Swap Shop (Australian TV series)

{{Short description|Australian children's television series}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2024}}

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| genre = Children's

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| writer = Russell Taylor

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| director = {{Plainlist|

• Ian Bone
• Julia Kalytis}}

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• Melissa Jaffer
• Tim McKenzie}}

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| theme_music_composer = James Valentine / Roger Mason

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| country = Australia

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 56

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| executive_producer = Judith Simpson

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• Ian Bone
• Julia Kalytis}}

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| runtime = 30 minutes

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| network = ABC

| first_aired = {{Start date|1988|6|20}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1990}}

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Swap Shop is an Australian children's television series that screened on the ABC from 1988.{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/uLB2kBNOm2Y| archive-date = 2021-12-08| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLB2kBNOm2Y| title = Swap Shop - ABC 1990 - Pilot "Moo" | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The show features comedy, stories, animation and has musical guests performing original songs.{{Citation | last= Camm | first= Mark | title= Time to switch to Swap| url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 13 June 1988}} It debuted on 20 June for an initial 12 episodes.{{Citation | last= Oliver | first= Robin | title= What's new?| url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 20 June 1988}} A Christmas episode aired on 23 December{{Citation | last= Whelan | first= Judith | title= Top-quality fare from ABC, SBS | url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 19 December 1988}} and the second season began on 1 May 1988.