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If this has already been posted, my apologies. I just stumbled upon it while going through my bookmarks.
classicgameshows.com (http://\"http://classicgameshows.com\")
Look in the video section for the 3 parts!
Matt
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For a first episode, it's surprisingly well done. It looks as if the host had prepped by watching plenty of Gene and Co. -- he's got the ad-lib phrasing down, such as "the definitive answer." Some other random observations:
-- The technology seems a bit more low-tech than MG7x. Watch the score display do a funky reset at the end of the maingame.
-- A "ding!" for each celeb finishing their answer, but no sound for a correct answer?
-- So much chitter-chatter! So many forced jokes.
-- Mighty suggestive questions for a debut! But they knew what made MG7x work.
-- Just a Reg Grundy production? No credit to G-T?
-- A$1000 really wasn't that much, even in 1977, was it?
-- And the game was declared "over" just a wee bit prematurely, wasn't it?
And as with so many other international versions, it's similar enough to the U.S. version to look familiar, but just different enough to throw me slightly off-kilter.
Video treat of the week!
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On an semi-unrelated note, and I apologize for the mini-threadjack (but I didn't feel this merited its own thread)...Jamie Locklin posted a TTD clip on the "Page O' Clips"...and I must say: Wink Martindale made some of the worst puns ever. Oy vey...
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For those of you who may not know, the host Graham Kennedy is no mere emcee. At this point, his fame ranks somewhere in between Johnny Carson and Bob Hope's.
Is this from the DVD release, Mike?
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just punched up the site, and i don't see the video links....did i miss something or have the clips been taken down? thanks Mike!
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 08:40 AM\']just punched up the site, and i don't see the video links....did i miss something or have the clips been taken down? thanks Mike!
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http://classicgameshows.com/video/index.html (http://\"http://classicgameshows.com/video/index.html\")
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 09:01 AM\'][quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 08:40 AM\']just punched up the site, and i don't see the video links....did i miss something or have the clips been taken down? thanks Mike!
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Today, I am, officially, an idiot.
Just today though.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 09:13 AM\']Today, I am, officially, an idiot.
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That's OK. We still like you.
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[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 07:23 AM\']Is this from the DVD release, Mike?[/quote]
Indeed it is. A certain individual on this board, who shall remain nameless, wanted me to post an episode online. After about a half dozen attempts at sending me a 1/2 GB video file, said person decided to convert the eps. from Region 4 to Region 1 and burn the entire DVD set. Much props to that mystery guest!
There is more where that came from. I saw four episodes last night. Two of the four episodes were so funny that I was near tears. Honestly, I think the 4 BBs I saw last night were funnier than an average episode of MG 7x. Also, since my monthly bandwidth allocation gets reset in ~96 hours, I can afford to put more material online.
Some additional notes which you guys should see in the near future, regarding BB that might not have been evident on the premiere:
* You only won the big prize if you matched in the head-to-head portion of the Super Match i.e. if you got the $100 answer in the audience match and won the $1000 in the head-to-head, you got $1000. If you got $25 in the audience part and bombed the head-to-head, you had $0.
* A game win was signaled by a high-pitched bicycle horn, not bells, dings, or other customary sound effects.
* Just about every episode ends with Ugly Dave Grey delivering a bad joke. Real bad.
* G/T (at least Goodson) gets credit in really really small type under producer Tony Connelly's name in later episodes.
* There are numerous celebrity panels with 4 men and two women, with a male occupying the 6th seat.
With any luck, I can get another episode online tonight.
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[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 09:53 AM\']Indeed it is. A certain individual on this board, who shall remain nameless, wanted me to post an episode online. After about a half dozen attempts at sending me a 1/2 GB video file, said person decided to convert the eps. from Region 4 to Region 1 and burn the entire DVD set. Much props to that mystery guest!
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I am the mystery guest in question -- and I'd like to thank Mike for placing the episode online. I'm not averse to sharing but I just don't have the web space or bandwidth to do so, nor do I have time to burn lots of DVDs. This way everyone gets at least a taste.
