Fun Farm
| Fun Farm | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's series |
| Presented by | Pat Mondel (compere) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Production | |
| Producer | Pat Mondel |
| Production location | TCN-9 Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | Mono |
| Original release | 29 October 1956 – April 1957 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Desmond and the Channel 9-Pins |
Fun Farm was an early Australian television series television. Debuted 29 October 1956, the series aired live[1] on NineNetwork Sydney station TCN-9. Along with the likes of Nine Network program Happy Show and the Seven Network programs (HSV-7),The Judy Jack Show (HSV-7), and Captain Fortune Show (ATN-7), and ABC , it represented an early example of Australian-produced children's television programming. Fun Farm ended in April 1957, at which point TCN-9 began another locally produced children series, Desmond and the Channel 9-Pins.
The series was aimed at children from ages four to twelve, compered and produced by Pat Mondel, with her receiving more than 3000 letters from children within the first few weeks of the program.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Disneyland here next year". Australian Women's Weekly. 5 September 1956.
- ^ "TELEVISION PARADE - the Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) - 5 Dec 1956".
External links[]
Categories:
- Nine Network original programming
- 1956 Australian television series debuts
- 1957 Australian television series endings
- Black-and-white Australian television shows
- English-language television shows
- Australian children's television series
- Australian live television series