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{{Short description|Australian television series, 1995–2005}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Cheez-It]] snacks}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Cheez TV Logo.jpg
| caption              =
| genre                = [[Children's television series|Children's television]]
| creator              = 
| developer            = Bill McQueen
| presenter            = [[Jade Gatt]]<br />[[Ryan Lappin]]<br />[[Lenka Kripac]]
| director             = [[Bernie Zelvis]]<br>Todd Decker
| starring             = 
| voices               = 
| narrated             = 
| theme_music_composer = 
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| country              = Australia
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 11
| num_episodes         = 2,547
| list_episodes        = 
| producer             = Jan Stradling
| executive_producer   = 
| location             = [[Pyrmont, New South Wales]]
| runtime              = 90 minutes
| network              = [[Network Ten]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1995|07|17|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2005|08|20|df=y}}
| related              = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Toasted TV]]'' 
}} 
}}
'''''Cheez TV''''' is an Australian children's [[cartoon]] show hosted by [[Ryan Lappin]] and [[Jade Gatt]] that aired on weekday mornings on [[Network Ten]]. It began broadcasting on 10 July 1995<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 6, 1995 |title=The Age |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122837704/?terms=%22cheez%20tv%22}}</ref> and it ended on 31 December 2004 with the presenters leaving. After eight months of being without presenters, it officially ended on 20 August 2005, and was replaced with ''[[Toasted TV]]''.

In January 2016, Lappin and Gatt launched the official Cheez TV Facebook page with the help of friend and podcaster Brendan Dando. The page features full episodes of the show from its original run, behind the scenes photos and competitions.

''Cheez TV'' had an email address in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|last=Daly|first=Mike|date=31 August 1995|title=Word of mouse on television's Net assets|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-word-of-mouse-on-televisions-ne/150970244/|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|page=48|access-date=9 July 2024|quote=Ten, which at least has an email link to its Cheez TV children's early morning cartoon show, says it's also exploring possibilities...}}</ref>

Gatt and Lappin reunited during 2017 and started a brief Twitch series called Cheez Live where they played video games, shared reviews of movies, read fan mail, or just had fun hanging out with their viewers. Despite it being popular, they reformatted it into a YouTube channel and podcast called The Jade and Ryan Show in 2018, which didn't last for very long. Before the year ended, the pair announced the cancellation of the show and went their separate ways (similar to what happened to the end of the original TV show). It is unknown what the cause of the breakup was, and they have since deleted all of their social media websites, however the official Cheez TV Facebook Fan page still operates. Their last public appearance was hosting the Australian 'SO POP' music festival in February 2019.

==History==
Initially competing against ''[[Agro's Cartoon Connection]]'' on the [[Seven Network]], the younger youth hosts, 'edgier' feel, and larger focus on showing cartoons allowed Ten to take the early morning children's TV crown off Seven.

The wrap program ran from 7am to 8.30 am as a way of introducing the episodes of the main shows such as Pokèmon. The reason why the show ran until 8.30am was because when the program started, Lappin and Gatt were still at school, and were required to be transported from the studios at Pyrmont to school each school day.

During the show's run, Ryan Lappin was once nominated for ''[[Cleo (magazine)|Cleo]]'' magazine's Bachelor of the Year only to lose to Australian swimmer [[Geoff Huegill]]. Jade Gatt also hosted late night music show ''Ground Zero''.

During the later years of the show, Lappin and Gatt's editorials were quickly becoming notorious for their use of more adult-oriented humour.

On 20 August 2005, the last episode of ''Cheez TV'' was broadcast after 10&nbsp;years on the air, although Lappin and Gatt's final on-air appearance took place on 31 December 2004. In 2005, only cartoons showed during ''Cheez TV''. It was later replaced with ''Toasted TV'' in the same time slot, which continues to screen series such as ''[[Naruto (TV series)|Naruto]]'', ''[[One Piece (1999 TV series)|One Piece]]'' and ''[[Winx Club]]''.

In 2010, a [[Facebook]] event scheduled for 7 October 2010 appeared, attempting to gain interest in a Cheez TV reunion show. It quickly attracted the attention of Cheez TV fans. Jade and Ryan both had an interview with the E Team from U20 Radio Station which aired on 7 August 2010, where they briefly spoke to Peter Styles about the Facebook group and the show. However, after the group sent hundreds of petitioned emails to the networks, third parties{{Who|date=November 2010}} made complaints which led to Facebook closing the group. It is unknown whether any consideration has been taken in relation to a ''Cheez TV'' reunion by any network contacted.

