Don't Blame Me (TV series)
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 as | Don't Blame the Koalas |
| Genre | Children's Comedy |
| Written by | Geoff Newton Kym Goldsworthy Simon Hopkinson John Armstrong John Thomson |
| Directed by | Kevin James Dobson, Marcus Cole, Raymond Quint, Ralph Strasser |
| Starring | Liam Hess Hollie Chapman Basia A'Hern Shaun Loseby Henry Nixon Fiona Terry Anh Do |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kris Noble Nick Wilson Noel Price |
| Producer(s) | Noel Price Dennis Kiely |
| Production location(s) | Waratah Park, Australia |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Southern Star Group |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 6 October 2002 – 30 March 2003 |
Series overview
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 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
- Liam Hess – Gregory King
- Hollie Chapman – Gemma King
- Basia A'Hern – Kate King
- Shaun Loseby- Mark King
- Henry Nixon – Chris King
- Fiona Terry – Gabrielle King
- Anh Do – Vinnie
Season 1
| Episode Number | 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" |