''Pig's Breakfast'' (also known as ''Off The Air'') is an Australian children's
television series that was broadcast in 1999.
Two alien school kids, Grob and Meeba, accidentally crash their galactic school bus into a television studio on Earth where a producer mistakes them for two actors come to do a skit on her TV show. The aliens are such a hit that she hires them to host the show. Two children, Rodney and Lucy, discover the aliens' identity and help to keep them safe while they try to find a way to get home.
It aired in many countries, including
ITV's
CITV in the
United Kingdom and
RTÉ2
RTÉ2 is an Irish free-to-air television channel operated by public service broadcaster RTÉ. It was launched in 1978 as the Republic of Ireland's second television channel.
History
In the 1970s, the Irish government considered three options ...
's
The Den in
Ireland.
Cast
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Nicholas Russell as Rodney Green
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Eve Morey as Lucy Green
*
Heath McIvor
Randy Feltface, mostly referred to merely as Randy, or, on occasion, Randy the Purple Puppet, is an Australian puppet comedian. Randy is a fixture on the international stand-up circuit, and makes regular guest appearances on Australian television. ...
as Grob
*Jennifer Priest as Meeba
*
George Kapiniaris as Queegle
*Phillip Millar as Queegle
*Jeremy Hopkins as Phillip Bailey
*Lynda Gibson as Di Bailey
*Sally Cooper as Dee
*
Annie Jones as Sue Green
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Francis Greenslade as Martin Green
*
Peta Brady as Nancy
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Gary Files as Mr. Howard
*Ernie Gray as Mr. Pratt
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Geoff Paine as Malcolm Wilson
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Catherine Mack-Hancock as Jessica
Setting
*The Television Studio scenes were filmed in and around the
Richmond studios of
GTV-9 Melbourne.
External links
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Australian children's television series
Australian science fiction television series
Nine Network original programming
1999 Australian television series debuts
2000 Australian television series endings
Australian television shows featuring puppetry
Television series by Endemol Australia
Television series about extraterrestrial life
Television series about teenagers
Television shows set in Melbourne
ITV children's television shows
Australian preschool education television series
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