The Cool Room (Australian TV series)
The Cool Room | |
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Genre | Children's show |
Presented by | Dan Levitus Francene Vedelago |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes (weekdays) 90–120 minutes (Saturdays) |
Release | |
Original network | Nine Network |
Original release | 26 February 2000 1 September 2001 |
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Chronology | |
Related shows | What's Up Doc? |
External links | |
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The Cool Room is a children's program which aired on the Nine Network in Australia from 26 February 2000 until 2001. It replaced What's Up Doc? which aired from 1993 to 1999. The Cool Room was presented by Dan Levitus and Francene Vedelago. The show was a television block which consisted of Warner Bros. cartoons dispersed between hosted content.
History
The series premiered on 26 February 2000, airing on Saturday mornings from 9:00am until 10:30am. It was presented by Dan Levitus and Francene Vedelago. The program featured hosted content, celebrity interviews and live musical performances interspersed between Warner Bros. cartoons. The program was designed for a 6 to 18 year old audience; Nine executive Hugh Marks explained that the program was designed to capture the attention of the internet generation.[1] Vedelago was aged 22 at the time, and Levitus was aged 19. In this format, the series last aired on 2 September 2000.
From 11 September 2000 to 31 August 2001, the series aired at 4:30pm weekdays.[2][3]
From 2 October 2000 to 1 September 2001, the program aired on Saturdays branded as the The Cool Room Top 20 and aired from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The rebranded focus of the show was airing music videos.
Programming
- Animaniacs
- Courage the Cowardly Dog
- Detention
- Ed, Edd n Eddy
- Histeria!
- Johnny Bravo
- Looney Tunes
- Merrie Melodies
- Mike, Lu & Og
- Pinky and the Brain
- Sheep in the Big City
- The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
- The Zeta Project
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