Memo to the other members: sending a 600MB MPEG-4 file via YouSendIt.com is not a good idea. Really, it isn't.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 09:13 AM\']Today, I am, officially, an idiot.
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Now, there's a non-traditional Bar Mitzvah phrase...
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[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 09:53 AM\']If you got $25 in the audience part and bombed the head-to-head, you had $0.
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What?!? Then what's the point of having the $25/$50/$100 amounts on the board if you can't really win it?
Or are you allowed to keep what you've won there and decide not to risk those earnings in the head-to-head segment?
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 11:44 AM\']What?!? Then what's the point of having the $25/$50/$100 amounts on the board if you can't really win it?
Or are you allowed to keep what you've won there and decide not to risk those earnings in the head-to-head segment?
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Per the episode on the aforementioned link, the contestant does get to keep whatever they win in the Super Match ($25-$100).
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 11:44 AM\']What?!? Then what's the point of having the $25/$50/$100 amounts on the board if you can't really win it?
Or are you allowed to keep what you've won there and decide not to risk those earnings in the head-to-head segment?[/quote]
There is no risk involved. I guess the dollar amounts used in the audience part are used to determine what the head-to-head is worth. If you blow the audience match, you are the champion with exactly $0, as contestants earned bupkis for winning the main game.
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 11:49 AM\']Per the episode on the aforementioned link, the contestant does get to keep whatever they win in the Super Match ($25-$100).[/quote]
This isn't always the case. In several of the later episodes I watched, a contestant won $1000 in the Super Match, not $1100, plus another contestant earned $250, not $275. (Aw crap, I should've added spoiler space.)
The parting gifts for losing contestants on each episode I've seen are from Toshiba. I didn't hear Graham mention that losing champs receive parting gifts. Could it be possible that a champion can win less than a person he/she defeated?
Back to the DVDs, to see if I can find answers to these burning questions...
EDIT: There's one other tidbit to add which I find interesting: Each celebrity panel is on for just two episodes.
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It was always my understanding from the episodes I've got that if you lose the head-to-head, you still win what you earn in the audience match.
If they did win something then they wouldn't get any parting gifts when they are eliminated, leading Kennedy to say something along the lines of "sometimes it's better to lose than to go away with the smallest dollar amount."
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They really did a good job bringing Match Game to the land down under. Right down to every single detail on the set. However, seeing this leaves me with the retorical question of the day: What American game show hasn't Reg Grundy brought to Australia?
[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 05:28 AM\']Wink Martindale made some of the worst puns ever.
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[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 10:02 AM\']Memo to the other members: sending a 600MB MPEG-4 file via YouSendIt.com is not a good idea. Really, it isn't.
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Members of Yahoo!'s Closing Logo Group have put together hundreds of short films containing closing logo combinations that never actually appeared together. Starting last summer, most of them include segments called "That's Dumb!"* consisting of boners and other outrageous moments from game shows and otherwise, such as the "Saugage [BLANK]" typo from the UK Blankety Blanks. My point is, the files have become so big that they can't be stored on Yahoo! groups anymore, so now they use MegaUpload to host their files. Free accounts can host files for up to 30 days.
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 09:13 AM\']Today, I am, officially, an idiot.
[/quote]As long as it's just today. :-)
* That title was derived from the Shell Game clip on Tony Harrison's TPiR site.
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[quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 11:49 AM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 11:44 AM\']What?!? Then what's the point of having the $25/$50/$100 amounts on the board if you can't really win it?
Or are you allowed to keep what you've won there and decide not to risk those earnings in the head-to-head segment?
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OK, I'm spinning. I've got two different stories here. I'm going to the bar now. When I'm through (and I may remain until Super XL be done) maybe I'll understand what you get and what you don't. In the meanwhile, bottoms up!
