Fun Farm

Fun Farm was an early Australian television series television. Debuted 29 October 1956, the series aired live[1] on NineNetwork Sydney station TCN-9. Along with the likes of Nine Network program Happy Show and the Seven Network programs Fun Fair (HSV-7),The Judy Jack Show (HSV-7), and Captain Fortune Show (ATN-7), and ABC Children's TV Club, it represented an early example of Australian-produced children's television programming. Fun Farm ended in April 1957, at which point TCN-9 began another locally produced children series, Desmond and the Channel 9-Pins.

Fun Farm
GenreChildren's series
Presented byPat Mondel (compere)
Country of originAustralia
Production
ProducerPat Mondel
Production locationsTCN-9 Willoughby, New South Wales
Release
Original networkNine Network
Picture formatMono
Original release29 October 1956 (1956-10-29) –
April 1957 (1957-04)
Chronology
Followed byDesmond and the Channel 9-Pins

The series was aimed at children from ages four to twelve, compered and produced by Pat Mondel, with her receiving more than 3000 letters from children within the first few weeks of the program.[2]

References
  1. "Disneyland here next year". Australian Women's Weekly. 5 September 1956.
  2. "TELEVISION PARADE - the Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) - 5 Dec 1956".
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