Harry Hill's Shark Infested Custard
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Harry Hill's Shark Infested Custard is a children's television series
in the United Kingdom
produced by Avalon Television for ITV
in 2005, hosted by the comedian Harry Hill
and co-written by English comedy writer Dean Wilkinson. It was originally broadcast at 4:30pm on Fridays on CITV
(on the ITV Network). The name of the show is derived from the punchline of the well-known children's joke, "What's yellow and dangerous? Shark-infested custard."
The show includes various sketches, recurring jokes, musical numbers, a comedically brief meeting with a different family with the surname Johnson every week in "Meet The Johnsons" and a Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
style game called "Help The Aged". It features classic Hill characters such as Stouffer and Harry's "son from his first marriage" - ventriloquist doll Garry Hill, as well as new characters Burly Caroline, Harry Hill Snr., Speed Camera Boy, a Giant and musical "genius" Evelynne Hussey. The self-aware forumulaic style, with each show ending on a song, is very similar to the setup of Channel 4
's The Harry Hill Show, the comedian's breakthrough series in the 1990s.
The show is new territory for Harry Hill, as he has never made the plunge into kids TV before. However for many years Harry, whose comedy has always generally been smut-free and seldom of harsh language, has appealed to a large audience of all ages; with his mad comedic routines. While it may have originally been have a surprise when Harry announced his show plans on his website, the cross to children's entertainment was not entirely unexpected.
In October 2011, the show began airing on Cartoon Network in the UK
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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produced by Avalon Television for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
in 2005, hosted by the comedian Harry Hill
Harry Hill
Harry Hill , is a Perrier Award–winning English comedian, author and television presenter. A former medical doctor , Hill began his career in comedy with the popular radio show Harry Hill's Fruit Corner.-Personal life:Hill was born in Woking,...
and co-written by English comedy writer Dean Wilkinson. It was originally broadcast at 4:30pm on Fridays on CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
(on the ITV Network). The name of the show is derived from the punchline of the well-known children's joke, "What's yellow and dangerous? Shark-infested custard."
The show includes various sketches, recurring jokes, musical numbers, a comedically brief meeting with a different family with the surname Johnson every week in "Meet The Johnsons" and a Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, more commonly known simply as Swap Shop, is a UK children's television programme. It was broadcast on Saturday mornings on BBC1 for 146 episodes in six series between 1976 and 1982...
style game called "Help The Aged". It features classic Hill characters such as Stouffer and Harry's "son from his first marriage" - ventriloquist doll Garry Hill, as well as new characters Burly Caroline, Harry Hill Snr., Speed Camera Boy, a Giant and musical "genius" Evelynne Hussey. The self-aware forumulaic style, with each show ending on a song, is very similar to the setup of Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's The Harry Hill Show, the comedian's breakthrough series in the 1990s.
The show is new territory for Harry Hill, as he has never made the plunge into kids TV before. However for many years Harry, whose comedy has always generally been smut-free and seldom of harsh language, has appealed to a large audience of all ages; with his mad comedic routines. While it may have originally been have a surprise when Harry announced his show plans on his website, the cross to children's entertainment was not entirely unexpected.
In October 2011, the show began airing on Cartoon Network in the UK