“A ‘typical’ British family has been chosen from thousands of hopefuls to become the stars of a ground-breaking animation series for children’s channel Nickelodeon billed as an antidote to the ‘abnormal’ Simpsons. The trials and tribulations of family life in the Moores’ Leicestershire home will be shown every weekday evening on Nickelodeon from next week. The broadcaster, which began its search for a British family to act as the prototype for the cartoon in July last year, said the Moores had been chosen for their entertaining personalities and hectic lifestyle. Howard Litton, the Nickelodeon director of programmes, said the broadcaster had “searched high and low” to find the perfect family on which to base the cartoon, called Meet the Moores.” Read More >>>
