# Mulligrubs

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{{Short description|Australian television series with a preschool demographic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}}
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| genre                = Pre-school television
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| director             = Gary Juleff
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| starring             = Diana Kidd as Mulligrub<br>[John Schumann](/source/John_Schumann)<br>Mark Reedman<br>Nick Vall<br>Angela Smith<br>Gina Zoia<br>Sally Playford<br>Ray Wheeler<br>Megan Harris<br>Sue Harris<br>Coin Pyrlis<br>Jo England<br>Pip Burford<br>Nick Civetta
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| theme_music_composer = Chris Harriott
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| country              = [Australia](/source/Australia)
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 9
| num_episodes         = 550
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| executive_producer   = [Ian Fairweather](/source/Ian_Fairweather)
| producer             = Elizabeth Mansutti
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| location             = Adelaide, South Australia
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| runtime              = 30 minutes (no ads)
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| channel              = [Network Ten](/source/Network_Ten)
| first_aired          = {{start date|1988|05|30|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|1996|06|28|df=y}}
| related              = {{Plainlist|
* ''[The Music Shop](/source/The_Music_Shop_(TV_series))'' (1996–1998)
* ''[In the Box](/source/In_the_Box)'' (1998-2006)
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'''''Mulligrubs''''' is an Australian [children's television series](/source/children's_television_series) that aired on [Network Ten](/source/Network_Ten) from 30 May 1988 to 28 June 1996. The series was made by affiliate [ADS](/source/ADS_(TV_station)) in [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide) and was aimed at pre-schoolers.<ref name=nfsa>[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=mulligrubs;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Mulligrubs] entry at the [National Film and Sound Archive](/source/National_Film_and_Sound_Archive) of Australia.</ref>

About 550 episodes were made, with about 425 being stored intact at the [National Film and Sound Archive](/source/National_Film_and_Sound_Archive) of Australia.<ref name=nfsa/>

The show was best remembered for the face (made up of just eyes, eyebrows, nostrils and mouth) on a blue screen that appeared occasionally during the program. The actress who played the part of 'the face' was Diana Kidd (born circa. 1951–1952).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2319892/fullcredits | title=Mulligrubs (TV Series 1988–1996)| website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb)}}</ref><ref>[http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/who-was-behind-the-mulligrubs-mouth-and-where-is-she-now/story-fnprmvzr-1227096008007 Who was behind the Mulligrubs mouth and where is she now?], [News.com.au](/source/News.com.au), 20-Oct-2014</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3kZcuAeaNk Portion of a Mulligrubs episode] on [YouTube](/source/YouTube) <!-- see talk page for justification for including this -->

Category:Australian children's television series
Category:1980s preschool education television series
Category:1990s preschool education television series
Category:Australian preschool education television series
Category:Australian television shows featuring puppetry
Category:Network 10 original programming
Category:1988 Australian television series debuts
Category:1996 Australian television series endings
Category:Television shows set in Adelaide

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