On 28 June 2011, the Adelaide Anime and Videogame Convention [[AVCon]] announced Cheez TV presenters Ryan Lappin and Jade Gatt as special guests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jade Gatt and Ryan Lappin (former hosts of Cheez TV) are coming to AVCon! |url=http://avcon.org.au/2011/node/105 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705150311/http://avcon.org.au/2011/node/105 |archive-date=2011-07-05 |access-date=2011-06-28 |website=[[AVCon]]}}</ref> The pair appeared in multiple guest panels throughout the weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guests |url=http://avcon.org.au/2011/specialguest |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408143730/http://avcon.org.au/2011/specialguest |archive-date=2011-04-08 |access-date=2011-06-28 |website=AVCon}}{{failed verification |date=April 2021}}</ref>

On 22 January 2016, Ryan and Jade launched the official Cheez TV Facebook page with the help of friend and podcaster Brendan Dando, co-host of the Simpsons podcast 'Four Finger Discount', after Lappin discovered all of the tapes containing the episodes in his garage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=David |date=2016-01-24 |title=THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Cheez TV's Long-Lost Tapes Are Coming To Facebook |url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/this-is-not-a-drill-cheez-tvs-long-lost-tapes-are-coming-to-facebook/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830015935/https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/this-is-not-a-drill-cheez-tvs-long-lost-tapes-are-coming-to-facebook/ |archive-date=2018-08-30 |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=Pedestrian TV}}</ref> The page features old episodes of the show as well as some new programming from Lappin and Gatt. Throughout all of 2016, the pair made appearances during [[Supanova Expo]] events at all locations held. 
 
On 30 July 2017, Ryan and Jade started doing livestreams on [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]], performing an impromptu version of the show called Cheez Live which involved chatting with fans, reviewing movies, reading fan-mail, talking about old Cheez TV memories and streaming video games. Despite being popular with its audience, it ended abruptly within the year and was changed to an episodic YouTube format called The Jade & Ryan Show for unknown reasons. The duo also hosted the live concert event So Pop in Australia during the year 2019. When the Twitch version of the show ended the channel was deleted. However, for undisclosed reasons, the YouTube version of the show ended after Gatt and Lappin announced a hiatus, with the last video being uploaded to the channel on 24 March 2019, of their producer turning off the studio lights and shutting doors. The show has since ended. The YouTube show lasted a shorter time than the Twitch streams, although it was not a live broadcast. A podcast called The Jade And Ryan Podcast was also recorded and released during 2018. As of 2023 they have not done anything new since.
Plans for Ryan Lappin to return to Twitch was made but the show never materialized. They also deleted their entire social media presence, with their last posts respectively being in 2019.

==Programming==
''Cheez TV'' had programming from a variety of different studios. A number of its shows were sourced from [[Saban Entertainment]], before the company folded in the early 2000s. The two presenters, [[Jade Gatt]] and [[Ryan Lappin]], editorialised and presented small variety segments in between cartoons. These short segments included parodies of ''[[Rove Live]]'', ''[[Gardening Australia]]'', ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'' and numerous [[music video]] re-enactments. On occasion the hosts would interview special guests as well. For a period on ''The Big Cheez'' Gatt and Lappin were joined by another presenter, [[Lenka|Lenka Kripac]] (member of Australian band [[Decoder Ring]]).

''Cheez TV'' also aired during Saturday morning under the moniker of '''''The Big Cheez'''''.

===Shows===
The following is an incomplete list of series which were shown on Cheez TV in the past.