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[quote name=\'Kniwt\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 02:17 AM\']Some other random observations:
-- Just a Reg Grundy production? No credit to G-T?[/quote]
Here (http://\"http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/hmtriplecrown/blanketycredit.jpg\") is an image of the G/T credit. Since most of you don't have electron microscopes, I'll decipher it for you--"This program is based on 'Match Game 76', a Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Production, Celebrity Production Inc., U.S.A"
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 12:39 PM\']OK, I'm spinning. I've got two different stories here. I'm going to the bar now. When I'm through (and I may remain until Super XL be done) maybe I'll understand what you get and what you don't. In the meanwhile, bottoms up![/quote]
2:10 PM EDIT: If you won the head-to-head match, you won the jackpot amount only, not the big prize plus the $100/$50/$25. If you missed out on the big money, you got only the $100/$50/$25. <Dennis James> Okay? Okay! </DJ>
I still want you to save me a seat at the bar, my friend.
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[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 07:23 AM\']For those of you who may not know, the host Graham Kennedy is no mere emcee. At this point, his fame ranks somewhere in between Johnny Carson and Bob Hope's.
Is this from the DVD release, Mike?
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Mr. Kennedy was a real solid host. I mean you could tell he, like Gene in the early MG 7X format, was a little stiff to get accustomed to the format's pacing and the like. But, Kennedy takes Rayburn's style and puts his subtle twist on it nicely. I will say though, he does try to emulate him in said episode perhaps a little too closely at times (i.e. Now these messages throughout Australia).
Couple of questions I have...
1) Did they straddle games? Some cite how there was a lot of clowning around on this episode...to keep a game self-contained you had to clown around a bit, no?
2) In the run did they ever adopt the later MGPM format of 3 rounds?
3) And, for the sake of stupidity, I'm confused as to whether this was a weekly or 5 a week strip of shows. Could someone fill me in?
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Couple of questions I have...
1) Did they straddle games? Some cite how there was a lot of clowning around on this episode...to keep a game self-contained you had to clown around a bit, no?
Yes they did! Kennedy always hated games that had to go to a tie-break. Does this show on any of the shows on the DVD?
2) In the run did they ever adopt the later MGPM format of 3 rounds?
No they didn't! As far as I know.
3) And, for the sake of stupidity, I'm confused as to whether this was a weekly or 5 a week strip of shows. Could someone fill me in?
Very definitely five days a week. Seemingly live.
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[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 02:42 PM\']
1) Did they straddle games? Some cite how there was a lot of clowning around on this episode...to keep a game self-contained you had to clown around a bit, no?
Yes they did! Kennedy always hated games that had to go to a tie-break. Does this show on any of the shows on the DVD?[/quote]
I've viewed a total of 10 episodes. I have seen two tiebreakers.
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[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 07:56 PM\']I've viewed a total of 10 episodes. I have seen two tiebreakers.
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But has he mentioned how much he hates them? It becomes a bit of a running joke.
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[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 12:47 PM\']If you won the head-to-head match, you won the jackpot amount only, not the big prize plus the $100/$50/$25. If you missed out on the big money, you got only the $100/$50/$25. <Dennis James> Okay? Okay! </DJ>
I still want you to save me a seat at the bar, my friend.
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In other words, it is like the Bob Stewart School of Payouts™.
If you win $100 in the Super Match, the Head to Head Match is technically only worth $900. Thus a win gives you $1,000 total, a loss means you keep the original $100.
Much like the $25,000 Pyramid. Pyramid win #1 nets $10,000, Pyramid try #2 is for $25,000, but technically only worth $15,000 if you have one win under the belt already.
(It's bad enough that we Ohioans have Steelers fans to the east of us and Michigan fans to the north. But if the 2 groups of fans inbreed during Super Bowl XL...well, let's not try to think of the offspring) GO SEAHAWKS!
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[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 03:02 PM\'][quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 07:56 PM\']I've viewed a total of 10 episodes. I have seen two tiebreakers.[/quote]
But has he mentioned how much he hates them? It becomes a bit of a running joke.[/quote]
One episode had the first tiebreaker. Graham shows some disgust during the second one.
