Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks 1977

[@mrmojomajestic8317]

Australia misses Graham Kennedy more than we realize. Long live the King.

[@sexobscura]

I'm *still* in shock

[@Packager]

Classic Kennedy, aided by the equally cheeky Ugly Dave Gray.

[@306champion]

So true.

[@helenlukacs8720]

Back in the day when people didn't get offended by everything

[@closertothetruth9209]

when people had common sense

[@sexobscura]

true there was no racism or sexism back in the good old days

[@lilymarinovic1644]

Oh they got just as offended ... just got bullied into not doing anything about it when they were. Real healthy.

[@sexobscura]

@@lilymarinovic1644 👌👍 truth

[@guysmith9264]

This was the time of Mary Whitehouse and the NVALA who seemed to find everything offensive. 150,000 paid to be members of the NVALA because they were so offended by moves towards liberalising media content. If anything, you could argue people were more offended by everything in the 60s and 70s.

[@daveinprogress3]

thank you so much for uploading these classic shows Steve. Such great memories. cheers; Dave

[@steverutherford7171]

Glad you like them daveinprogress3!

[@hcrun]

BAck in the days when TV actually provided entertainment.

[@sentimentalbloke185]

Peter the Phantom Puller was the true star of the show.

[@andrewpaprzycki7745]

Bring it back watched this as a kid while having tee great memories

[@petergatt9063]

If it was bought back it would be so watered down so not to ‘offend’ So I hope it isn’t Well maybe if Tom Gleeson hosted it

[@KiddBloo86]

The US brought Match Game back 4 times since the famous '73-'82 version with minimal success. Once you've had the best there's no settling for anything less.

[@bsrlpar]

It was lovely to see Stuart Wagstaff again. I worked for a Television production company in that era as the Accountant and met Stuart Wagstaff many many times and we ate our lunch together. He was a wonderful man, and i loved him so much. Perfect gentleman. Very classy. Also met Dawn Lake, a lovely lady. So nice.

[@paulbertie434]

The best show ever.....long live THE KING

[@frank19593]

Thanks for these uploads

[@steverutherford7171]

Glad you like them frank a!!!

[@doscojones6404]

1977 -what a year and what a show Graham Kennedy made of it :)

[@TheOldFatBastard]

funniest show ever, Graham didn’t give a shit lol

[@rosswardrop465]

I was 18 at that time in 1977.used to go to channel ten .And see the show getting recorded.What a great show.Thats when you could have a good laugh. The PC were not around.Graham and ugly Dave.Made that show work.I can't laugh these days at comedy .I can't laugh at it.Never replace Guys like this.Graham was good on coast to coast.He was brilliant.one thing I like about this shows were not rehearsed Graham and Ugly Dave bounced off each other.There timing was Great.

[@jackmag4056]

GK was light years ahead of his time

[@nunziorose1749]

Great times great show. Now its crap times crap shows......

[@ndingo]

Im glad there is no smell a vision because I really hate tobacco smoke YUCK🤢🤮

[@ChristosGreek]

$1000 buck was HUGE back then

[@mooz8510]

I never realised there was an Australian version of this show. I'm glad I've found the original, I always thought Wogans' version was the first. Kennedy is a great host and I'm off to watch more now.

[@ajk]

Neither was the first. Match Game here in the US was the first (which was itself a revival of a 60's version of the same name), running from 1973 to 1982 across daytime, nighttime and syndication at different points throughout those years. If you've never seen it, look it up on here, there's TONS of episodes of it around, almost all of the different runs actually. It was HUGE here (so big it still runs all the time in reruns even to this very day), at one time was the #1 rated show in daytime at its' peak and ended up spawning a little show called Family Feud in 1976 (or what you'd know I assume as Family Fortunes if you live in the UK as I suspect you do). This version and Wogan's were spun from that.

[@mooz8510]

@@ajk Thanks for that information, I'll definitely check those out, especially the 60's version. And I do indeed live in the UK.

