In the Box

In the Box is a 30-minute preschoolers' television program that aired in Australia on Network Ten^[1] at 8:30 am to 9:00 am, from Monday to Friday. It first aired on 21 December 1998, with the series ending in 2006.^[2] It was most recently hosted by Brett Annable,^[3] Tracey Fleming, Michael McKenna and Bop, their resident puppet.

In the Box
Genre	Pre-school
Created by	David Napier Tony Powell
Presented by	Michael McKenna Tracey Fleming Brett Annable
Voices of	David Napier
Theme music composer	Beeps
Opening theme	"In the Box"
Ending theme	"Goodbye, Goodbye (Put a Smile on Your Dial)"
Composer	Rhonda Davidson-Irwin
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
Production
Executive producer	Cherrie Bottger
Producer	Sandra Makaresz
Production locations	Brisbane, Queensland
Editor	Peter Christie
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	21 December 1998 (1998-12-21) – 20 December 2006 (2006-12-20)
Related
Mulligrubs (1988–1996)

The show featured varied content. However, there were certain events that would take place during each episode. These included a 'delivery', in which the hosts received a box of items to do an activity with, a visit from two different children each day, and the goodbye song. Some episodes had a particular theme such as baking or time travel.

During each episode, Michael, Brett, Tracey and Bop sang a variety of songs which appealed to the young target audience. These included Simon Says, Follow the Leader and Washy Washy.^[4]