The night is young. Surely I'll see more tiebreakers.
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[quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 03:18 PM\']In other words, it is like the Bob Stewart School of Payouts™.
If you win $100 in the Super Match, the Head to Head Match is technically only worth $900. Thus a win gives you $1,000 total, a loss means you keep the original $100.[/quote]
The word you want for positive spin here is "augment".
Kniwt: I'm not sure what you mean about the game not really being "over". Mr. Kennedy wasn't on top of the mathematics, no doubt, but that was indeed the point at which the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
Also, I'm still not sure I know what the answer is regarding straddling games. I mean, I see "yes they did", but then I see that the host didn't like tie-breakers, which seems to suggest that they required him to speed through the rest of the game.
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[quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 03:18 PM\']
Also, I'm still not sure I know what the answer is regarding straddling games. I mean, I see "yes they did", but then I see that the host didn't like tie-breakers, which seems to suggest that they required him to speed through the rest of the game.
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I have the DVD set as well, and watched reruns of the show as a kid. I think I will clear up some of mysteries:
- General game play is the same as the MG 7x episodes.
- Graham Kennedy is known as the "King of Television", and was the MOST famous personality on television at that time (and the most highly paid as well). It was his first regular stint back on TV for several years, after a highly-controversial moment when he used an expletive (disguised as a bird call - I'll let you guess what the word was) on live television.
- The show was definitely recorded (not live) - Graham wasn't allowed to produce live TV again after the bird call incident. In that first episode - he makes a joke of the fact (the reference to Christmas by the contestant). The shows were produced months ahead of airing - and this fact is mocked upon all through the series.
- In the Supermatch round - if a player picks one of the three answers but doesn't match the celebrity, they receive the $25/$50/$100. However - if they do match the celebrity - they recieve the larger amount $250/$500/$1000 only.
- All losing contestants (including those who were carry-over champs) received a consolation prize (the Toshiba goods).
- Games were held over on many, many occasions (just like MG).
- A great deal of the celebrities were regulars (just like with MG) - Ugly Dave Gray, Noeline Brown and Stuart Wagstaff are on nearly nearly every show for the two year run - other regulars included Noel Ferrier, Barry Creyton and Dawn Lake.
- It was Graham (in consultation with Ugly Dave Gray) who decided to end the show after only two (?) seasons - against the network's (0/10 Network) will, because "they had used up their entire suite of "gags". They wanted to end on a high.
- "Blankety Blanks" was the highest rating 7pm show of all time - on most nights - it had more viewers than the other three networks combined - that's no mean feat!
I will try and post a interview he had about about his experience on "Blankety Blanks" (once I find it).
Chris.
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[quote name=\'pownster\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 08:38 PM\']I will try and post a interview he had about about his experience on "Blankety Blanks" (once I find it).
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I found two interviews in which he discussed the show, if briefly... see the next two posts.
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THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
September 14, 1996, Saturday
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HEADLINE: On his selection: Graham Kennedy picks the highs and the lows
BYLINE: GRAHAM KENNEDY
BODY:
Q. Do you watch television any more and if so, why?
A. I know it's fashionable to admit to watching only the ABC and SBS but I really do find myself watching those channels more often lately.
Here in the bush, I get a better quality picture on those networks, which could have something to do with it. If there's a good movie or series (like Cracker) I haven't seen on the commercial stations I will watch, and the local weather on Prime is a must. But because of advancing years (63 soon) and a fondness for Beefeater gin (that should be worth a case!
I'm quite often snoring by 8pm.
Q. After those exciting, frantic early days of TV, do you miss any of it, or are you happier now? How do you fill your days?
A. With 124 acres (I didn't ever conquer the metric system) of various noxious weeds, bracken and rabbits there's always something to do. I have horses and dogs which need feeding and worming and fencing repairs never cease. I don't miss the television business which I always found very hard work.
