''Gasp!'' () is an Australian

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based on the series of comics of the same name written and illustrated by Terry Denton. The adaptation was produced by

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for

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, distributed by

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, animated with

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by Agogo Media and ran on

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and the

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in 2010. The series nominated for the International Animation Film Festival Of Annecy for Official Selection TV Series and the ACCTA Awards for Best Children's TV Series in 2011 and the APRA Screen Music Awards for Best Music for Children's Television for ''Gasp!'' in 2012.

Plot

The series follows the zany antics of a goldfish and his family-pet "cousins" left home alone when Mum, Dad, and their two kids, Ginger and her little brother Fred, have gone off to work, school or play.

Characters

* Gasp – Voiced by Jamie Oxenbould * Ginger – Voiced by Katherine Beck * Fred — Voiced by Adam Whitby * Mum – Voiced by Michelle Doake * Catflap – Voiced by Emma Palmer * Dogbox and Bettleneck – Voiced by David Callan

Episodes

# "Help a Spider" (2010) # "Frankenkitty" (2010) # "Fish Stick" (2010) # "Home and Host" (2010) # "My Pet Rocks" (2010) # "Hooray for Hamsterwood" (2010) # "Pets for Pets" (2010) # "Thermostat War" (2010) # "For the Love of Dog" (2011) # "Gaspy Burpday" (2011)

Broadcast

The series premiered on

on 9 August 2011 in Australia and ran from 2010 to 2011 (and has been put back on ABC3's schedule weekdays from 2015 to 2016),

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in France and on

's schedule on 26 February in the same year. ''Gasp!'' was broadcast on

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in Australia and New Zealand (in both English and Māori),

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in the United States,

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in Latin America. The series is streaming in Australia on

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's own

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