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Roving reporter Pete Smith here with a question.
What is your favourite 7 o'clock TV show?
Let's ask a few people.
Excuse me, sir, what is your favourite-
Damn this war, Grace.
Damn this war.
What's your favourite 7 o'clock TV show?
Look where you're spoken to, Smith.
Talk about the young doctors.
Excuse me, what's your favourite-
Oh, never mind that.
Open wide.
Excuse me, sir, what's your favourite 7 o'clock TV show?
Look what I'm doing to you, my delicate husband.
It'll be the greatest thing ever.
It will change people's lives.
What are you going to do?
I'm going to have the sale of this century.
Tonight we proudly present the Battle of the TV Classics on Sale of the Century.
And now here for Heat 1, please welcome Glen Regge.
Thanks very much, Pete.
Hello, Glen.
Hi.
Hello, and welcome to Sale, our Battle of the TV Classics.
We've got a lot of fun lined up for the next six nights.
It's going to be a whole heap of fun and some familiar faces for you too.
Four legendary Australian TV series is going to be represented.
The Sullivan's, number 96 Prisoner and also Young Doctors.
So, as I say, some familiar faces.
The format's going to be four Heats, each representing one of the classic shows.
And the four Heat winners go into a two-night final.
Now each of our celebs are playing for a viewer and the ultimate prize for one lucky viewer
is going to be the fabulous Audi 80 2.6 and it's valued at nearly $50,000.
So there's a lot at stake.
It's going to be a lot of fun.
And our grand final's starting on Friday night, finishing on Monday night.
Now we do have one of the all-time classic Australian TV series represented first.
But to tell us who's playing, please welcome Nikki Buckley.
Yes, mate.
Oh, it's Glen.
How lovely to see you.
Nice to see you too, Esma.
There's a problem here.
This isn't a country practice.
It's a London Valley, the bus leaves just out the front in about five minutes' time.
Oh.
Well, you see, I was ill.
I have been ill, but all these lovely doctors look...
You're looking well.
You're looking just down the corridor.
It'll be all right.
Just down the corridor and the bus will be leaving in five minutes.
Oh, Dr. Starr.
No, no, no, it's fine.
Nice to see you again.
Lovely you.
Oh, hello, dear.
I love your dress.
Thank you.
Yeah.
What's going on?
Well, I'm not sure.
I thought I'd struck it lucky there for a while.
There's way from a country practice.
Hello, I'm back.
How are you?
I'm good.
Nice to see you.
How's everyone?
A lot of fun.
I'm a bit excited.
Those TV series.
Well, they're faces who I'm sure you're going to recognise and they're very, very clever
people too, though, telling me earlier.
They're some of my favourites on tonight.
OK.
Who's playing tonight?
The Sullivans.
Yes, OK.
Well, our first contestant graced the small screen in the 70s as the warm-hearted mother
figure Grace Sullivan.
After suffering a grisly war death in London, she then moved into a lead role in the series
Carson's Law.
Please welcome everyone's favourite mum Lorraine Bailey.
Hello, Lorraine.
Hello.
With five silver logo awards for his role as Dave, the trusty father of holding the
Sullivan home front, our second contestant has taken some time away from the pub to join
us tonight.
More recently renowned for his handyman tips as the Mitre 10 man, please welcome the hard
wearing Paul Cronin.
Hello, Paul.
Now, remember for her sweet and spoiled antics as Kitty Sullivan, our next contestant went
on to fashion her way into the LA design scene.
She's the creative genius behind the stunning outfits on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Here to prove she's the smart baby of the family, let's welcome Susan Hannaford.
Hello, Susan.
And our final contestant played the dutiful son of Dave and Grace, John Sullivan.
After fighting his World War II land battle, he then became sea bound as the captain in
Patrol Boat.
Many will also remember him as the high flying Tom Callahan in The Flying Doctors.
Please welcome Andrew McFarlane.
Hello, Andrew.
Nice to have you with us also.
Lorraine.
Yes, Len.
What are you up to at the moment?
Well, I recently finished Arthur Miller's play The Last Yankee, and I'm currently touring
Australia now in a play called Mixed Emotions, which is a love story and a comedy, and it's
got some deeper moments as well.