[@ajk]

@@mooz8510 You're welcome. The 60's version was very different as a forewarning, entirely different game that used a somewhat more staid question format (which even the early Match Game 73's (they used the year in the title for their daytime run), emulated before they changed to more innuendo-based questions). In fact, initially, the show struggled so much, that it was gonna be cancelled after I believe 13 weeks (which was the standard given for shows back then), and when it seemed like it was gonna be, they decided to make the show a little bit funnier (if again less so from its' 70's/80's counterpart), and it worked well enough to keep it on for 6 years. How history coulda changed if that hadn't happened lol. There's a really good documentary our Game Show Network did some years back too that might interest you, talks about the origins of which I just talked about and how the show evolved over the years, including the aforementioned Family Feud/Fortunes spin-off and the impact that had on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHurenaBnJeAock BTW as an aside, you won't find a ton of 60's Match Game around, most of it was erased due to the cost of tape back then (when it came to game shows and also sports in those days very little was preserved, in part because of again cost and because of the belief that people wouldn't wanna see it again after it aired, how wrong that was lol) , so only a small handful of shows exist (the pilot being one I might add), so do be aware of that when seeking it out.

[@brendanengland8385]

When great things were made HERE

[@noglobo]

Women then, soft spoken, beautiful and single! Best time to grow up. Now we just have swearing loud drunk trash.

[@davidrixon3549]

Yes

[@ianjones2731]

Yes

[@lilymarinovic1644]

Well there were always a percentage of women who were loud at least, and possibly drunk. Just less public about it.

[@dancingvirgil]

You mean oppressed?

[@propagandize9836]

Hehe, just read that comment to my Mum and she said. "Telling me, how bloody true is that."

[@newtimetravelhyman88]

That Set Looks Identical To Gene Rayburn American Set

[@garyp4374]

back when 100 bucks was a decent roll

[@DaveMuirhead]

Over here in the UK it was called blankety blank not blanks and Terry Wogan was our host and later Les Dawson. But I'm enjoying watching this version with Graham.

[@stevetilbrook3402]

The world has gone to the dogs. These were Australias happy days

[@damionneranginui6546]

Dave Gray is still around as per my mail. He still goes to the club on Fridays near where he lives. If anyone sees him, tell him brooksy is sick and you still owe him a couple of beers from the neighbourly chats you 2 had. Seriously, he's still around and still full of stories and local GC BS

[@redwandennaoui4508]

Can you imagine woke people being offended by the contents of this show? crazy world…..!

[@telecasteredtodeath]

I don't know if it was just me and my brothers as kids, but we used the word 'Dick' for every 'Blank'

[@SueLynch-r5e]

Very edited, I miss the clever dick jokes at the end with Dave Grey. Too edited for my liking.

[@lostinspace699]

the young contestant lady would be a 60 plus grandma now .. ,,,,,,,

[@oldhippie81]

About 66 i would say. That if she is still alive.

[@acefrehley9411]

i was thinking the exact same thing

[@travis7310]

What’s great about this is that the set is an exact replica of the US “Match Game” set!

[@mattmaloney9426]

possibly the greatest game show ever

[@chrisfinch8637]

0:40 He introduced the show, just like how we in America call it "the Star-Studded Match Game".

[@andrewcoldman9534]

Still love it years later

[@rjkral]

What a freaking RIOT!!

[@patkelly6349]

He is the funniest guy ever

[@redwandennaoui4508]

Classic show❤

[@northerly86]

Funniest man ever.

[@RoughJustice2k18]

I prefer the GK episodes with Noeline Brown. I don't like Dawn.

[@rogergomez1]

all hail the king

[@rochelleslomovits5252]

Poor Dawn between the cigar smokers - wouldn't be allowed now!

[@terrynewlin4524]

awsome my nanna watched this

[@velocityjones1]

LOVE IT!

[@christophercotton9048]

a Fremantle production

[@TimmyTickle]

2:46 - sounds like something Florida Man would do today

[@aussiesean5140]

I'm a 1992 kid and love classic Australia made comedy dash game show. Unfortunately everyone is offended easily these days. This is funny no strings attached and all in harmless have a good time and laugh your worries away. With your nose would be excellent at getting back at someone you don't like or hate.😆

[@rabtrenkz2257]

So so funny 😂😂❤️

[@kenwatson5562]

Kennedy at his fruity tutti best.

[@mattnolan5527]

copy of the British show

[@ChristosGreek]

Actually it’s the other way around

[@mattnolan5527]

@@ChristosGreek no it fucking isnt

[@ChristosGreek]

@@mattnolan5527 Australian 1977 UK 1979

[@mattnolan5527]

@@ChristosGreek the format was sold to Australia and made there first but the concept was british

[@ChristosGreek]

@@mattnolan5527 ok got it.