Don't Blame Me (TV series)

(Redirected from Don't Blame The Koalas)

Don't Blame Me is an Australian children's television program. In the United Kingdom, the show is known as Don't Blame the Koalas. The series was originally aired on the Nine Network and is also currently shown on ABC3 (the latter channel airing under the UK title).

Don't Blame Me
Also known asDon't Blame the Koalas
GenreChildren's
Comedy
Written byGeoff Newton
Kym Goldsworthy
Simon Hopkinson
John Armstrong
John Thomson
Directed byKevin James Dobson, Marcus Cole, Raymond Quint, Ralph Strasser
StarringLiam Hess
Hollie Chapman
Basia A'Hern
Shaun Loseby
Henry Nixon
Fiona Terry
Anh Do
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersKris Noble
Nick Wilson
Noel Price
ProducersNoel Price
Dennis Kiely
Production locationsWaratah Park, Australia
Running time24 minutes
Production companySouthern Star Group
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release6 October 2002 (2002-10-06) –
30 March 2003 (2003-03-30)

Series overview

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The show is set in Wallaby Park, an Australian wildlife park in the Ku-ring-gai National Park where the King family arrive from the United Kingdom to live with their Australian relatives after going bankrupt. Before they arrive they believe they have inherited a large cattle ranch, but on arrival are disappointed to meet a largely unprofitable, slightly run down wildlife park.

Most of the comedy in the series is slightly surreal in a Round the Twist/Driven Crazy style way. Special effects and sounds are used to convey the characters' actions mixed in with slightly speeded up footage when walking. Many of the characters frequently break the fourth wall. Having to do whatever means to keep the wildlife park up to building code standards for visitor's, Vinnie – played by Anh Do – has a dark past that he must call upon his old friends still involved in the Golden Triangle to save the day.

Cast

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Episodes

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Season 1

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Episode No. Title
1"Fate Steps In"
2"All Kings Together"
3"Gemma Makes Her Mark"
4"Greg Scores A Goal"
5"The Old Devil Music"
6"A Snake In The Class"
7"The Monster Of Wallaby Park"
8"Animal Art"
9"Guru Mark"
10"Things That Go Bump"
11"Happy Families"
12"Suspicious Minds"
13"The Dingo Made Me Do It"
14"Best Foot Forward"
15"The Burger Master"
16"All For A Good Cause"
17"Billy Cart Madness"
18"Liar Liar"
19"A Star Is Born"
20"Dropped In It"
21"Kate's Greatest Fan"
22"Murder, Mystery, Mayhem"
23"Hoop Dreams"
24"Jinxed"
25"Who's Who?"
26"Justice For All"

Production

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Filming

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Much of the filming for Don't Blame the Koalas was done on location in various parts of the Thirty Mile Zone around Los Angeles.

Unlike Malcolm in the Middle, studio filming for Don't Blame the Koalas took place on Stage 21 at Nine Network Australia, 1 Denison Street, North Sydney.

Like Malcolm in the Middle, hallmarks of the series' filming and structure, many of which heavily influenced later programs, included the following:

  • A 1 and a half second whip pan as a transition from one scene to another.
  • Frequent pieces to camera delivered by the King family.
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