The Moores' newfound stardom on Nicktoons TV has gotten alot of media attention worldwide. Here are a sample of the media's reaction:
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CBBC Newsround: Meet the Moores: Britain's Simpsons!(Left: "The Moores" and the Moores, from the BBC; © 2003 Nickelodeon UK.) A real-life British family is getting ready to see themselves and their lives as a cartoon on TV. The Leicestershire family were chosen from thousands to be the model for Nickelodeon's new cartoon. The TV channel was after a family which was a cross between the Simpsons and The Osbournes for the new show. And they found the Moores! |
They are made up of mum, dad and four kids. Dad loves The Osbournes, whilst Jack, 15, is hot on the DJ decks.
And one of the daughters, 11-year-old Roberta, dreams of meeting Duncan from Blue.
They sound just like your average family!
Hectic!
The search for the perfect cartoon family started in July last year.
The Moores were chosen because they have such a wacky and hectic lifestyle, say the cartoon makers.
And they were very pleased about winning. Mum Tania said: "We can't speak with excitement. We feel like superstars and can't wait to see our cartoon!"
A family of six have been chosen as the models for an animation series based around their hectic and entertaining life.
The Moores from Leicestershire will star in their own cartoon after a nationwide search was launched to find a family to act as a prototype by children's channel Nickelodeon.
Meet the Moores will run every weekday evening on digital channel Nicktoons TV in a one-minute adventure.
The family from Shepshed is headed by Robert 50, a second hand car salesman and Tania, 35, a university admin assistant.
Individuals
Mrs Moore said: "Because we are such a big family, my desire to organise everything and everybody means we often end up looking like a comedy act."
It was DJ Jack's idea to enter the family after seeing an advert and believing the family's hectic lifestyle would help them win.
Animator Milo Waterfield spent two days with the Moores to help him develop their characters.
He said: "As soon as I saw them I could see them as cartoon characters.
"They just seemed to emanate a lot of character as a family and as individuals."
Close family
The Moores have had the opportunity to watch the first episode which will screen on 5 May.
"It's absolutely fantastic, the story line is absolutely spot on," said Mr Moore.
"We are a very, very close family and very British."
Mr Litton said it was "almost ridiculous" to compare the cartoon to something as "genius" as The Simpsons.
"We just wanted to do a great piece of TV and hopefully that's what it's turned out to be," he added.
A British household may soon rival the Simpsons, Graham Tibbetts reports.
May 4 2003
The Simpsons may have earned a huge following as a dysfunctional American family, but they will soon face competition from a real-life British household.
The Moores, a family of six from Shepshed, Leicestershire, have been chosen ahead of thousands of other candidates as the models for a cartoon series by Nickelodeon, the children's television channel.
Described as a "typical" British family, it is headed by Robert, 50, a second-hand car salesman, and his wife, Tania, 35, a former air stewardess who is now an administration assistant at Loughborough University.
Their four children are Jack, 15, a keen DJ who runs a mobile disco; 12-year-old Roberta, whose ambition is to meet the pop group Blue; Eliza, 9, a gymnast with a passion for disco dancing; and Jemimah, 3, described by her mother as a "whirlwind".
Animators from the show, Meet the Moores: The Nicktoons TV Family, will scrutinise the household's weekly triumphs and tribulations, using them as the inspiration for their humour.
Mrs Moore had few qualms about her family becoming the muse for a comedy series, saying they were "absolutely gobsmacked" at being plucked from obscurity. "We can't speak, with the excitement," she said. "We feel like superstars. The neighbours are going to be blown away." The Moores applied for the show after seeing an advertisement while on holiday in France last summer. "It was a joke, really, but we entered, and here we are," said Mrs Moore.
She hoped that her family would help to put a smile on viewers' faces.
"Because we are such a big family, my desire to organise everything and everybody means we often end up looking like a comedy act," said Mrs Moore.
