 30. Nodding Off 31. Flowers 32. Home Sweet Home 33. Ship Ahoy 34. You Are What You Are 35. The Do-What-I-Say 36. Bright Ideas 37. Surprise Party 38. Musical Sounds 39. Surprises 40. The Perfect Tail 41. Cock-A-Doodle Bee 42. The Happy Flapper 43. No Sea 44. Easy Peasy 45. Thingamajig 46. Wind 47. The Brave Canary 48. The Flying Chicken 49. Warm Snow 50. The Magic Teeny 51. Cold Feet 52. A Secret 53. Sniffly Whiffler 54. Singalotti 55. The Big Bicycle Race 56. Swapsies 57. Dancin' on the Shop 58. Find The Way You Are 59. The Fly 60. Go Slow 61. Fast Run 62. Mud 63. Fishing 64. Teasy Sneezy 65. Whistles
Season 2 (2000–2001)
Season 3 (2001–2002)
Season 4 (2002–2003)