Q. After 40 years of television, you are still widely regarded as the King. Do you think this reputation is deserved?
A. That sobriquet was bestowed upon me by one of your colleagues many years ago, as was Gra-Gra and others.
It's all nonsense, of course, but of considerable help to subeditors.
Q. After your own personal controversies, any thoughts on censorship?
A. If you mostly watch ABCTV and SBS there seems to be no censorship!
Q. Your wit was laced with irreverence. Who on television carries your legacy today?
A. With nothing live any more, I would venture no one.
Q. Do you think the nature of what makes people laugh has changed in 40 years?
A. No. Some of the newer comedians feel that by adding four-letter words they are improving their routines but after five Fs in as many minutes they are devaluing the impact of the word and achieving nothing. Then again, perhaps I'm jealous: in my time not even a bloody was allowed.
Q. On whom do you now practise your wit?
A. Henry. He's a retriever with a great sense of fun. Of course, with a dog, it has to be visual.
Q. What images does Bendigo St, Richmond (GTV9 studios, from which IMT was telecast), summon up for you today?
A. I remember the former Wurtheim piano factory (and later Heinz) with a great deal of fondness. It was a most ungainly television factory but well-loved by all of us. Still is.
Q. Doing that quirky, latenight news was an odd thing.
How did that come about?
A. I invented the combination of news with comedy on 11am at the Seven Network. It's not easy to do without offending almost everyone but once you've learned to do it (there's a trick to it) it can be great fun.
The Nine Network asked me to do it again years later (News Show/Coast To Coast) and it was a huge success (and not very expensive either, which has immediate appeal to commercial TV networks).
Q. What reading is on your bedside table?
A. Howard Hughes, The Untold Story and Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language.
Q. You are known for communicating by fax. Any plans to upgrade to the Internet?
A. I refuse to read and learn any more manuals on anything. I can work my toaster and shaver: the instruction book that comes with the VCR has instructions in both English and Swedish - the latter makes just as much sense to me as the former.
Q. What's your fondest memory in 40 years of TV?
A. In nearly 50 years of broadcasting I can honestly say that I've never been in a show that I didn't like. Although, I'm ashamed to admit, I did a couple of movies for the money only. I've never had to work at anything else: a claim few Australian actors can make.
I've never had to drive a taxi between jobs. On TV I've hosted variety, game shows, had parts in mini series - even read the news, all of which I've enjoyed while being terrified most of the time.
Q. And your worst memory?
A. There have been terrible moments and I find it curious that the memory erases these as I get older.
Q. Any regrets?
A. No, not really. In 1957 it would have helped if I'd known about agents: I'm sure I would have fared better than six pounds a night!
But money wasn't important then: we all were in the beginning of an exciting new medium and we just wanted to learn it and do it - that was reward enough.
# # # In the history of Australian television only one personality stands out as the undisputed King. As the host of In Melbourne Tonight, and later the Graham Kennedy Show, Blankety Blanks, and even a late-night news program, Graham Kennedy was a live-wire, dazzling with his improvisational comedy routines, laughing at the stitched-up nature of television, lampooning everything and everyone mercilessly.
Audiences adored this man with his large, expressive frog eyes, his mischievous schoolboy manner and his utterly irreverent style. Many people still pay homage.
On the 40th anniversary of television in Australia, Graham Kennedy agreed to a rare interview with The Weekend Australian. But in these days of multimedia, we conversed not by satellite or video, not by phone or fax, not even by Internet. Instead, the man who was once at the forefront of the newest medium in town chose one of the oldest means of communication - the mail.
Surprisingly, he describes his experience in front of a camera as labouring, even terrifying at times. While he shrugs off the moniker The King, he ventures that no one carries his legacy today. At 62, he shuns the spotlight, recently declining an invitation to host a Nine Network special for the 40th anniversary of television. Instead his time is spent working on his property in the NSW Southern Highlands, sharing the precious Gra-Gra wit with his dog, Henry, and reading about famous recluse Howard Hughes.
