GASP!

GASP!

Get ready for laughs, lunacy and all things illogical when the much anticipated animated series GASP! swims onto the Nine Network from Saturday, February 26 2011 at 11.30am*.

GASP! is based on the successful GASP!, ZAPT!, SPLAT!, SQUISH!, CRASH!, CHOMP! series of comic books by Australian author/illustrator/genius, Terry Denton and will keep 6-12 year olds GASPing for air with laughter! This 52 x 11 minute series has already captured the hearts of animal lovers all over the world, airing on Canal+ in France in December 2009 and Nickelodeon New Zealand in August 2010.

'GASP! is undoubtedly one of the funniest cartoons I have ever had the pleasure to work on. We had an exceptionally talented team working on this for two years and we are all really proud of the crazy fish-com series we have developed and created. Terry Denton's books were a great inspiration and we can't wait to see it air in Australia after its debut in France and New Zealand where the series was well received and performed well", said Suzanne Ryan, Executive Producer.

'Nine is delighted to announce GASP's! broadcast in February. Suzanne Ryan and her team at SLR Productions are continuing their strong relationship with us by delivering GASP!, a first class kid-friendly and entertaining children's animation comedy series for -C" drama. GASP! is funny, energetic and heartfelt making it a series that will be enjoyed by the entire family".

Ever wondered what pets get up to when there are no humans around to spoil the fun? This is the place to find out in a show about a larger-than-life golden carp named Gasp, whose imagination is as big as his heart. This fin-twitchingly funny series follows the zany antics of Gasp and his fellow pet mates left home alone when Mum, Dad and their two kids, Ginger and Fred, have gone off to work, school or play. From boot scootin' pond guppies to pet singing/dancing revues, anything can happen in this house -- and usually does! Gasp, Catflap, Dogbox and Beetlenick will be getting stuck into another seriously fun situation in every pun-packed episode.

Gasp is a thrill-seeking gold-fish who is noisy, enthusiastic, cheeky and hyperactive. He is way too smart and savvy for his own good and constantly craves stimulation. Dogbox is an excitable dog who has unstoppable energy and loves everybody unconditionally, even the protective cat, Catflap whose compulsive efforts to save others are constantly putting her in hilarious jeopardy. Beetlenick the cool and image-conscious beetle lacks morals leading him to tell outrageous lies which backfire when he tells the truth and no one believes him! Mrs Winston, the mother to the toxic ticking toddler time bomb guppy, Winston, is a motor-bike ridin', boot-scootin' piece of pond-trash who speaks rough, acts tough and has more attitude than a shoal of angry barracuda.

Terry Denton is a multiple-award-winning children's author-illustrator best known for the GASP! series, the Wombat and Fox series and the best-selling Just! books, in collaboration with Andy Griffiths. He has written twenty children's books and collaborated on eighty more with some of the most popular children's authors in Australia.

* GASP! will air from Saturday February 26 to Saturday April 23 2011 at 11.30am and will change broadcast time from Saturday April 30 – Saturday June 25 2011 to 12.30pm.