Best Oceanian family series

Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971)

Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years, debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later become executive producer of the program. The original producer, Gavin Disney, left the program in the 1980s and Somers then jointly formed his own production company, Somers Carroll Productions, with on-screen partner Ernie Carroll, the performer of Somers' puppet sidekick Ossie Ostrich.

Chris & Julia’s Sunday Night Takeaway (2019)

SUNDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY is an inclusive show that gets everybody in on the fun... audience members are randomly selected to participate in challenges and home-viewers will receive surprise live visits, all with a chance to win fantastic prizes.Celebrity guests will find themselves in hilarious situations, whether they are pranked or roped in to help hilarious co hosts DR CHRIS BROWN & JULIA MORRIS with an embarrassing task.With a dynamic mix of games, physical challenges and unexpected tricks, this live and heart-warming new series will entertain the whole family.

Legacy of the Silver Shadow (2002)

Josh, Alex, Campbell, and Gretel are four ordinary kids who are thrown together when they discover the Silver Shadow, a long-forgotten dead superhero. Although defeated in the 1950s by his arch enemy, The Crab, the Silver Shadow lives on as a digital recording in an old computer. Reactivated by the kids, the Shadow convinces them to take up his battle against evil and injustice.

The Unlisted (2019)

Twelve-year-old identical twins Dru and Kal discover that the government is secretly tracking and manipulating Australia's youth via electronic tracking devices.

Spellbinder (1995)

A group of teenagers go on a school camp in the Blue Mountains in Australia. While at the camp, Paul Reynolds accidentally goes into a parallel universe. This other world is inhabited by a more hierarchic and technologically different society, ruled by a group of people known as Spellbinders.

Under the Mountain (1981)

Under the Mountain is an eight-part television series based on the novel of the same name written by Maurice Gee, first transmitted in 1981 and produced by Television New Zealand. Many of the minor roles in this series were played by people who were at the time well known performers in New Zealand.

Maddigan's Quest (2006)

Maddigan's Quest was a fantasy-based television series set in a post-apocalyptic future. It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang. The show originally screened on CBBC in the UK, and was also aired on TV3 in New Zealand, Family Room HD from Voom Networks HD and Nine Network in early 2006.

Cybergirl (2001)

Cybergirl is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in Australia. The 26 episode series was created by Jonathan M. Shiff, whose previous series include the BAFTA-award-winning Ocean Girl. Cybergirl has also screened on ABC on 6:00am, Thursday and on other networks outside Australia. In 2007 it aired as Cy-An 6000 on the Kabillion on-demand network but no reason is given for the name change.

The Boy from Andromeda (1991)

On a holiday to Mt Tarawera, teenager Jenny finds an odd shard of metal. In this third episode of the kids sci-fi series she meets its owner: 'Drom' — a survivor of an alien mission to deactivate a planet-annihilating space gun (aka Tarawera itself). They find themselves under siege from a Predator-like 'Guardian' of the gun. If Drom and Jenny and local kids Tessa and Lloyd can't defeat the mechanoid, catastrophe is imminent! The South Pacific Pictures series found international sales and cult repute.

A Twist in the Tale (1999)

A Twist in the Tale is a 1998 TV series starring William Shatner. Willam Shatner's A Twist In The Tale was a 15 episode short lived television series in the late 1990s. Every week the narrator/host would have a group of children he would tell a story to. The main children were always in the story itself.

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (1999)

The perks and difficulties of having an alien as a best friend.

David Lomas Investigates (2020)

Following on from the success of Lost & Found, David Lomas is back in this brand new series for Three, investigating New Zealand's family secrets. David travels across the world to find the answers and to reunite families. Have a box of tissues at the ready!

Hard Quiz Kids (2024)

Hard Quiz Kids, featuring Gold Logie-winning comedian Tom Gleeson’s same grumpy humour and intense questioning, but with contestants aged 10 to 13.

The Saddle Club (2003)

The Saddle Club is a children's television series based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant and is an Australia/Canada co-production. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three teenage girls in training to compete in equestrian competitions at the fictional Pine Hollow Stables, while dealing with problems from their personal lives.