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Herald Sun
July 21, 1993 Wednesday
SECTION: TV GUIDE; Pg. 40
LENGTH: 691 words
HEADLINE: KING OF COMEDY BACK ON AIR
BYLINE: HETHERINGTON L
BODY:
AT 60 and living the life of a virtual recluse on his farm in Bowral, NSW, Graham Kennedy has stunned friends and colleagues by agreeing to a short stint on the FOX-FM radio network.
Kennedy is notorious for avoiding publicity and has turned down countless lucrative offers to return to showbiz in the past decade.
According to Jeff Allis, FOX program director, Kennedy and his agent James Laurie negotiated with the station for six weeks before agreeing to the job.
"We assured Graham that he wouldn't have to go to Sydney, that it could be done in a recording studio close to home," Allis said.
"He was the consumate professional, the famous wit is definitely still there." While Allis would not disclose how much Kennedy was paid for his "comeback" but said he regards it as "great value".
"It was part of the agreement not to reveal how much he was being paid," Allis said.
"For a few hours work, his fee would be considered a lot of money but he's the King of Television - a legend - and he's worth it." The former host of In Melbourne Tonight rarely gives interviews - and then only by fax machine. He agreed to fax The Guide.What follows is a transcript of The Guide's questions and Kennedy's responses: TG: We assume you've had other offers from TV and radio, why did you accept this deal from FOX-FM? GK: I had a fit of altruism.My agent, James Laurie, spends much of his time knocking back work that comes in for me and I considered it was about time to reimburse him for all his faxes and phone calls by doing this small job.
Also, the recording venue was at Mittagong (NSW) which is not all that far away from home. It took only half an hour and wouldn't have been that long if the FOX bloke had brought some tape with him! (True.We had to go out and buy some.) TG: Is this the start of a comeback? GK: No, I'm in my 60th year and retired.
TG: Would you consider fronting a '90s TV version of Blankety Blanks? GK: No fear! All that running around was hard work.
TG: What about another news show similar to Coast To Coast? GK: Coast To Coast was a huge success but, like Blankety Blanks, two years was enough. My enthusiasm span wouldn't even run to two years now, I fear.
TG: There was talk of you doing an In Melbourne Tonight retrospective special with Ray Martin. Is this true? GK: We did fax about it. I've not only lost interest but worry that footage from old shows can be tiresome not to mention (in my case) old-fashioned.
TG: It looks as though Steve Vizard may be vacating the Tonight Live chair. Who would you suggest as a replacement? GK: That's hard work too and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
TG: Are there any comedians or performers working on TV whose work you particularly enjoy? GK: I'm awake at 6am and sound asleep and dribbling by 9pm.I see little TV.
TG: Are you working on your memoirs? GK: No, I couldn't imagine a more booring (sic) book.
TG: Could you describe a typical day in Graham Kennedy's life? GK: Reading the morning paper thoroughly (I can make this last two hours), feeding the horses and dogs. Shopping at Moss Vale, eating and drinking - you know, like all poor farmers.
TG: We hear you thought of the name The Comedy Sale for Seven's new comedy show. Are you in contact with all the networks? GK: I have friends at all the TV stations. Glen Kinging (Seven Network program director) faxed that he had a problem naming his new comedy show because he wasn't allowed to use "store" or "shop" in the title. I suggested Comedy Sale! as long as it contained an exclamation mark. I don't think they took much notice of my suggested punctuation.(Ed's note: They did! The title of the new program includes an exclamation mark!) TG: Would you like to do some more acting? GK: No, not right now, thank you.
TG: Do you travel much? GK: Just to Moss Vale, Berrima and Bowral (near where he lives an hour south of Sydney) and to TCN9 when they send the chopper for me.
TG: Do you come back to Melbourne very often?
GK: I haven't been to Melbourne for years and won't be going there until the entire St Kilda Football Club administration has been fired!
