Couch Potato (TV series)

Couch Potato was an Australian children's television show broadcast on ABC TV in Australia.

Airing on Sunday mornings, it was a wrapper show linking three or four animated or live action shows aimed at older pre-teen and young teenage audiences.

Programmes

• Danger Mouse
• Dog Tracer
• The Dreamstone
• Escape from Jupiter
• Finders Keepers
• Ghostwriter
• Inspector Gadget
• Orson and Olivia
• Return to Jupiter
• Simon and the Witch
• Ship to Shore
• Stickin' Around
• The Trap Door
• Watt on Earth
• The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
• You Can't Do That On Television

Presenters

During its run, Couch Potato's presenters included Grant Piro, Joey Kennedy, Jess Keeley, Jane Nield, David Heinrich and Abby Coleman.

History

• The show debuted on March 17 in 1991.
• In February 2005, Couch Potato had a spiritual successor in a similar show called Rollercoaster which airs on weekday afternoons and Sunday mornings.

See also

• ABC
• ABC Kids