The Toppanos (also known as Meet the Toppanos) is a 15-minute Australian television series which aired from 1958 to 1959 on Sydney station ATN-7. It starred Enzo and Peggy Toppano, and combined music with ab-libbed comedy, along with a dog puppet named Jazza.

Though short-lived, the program is notable as an early example of a morning television series produced in Australia. The series debuted on 20 October 1958. It aired at 8:30AM each weekday, and followed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8:45AM by Autumn Affair, which was Australia's first television soap opera, and followed on Thursdays and Fridays by U.S. series Dr. Christian. Also on the ATN-7 morning schedule during the period were cartoons, music segments from taped editions of Sydney Tonight, news, and weather forecasts.

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A contemporary review of the debut of ATN-7's morning schedule in The Australian Women's Weekly said the Toppanos "provide some pleasant music and painless chatter".

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Information on the archival status of the series is not available. The National Film and Sound Archive lists an item consisting of Enzo Toppano and Peggy Mortimer (Toppano) performing a song and comedy sketch on early television, which may possibly be footage from The Toppanos, though this is not confirmed.

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Seven Network original programming

1958 Australian television series debuts

1959 Australian television series endings

Australian variety television shows

Black-and-white Australian television shows

English-language television shows

Australian live television series

Australian music television series

1950s Australian comedy television series