''Sarvo'' was an after-school show for kids on

Nickelodeon (New Zealand) Nickelodeon was a television channel in New Zealand that targeted audiences aged 3–14. The channel launched on 1 August 2006 and was available on Sky Television Channel 041. The channel closed on 30 November 2010, and New Zealand schedule is ...

, it was hosted by

Maude Garrett Maude Garrett is an Australian born radio and television personality living and working in Los Angeles. She is currently the Entertainment Correspondent for The Project (Australian TV program). doing studio crosses live from Los Angeles. She i ...

and

Kyle Linahan Kyle Linahan is an Australian musician and TV presenter. Linahan was discovered while starring in the lead role of a Marist College production of ''The Story of Motown'' at the age of 14. He was signed to Warner Music at the age of 16 and spent ...

, until it was cancelled in 2008. It acted as a wrapper program (a show which features other shows within it) to the most popular programs on Nickelodeon.

Presenters

* Original: Jamie Croft and Josh Quong Tart * 2003 – July 2005: Tony Brockman and

James Kerley James (Kash Kab) Kerley is an Australian TV presenter and radio presenter. Career Kerley was a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids’ show '' Sarvo'' between 2004 and February 2007, alongside Tony Brockman and in his first year won the Sarvote ki ...

* July 2005 – 23 February 2007:

and Dave Lawson * 9 April 2007 – 2008:

and

* "Bootsy" the Chihuahua ''Note:'' During the transition from James and Tony to James and Dave, there was a one-week-long hiatus; however, during the transition from James and Dave to Maude and Kyle, there was approximately a one and a half months-long hiatus. Also, the 2007 version of the show is the first time that there has been a female host on the show and the 2007 version shows the second time that a '' Camp Orange'' host has moved on to host ''Sarvo'', the first being Dave and now Maude.

''Sarvo Rewind''

''Sarvo Rewind'' was a best-of version screened at 3pm on Saturday afternoons and was a wrap-up of the week's events on ''Sarvo''. As of 9 April 2007, (the premiere date of the "all new ''Sarvo''") there are no plans to continue ''Sarvo Rewind''.

Show segments

Genie in a Beanie - Maude and Kyle make viewers' sent-in wishes come true (e.g. "make my bed in the morning" or "replace my school teacher"). Dare-Off - Viewers send in dares and decide who should do the dare (Kyle or Maude). This segment is based on the most popular segment from the previous seasons (pre-2007), ''Sarvo Suggestion Sack''. Examples of this included going into the

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dressed up as angry grandmothers. Sarvo Show-Offs - Throughout the years, various ''Sarvo Show-offs'' were conducted. The first one involved viewers making their own version of the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' theme song. There is usually a prize, the first one being Orange Carpet tickets and the opportunity to perform at the pre-show of the 2007

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. Sarvo Inbox - Maude and Kyle read out letters sent in by viewers of the show. My Pet Rocks - Viewers send in photos and stories of their pets that are shown on screen during the segment on ''Sarvo''. Webhead of the Week - The 'Webhead of the Week' gets the opportunity to talk to Maude and Kyle live via webcam. Clickhead of the Week - A popular feature on the Nickelodeon website, 'Clickheads' are animated cartoons created online by members of the website. Random 'Clickheads' are then shown on Nick in between ad-breaks. The 'Clickhead of the Week' receives a 'special playing' during ''Sarvo'', and receives a prize pack. Nicker Ticker - Another popular feature on the Nickelodeon website, ''Nicker Ticker'', involves short messages sent online via the website being played as a ' ticker' on ''Sarvo''. Sarvo Extras - Like the extras on a

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, ''Sarvo Extras'' offers kids an inside look at the making of various Nickelodeon shows.

Image gallery

Sarvo Logo 2003.png, The original ''Savro'' logo. Image:Sarvo Logo 2007.png, The current ''Sarvo'' logo, used from early 2007. ''Note:'' Despite the logo not showing the apostrophe before Sarvo from 2003 onwards, the show was officially referred to as 'Sarvo until early 2007.

External links

Official website

''Sarvo'' clips
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Presenters

''Sarvo Rewind''

Show segments

Image gallery

See also

External links