You know you're nearing 50 in Adelaide, when you remember...

[JK]

I haven't read through this whole thread... but I remember one...

If the tempreature was over 32 or (35 was it) - you all got to go home !

And watch the Sullivans?

[A Mum]

I haven't read through this whole thread... but I remember one...

If the tempreature was over 32 or (35 was it) - you all got to go home !

And watch the Sullivans?

I used to watch days of our lives with my mum

[Footy Chick]

Nope, Kingswood Country was on at 3.30pm from memory

[A Mum]

I loved all those Aussie shows - seriously - when kids of today get to our age - do they really have anything/tv shows that they can remember/miss/rate to the extent that we do?

I don't think so...lol

[Brucetiki]

Ah yes Double Dare was a few years later. Wasn't there a spin off show from that as well?

Off The Dish, another weird sounding tv show i can vaguely recall

Yep Family Double Dare during Channel 10's infamous 'TV Australia' days of the late '80's/early '90's when it was near broke and had to resort to really cheap TV shows and cheap imports to stay afloat.

[CK]

Ah yes Double Dare was a few years later. Wasn't there a spin off show from that as well?

Off The Dish, another weird sounding tv show i can vaguely recall

Yep Family Double Dare during Channel 10's infamous 'TV Australia' days of the late '80's/early '90's when it was near broke and had to resort to really cheap TV shows and cheap imports to stay afloat.

"Late Night Australia With Don Lane" - when people would ring in with their views. Talkback TV. Great viewing

[dedja]

And a few years earlier ... Adelaide Tonight with Ernie Sigley and Ding Dong.

[GWW]

"Late Night Australia With Don Lane" - when people would ring in with their views. Talkback TV. Great viewing

Channel 10 also did an "Allan Jones Live" show which was based on his radio show. Another dud show, lasted only a week or 2 from memory. I think that was around '93. I reckon "Jeopardy" with Tony Barber was on around the same time, only lasted 1 season from memory.

A few years earlier, late 80's i think, Channel 9 brought in a show called "Live at 5", wasn't successful.

One show I didn't mind but i don't think lasted that long, was "Superquiz", on channel 10. In the late 80's, with Mike Walsh and Deborah Hutton.

One quiz show i enjoyed during school holidays in early 80's was "Catch Us If You Can".

[CK]

"Late Night Australia With Don Lane" - when people would ring in with their views. Talkback TV. Great viewing

One show I didn't mind but i don't think lasted that long, was "Superquiz", on channel 10. In the late 80's, with Mike Walsh and Deborah Hutton.

A remake of Ford Superquiz, which Bert Newton used to host on Nine in around 1981 or so, with Patti Newton. It was all based on the old "Pick A Box" show.

One quiz show i enjoyed during school holidays in early 80's was "Catch Us If You Can".

Haven't thought of this show for years! Remember it well though..."Here we come again, hmm, hmm, Catch Us If You Can, hmm, hmm...Candid Camera style show, with celebrities being the pranksters.

[Footy Chick]

One quiz show i enjoyed during school holidays in early 80's was "Catch Us If You Can".

that was the show where someone would end up in the clear booth with money floating around in it and have to catch as much of the money as they could....

[GWW]

Yeah the money in the booth, thats the bit i remember.

Anyone remember the host?

[CK]

Yeah the money in the booth, thats the bit i remember.

Anyone remember the host?

Grant Dodwell (A Country Practice) and Mark Kounnas were both part of it, but can't remember the host.

EDIT: Just found some more information on it - Bryan Davies was the host.

[GWW]

A couple of shows from the 90's i remember as being quite popular were "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush" hosted by Tim Ferguson, and "The Main Event", which was the brainchild of Craig Johnston, who also hosted it. He had a bit of success with it too I recall, and from memory it went up against 60 Minutes.

It would be an exercise in itself to list the shows that have gone up against 60 Minutes over the years - The Comedy Company, The Simpsons, Dinosaurs (animated program) plus a heap of others.

Another quiz show i enjoyed was the shortlived tv trivia show hosted by Richard Stubbs on channel 10. I think it was around 1987, but the show didn't last long. I can't remember the name of the program.

I also remember another show, I think it was called "Lottery". Was an American drama, and involved the guy from the Lottery company contacting lottery winners.

[Footy Chick]

A couple of shows from the 90's i remember as being quite popular were "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush" hosted by Tim Ferguson,

Best show EVER!

Dinosaurs (animated program)

Not the Daddy!

[CK]

He had a bit of success with it too I recall, and from memory it went up against 60 Minutes.

It would be an exercise in itself to list the shows that have gone up against 60 Minutes over the years - The Comedy Company, The Simpsons, Dinosaurs (animated program) plus a heap of others.

Gerald Stone mentioned in the behind the scenes book on "60 Minutes", that the first time they got concerned about ratings, was when Seven put "Alf" up against them and beat them a few times early - the first time they had been beaten more than a week in succession since starting themselves in 1979.

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[GWW]

Actually i was thinking of Alf, although i wasn't 100% certain if that came up against 60 Minutes.

[Thiele]

When Movies were cheap to get into

[CK]

A couple of shows from the 90's i remember as being quite popular were "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush" hosted by Tim Ferguson,

Of all of the Doug Anthony All Stars to do their own projects, I always found Tim Ferguson incredibly annoying and more than willing to find himself amusing when others didn't

(this was a good show, though)

[GWW]

"The Big Gig", was that the name of the show the DAS first appeared in? I can recall Jean Kitson on it, and the bloke who used to busk in the mall, Glyn Nicholas.

That was around 87 i think....a few years prior to that, there was an ABC comedy program called "Australia You're Standing In It", from memory Rod Quantock was in it, "Tim and Debbie" a couple of bogan druggies were probably the most memorable characters.

Anyone remember "Let the Blood Run Free" on channel 10. Pete Rowsthorn was it as Orderly Warren Cronkshonk. It was almost so bad it was good. The sets on the show probably reflected the fact that channel 10 was broke at the time.

[Footy Chick]

"The Big Gig", was that the name of the show the DAS first appeared in? I can recall Jean Kitson on it, and the bloke who used to busk in the mall, Glyn Nicholas.

That was around 87 i think....a few years prior to that, there was an ABC comedy program called "Australia You're Standing In It", from memory Rod Quantock was in it, "Tim and Debbie" a couple of bogan druggies were probably the most memorable characters.

Anyone remember "Let the Blood Run Free" on channel 10. Pete Rowsthorn was it as Orderly Warren Cronkshonk. It was almost so bad it was good. The sets on the show probably reflected the fact that channel 10 was broke at the time.

Terrible show! That was the one where the audience voted on what happened in the next week, yes?