Showing posts with label the garry mcdonald show. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 22, 2026

do you remember the garry mcdonald show

Sydney Morning Herald 27 August 1977 p. 10

Well me, I vaguely remember it and I've always felt a little bit deprived that it has never really been available since it first emerged almost 50 years ago, but I also think, now's kind of the time for it to be seen again, because apart from anything else, it deserves reappraisal now all the fools above are, if not gone, probably a bit less upset. 

Sydney Morning Herald 'Monday Guide' 25 July 1977 p. 1

There should be a word for the kind of memory I have of the show's Harry Butler parody - like, I know it happened and not because someone told me. I also remember the Mo McCackey episodes and that he tried to avoid bringing Norman Gunston in but ultimately he couldn't avoid it, and he did bring him in, in later eps. 

Anyway it's all at the National Archives and I'm going to watch a few. I'll tell you all about it when it happens. Oh, and here's one more religious objection:

Melbourne Age 24 August 1977 p. 12



do you remember the garry mcdonald show

Sydney Morning Herald 27 August 1977 p. 10 Well me, I vaguely remember it and I've always felt a little bit deprived that it has never r...