Mopatop's Shop

''Mopatop's Shop'' is a children's television series that which premiered on CITV in the UK on 4 January 1999. 260 ten-minute episodes were made and aired daily. It was a co-production between Jim Henson Television and Carlton Television. After it finished its run in 2005 it was repeated for several years afterwards until 2010.

Production

The show was produced and written by Jocelyn Stevenson, who started working with the Muppets as a lead writer on ''Fraggle Rock''. Stevenson explained, "The aim of ''Mopatop's Shop'' is to teach young children to embrace language and communication skills in a form where they can expand the boundaries of their imagination. It promotes goodness and wellbeing."

Plot

The show features a large green dragon-like Muppet named Mopatop (performed by Mak Wilson (series 1 and 2) and William Todd-Jones (series 3 and 4) and his red and yellow platypus-like dog-duck hybrid assistant Puppyduck (performed by Victoria Willing). Together they run Mopatop's Shop, a shop where one can buy anything they could ever think or dream of. They interact with characters including the Mouse family, local deliveryman Lamont the sloth, neighbour Claudia Bird, a rabbit named Odd-Job Gerald.

Broadcast history

United Kingdom

The series premiered on CITV on 4 January 1999.

International

On 9 May 2013, it was shown on YouTube during the 1st season in North America after a 5-year wait.

Episodes

Season 1 (1999–2000)
# Wrong Ringer
# This Way to the Garden
# Flea Power
# Hop for the Shop
# Hiccups
# Ghosts
# Upsy Daisy
# Worries
# Trouble With a Puddle
# Horns
# No Mice for sale
# The Seed
# No Job Too Small
# Moon Dreams
# Hug A Bug
# The Whizzy
# Nowhere For a Square
# Grand Opening
# Shake A Shake
# Mr Grizzle's Laugh
# Nothing
# Teething Trouble
# Simply Sorry
# Monty's Fuzzy Wuzz
# Ants
# Something Special
# Singa Songa
# Hairy Fairy
# Whispers
# Nodding Off
# Flowers
# Home Sweet Home
# Ship Ahoy
# You Are What You Are
# The Do-What-I-Say
# Bright Ideas
# Surprise Party
# Musical Sounds
# Surprises
# The Perfect Tail
# Cock-A-Doodle Bee
# The Happy Flapper
# No Sea
# Easy Peasy
# Thingamajig
# Wind
# The Brave Canary
# The Flying Chicken
# Warm Snow
# The Magic Teeny
# Cold Feet
# A Secret
# Sniffly Whiffler
# Singalotti
# The Big Bicycle Race
# Swapsies
# Dancin' on the Shop
# Find The Way You Are
# The Fly
# Go Slow
# Fast Run
# Mud
# Fishing
# Teasy Sneezy
# Whistles

Season 2 (2000–2001)
# Where's the Blue Paint?
# Princess Lulabelle
# Light Up My Life
# Meesy Mouse
# Mervyn Muddle
# Whatever Next?
# The Gobbledegook
# Sea Tree House
# Pop Star
# The Wizard's Wand
# Doctor Zuckermonster
# The Neenoo
# Helping Hands
# Tweet! Roar!
# Flying Carpet
# Rosey Nosey
# The Grumblegrouch
# Weirdy Beardy
# Splish! Splish! Splat!
# Magic Cakes!
# Feathers
# Hidey Seekies
# Rude Dude
# Bath Buddy
# I Want To Be a Unicorn
# The Do Wah Be Do
# Hair! Hair! Everywhere!
# Smells
# One Of Those Days
# The Flootle Toot
# Ears
# Ducky Dog
# Robbers In The Shop
# The See Me Not
# Runaway Socks
# The Gobbledegook
#A Shopping Trip
# Keys
# Real Cool Shoes
# Nellie the Belly Dancer
# What's In An Egg?
# Rumble! Rumble!
# The Magic Rabbit
# Silly Stephen
# Mouldylocks and the Three Pears
# How Scary Is That?
# Animal Choir
# Bruno Butterfingers
# Thinking Cap
# Hullabaloo
# Little Miss Kissy Kiss
# Puppyduck's Granny
# Flower the Leader
# Backwards Forwards
# Stuck In A Bucket
# Load of Old Rubbish
# Ice Screams!
# Mirror, Mirror
# Mac and The Lollystalk
# The Bigulator
# Mouse Count
# Snores
# Gluey Gloop
# Midip
# Dream the Dream

Season 3 (2001–2002)

Season 4 (2002–2003)

References

External links

''Mopatop's Shop''
at itv.com/citv
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{{The Jim Henson Company

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