Mopatop's Shop

Mopatop's Shop
Genre Children's television series
Developed by CITV
Directed by Simon Spencer
Tom Poole
Ian McLean
Starring Mak Wilson (series 1–2)
William Todd-Jones (series 3–4)
Victoria Willing
Nigel Plaskitt
Brian Herring
Susan Beattie
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 260
Production
Executive producer(s) Brian Henson
Angus Fletcher
David Mercer
Producer(s) Jocelyn Stevenson
Sue Taylor
Angus Fletcher
Pete Coogan
Running time 10 mins
Production company(s) The Jim Henson Company Carlton Television
Distributor The Jim Henson Company
Release
Original network ITV Network (CITV)
Picture format 4:3
Original release 1 May 1999 – 23 April 2005

Mopatop's Shop is a British children's television series that which premiered on CITV in the UK on 1 May 1999. 260 ten-minute episodes were made and aired daily. It was a co-production between Jim Henson Productions and Carlton Television.

Production

The show was produced and written by Jocelyn Stevenson (who started working with the Muppets as a lead writer on Fraggle Rock). Stevenson explained, "The aim of Mopatop's Shop is to teach young children to embrace language and communication skills in a form where they can expand the boundaries of their imagination. It promotes goodness and wellbeing."

Plot

The show features a large green muppet named Mopatop and his red duck-dog-like assistant Puppyduck. Together they run Mopatop's Shop, a shop where you can buy anything you could ever think or dream of. Another main character is Moosey Mouse, a young mouse who lives in the loft above the shop with Father Mouse, Mother Mouse and Meesey Mouse. There's also local deliveryman Lamont the Sloth, neighbor Claudia Bird, and a rabbit named Odd-Job Gerald.

Each episode features background puppets from The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, Little Muppet Monsters, A Muppet Family Christmas, The Jim Henson Hour, Dog City, Jim Henson's Animal Show, Secret Life of Toys, Muppets Tonight, and other projects having been recycled as various customers and suggestions to Mopatop's Shop.

Characters

Main characters

Customers

Items

Released episodes

Episode list

Series 1 (1999–2000)

  1. Wrong Ringer - 1 May 1999
  2. This Way to the Garden - 8 May 1999 - Roly Moley buys a sign that points the way to his garden, and then a fence to put around it. Then Roly Moley comes back to buy the garden.
  3. Flea Power - 15 May 1999
  4. Hop for the Shop -
  5. Hiccups - 22 May 1999 - Rudy Monster would like to have hiccups. He has never tried it before and even his goldfish has had it.
  6. Ghosts - 29 May 1999
  7. Upsy Daisy - 5 June 1999 - Upsy Daisy, a possum inventor, installs a button that turns the shop upside down whenever it is pressed. The button sticks, so she comes back to fix it and return the shop to its regular position.
  8. Worries - 12 June 1999
  9. Trouble with a Puddle - 19 June 1999 - Ozzie the Squid has new wellington boots, and he wants a puddle to splash in. Mopatop doesn't think he can help...until he sees that Moosey's bathwater is leaking down into the shop.
  10. Horns - 26 June 1999
  11. No Mice for Sale - 3 July 1999 - A vulture wants to buy some mice.
  12. The Seed - 10 July 1999
  13. No Job Too Small - 17 July 1999
  14. Moon Dreams - 24 July 1999 - Space alien Clicksnizz has lost his dream and wants to buy a new one.
  15. The Wizard's Wand - 31 July 1999 - Mopatop finds a wand that belongs to Wendell Wizard. Apparently the wand turns everyone into pigs until Wendell shows up and turns them back to normal.
  16. The Whizzy - 7 August 1999
  17. Nowhere for a Square - 14 August 1999 - Mrs. Corner loves squares so she had ordered a lot of them. However Puppyduck had ordered circles by mistake. She let her be talked into loving circles by Puppyduck.
  18. Grand Opening - 21 August 1999
  19. Shake-a-Shake - 28 August 1999
  20. Mr. Grizzle's Laugh - 4 September 1999
  21. Nothing - 11 September 1999
  22. Teething Trouble - 18 September 1999
  23. Simply Sorry - 25 September 1999
  24. Monty's Fuzzy Wuzz - 2 October 1999
  25. Ants - 9 October 1999
  26. Something Special - 16 October 1999
  27. Singa Songa - 30 October 1999 - Bradley Cheetah wants to find a perfect song for his friend Lazlo the Lion.
  28. The Hairy Fairy - 4 November 1999 - Mary the Gorilla comes in wearing a pink tutu, and announces that she wants to be a fairy princess
  29. Whispers - 6 November 1999
  30. Nodding Off - 13 November 1999
  31. Flowers - 20 November 1999
  32. Home Sweet Home - 4 December 1999
  33. Ship Ahoy - 11 December 1999
  34. You Are What You Are - 18 December 1999
  35. The Do-What-I-Say - 8 January 2000
  36. Bright Ideas - 15 January 2000
  37. Surprise Party - 22 January 2000 Bonnie the Bunny is throwing a party, and she buys decorations, food and party clothes. It turns out that she hasn't invited anybody, so they decide to throw the party in the shop.
  38. Musical Sounds - 29 January 2000
  39. Surprises - 5 February 2000
  40. The Perfect Tail - 12 February 2000
  41. Cock-A-Doodle Bee - 19 February 2000
  42. The Happy Flapper - 26 February 2000
  43. No Sea - 4 March 2000
  44. Easy Peasy - 11 March 2000
  45. Thingamajig - 18 March 2000
  46. Wind - 1 April 2000
  47. The Brave Canary - 8 April 2000
  48. The Flying Chicken - 15 April 2000
  49. Warm Snow - 22 April 2000
  50. The Magic Teeny - 29 April 2000
  51. Cold Feet - 6 May 2000
  52. A Secret - 20 May 2000
  53. The Sniffly Whiffler - 27 May 2000
  54. Singalotti - 3 June 2000 - Italian opera star Singalotti comes to the shop to find a partner to sing with. Puppyduck and Moosey hope to be Singalotti's partner, but he insists that the partner must be small, green, round and leafy.
  55. The Big Bicycle Race - 10 June 2000
  56. Swapsies - 17 June 2000
  57. Dancin' in the Shop - 24 June 2000
  58. Fine the Way You Are - 1 July 2000
  59. The Fly - 8 July 2000
  60. Go Slow - 15 July 2000
  61. Fast Fun - 22 July 2000
  62. Mud - 29 July 2000
  63. Fishing - 5 August 2000
  64. Teasy Sneezy - 12 August 2000
  65. Whistles - 19 August 2000

