A*mazing: Coolbinia vs Bibra Lake

Found on an old Vhs Tape. A*mazing was an Australian children's television game show that aired between 1993 and 1998 on the Seven Network. It was famous for a relatively large and elaborate maze/obstacle course that was part of the show's studio set. A*mazing was hosted by James Sherry for the entire run of the series

[@phantomstrider]

So 90's.. Somehow I still find this show entertaining 20 years later :P But geez that was some awkward talk between the kids and the host. I still remember some of these commercials too :)

[@Icaras]

"Who do you wanna meet?" "Ginger Spice" Hahaha, what a hero that kid is!

[@MrShroomz84]

5:40. Holy shit! I remember that ad! I actually became a lil tree-hugger for a few years because of that old "Do The Right Thing" campaign..

[@Bondisaurus]

$2.95 for a happy meal?! God times have changed. God I remember all these ads. Miss these days.

[@SentokiOne]

James Sherry throwing down life lessons to the kid about dacking people...

[@tristanchase2887]

haha that's exactly what i was thinking. And then at the end, pays out on the floor manager for not adding up the scores right 😂

[@LeAsylum]

Thanks for keeping the adverts in there too!

[@Dwojy18]

Others had said it, but thanks for including the commercials. Probably would have never seen them again if it wasn't for that.

[@pandojustpando8204]

I think I enjoyed watching the ads more than the show. they brought back so many memories.

[@MrShroomz84]

Mark Connelly That "Do The Right Thing" ad bought back major nostalgia..

[@seanbyrne7919]

I don’t know how but I somehow completely remembered all the lyrics to that “Do the right thing” jingle after not hearing it for some 15-20 years

[@PKthundurr]

THE NOSTALGIA IS REAL

[@RachelXKnight666]

This game show was my obsession as a child. We even did our own version of it at home complete with the letters and everything lol. Can’t forget the Tetris round where two of us took in turns at playing Tetris to see who would get the highest score lol

[@AgAusstar]

I loved this show as a kid! Go 90s!!

[@beng1603]

In my opinion, a golden age for television!

[@Boltbeam]

That was an awesome episode. I even have that very episode (and others) on VHS as well!

[@connerfox9144]

australia needs to bring this show back or play reruns atleast

[@ItsStewys]

Who asks a kid if they have seen Pulp Fiction? LOL

[@Made_In_Heaven88]

12:10 All Time Greatest Bloopers I can't seem to find a single morsel of that show's exsistence :(

[@satisfaction1234567]

I used to love this show!!!

[@georginavegan366]

this show was the best!!!

[@djcat64]

And it still stands the test of time I reckon! 👍

[@connerfox9144]

i love the old commercials

[@davidherbert9601]

Funny watching that through Prime Victoria. This was one of the few series that was filmed at TVW-7 PERTH back in the late 1990’s

[@Redstar2613]

Holy fuck. I can't believe I'd almost forgotten about that anti-littering ad! They should put it back on, it's really catchy.

[@Redstar2613]

I laughed when I heard the price of the Cheeseburger, Fries and Coke... $2.95, pity I was too young to really appreciate how cheap things were back then. But I guess the kids of today will be saying the same thing in the future.

[@RachelXKnight666]

Redstar2613 and a large Big Mac meal was $4.95 lol

[@kenjic6083]

I miss this show.

[@dakotareeves3939]

Bibra Lake (Matthew & Raven) and Coolbinia (Simon & Mike) are today's two school teams on this mid-1997 episode of A*mazing (an Australian game show of the 90s). 🇦🇺 🇦🇺

[@ooeeranga2]

Hey it's me!! I thought my mum was the only one to have this on VHS still. Nintendo head my arse. I owned you mate. I still brag about that win to this day.

[@kyleadelaide]

+ooeeranga2 Oh man, you guys rekt that other team. Good stuff :D

[@J-C.Denton]

Until OP posts his mum's VHS version, people should treat this comment as bullshit :) The dude is clearly trying to grow a channel. This didn't help. Channel is a fail. Still no reason to believe the claim without proof.

[@darthilli]

Other people tapped shows like this u fuckwit! Also, you are not one of these contestants your just trying to get subs

[@questionblock8949]

Do you still have anything from the show? The bandana or anything?

