Simon Townsend's Wonder World - Wonder World!

Wonder World!

In 1992, two of Simon Townsend's former reporters Phillip Tanner and Brett Clements bought the rights to Simon Townsend's Wonder World and sold the concept to the Nine Network which re-launched the show. The successor's new name was shortened to Wonder World!. The "Wonder World!" theme song written for the show at Simon Townsend's request by Australian songwriter/producer Chris Pelcer, remained the show's theme until its final episode.

Harvey Shore was hired to train new reporters and produce the show once again, this time for the Nine Network. The hosts and reporters of this new series were:

• Pascall Fox (famous for her brightly coloured hair, often red or orange. She was later one of the presenters of the Australian version of Ground Force in the early 2000s, and on the Australian version of the show Your Life on the Lawn 2003-2004.)
• Jodie Young (who went on to star in Sex/Life)
• Nick Penn (celebrated comedian)
• Tony Johnston (who went on to produce many TV shows and to work overseas.)
• Liesl Macdonald

Later reporters included:

• Catriona Rowntree (who became a major star of the Nine Network in Getaway and other series.)
• Dave Kelly (who became a famous film editor and producer)
• Sonia Kruger (who became a star of the Seven network)
• Liesl Macdonald

Wonder World!, the Nine Network's version of Simon Townsend's original show, began production in 1993, and rated well in its three-year run.