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Bear laying a wreath at the door of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. The rival Nine Network's A Current Affair program even filmed a mock funeral procession for the character featuring Nine mascot Humphrey B. This move caused considerable public outcry. Given the expense required to attain a "P" rating, the Seven network decided to cancel the show, replacing it with The Book Place. In 1991, "Fat Cat and Friends" lost its "P" rating, after the Children's Program Committee claimed that Fat Cat was not clearly defined (possibly including ambiguity of his gender), had "poor production values", and needed to be more educational. In 1990, the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal introduced a "P" (for preschooler) category, and every station was required to broadcast at least 130 hours of approved "P" rated content. Initially slated for release as a sidekick to Fat Cat, the character of Stringbean was originally played in the first month of screening by veteran comedic actor Nudge McGee. The character was later played off screen by a male friend of the show's musician, singer Patsy Biscoe. Robert Fordham played Fat Cat from 1994 and performed on 3 of the Fat Cat Storytime videos. Fat Cat was then played by Melanie George (1980–1985) who is now a freelance choreographer.
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Fat Cat was then played by Ralf Hadzic for five years. The show ran on the 0-10 Network (as it was then known) from 1972 until 1987, then on the Seven Network from 1988 until 1991.įat Cat was originally played by Reg Whiteman for more than a decade. After 1988 it continued to be produced at the station which then became SAS-7. It was written, directed and produced by Murray George for 13 years. Weston later hosted children's show The Book Place, which replaced Fat Cat and Friends after it was cancelled.įat Cat and Friends was originally produced in the studios of SAS 10 in Adelaide and it survived the 1987 frequency switch of channels 10 and 7 in Adelaide.
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The program featured resident music artist Patsy Biscoe, and was variously hosted by John Oster, Jane Reilly and Lynn Weston. The show is similar in concept to the Nine Network's Here's Humphrey featuring Humphrey B. įollowing the cancellation of The Magic Circle Club, actor/writer Max Bartlett continued to work in television production, moving to Western Australia, where he helped to develop the character of Fat Cat and the children's series, The Underground Video Show. However the Fat Cat character continues to feature on television in Perth, as the mascot of the Telethon fundraising organization. The show ran from 1972 to 1991, after which it was cancelled in controversial circumstances. Seven Network (SAS-7 and TVW-7) (1988-1991)įat Cat and Friends was an Australian children's television show starring Fat Cat (full name: Frederick Alphonso Tubsy Cat or Francis Aloysius Tom Cat ), a costumed character, who is an orange/ginger anthropomorphic cat who wears red braces, a blue bow tie and a green bowler hat and striped socks.