The Big Arvo

The Big Arvo, originally titled The Big Breakfast, was an Australian television program that was broadcast on the Seven Network from 1999 until 2005.

The Big Arvo
Also known as	The Big Breakfast
Genre	Children's television
Developed by	Julie Hanna Lisa Fitzpatrick
Written by	Julie Hanna
Directed by	Brian Forshaw
Starring	Ben Hewett Jennifer Hardy Anna Choy Curtis Fernandez Luke Jacobz James Tobin
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
Production
Executive producer	Julie Hanna
Production locations	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	2 June 1999 (1999-06-02) – 14 July 2000 (2000-07-14)
Release	1 February 2001 (2001-02-01) – 6 May 2005 (2005-05-06)

History

The program began in a morning time slot under the title The Big Breakfast, before moving to the afternoon as The Big Arvo, to make way for AMV: All Music Video and Sunrise. The program was presented by four hosts, who hosted the show in a large model bus. The program included segments such as "cool job" and "dare" to amuse younger viewers and to teach viewers who had outgrown Play School. It appeared in K-Zone magazine to celebrate 500 episodes.

Hosts

 Original   Replacement 

Role	Name	First Show	Last Show
1st co-host	Ben Hewett[1]	2 August 1999	6 May 2005
2nd co-host	Jennifer Hardy	2 August 1999	6 May 2005
3rd co-host	Anna Choy	2 August 1999	May 2004
	James Tobin[1]	October 2004	6 May 2005
4th co-host	Curtis Fernandez	2 August 1999	July 2000
	Luke Jacobz	1 February 2001	March 2005

Notes

• There is a 7-month gap between Curtis Fernandez being replaced by Luke Jacobz as The Big Breakfast went off air during this time before being resurrected as The Big Arvo
• There is a 5-month gap between Anna Choy being replaced by James Tobin as The Big Arvo was off air during this time, replaced by Girl TV
• James Tobin was credited as "Jesse Tobin" for all episodes
• Ben and Jenny were the only two hosts to remain with the show for its entire run

Programmes

Cartoons

Here is a list of cartoons that were shown as part of The Big Breakfast:

• Mummies Alive!
• Pancho and Rancho
• Johnny Bravo
• Tom and Jerry
• The Flintstones
• Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
• Sonic Underground
• ReBoot
• Ed, Edd n Eddy
• The Bots Master
• Dexter's Laboratory
• The Legend of Prince Valiant
• Life with Louie
• The Powerpuff Girls
• I am Weasel
• Gargoyles
• Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles
• Sailor Moon (original DIC Dub)
• Cow and Chicken
• The New Adventures of Flash Gordon
• The Mask
• The Jetsons
• Basket Fever
• All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series
• Star Trek: The Animated Series
• Richie Rich
• The Pirates of Dark Water
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Beast Wars: Transformers
• BattleTech: The Animated Series

Live-action

The Big Breakfast has also aired a few live action programmes:

• S Club 7 in Miami

See also

• Television portal
• Australia portal

• List of Australian television series