The Big Arvo was an Australia

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n television series that was broadcast on the Seven Network

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 from 1999 until 2005. It starred four hosts, who hosted the show in a large model bus. They had segments such as "cool job" and "dare" to amuse younger viewers and to teach viewers who had outgrown Play School

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. The show appeared in K-Zone

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magazine to celebrate 500 episodes. It had begun in a morning timeslot under the name of The Big Breakfast, before moving to the afternoon to make way for AMV: All Music Video

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and Sunrise

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Hosts

Role	Name	First Show	Last Show
1st co-host	Ben Hewett Ben Hewett Ben Hewett is an Australian actor and presenter. He is best known for his role as a presenter in "The Big Arvo", formerly titled The Big Breakfast, along with Jesse Tobin, Luke Jacobz, Jenny Hardy and Anna Choy .On The Big Arvo, his segments included Ben's Big Cook Off, where he had to cook a...	2 August 1999	6 May 2005
2nd co-host	Jennifer Hardy	2 August 1999	6 May 2005
3rd co-host	Anna Choy Anna Choy Anna Choy is an Australian actress and presenter. She attended Fort Street High School in Petersham, Sydney...	2 August 1999	May 2004
	James Tobin	October 2004	6 May 2005
4th co-host	Curtis Fernandez	2 August 1999	July 2000
	Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz on 14 February 1981, Sydney is an Australian actor and television presenter.-Career:'Jacobz' is a screen name, derived from adding a 'z' to the actor's middle name of Jacob...	1 February 2001	March 2005

Notes

• There is a 7 month gap between Curtis Fernandez being replaced by Luke Jacobz as The Big Breakfast went off air during this time before being resurrected as The Big Arvo.
• There is a 5 month gap between Anna Choy being replaced by James Tobin as The Big Arvo was off air during this time, replaced by Girl TV
  Girl TV
  Girl TV was a weekday afternoon television program, primarily aimed at teenage girls, that was broadcast by the Australian Seven Network between 2003 and 2004. The series was cancelled due to low ratings and lasted two seasons.-Content:...
  
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• James Tobin was credited as "Jesse Tobin" for all episodes.
• Ben and Jenny were the only two hosts to remain with the show for its entire run.