Mopatop's Shop

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.