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[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson @ Feb. 4th\' date=\' 06:02 PM\']Kniwt: I'm not sure what you mean about the game not really being "over". Mr. Kennedy wasn't on top of the mathematics, no doubt, but that was indeed the point at which the outcome was a foregone conclusion.[/quote]
You're right about the host not being on top of the math. Since there were only three chances left when they got to what Dave had written, there should have been some sort of mention that Ian had to match all the remaining celebs. There should also have been some mention at the beginning of the Round that Kate couldn't play, as Ian had already matched her previously. All together, though, a thouroughly enjoyable half hour.
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And I must say, that was cool theme music for Aussie Blankety, so cool as to have been from Bob Israel and the Score Productions gang.
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[quote name=\'byrd62\' date=\'Feb 5 2006, 09:08 PM\']And I must say, that was cool theme music for Aussie Blankety, so cool as to have been from Bob Israel and the Score Productions gang.
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Except, it WASN'T a Score theme----ASCAP credits Jack Grimsley for its composition.
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I believe "so cool as to have been" means "so cool that it is believable that it could have been" in this instance.
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As promised two days ago - I now have a clip from a TV special "Graham Kennedy - King of Television", featuring his time on "Blankety Blanks". There is a short interview excerpt at the beginning with Graham himself, and then more in-depth interviews with other cast members and some great on-air moments. The clip concludes with an example of the infamous "crow-call" which forced Graham Kennedy to be banned from live television many years earlier (you'll understand why when you hear it).
Australian Game Show Home Page - Video Moments (http://\"http://www.angelfire.com/oz2/powney/video_moments.htm\")
Chris.
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Great, GREAT clip, but that "crow call" was sure underwhelming. The whole routine about Dick on BB was worse than that, but I'm sure at the time...and some such...standards...yeah...
-Jason
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[quote name=\'byrd62\' date=\'Feb 5 2006, 09:08 PM\']And I must say, that was cool theme music for Aussie Blankety, so cool...
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"Cool" was exactly the word I thought of. As in "not hot." It seemed like such classy music for a comedy game. I liked the cue, but didn't think it fit the show.
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Just got my copy off eBay, and I have 2 words: Buy It. :-) Really a great collection, and I now wonder how far off a Volume 2 is...
Incidentally, does anyone know the years of these eps? We've already established that the first 3 eps on disc 1 are the first 3 of the series, but dunno about the other 27, LOL.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Feb 18 2006, 06:03 PM\']Incidentally, does anyone know the years of these eps?[/quote]
They're all from 1977, the latest of which is from April or May 1977.
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[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Feb 18 2006, 06:21 PM\']They're all from 1977, the latest of which is from April or May 1977.
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Thanks, Mike...this def increases the possibility that subsequent volumes might be in the works, since there's still another 2 yrs or so not yet represented on DVD.
Chuck Donegan (The Hopeful "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'mparrish11\' date=\'Feb 3 2006, 11:39 PM\']If this has already been posted, my apologies. I just stumbled upon it while going through my bookmarks.
classicgameshows.com (http://\"http://classicgameshows.com\")
Look in the video section for the 3 parts!
Matt
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Thanks for the link, Matt. That is an awesome website. I also enjoyed the "Whew!" page as well! I watched that show when it was originally on.
Mike
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[quote name=\'michaellinn\' date=\'Feb 18 2006, 10:20 PM\']That is an awesome website. I also enjoyed the "Whew!" page as well! I watched that show when it was originally on.
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As did I....once WJKW-TV Channel 8 in Cleveland started carrying it in late August 1979 upon the dropping of their hour-long local program that bumped it. That's another show that should have had a longer run. But, no, some nit wit had to determine that adding celebrities was the way to go. I hope he's selling pencils on the street where he belongs.
Reruns of Alice, indeed. And Douglas Edwards reduced to one minute. Perfidy!
