What is C/o The Bartons

C/o the Bartons is a 1988 Australian television series aimed at older children and young teens. It follows 11 year old Elly Barton, the only girl in a family of boys, and her life in Australian suburbia.

Elly Barton, portrayed by Olivia Harkin on TV and Rebekah Elmaloglou in the film, is the 11 year old only girl of the Bartons family. Both the TV show C/o The Bartons and the short film The Siege of Barton's Bathroom revolve around her.

Who plays Elly Barton?

In the TV show (C/o) The Bartons, 11 year old Elly Barton is played by Olivia Harkin. In the short film The Siege of Barton's Bathroom, she's played by Rebekah Elmaloglou.

What TV show featured a girl that squeezes frogs to death?

The Australian TV show (C/o) The Bartons features a bully that squeezes frogs to death. The bully was played by Alice Garner in the episode Beautiful Beetroot.

What TV show features a girl taking revenge on her bully by sticking gum in her hair?

In the episode Beautfil Beetroot, of the Australian TV show (C/o) The Bartons, protagonist Elly Barton takes revenge on her bully Vivienne by sticking gum in her hair. Vivienne was Elly's troop leader in the local Girl Guides; the events happened while on camp.

What was Matt Day's first role?

Matt Day debuted in 19888 in the Australian TV show (C/o) The Bartons as Paul Barton. The show was created by Jocelyn Moorhouse, who -with her husband PJ Hogan- would later cast Matt in his first big role in Muriel's Wedding.

In which TV show does Frankie J. Holden play a family dad?

In the TV show (C/o) The Bartons, Robert Barton is played by Frankie J. Holden. He also plays this role in the short film The Siege of Barton's Bathroom, on which the TV show is based.

What Australian children's show features a billycart race?

In the TV show (C/o) The Bartons, 11 year old Elly Barton organises a billycart race to raise money for Bob Geldof's Feed the World project.

In what TV show does a boy sing True Blue to a girl on the beach?

In the TV show (C/o) The Bartons, 11 year old Elly Barton is serenaded on the beach by a boy as he sings a horrible rendition of True Blue (originally by John Williamson).

in what TV show does a boy try to kiss a girl who's buried up to her neck in sand?

In the TV show (C/o) The Bartons, in the episodde Bartons on the Beach, 11 year old Elly Barton is buried up to her neck in sand on a beach when a boy tries to kiss her against her will. She is saved at the last second by her little brother.

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By: Erwin | Posted: 19-07-2023 | Category: SERIES | Series Clippings

Just a quick content update:

I've added two new clippings to the Clippings page:

Hard work and little pay for most child actors looks into the unfair pay that child actors received when compared to adults in the 80s, with Bartons being used as an example of a show that relies heavily on child actors
Watch it! - The Bartons is an article about Bartons as a show with a focus on the casting and the filming process. It was written for Parents & Children Magazine by none other than Jenifer Hooks, the show's producer.

Check out both articles in full by clicking on the Newly added clippings-button on this page!

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