And I believe your tap dancing's improved a lot.
I had to do a little tap dance in The Last Yankee, yes, and I loved it.
That was great.
Good luck tonight, Lorraine.
Thank you.
Hope you go well.
Have fun.
Now, Paul, we've been seeing you more and more lately in lots and lots of commercials,
and Mitre 10 has been running for six years.
I don't know what commercials you've been watching.
Oh, no, but the ones that you've done, like the commercials have gone on for years and
years, haven't they?
Well, yes, I worked for Mitre 10 for seven years.
Seven?
And then decided to join them with our own store.
Am I allowed to say where it is?
Oh, of course.
All over Australia.
Come down to Doveton, 26 Princes Highway, mates' rates.
Yep, oh, the mates' rates.
Good luck, Paul.
Thank you.
Nice to have you with us.
And Susan, nice to have you too.
Thank you, Glenn.
Now, we talked about the fashion side.
That took you over to America, but you also did some acting.
Tell us the story.
Well, I was asked to provide the clothing for the Bold and the Beautiful.
We did a fabulous collection.
And the producers, we launched the show over here as well in Australia for them.
And then they asked me to act in the show as well.
So they flew me back to America, and I've been jetting backwards and forwards for the
last few years.
Fabulous.
And the fashions are going really well for you?
Yes, in Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
So there you go.
When you're downtown Beverly Hills, make sure you drop in there.
Yeah, I wish I could sit there some of them.
Good luck tonight, Susan.
Thank you.
Now, Andrew, tell us, you've just finished doing a series that's going to be seen soon
on the Nine Network?
Children's series called Spellbinder.
And what did you play?
The Nine Network.
I played a kind of an absent-minded professor, a dad, in fact.
And my son was about 14 or 15 years old.
The kids are starting to get older, which is a bit of a way.
And before that, I was doing a David Williamson play at the Ensemble Theatre, Emerald City.
Great.
Oh, beautiful to sing it.
Good luck to you tonight too, Andrew.
Thank you.
Now, there's not going to be any bitterness or competitiveness amongst the four, is there?
Yes, there'll be a lot of bitterness and total competitiveness.
Oh, we should be able to have some friendships here.
$20 starting money.
We'll see you in the gift shop.
You will.
Good luck and have fun, everyone.
A lot of surprises in hand here.
So question one, if everyone's ready.
Question one.
According to the proverb, laughter is the best...
Andrew?
Medicine.
Yes.
Set at a fictional television station was which Crawford soap opera?
Box.
That's right, of the mid-1970s.
Here's a visual question, so take a look at your monitor.
What is the character name of the busybody neighbour in this TV?
Andrew?
Mrs Jessup.
He's so quick!
That's right.
The Salivans, and played by Vivian Gray.
Which river is the main setting for the historical mini-series All the Rivers Run?
Andrew?
Oh, the Murray River.
That's right.
No, Murray.
This is depressing.
You're proud of your eldest son, right?
Yes, yes.
In which film did Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito play brothers?
Lorraine?
Twins.
Yes, and off the mark.
Gift shop time.
Andrew, you're buying for your viewer.
At the moment, you are $15 a head.
You have $40 to spend here with Nikki, though.
Well, a publicity photo speaks a thousand words, Andrew, and your viewer is going to
love you if you snap up this wonderful Fuji camera.
Together with 20 rolls of film, developing and processing vouchers and accessories, this
great photographic package lets you capture all those classic memories.
Normally $1,000.
Tonight, it's a Snap Happy $6 from Rabbit Photo and Sailor Per Century.
Boy, and aren't the memories there?
Bring back some memories for all of you guys.
$6, Andrew, if it's for your viewer, if you decide to buy, you'll still be leading.
Yes, well, that film goes with it, does it?
Oh, yes, the whole lot.
$6, $5, one question, all right, $5.
And you're back to $35.
So in the lead by 10, Andrew, as we get back to the questions.
Beginning with F is what name for the barber of Seville?
Lorraine?
Oh, I've forgotten.
F...
An out of time figaro.
That's right.
On the tip of your tongue.
A child or other person well satisfied with being well behaved is known as a goody to
what?
Lorraine?
Shoes.
Yes, back to $25.