Series 2 (2000–02)

  1. Where's the Blue Paint? - 2 September 2000
  2. Princess Lulabelle - 9 September 2000 - Princess Lulabelle looks for a frog to kiss and turn into a prince. Moosey Mouse hopes to get in the way of her kisses and become the prince himself.
  3. Light Up My Life - 16 September 2000
  4. Meesy Mouse - 23 September 2000
  5. Mervyn Muddle! - 7 October 2000
  6. Whatever Next? - 14 October 2000
  7. The Gobbledegook - 21 October 2000
  8. Sea Tree House - 28 October 2000
  9. Pop Star - 4 November 2000
  10. Hug a Bug - 11 November 2000
  11. Doctor Zuckermonster - 18 November 2000
  12. The Neenoo - 25 November 2000
  13. Helping Hands - 2 December 2000
  14. Tweet! Roar! - 9 December 2000
  15. Flying Carpet - 16 December 2000
  16. Rosey Nosey! - 6 January 2001
  17. The Grumblegrouch - 3 February 2001
  18. Weirdy Beardy - 10 February 2001
  19. Splish! Splosh! Splat! - 17 February 2001
  20. Magic Cakes! - 24 February 2001
  21. Feathers - 3 March 2001
  22. Hidey Seekies - 17 March 2001
  23. Rude Dude - 31 March 2001 - A loud abrasive customer named Rude Dude invades the shop, and speaks so loudly that he frightens the Fuzzlies that Mrs. Carey-Sharey has brought in. He wants to buy a Fuzzly, but he has to learn to speak quietly or they won't come to him.
  24. Bath Buddy - 7 April 2001
  25. I Want to Be a Unicorn - 14 April 2001
  26. The Do Wah Be Do - 28 April 2001
  27. Hair! Hair! Everywhere! - 5 May 2001
  28. Smells - 12 May 2001
  29. One of Those Days - 19 May 2001
  30. The Flootle Toot - 26 May 2001
  31. Ears - 2 June 2001
  32. Ducky Dog - 9 June 2001
  33. Robbers in the Shop - 16 June 2001
  34. The See Me Not - 23 June 2001
  35. Runaway Socks - 30 June 2001
  36. The Gobbledegook - 7 July 2001
  37. A Shopping Trip - 14 July 2001
  38. Keys - 21 July 2001
  39. Real Cool Shoes - 28 July 2001
  40. Nellie the Belly Dancer - 4 August 2001
  41. What's in an Egg? - 11 August 2001
  42. Rumble! Rumble! - 18 August 2001
  43. Magic Rabbit - 25 August 2001
  44. Silly Stephen - 1 September 2001
  45. Mouldylocks and the Three Pears - 8 September 2001
  46. How Scary Is That? - 15 September 2001
  47. Sir Gooseberry - 22 September 2001
  48. Bruno Butterfingers - 6 October 2001
  49. Thinking Caps - 13 October 2001
  50. Hullabaloo - 20 October 2001
  51. Little Miss Kissy Kiss - 27 October 2001
  52. Puppyduck's Granny - 3 November 2001
  53. Flower the Leader - 10 November 2001
  54. Backwards Forwards - 17 November 2001
  55. Stuck In a Bucket - 24 November 2001
  56. Load of Old Rubbish - 1 December 2001
  57. Ice Screams! - 8 December 2001
  58. Mirror Mirror - 15 December 2001
  59. Mac and the Lollystalk - 29 December 2001
  60. The Bigulator - 5 January 2002
  61. Mouse Count - 12 January 2002
  62. Snores - 19 January 2002
  63. Flatcap Frankie's Shop - 2 February 2002 - A monster named Flatcap Frankie wants something special....a shop. But the only one Mopatop has to offer is his own shop!
  64. Midip - 7 February 2002
  65. Dream the Dream - 9 February 2002