The Hollywood Squares couldn't have been doing that well at 10:30 seeing how that got dumped three weeks later itself.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Feb 19 2006, 11:44 AM\'][quote name=\'michaellinn\' date=\'Feb 18 2006, 10:20 PM\']That is an awesome website. I also enjoyed the "Whew!" page as well! I watched that show when it was originally on.
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As did I....once WJKW-TV Channel 8 in Cleveland started carrying it in late August 1979 upon the dropping of their hour-long local program that bumped it. That's another show that should have had a longer run. But, no, some nit wit had to determine that adding celebrities was the way to go. I hope he's selling pencils on the street where he belongs.
Reruns of Alice, indeed. And Douglas Edwards reduced to one minute. Perfidy!
The Hollywood Squares couldn't have been doing that well at 10:30 seeing how that got dumped three weeks later itself.
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Agreed with everything Don said. I always wondered about how game show ratings worked when all the network offerings in the same slot were dumped within weeks of each other. Obviously decisions on when to reprogram daytime worked differently than primetime. I'm not sure that ratings were always the only factor.
And in my opinion, the closing theme from "Whew" is the Best. Ever. Game. Show. Theme. Period.
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[quote name=\'PYLclark86\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 12:12 PM\']
They really did a good job bringing Match Game to the land down under. Right down to every single detail on the set. However, seeing this leaves me with the retorical question of the day: What American game show hasn't Reg Grundy brought to Australia?
Just about every game show with the words "Barry & Enright" in it. Reg Grundy has brought mostly Goodson-Todman game shows down under for the most part, and of course "Sale of the Century", which was a Jones-Howard Production originally.
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Feb 19 2006, 02:48 PM\']And in my opinion, the closing theme from "Whew" is the Best. Ever. Game. Show. Theme. Period.
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It is a shame your opinion is the incorrect one. The main theme / Gauntlet win theme vastly overshadows it. ;)
(They are both exceptional, tho. :))
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(Throws pencil a la Letterman and a la Lee Corso says...) NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND!
The cult game shows get the special treatment...Peter's Theme on Wipeout was a damn good game show theme.
Thinks a second...
Hell, Whew had a great theme too...there's something about cult game shows and good themes I guess. Oh, Chris, sorry about the pencil in your head, lol.
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[quote name=\'FOXSportsFan\' date=\'Feb 20 2006, 01:26 AM\'] Oh, Chris, sorry about the pencil in your head, lol.
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He ducked just in time, Jim... <pulls pencil out of chest> some of us weren't so lucky.
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The Woody Paige of the board has some Woody in his...ah forget it.
OT: Speaking of throwing pencils...the lady that would become my first g/f accidentally threw a pencil in the air once in 4th grade. I'm presuming it was an accident, anywho I sat up and sat back in time to catch it without even seeing it coming...how's that for a Super Bonus?!?
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The cult game shows get the special treatment...Peter's Theme on Wipeout was a damn good game show theme.
Hell, the whole music package was great...I even attempted to contact its composer, Otis Conner, about acquiring it back in 97...no luck, alas.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Feb 20 2006, 01:45 AM\']
The cult game shows get the special treatment...Peter's Theme on Wipeout was a damn good game show theme.
Hell, the whole music package was great...I even attempted to contact its composer, Otis Conner, about acquiring it back in 97...no luck, alas.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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A couple of pals of mine also attempted to get in touch with Otis...no luck either, of course. Said friends also got in contact with the guy who composed the TalkAbout theme...name escapes me at the present time...anyway he said that the master tape was warped or something...odd eh?
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Bringing this back around to my site and Blankety Blanks (cuz I'm a vain SOB)...
I just uploaded a second episode of BB to my site, as well as another goody. Enjoy!
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[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Feb 20 2006, 04:39 PM\']Bringing this back around to my site and Blankety Blanks (cuz I'm a vain SOB)...
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I have great respect for those who can admit it. :)
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Thanks for putting the episode up...the bicycle horns to sound a game win irked me, but I have a feeling Graham prolly needed something like that to remind him there was a win. He seemed very much like a veteran of the format in that episode. Good stuff!