Bang, game.
$10 being placed behind one of our famous faces.
Who am I?
Born in New South Wales in 1946, I was a cadet journalist on a country newspaper and after
becoming a reporter in Sydney, published my own children's paper, Zoot.
A radio producer for John Laws and a television journalist for the ABC and for Mike Willissey.
I had previously been fed only bread and water at the Ingleburn Army Camp for resisting the
Vietnam draft and disobeying my first military order.
In 1979...
Susan?
Simon Townsend?
I am Simon Townsend, yes.
With Woodrow.
Simon Townsend, Wonderworld.
Susan, you have the opportunity to pick up $10.
And before we have a look at our famous faces, we must thank Rob Austin from TV Week and
also Barry Bell because over the next six nights there's going to be a lot of memorable
faces on the Fame Game Board.
But tonight they are...
Norman Yim.
Family friend of the Sullivan's, Norm Baker.
Cornelia Francis.
The sinister Sister Scobb playing on the Young Doctors team on Thursday nights.
John Orsik.
70-sec symbol, Detective Mike Giorgio from Cop Shop.
Elspeth Ballentine.
Kind hearted warden from Prisoner, Meg Morrison.
Todd Sweyer.
Todd comes from Nariwaran in Victoria and Todd's hobbies include football and basketball.
And straight to have you with us, Todd.
Judy McBurney and Tony Alvarez.
The lovely couple from Young Doctors, Nurse Livingston and also Dr Garcia.
Gary Day.
Interoperative policeman from Homicide.
Liz Burch.
Dr Chris Randell in The Flying Doctors.
And Richard Morgan.
Sheeky Terry Sullivan, your brother, Susan.
So which of our famous faces would you like?
Well, I think I'd better stay loyal to my family, my brother.
OK, here's Richard's.
Susan, your viewers going to bed down in style with this luxurious starfish blue bed linen
including two queen-size quilt sets and lampshades.
Value $270 from Linen House.
Nice prize for your viewers, Susan.
Andrew leading on $35.
And we'll be back in just a moment with more of the Sullivan's Round Zone of the South.
Sale on a very special first night of this, the Battle of the TV classics.
And you as a viewer at home can win some great prizes.
And Lorraine and Paul, your viewers' names are on the screen at the moment.
So Paul, this is your round.
OK.
Good try.
Good luck.
The first song for Kenny Rogers in 1980 was Coward of the Watts.
Lorraine?
Wild.
No, Coward of the County.
The first life member of the VFL was which footballer and coach with the given names
Ronald Dale?
Paul?
Barassi.
Yes, there you go, Barassi.
Bane game, $15 being added to the board.
Who am I?
Born in the United States, I served in the Merchant Marine and the Marine Corps before
trying my hand at professional boxing.
A former labourer, bartender and fancy cake decorator, I qualified as a chiropractor before
migrating to Australia where I continue my love of boxing as a referee and TV commentator.
Paul?
Gus McIrrio.
Gus McIrrio, correct.
For the father of Paul, I couldn't imagine him as a fine cake decorator for some reason.
Paul, you have the opportunity once again to pick from our famous faces.
Who would you like?
Elizabeth Ballantine, please.
Good luck.
Here's Elizabeth.
And there's $10 going under your score.
And sharing the lead with Andrew on $35.
So Andrew and Paul on $35, Lorraine and Susan on $20.
Fast Money, we're putting 30 seconds up on the clock and your time starts now.
An American sitcom was Petticoat Watts.
Andrew?
Junction.
Yes, Superman is...
Andrew?
Clark Kent.
Yes, hit of 1934 was the song on the Good Ship Watts.
Andrew?
Lollipop.
Yes, who is Frank Spencer's wife and some other?
Lorraine?
Betty.
Yes, who is the daytime soapy as the Young and the Wilds?
Andrew?
Restless.
Yes, born Arnold Dorsey was singer Inge...
Oh, Hungerhunter Dick.
Yes, a popular lifestyle program is Healthy Wealthy and...
Andrew?
Wise.
Yes, whom did Dodd Lane nickname Moonface?
Lorraine?
Beth Newton.
That's correct.
And, Andrew, you're leading after the Fast Money.
You're on $60.