[@anberlin37]

OMFG YES THANKYOU!!! IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR YEARS!!!!

[@AD-2020]

Lol the look of concentration on the yellow kids face during mario kart then frustration when he got pwned

[@tizzy84]

t'was my bro - totally DEVO! He owned mariokart but they had the handicap turned on!! Hence the red shells for the other kid at the end. :/

[@RachelXKnight666]

Justine Rodino I didn’t even know there was a handicap on Mario Kart

[@djcat64]

Handicap turned on? There is no handicap. Items are always on in Mario Kart unless playing Time Trials.

[@dogmachine2406]

He got so Pwnd

[@brod2man]

Holy fucking so cool this show. Thanks so much for keeping the ads in. During the first stream of ads I was so happy. Then the second time it came around with that god damn Shivering baby I was ready to scream

[@RachelXKnight666]

brod2man I wanted one of those dolls so bad as a kid. Completely forgot about them and then it’s like “holy shit. I remember that” watching this video lol

[@Quicksilver1111]

Thanks for uploading this. I remember when I had some footage, which got taken down by the National Film and Sound Archive. At least this is in quality.

[@KKyrou]

I come here once a year to see my mate get wrecked by the host

[@scoobydoobydoo4880]

Wow Bibra Lake smashed Coolbinia in this episode - they were so far on top from the start that you felt sorry for the Coolbinia at the end. The won every round, every challenge, got loads of points, and won the Game Boys on top of that.

[@Lovelyhouseonahill]

Lol actually enjoying watching this, the ads are amazing

[@TheAPPC]

Awwww gawd I don't know where the 90's, 80's and the 2000's start anymore! XD AW gawwwd!!! XD

[@stevetici2668]

I thought I didn't know the show, the name didn't sound familiar but it became more recognisable as the show went on, including some of the ads. I was only 3-4 years old when this was being televised lol. Mario kart 64 was the jam in the day!

[@dakotareeves3939]

Although "A*mazing" had already ended on the Seven Network (Australia), it was still a good kid TV show with James Sherry as host.

[@Quicksilver1111]

Always behind the cactus.

[@Thediamondduck11]

I remember this show!!

[@TheMeravok]

So funny how the kids only care about winning the Gameboy, screw the points for the school haha

[@syc9675]

Whatever happened to the good old days of kids game shows? I missed watching the amazing show because this show was part of my childhood.

[@bunniewood]

this is awesome

[@Nesaru]

My God... I remember that Thomas the Tank Engine toy. I kinda still want it...

[@Shawn-vb4yb]

So many times i have tried to remeber the name of this show. i would have pushed my nan down the stairs to be on an episode of this show.

[@Mr101spb]

Nostalgia

[@saustfootball]

x 2! Especially one from the last season where James inadvertently yelled out the next letter in the words "Milk Shake" although they weren't paying attention to him as they did not respond in kind

[@SentokiOne]

UPLOAD THEM ALL

[@Buckeh]

Anyone else twitch when he called Wario Luigi? :P

[@trafalgar787]

20:16 "oh #@%$ I knew I shouldn't have said i was a nintendo legend on national tv" lol

[@MrSimplesimon1987]

Can you please upload some eps. It'd make some fans very happy to see them again. I'm one of them.

[@electricmaster23]

funny how he kept calling Wario Luigi.

[@Wheeloffortunefan999]

how did the key run work? did the first player have to come out after the first half of the time had elapsed?

[@Mrjedite]

Maccas used to be so cheap, I remembered large quarter pounder was around 5.95 now it’s like 12 bucks

[@ThornOfSociety]

Use to wonder if for the videogame segments whether they got to choose the character they used or if they were pre-determined.

[@luciexo2821]

I think the characters were predetermined so they matched the team's colour.

[@eilishbrennan6076]

crying w nostalgia

[@RachelXKnight666]

Haha I had that black Mulan happy meal toy lol

[@EmZ2601]

omg the ads :)

[@islandwarrior16]

Pick Your Face was also another great game show

[@sarahhumphreys3980]

The music from Care Australia is now the Superfund ad 😹😹 I really want a Gameboy 😹😹

[@Mrjedite]

Did the kid say Walt Disney instead the the Simpsons?

[@nickformo]

he does the mc stuff for australia cricket. i always thought the kids playing mario kart sucked!!