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*[[Action Man (1995 TV series)|''Action Man'' (1995)]]
*[[Action Man (2000 TV series)|''Action Man'' (2000)]]
*''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]''
*''[[The Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police]]''
*''[[Avenger Penguins]]''
*''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
*''[[The Adventures of T-Rex]]''
*''[[The Avengers: United They Stand]]''
*''[[Back to the Future (TV series)|Back to the Future]]''
*''[[Bad Dog (TV series)|Bad Dog]]''
*''[[Beethoven (TV series)|Beethoven]]''
*''[[Beverly Hills Teens]]''
*''[[Beyblade (manga)|Beyblade]]''
*''[[Beyblade (manga)|Beyblade G-Revolution]]''
*''[[Beyblade (manga)|Beyblade V-Force]]''
*''[[Big Bad Beetleborgs]]''
*''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures]]'' (1990)
*''[[Biker Mice from Mars]]''
*''[[Bruno the Kid]]''
*''[[Bureau of Alien Detectors]]''
*''[[Butt-Ugly Martians]]''
*''[[Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars]]'' 
*''[[C.O.P.S. (animated TV series)|C.O.P.S.]]''
*''[[Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys]]''
*''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''
*''[[Cardcaptors]]''
*''[[Conan the Adventurer (1992 TV series)|Conan the Adventurer]]''
*''[[Count Duckula]]''
*''[[Crush Gear Turbo]]''
*''[[Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'' 
*''[[Dennis the Menace (1996 TV series)|Dennis and Gnasher]]''
*''[[Dog City]]''
*''[[Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)|Digimon Adventure]]''
*''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]''
*''[[Digimon Frontier]]''
*''[[Digimon Tamers]]''
*''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''
*''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''
*''[[Dragon Flyz]]''
*''[[Duel Masters]]''
*''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''
*''[[Eagle Riders]]''
*''[[Earthworm Jim (TV series)|Earthworm Jim]]''
*''[[Eek! The Cat]]''
*''[[Extreme Dinosaurs]]''
*''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]''
*''[[Fievel's American Tails]]''
*''[[Fighting Foodons]]''
*''[[Gadget & the Gadgetinis]]''
*''[[Gadget Boy & Heather]]''
*''[[Garfield and Friends]]''
*''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''
*''[[Gravedale High]]''
*''[[Hamtaro]]''
*[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe|''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (1983)]]
*[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)|''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (2002)]]
*''[[The Hot Rod Dogs And Cool Car Cats|Hot Rod Dogs And Cool Car Cats]]'' 
*''[[Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers|Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – Ignition]]''
*''[[Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers|Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – The Speed of Silence]]''
*''[[Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling]]''
*[[Hurricanes (TV series)|''Hurricanes'' (1993)]]
*[[The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)|''The Incredible Hulk'' (1982)]]
*''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]''
*''[[Iznogoud]]''
*''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''
*''[[Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors]]''
*''[[Jumanji (TV series)|Jumanji]]''
*''[[Kaput & Zösky]]''
*''[[The Kids from Room 402]]''
*''[[The Littles (TV series)|The Littles]]''
*''[[The Marvel Action Hour]]''
*''[[M.A.S.K. (TV series)|M.A.S.K.]]''
*''[[Medabots]]''
*''[[MegaMan NT Warrior]]''
*''[[Men in Black: The Series]]''
*''[[The New Archies]]''
*''[[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]''
*''[[One Piece (1999 TV series)|One Piece]]''
*''[[Phantom Investigators]]''
*''[[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]]'' (seasons 1–7)
**''[[List of Pokémon: Indigo League episodes|Pokémon: Indigo League]]''
**''[[List of Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands episodes|Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands]]''
**''[[List of Pokémon: The Johto Journeys episodes|Pokémon: The Johto Journeys]]''
**''[[List of Pokémon: Johto League Champions episodes|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]]''
**''[[List of Pokémon: Master Quest episodes|Pokémon: Master Quest]]''
**''[[List of Pokémon: Advanced episodes|Pokémon: Advanced]]''
**''[[List of Pokémon: Advanced Challenge episodes|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]]''
*''[[Project G.e.e.K.e.R.]]''
*''[[Red Planet (miniseries)|Red Planet]]''
*''[[RoboRoach]]''
*''[[Rocket Power]]''
*''[[Rude Dog]]''
*''[[Rugrats]]''
*''[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs]]'' 
*''[[Sailor Moon]]''
*''[[The Savage Dragon (TV series)|The Savage Dragon]]''
*''[[The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs]]''
*''[[Silver Surfer (1998 TV series)|Silver Surfer]]''
*''[[Sky Dancers]]''
*''[[Sonic X]]'' (series 1)
*''[[Sooty's Amazing Adventures]]'' 
*''[[Space Goofs]]'' (series 1)
*[[Spider-Man (1967 TV series)|''Spider-Man'' (1967)]]
*''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]''
*''[[Spider-Man Unlimited]]''
*''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
*''[[The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper]]''
*''[[Stuart Little: The Animated Series]]''
*[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|''Star Wars: Clone Wars'' (2003)]]
*''[[Street Sharks]]''
*''[[Superior Defender Gundam Force]]'' (series 1)
*''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'' 
* [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (2003)]]
*''[[Tekkaman Blade|Teknoman]]''
*''[[Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic]]''
*''[[The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]''
*''[[The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]''
*''[[ThunderCats (1985 TV series)|Thundercats]]'' 
*''[[Totally Spies!]]''
*''[[List of Transformers TV series|Transformers]]''
*''[[Transformers: Armada]]''
*''[[Transformers: Energon]]''
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 TV series)|''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]]
*''[[Walter Melon (TV series)|Walter Melon]]''
*''[[WildC.A.T.S. (TV series)|WildC.A.T.S.]]''
*''Willow Town''
*''[[Wing Commander Academy]]''
*''[[Winx Club]]''
*''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]''
*''Yowie Power''
*''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]''
*''[[Zoids: Chaotic Century]]''
*''[[Zoids: Fuzors]]''
*''[[Zoids: New Century]]''
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==See also==
* [[List of Australian television series]]
* [[Toasted TV]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0388586|title=Cheez TV}}
* [http://members.optushome.com.au/veemon/oldcheeztv.html Cartoon schedule 2001 to 2005]
* [https://www.facebook.com/cheeztvofficial/ Cheez TV Official Facebook Page]

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