In the Box

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In the Box
Genre	Pre-School
Starring	Craig McMahon, Dominique McMahon, Brett Annable, Tracey Fleming, and Bop
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Network Ten
Original run	21 December 1998 – 20 December 2006
Chronology
Followed by	Puzzle Play
External links
IMDb profile

In the Box was a 30 minute preschoolers' television program which aired in Australia on Network Ten^[1] at 8:30 am to 9:00 am, from Monday to Friday. It first aired on 21 December 1998^[2]. It was latterly hosted by Brett Annable,^[3] Tracey Fleming and Bop, their resident puppet. Previous hosts included Craig McMahon and Dominique McMahon.^[4]

The show featured varied content. However, there were certain events that would take take place during each episode. These included a 'delivery', in which the hosts received a box of items to do an activity with, a visit from two different children each day, and the goodbye song. Some episodes had a particular theme such as baking, or time travel.

During each episode, Brett, Tracey and Bop sang a variety of songs which appealed to the young target audience. These included Simon Says, Follow the Leader and Washy Washy.^[5]

In the Box was replaced on December 21, 2006 by Puzzle Play.