Series 3 (2002–03)

  1. Mopatop of the Pops - 16 February 2002
  2. Bad Leaf Day - 23 February 2002
  3. Ali Doolally - 2 March 2002
  4. Humdinger - 9 March 2002
  5. Jumpety Bumpety - 16 March 2002
  6. Clothes Fit for a King - 6 April 2002
  7. Lots of Laughs - 13 April 2002
  8. Spic and Span - 20 April 2002
  9. Silly Things - 27 April 2002
  10. Mischievous Monkey - 4 May 2002
  11. Color Me Mopatop - 11 May 2002
  12. I've Got Plenty of Muffin - 18 May 2002
  13. Mr. Philling's Teeth - 1 June 2002
  14. Mr. Puniverse - 8 June 2002
  15. Spaghetti Tree - 22 June 2002
  16. Cinderfella - 29 June 2002
  17. Penguins Pegs & Pirates - 6 July 2002
  18. Smart Trousers - 13 July 2002
  19. Whoop Mrrr Zingading - 20 July 2002
  20. Big Game - 27 July 2002
  21. Rigid Robot - 3 August 2002
  22. Quick March - 10 August 2002
  23. Penguins - 31 August 2002
  24. What's in a Name - 7 September 2002
  25. Stan the One Man Band - 14 September 2002
  26. Chattering Charlie - 21 September 2002
  27. Animal Choir - 28 September 2002 - Mr. Warble wants to buy an animal choir, but Mopatop and Puppyduck sold the last one to Carol Croon. So Mopatop and Puppyduck try to find another choir for him to purchase.
  28. Bouncing Pengolinos - 5 October 2002
  29. Heebie Jeebie - 12 October 2002
  30. The Orange & The Sporange - 19 October 2002
  31. Mattresses - 26 October 2002 - Daphne Dreamer cannot get to sleep because her mattress is full of sleep, and it soon becomes clear all the mattresses in the shop are full as well.
  32. The Toadstool's Always Fresher - 2 November 2002
  33. Voices - 9 November 2002
  34. Three Sale - 16 November 2002 - There is a three sale in the shop today, meaning everything comes in threes and you get three of whatever you want.
  35. Fish out of Water - 23 November 2002
  36. Keep Fit - 7 December 2002
  37. Old Dog, New Tricks - 14 December 2002
  38. Hooray Henry - 21 December 2002
  39. Dragon Breath - 28 December 2002
  40. The Argument - 4 January 2003
  41. An Old Story - 11 January 2003
  42. Wet Wet Wet - 18 January 2003
  43. Tweetentoot - 25 January 2003
  44. Moosey the Pigeon - 8 February 2003
  45. Anything & Everything - 15 February 2003
  46. Knowledgeable Nedra - 22 February 2003
  47. Baddy No No - 8 March 2003
  48. High - 15 March 2003
  49. Fantastic Fancy Outfit - 22 March 2003
  50. Stormy Gust - 29 March 2003
  51. Again Again - 5 April 2003
  52. Oh What a Night - 19 April 2003
  53. Invisible Storage - 26 April 2003
  54. Shadow - 3 May 2003
  55. Worry & Fret - 10 May 2003
  56. A Ah Ee - 17 May 2003
  57. Flower Power - 31 May 2003
  58. Gluey Gloop - 7 June 2003
  59. A Rhyme of My Own - 14 June 2003
  60. Cuddle a Cactus - 21 June 2003
  61. Quickie Slowgo - 28 June 2003
  62. Arabella Angel - 5 July 2003
  63. Snowflake - 12 July 2003
  64. Christmas Tree - 19 July 2003
  65. Thank You - 26 July 2003