The Simpsons follows the mixed fortunes of Homer, his wife, Marge, and their children, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, in the fictional US town of Springfield. Although Homer strives to give his children a decent start in life, his best efforts are invariably undermined by his hapless family.
The big question is whether the Moores will prove to be as dysfunctional as the Simpsons.
In one episode, Homer is sacked from the Springfield nuclear power plant after causing a meltdown, while Bart is always causing trouble.
Mr Moore's experiences in the workplace are not entirely dissimilar to Homer's. "My most embarrassing moment came when I got in a car to take it for a demonstration with a potential customer," he said. "I somehow reversed it through the showroom window. I was mortified."
He described the highlight of his life as being the moment he met Martin O'Neill and wished him luck on the day he was appointed manager of Leicester City.
His wife's greatest claim to fame is serving Paul Henry, the actor who played Benny, the hotel handyman in the TV soap Crossroads, during her days as an air hostess. After watching the first episode of his family's new series yesterday at Nickelodeon's studios in London, Mr Moore said: "It's absolutely fantastic. The story line is spot-on."
He admitted he could see some similarities between his family and The Simpsons.
"Our lifestyle is very hectic, and very chaotic at times," he said. "We are a very, very close family and very British."
His daughter felt that the cartoon makers had captured her parents and siblings perfectly.
Claire Cozens
Thursday May 1, 2003
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.
"The Moore family caught the judges' eye as a result of their entertaining personalities, their wacky approach to life and the scope for excellent storylines around their hectic lifestyle," he said.
"We felt they epitomised the typical British family."
He added that their Leicestershire accent would add an authentic British flavour to the cartoon.
"The whole family is absolutely gobsmacked. We can't speak with excitement. We feel like superstars and can't wait to see our cartoon. The neighbours are going to be blown away," said Mrs Moore.
A spokeswoman for the show said it should appeal to British viewers because it would reflect every aspect of "normal" life.
"This is a real life family doing everyday things. Shows like The Simpsons
are not at all like a real-life family - there is nothing on television at the
moment that kids can watch and learn from," she said.
Cartoon makers believe that with such entertaining personalities and hectic lifestyles, they are the perfect family to front the show.
Meet the Moores, complete with Leicestershire accents, will hit eight
million TV screens at 5pm on May 5, on Sky Digital channel, Nicktoons TV.
Who hasn't thought, at one time or another, that life with their family is loopy enough to inspire a TV show?
The Moores did, and now they are set to become one of the most famous families in the country.
They were chosen from more than 1,000 hopefuls to be the template for a ground-breaking animation series.
Asked why he felt his family of five were picked, car salesman Robert, 50, said: 'We aren't crazy but we are interesting, lively and always willing to have a go. We are a bit like the Osbournes without the bad language.'
He added: 'It's really nice to be doing this as a family. We always do everything together.'
The Moores are coming to a screen near you soon. But who are they?
THE DJ SON
Jack, 15, a keen DJ who runs a mobile disco. Loves playing on his bedroom computer, often late into the night. As such, struggles to get up in the morning. It was his idea to enter the contest.
THE LITTLE UN
Jemimah, three, described by her mother as 'a cross between a whirlwind and Houdini'. Considered the adventurous one by the other members of the family.
THE GYMNAST
Eliza, nine, a keen gymnast with a passion for disco dancing. Can be a bit of a drama queen, according to her father. Gets particularly embarrassed by his dancing efforts.
SPORTY GIRL
Roberta, 12, whose lifetime ambition is to meet Duncan from Blue. She is the sporty one of the family but also enjoys dancing with her two sisters at the family home in Leicestershire.
THE MUM
Tania, 35, a Loughborough University admin assistant and former air hostess. Always busy cleaning up after the four children and loves to organise family activities.
THE DAD
Robert, 50, a second-hand car salesman, who enjoys napping and is an avid fan
of Leicester City. Says he wants to lose weight, after being shown a lifesize
cut-out of his character.
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