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (1968)

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is an Australian television series telling the adventures of a young boy and his intelligent pet kangaroo, and the various visitors to the fictional Waratah National Park in Duffys Forest, near Sydney, New South Wales.

Good News Week (1996)

"Good News Week" is a satirical news based comedy quiz show hosted by former "Doug Anthony All-Stars" member Paul McDermott with co-hosts Mikey Robbins and Julie McCrossin (and later Claire Hooper). It features the two co-hosts and four guest panelists on opposing teams of three players engaging in comedic games relevant to news stories of the week.

The PM's Daughter (2022)

Cat is like any other teenager, with one difference - her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia. Along with her new friends, Cat navigates life in the spotlight, while tracking down a hidden threat to her mum.

Duckrockers (2022)

In the fresh, funny and heart-warming prequel to Sione's Wedding, Pacific Island teenagers and best friends Michael, Albert, Sefa and Stan come of age in inner-city Auckland in 1984.

Mustangs FC (2017)

A goal kicking comedy drama about girls who are abandoning the sidelines and starting their local football club’s first all-female team. Against the odds, they’ll stand united and overcome any challenge the club, the boys or the opposition can throw at them, all while wrestling with what it means to be a girl today.

Lego Masters NZ (2022)

Teams of Kiwi master brick builders are put through their paces in the New Zealand version of the hugely popular reality challenge. Who will dream, create it, and win it?!

Bondi Vet: Coast to Coast (2019)

Viewers are welcomed into the lives of emergency specialist Dr Alex Hynes, wildlife expert Dr Peter Ricci, Bondi local Dr Kate Adams, recent graduate Dr Danni Dusek, private-practice owner Dr Lewis Hunt and mobile-vet sisters Drs Alison and Audrey Shen. Share the excitement, drama and tears of joy as these dedicated vets save the lives of beloved pets and exotic animals every day.

Lockie Leonard (2007)

What chance have you got when your dad's a cop, your mum’s a frighteningly understanding parent, your brother wets the bed, your best friend’s a heavy metal devotee and then you fall in love at 12 and three quarters years old? It can only mean trouble, worry, mega-embarrassment and some wild, wild times.Lockie Leonard, hot surf-rat, and his family have just moved to the most remote town on earth, Angelus. For Lockie this is a TOTAL LIFE DISASTER: no friends, new school and a house that is truly in danger of disappearing into a swamp… but then Lockie spots the one thing that makes it all okay, this weird little town has the best surf he has ever seen.Through the eyes of Lockie Leonard we view the truly mixed-up, yet very normal life of Lockie, his family and friends.

Dr Karl's How Things Work (2025)

Dr Karl lifts the lid on how some of Australia's best loved products are made, stepping behind factory lines to uncover the intricate workings of some of our most productive manufacturing plants.

Australia’s Got Amazing Talent! (0)

The Real Dirty Dancing (2019)

Eight celebrities revisit key locations and moments from the movie Dirty Dancing and learn the iconic dance routines.

The Adventures of Skippy (1992)

In this revival of the charming Aussie series, Sonny Hammond is a park ranger with two children Jerry and Louise. The kids are involved in adventures that often have an environmental theme. Kate Burgess is a researcher at the habitat.

The Hard Stuff With Nigel Latta (2014)

The Hard Stuff sees Nigel Latta tackling the key issues facing NZers. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

Holly's Heroes (2005)

Holly's Heroes is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005.

Unbreakable (2020)

This heart-warming local series follows a group of remarkable individuals as they pursue their life goals. Unbreakable features a cast of twelve Kiwis with disabilities as they shoot for the moon, their ambitions are huge but so are the obstacles. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

The Genie From Down Under (1996)

The Genie From Down Under is an Australian children's comedy television series. It was a co-production between the ACTF, the BBC and the ABC from 1995 to 1998. It was released on video in the 1990s, and is available for order via the ACTF website or Purchase on iTunes.