Mopatop's Shop is a children's television series that premiered on CITV in the UK on 4 January 1999. 260 ten-minute episodes were made and aired daily. It was a co-production between Jim Henson Television and Carlton Television. After it finished its run in 2005 it was repeated for several years afterwards until 2010.
Plot[]
The show features Mopatop and his red assistant Puppyduck. They run Mopatop's Shop, a shop where one can buy anything they could ever think or dream of. They interact with characters including the Mouse family, local deliveryman Lamont the sloth, neighbor Claudia Bird and a rabbit named Odd-Job Gerald.
Characters[]
- Mopatop (performed by Mak Wilson in Seasons 1 and 2, William Todd-Jones in Seasons 3 and 4) - The main character of the series. He is a large fuzzy green creature of indeterminate species who runs Mopatop's Shop as its shopkeeper.
- Puppyduck (performed by Victoria Willing) - Mopatop's assistant. She is a cross between a duck and a dog. Puppyduck also has a fondness for strawberry jam.
- Mouse Family - A family of mice that live in the attic of Mopatop's shop.
- Moosey Mouse (performed by Nigel Plaskitt) - Member of the Mouse Family. Since Mopatop and Puppyduck don't notice him, he tends to do whatever he wants. He is a recycled version of the mouse puppet used in The Muppet Christmas Carol which was later used for Stanley the Mouse in Jim Henson's Animal Show.
- Mother Mouse (performed by Victoria Willing)
- Father Mouse (performed by Brian Herring)
- Great Uncle Mousiemillian - Moosey Mouse's great uncle.