AUSTRALIAN GAME SHOWS (A-G)

REVISED 29 October 2007

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Unless otherwise stated, all episodes have been taped in PAL format.

 

ALL STAR SQUARES (Ian Rogerson)

NOTE – Celebrities listed left-to-right, and per row. Centre Square marked thus (CS)

·         1999 – featuring Kim Hope, *Rob Elliott*, Peter Rowsthorn, Wendy Mooney, Tottie Goldsmith (CS), *Tiffany Lamb* (former co-host of Perfect Match), Michael Caton, Vika & Linda, Tommy Dean [OB/CP8-1] (NTSC)

 

AUSTRALIA’S BRAINIEST KID [all OC]

Australia’s Brainiest Kid (2004-)

Anna Coren (2004):

  • 28/11/04 – Premiere episode. Heat 1 [BR10-1]
  • 5/12/04 – Heat 2 [BR10-2] (First five minutes missing)
  • 12/12/04 – Heat 3 [BR10-3]
  • 19/12/04 – Heat 4 [BR10-4]
  • 26/12/04 – Final episode. A cliffhanger in the final round! [BR10-5] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Sandra Sully (2005):

  • 25/9/05 – Heat 1 (Series Premiere). A very tense final round! [BR35-1]
  • 2/10/05 – Heat 2. Someone manages to win the game on the very last question! [BR34-3] (End cut off slightly)
  • 9/10/05 – Heat 3 [BR36-4]
  • 16/10/05 – Heat 4. One of the contestants wants to be the Prime Minister, but how will she fare tonight? [BR36-8]
  • 30/10/05 – Heat 5 [BR33-3]
  • 6/11/05 – Heat 6 [BR42-8]
  • 13/11/05 – Heat 7 [BR45-1]
  • 20/11/05 – Final episode. A real nail-biter in the last round! [BR47-2]

 

AUSTRALIA’S BRAINIEST SPIN-OFF SPECIALS (all hosted by Sandra Sully) [all OC]

Australia’s top media stars and civilians battle it out with their brains to win $20,000 for charity. And, as with all celebrity shows, these episodes (will) have a bit of everything!

  • 24/11/05 – Australia’s Brainiest Comedian. The line-up of stars includes *Red Symons* & Peter Berner. [BR48-6]
  • 12/2/06 – Australia’s Brainiest TV Stars. Celebrities: Mark Holden, Axle Whitehead, Julia Zemiro, Andrew G, James Mathison, Kate Kendall, Gary Sweet, Ann-Maree Biggar, Paul Mecurio. [BR55-1]
  • 19/2/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Quiz Master. Contestants: Rob Fulton (first $1m winner on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire), William Laing (second person to win $500,000 on WWTBAM), Stephen Hall (Temptation champion), Martin Flood (second $1m winner on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire), Brigid O’Connor (Temptation champion), Virginia Noel (Sale of the Century champion), Trevor Sauer (first person to win $500,000 on WWTBAM), Maria McCabe ($OTC champion and $500,000 winner on WWTBAM), Cary Young ($OTC champion). [BR59-1] (Opening slightly cut off)
  • 26/2/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Housemate. Features nine former housemates from the TV show Big Brother. (Contestant names TBA) [BR62-2]
  • 5/3/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Radio Star. Celebrities: Amanda Keller, Tom Gleeson, Barry Bissell, Matt Parkinson, Brigitte Duclos, Bianca Dye, Sam Johnson, Jo Stanley, *John Blackman* (former announcer for Family Feud). [BR64-4]
  • 12/3/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Olympian. (Contestant names TBA) [BR67-3]
  • 19/3/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Musician. (Contestant names TBA) [BR69-4]
  • 26/3/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Neighbour. Features cast members from popular Australian soap Neighbours. (Contestant names TBA) [BR70-4]
  • 2/4/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Footballer. Features members from the NRL, AFL and Rugby Union. (Contestant names TBA) [BR73-3]
  • 9/4/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Cricketer (Contestant names TBA) [BR75-2]
  • 6/8/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Loser. OK, the title here might sound confusing, but it features contestants from the first season of the Australian version of The Biggest Loser.
  • 17/8/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Comedian 2 [BR104-6]
  • 20/8/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Idol. Features former hopefuls from Australian Idol [BR105-4]
  • 25/11/06 – Australia’s Brainiest Idol. Not a repeat of the last episode, but this time featuring contestants from the 2006 season of Australian Idol [BR125-7]

 

BIG BROTHER (Gretel Killeen, et al) [all OC]

Big Brother is watching… wait, *we’re* watching Big Brother!

NOTE – Other episodes will be listed on a future date

  • THE EVICTIONS
    NOTE: Some Eviction episodes also include the regular hour-long Big Brother episodes aired on Sunday nights
    • 30/4/06 – Surprise Double Eviction [BR79-2]
    • 7/5/06 (TBA) [BR84-1]
    • 14/5/06 [BRXX-X]
    • 21/5/06 [BR87-2]
    • 28/5/06 [BRXX-X]
    • 2/7/06 [BR97-1]
    • 16/7/06 [BR100-1]
    • 23/7/06 [BR101-3]
    • FINAL NIGHT [BR117-1]
  • FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE:
    • 28/4/06 [BR79-1]
    • 5/5/06 [BR83-1]
    • 12/5/06 [BRXX-X]
    • 19/5/06 [BR87-1]
    • 26/5/06 [BR89-1]
    • 23/6/06 [BR95-2]
    • 30/6/06 [BR96-4]
    • 7/7/06 [BR99-2]
    • 21/7/06 – In the final edition of FNL, the housemates try to win back potential prize money lost in fines over the past 90+ days [BR101-2]
  • THE SPECIALS:
    • Big Brother Moments – One hour of some of the most infamous and controversial moments in the five-year history of Big Brother [BR80-3]

 

BLANKETY BLANKS

Get ready to match the stars in the classic Aussie version of America’s Match Game.

Graham Kennedy (1977-1980?)

  • 1977 – Panellists: Barry Creyton, Noeline Brown (NB), Ugly Dave Gray (UDG), Carol Raye, Stuart Wagstaff (SW), Peggy Toppano. Graham’s on the verge of losing it… [TV1/CD1-9] (Slight audio hiss. Ending cut off slightly. NTSC)
  • 1977 – Noel Ferrier, NB, UDG, Carol Raye, SW, *Delvene Delaney*. BLANK house indeed! [TV1/TP3-2] (First 7 minutes missing)
  • 1977 – Barry Creyton, NB, UDG, Peggy Toppano, SW, John Paul Young. Alan manages to match everyone in one go. [TV1/TP3-3]
  • 1977 – Marty Rhone, NB, Johnny Pace, Joy Chambers, *Phillip Brady* (then co-host of another Network Ten program, Casino 10), Peita Toppano. Features an on-screen appearance by announcer Don Blake. A second tie-break round is played, much to Graham’s dismay! [TV1/TP3-4] (Missing last ~5 minutes)
  • A DVD box set of Blankety Blanks episodes is also available at HMV Stores all around Australia.

Shane Bourne (1996)

·         1996 – Panellists: Trevor Marmalade, Rhonda Burchmore, Marty Fields, Annie Rigby, Mahatma (can’t spell his surname; one of the characters off Melbourne’s Footy Show), Catriona Rowntree [RPT/CP10-1]

 

CONTEST (Andrew G)

  • 7/2/07 – Premiere episode [OC/BR130-??]

 

A CURRENT AFFAIR [all OB; clips only]

  • 23/9/04 – “Laurie’s Luck”: Report on the second Mega Showcase win on The Price Is Right [BR4-4]
  • 8/2/05 – Report on Shane Warne’s success on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire [BR13-3]
  • 3/3/05 – Report on the biggest ever Showcase win on The Price Is Right [BR17-4]
  • 27/5/05 – Tips and tricks on making it big on game shows [BR26-1]
  • 22/6/05 – Report on the controversy surrounding Clifford Plumpton’s appearance on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire [BR27-1]
  • 18/10/05 – Report on Rob Fulton’s big win on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire [BR38-2]
  • 30/1/06 – Bert Newton, host of the upcoming return of Family Feud, talks about his triumphant return to Channel Nine. [BR54-3]
  • 9/3/06 – Report on Yolanda’s win on Temptation [BR66-6]
  • 8/9/06 – Report on Adriana Xenides’ court case [BR109-6]
  • 23/10/06 – Report on controversy surrounding the Fast Money round of a Temptation episode from 20/10/06 [BR119-11]
  • 3/11/06 – Report on Tracey’s win on Temptation [BR121-6]
  • 29/1/07 – Preview of 1 vs. 100 [BR130-??]

 

DEAL OR NO DEAL (Andrew O’Keefe) [all OC]

  • 1/9/05 – Today’s lucky contestant takes a very good deal today, but did he make the right choice? [BR30-2] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
  • 2/9/05 – Today’s contestant doesn’t come up lucky this time – taking out a deal of only $6! [BR31-1]
  • 30/1/06 – Premiere episode of 2006 season, with the new “Double or Nothing” cliffhanger. Will it work for today’s contestant? [BR54-2]
  • 31/1/06 – Ben takes out a good deal today, despite coming across a few ups and downs along the way. [BR54-5]
  • 1/2/06 (Info TBA) [BR54-7]
  • 27/3/06 [BR76-1]
  • 28/3/06 [BR76-2] (Last five minutes only)
  • 29/3/06 [BR76-3]
  • 30/3/06 [BR76-4]
  • 31/3/06 [BR76-5] (First ten minutes cut off)
  • 1/12/06 – Final episode of 2006 season [BR127-2]

 

DOUBLE DARE (Tom Jennings)

Yes, Australia took a good crack at America’s slimiest kids game show

·         1990 – Kangaroo Cup Grand Final ep. The Stinky Shoes (USA) vs. The Slip-and-Sliders (AUS) [OB/CP8-2] (NTSC)

 

FAMILY FEUD

See this page for the list of episodes

 

50 YEARS: 50 SHOWS (Eddie McGuire) [OC/BR35-2, also RPT/BR110-5]

In 1956, Australians were first introduced to a new marvel known as television. Now, 50 years on, moments from 50 of the all-time greats are presented here. Includes clips from many great shows including Blankety Blanks (incidentally the only game show to feature in the top 50), and includes interviews with Noeline Brown (Blankety Blanks), Stuart Wagstaff (Blankety Blanks) and Daryl Somers (Family Feud and Hey Hey It’s Saturday).

 

50 YEARS: 50 STARS (Mike Munro) [OC/BR110-2]

With Australia celebrating 50 years of TV in 2006, this special looks at 50 of Australia’s most popular living TV stars, including Reg Grundy (the founder of production company Grundy Television; includes a clip from the original Reg Grundy’s Wheel of Fortune), Stuart Wagstaff (of Blankety Blanks) and *Bert Netwton* (of Bert’s Family Feud and other shows).

 

50 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION (Jana Wednt) [OC/BR35-3]

Looks at the battle of the TV stations from the past 50 years. Includes a classic clip from Bob & Dolly Dyer’s Pick-A-Box, which features politician Barry Jones as a contestant.

 

FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES (Mike Goldman, Bree Amer & Ryan FitzGerald) [all OC]

A celebrity version of Big Brother’s Friday Night Live, where the contestants battle it out in very unusual situations.

  • 17/2/06 – Premiere episode. Tonight’s theme is the Aussie Barbeque. Big Brother vs. Australian Idol. [BR58-1]
  • 3/3/06 – Circus Night [BR65-1]
  • 10/3/06 (TBA) [BR67-2]
  • 17/3/06 – Wedding Night [BR69-3]
  • 24/3/06 (TBA) [BR70-3]
  • 31/3/06 – Semi-Final 1 (Teams TBA) [BR76-6]
  • 7/4/06 – Semi-Final 2 (Teams TBA) [BR75-1]
  • 21/4/06 – Grand Final [BR116-2]

 

GO GO STOP (Jesse Tobin)

  • 2004 (Details TBA) [OC/BR12-1]
  • 2004 (Details TBA) [OC/BR12-2]
  • 13/11/06 – 2006 season premiere [OC/BR123-6]

 

GRAHAM KENNEDY: KING OF TELEVISION [OC/BR26-2]

A one-hour special looking at the TV life of Australia’s King of Television, Graham Kennedy, who passed away on 25 May 2005. Features clips from many of his shows including In Melbourne Tonight, Coast to Coast, and Blankety Blanks.

 

THE GREAT CELEBRITY SPELLING BEE (Todd McKenney) [OC/BR33-4]

Brains will reign over beauty and brawn as some of Australia’s brightest stars dust off their dictionaries to compete in the ultimate intellectual challenge. Celebrities include Kate Ritchie, *Andrew O’Keefe*, Molly Meldrum, Murray Cook, *Noeline Brown*, David Koch, Pauline Hanson and others.

 

Australian Game Shows, A-G
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The Price Is Right

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