[@gav240z]

26:30 - what car is that? A Gemini?

[@islandwarrior16]

I loved this show. I read on wiki that they might bring this show back if they get enough Facebook likes

[@rudihardiansyah1108]

I missed the last episode of Allenswood vs Bambara, and Mt. Lawley vs Ursula Frayne

[@Wheeloffortunefan999]

if you have the episodes from that week could you upload them?

[@rudihardiansyah1108]

no,no, I always noted the scores in my book everyday, haha... ^_^

[@MrSimplesimon1987]

Can you please put up another one for us fans.

[@brendanwilliams7291]

Great stuff, I can’t remember which team collected all 7 keys in the maze.

[@rudihardiansyah1108]

Concordia, yellow team

[@francis1971]

I think this the first time a team has scored over 300 points in one show.

[@Favreoholic]

I came from Miss_Jamball stream

[@Shadowtagg]

I love it awesome! Purple Shell for the upset

[@mattcarter6559]

Oh shit Morty it's the Mulan Szechwan sauce.

[@TheBentenator]

Oh man, so epic! What happened to James Sherry?

[@djcat64]

I think he's the ground announcer at the MCG these days.

[@planetX15]

@@djcat64 I thought that is/was Tony Schibeci that's the MCG ground announcer?

[@shadowmarth32]

those where the days

[@2sassy2furious]

$2.95 for a fucking happy meal OMG

[@guidadiehl9176]

Petrol was 50c a litre too.

[@philgoodinc2]

Holy ad flashbacks batman!

[@TotemSP2]

THE APPLE EMATE!? wow...

[@rudihardiansyah1108]

A yellow team won the game with scores 218 only. Surprisingly in the key run they got 6 keys!!

[@wobbiesworld3637]

That car would actually be worth a bit now

[@saustfootball]

I think it was the letter L by the way

[@r23313]

I think he works for Cricket Australia now

[@VoyageOne1]

James talking shit about John Travolta 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@connorgmacleod]

Mario Kart Yes!!!!

[@rjtas]

damn I skipped through but these are some fuckin bad kids! Raise your kids better Australia :)

[@AllRound_GG]

The kids in the audience got Skittles!!?? Seriously...didn't think about all the nasty sugar in them?

[@FrankFranklin_]

you must be fun at parties.

[@r0bz0rly]

dude that's really creepy

[@kylepeck4491]

👍

[@tinaa3005]

That's Wario not Luigi.

[@krystlepenhall5470]

$2.95 for a happy meal!

[@RachelXKnight666]

Krystle Penhall I remember when they were that price lol and a large Big Mac meal was $4.95 lol

[@djcat64]

And the toys were actually decent back then...decent for a McDonald's toy.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Digger and Dug are probably dead now.

[@Super_Mario128]

one big advertisement for Nintendo.

[@BrazCoolZ]

If they did this show now nintendo would copyright it

[@electricmaster23]

Actually, Nintendo worked directly with A*mazing.

[@TBONE_2004]

I see this being americanized and possibly ran on Nickelodeon.

[@Zodiak213]

One of these kids: facebook.com/simon.rodino?fref=ts

[@Laceyann86]

i bet that kids in jail now or on centrelink hahahahaha

[@swift_aus]

Lacey Ann What like yourself? What an unfair assumption to make.

[@Laceyann86]

it was a joke, lighten up. And no im not on Centrelink im a full time dietitian who pays taxes. Thanks for the assumption though.

[@BrazCoolZ]

It's not a nice thing to joke about. What if it's true

[@chunkz1187]

Dietician lmao

[@kjack19911991]

DIDN'T READ LOL *cue Meme*

[@Julzilla]

#shotsfired

[@carchibald]

Calling Wario Luigi -.-

[@missalyxlouise]

#memoriesmonday OhmyGod! I didn't think anyone remembered this at all. Also - much shorter commercial time! And yep, this bloke is an absolute twat.

[@RachelXKnight666]

Alyx Louise I couldn’t believe how fast the ads went by in this video. Guess we’ve gotten used to how long they are now lol

[@Xandak1983]

Apple emate? lol

[@petejt]

One of the forerunners of the Apple iPhone.

[@pierre45a]

That look 20:15