Series 4 (2003–05)

  1. Party Time - 9 August 2003
  2. Funny Fruit - 16 August 2003
  3. Dun, Dun, Dun - 23 August 2003
  4. Flea Orchestra - 6 September 2003
  5. One Big Eyebrow - 20 September 2003
  6. Fast Furry Five - 27 September 2003
  7. The True Princess - 11 October 2003
  8. A Short Knight - 18October 2003
  9. The Fuzzle Gump - 1 November 2003
  10. Interrupting Cow - 8 November 2003
  11. Fairy Godfather - 15 November 2003
  12. The Big End - 22 November 2003
  13. Bored - 6 December 2003
  14. Smell the Cheese - 13 December 2003
  15. If Wishes Were Fishes - 27 December 2003
  16. Feet Up - 3 January 2004
  17. Big Hand - 10 January 2004
  18. Holly Happyhog - 24 January 2004
  19. Big Bad Pig - 31 January 2004
  20. Feeling Fruity - 7 February 2004
  21. The Hole - 14 February 2004
  22. Babysitting - 21 February 2004
  23. Meesey's Friend - 28 February 2004
  24. Toy Box - 6 March 2004
  25. Vampy the Buffet Slayer - 13 March 2004
  26. Mopatop's Birthday - 20 March 2004
  27. Dora the Disco Queen - 3 April 2004
  28. Plunk! - 10 April 2004
  29. Mad Hattie's Tea Party - 17 April 2004
  30. Granny Knit Wit - 24 April 2004
  31. The Magical Cleaning Machine - 1 May 2004
  32. It's Only Rock n Roll - 8 May 2004
  33. Live Art - 15 May 2004
  34. The Lightbulb Bug - 5 June 2004
  35. Malvina the Magician - 12 June 2004
  36. Looking Good - 26 June 2004
  37. Under Arrest - 3 July 2004
  38. A Grumpy Carrot -10 July 2004
  39. Jitterbug - 17 July 2004
  40. Mrs. Wishy Washy - 24 July 2004
  41. Jack Out of the Box - 7 August 2004
  42. Finishing Chilly - 14 August 2004
  43. The Pie Piper - 21 August 2004
  44. The Big Banger - 28 August 2004
  45. What a Spectacle! - 4 September 2004
  46. On Your Skates - 11 September 2004
  47. Polishing B's - 25 September 2004
  48. Mini Holidays - 2 October 2004
  49. The Royal Wave - 9 October 2004
  50. The Lost Temper - 30 October 2004
  51. A Noise for Mr. Racket - 6 November 2004
  52. Little Red Riding Hood - 13 November 2004
  53. Rocky - 27 November 2004
  54. Socks - 11 December 2004
  55. Swap Shop - 8 January 2005
  56. Nosy Parker - 22 January 2005
  57. Grand Slam - 5 February 2005 - Bad-tempered Zelda learns not to vent her rage by slamming doors.
  58. Silly Sausages - 12 February 2005
  59. Moosey's Dream - 19 February 2005
  60. Pet Chair - 26 February 2005
  61. Odd Job's New Job - 5 March 2005
  62. Spots - 19 March 2005
  63. Clappers - 9 April 2005
  64. The Great Strawberry Jam Sandwich Crisis - 16 April 2005
  65. Goodbye - 23 April 2005 - It's the final "Hello & Goodbye Show" on TV, but retiring host Larry Dinger doesn't have a big goodbye to end the show. Will a goodbye be big enough at Mopatop's Shop in order to save the day?

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