''Mondo Thingo'' was an Australian

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show which aired for 37 episodes on the

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in 2004. The show was presented by

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, with regular appearances by Steve Cannane and

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(from the ABC's

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radio station). The series irreverently covered elements of popular culture, including movies, music, internet, fashion and marketing – or in Keller's words, "the soft underbelly of pop culture". The program was generally well received by viewers, but critical opinion was somewhat polarised: a ''

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'' team compiling the newspaper's 2004 "Couch Potato" Awards was divided between those who found the program annoying, and those who found it well-written and entertaining. Some critics also decried that several of the ABC's arts programs were axed to make way for broader, more populist material such as ''Mondo Thingo''.Gibson, Joel
Cultural cringe: ABC accused of failing its charter
''

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'', 5 April 2004.

References

External links

''Mondo Thingo'' website
Retrieved 19 September 2007 *{{IMDb title, name=Mondo Thingo, id=0409589 2004 Australian television series debuts 2004 Australian television series endings Australian music television series Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming