| Sit Down, Shut Up | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Tim McLoughlan Brendan Reed |
| Starring | Marg Downey Stephen Curry Jacqueline Brennan Christopher Brown |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 16 February – 28 June 2001 |
| Related | |
| Sit Down Shut Up (American series) | |
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Sit Down, Shut Up is a short-lived Australian sitcom broadcast by Network Ten. It ran from 16 February 2001 until 28 June 2001 for a total of 13 episodes.
The series followed the staff and students at a dysfunctional fictional high school called Carpen Heights Secondary College, and focused on the life of the teachers in and out of the staff room.
A writer for the series claimed that producer/comedian Chris Lilley had borrowed ideas for characters and plots from Sit Down, Shut Up for his 2007 series Summer Heights High. The ideas Lilley reportedly borrowed included the school's name and aspects of the Mr G character.[1][2]