Hey, a good get with Superman too.
The question was Superman is disguised as which reporter?
Clark Kent.
You have the opportunity to buy here $25 up your sleeve.
And here's Nicky.
Well, who needs the boys from Cop Shop?
With this fully installed security system, your viewer will be so well protected they
won't have to rely on the likes of the boys in blue.
Including a dialer, a remote duress panic button, two detectors and one-use monitoring
maintenance, this security system will leave the boys in blue with nothing to do.
Normally $1,500 tonight, it's just $9 from MSS Alarm Services and Sale of the Century.
Fine, outstanding members of the force here.
Andrew, you are in the lead by $25.
All we want is $9.
Less than two questions.
Ooh, I don't know.
Maybe they've got a dog.
Going once.
Maybe they've got a dog.
Going twice.
I'm going to lead.
Going three times.
I don't know their house.
You're not going to buy?
I'm sorry, home viewers, but what can I do?
I want to win this, but I'll get you more presents from me.
No sale.
I think what he's saying is he's not going to buy.
No sale.
So Andrew stays in the lead on $60.
Viewers question, by what name was John Merrick better known?
John Merrick, and we'll tell you after this break.
This question by what name is John Merrick better known?
Who was known as the Elephant Man?
Now, on our game here, Susan and Andrew.
Andrew, you're leading on $60.
Susan, $25.
Here are your viewers' names.
They're the people you're playing for at home.
And Andrew, I'm sure they can understand your dilemma you had there in the gift shop.
It was a dilemma.
Forgive me, but I'm going to make it up because I'm going to win the jackpot.
Here we go.
Round three.
The first Australian pop song to make the US charts was I Remember You, sung by Frank
Lorraine.
Ikefield.
Yes, in 1962.
I Tell It Like It Is was the catchphrase of recently deceased US sportscaster Howard Who.
With the wig.
Has he got the wig, Lorraine?
Go sell.
Howard, go sell.
Pokies.
We're going to play the pokies, Andrew, and you have the opportunity to do that.
You're $25 ahead of both Lorraine and Paul.
You can play for your viewer and pick up $5,000 for them, or maybe this prize.
Andrew, your viewer is going to go troppo.
It's a holiday to Cairns for two with five nights' accommodation in an oceanfront room,
including a delicious buffet breakfast.
Together with a trip to the Barrier Reef, this great holiday also includes economy air
fairs.
And it's valued at $3,608 from Holiday in Cairns, Qantas the Australian Airline, and
Sail of the Century.
Andrew, the other machines will have the Take Five card, which means you take $5 off whoever
you're playing against, and also the $15 to go back on your score.
Cairns are so beautiful.
One in four charts are picking up five grand, too.
So would you like to play for your viewer?
It'll cost you $15.
Still in the lead, you're on $45.
Hearts, Bades, Clubs or Diamonds.
Which machine would you like Nicky to play for you?
I'm a romantic kind of guy.
Hearts.
Going for the hearts.
Over this way, lovey.
We're going to play the hearts machine.
Good luck.
Good luck, Andrew.
Good luck for your viewer at home.
And it is the $15 going back on your score.
So you're back to $60.
Where was the money?
Bades.
Aha.
So for the Gardner.
There you go.
$5,000.
The score is now Andrew $60, Lorraine and Paul on $35, and Susan on $25.
Back to the questions.
Name a television series which has starred James Garner.
Rock and Files.
That's right, yeah.
Or Nichols or Maverick were the other ones.
A champion of which sport was Wendy Turnbull?
Lorraine.
Tennis.
Yes.
And fame going, $25 in the wild card being added, the last opportunity to pick some money
up off the board, Who Am I?
Born in Auckland in 1910 and dying in 1959, I came to Australia at 21.
I successfully auditioned as a vocalist for Radio 2GB and within six months had my own
breakfast show where my breezy irreverent style won me wide popularity.
For 10 years I was the best known figure in broadcasting and by...
Andrew.
Jack Davie.
I am Jack Davie, yes.
Jack Davie.
I ho everybody, was his catchphrase.
Andrew, you have the opportunity to pick from the famous faces to possibly pick up $25 or
$15.
I don't think I've got too much of a choice have I?
She'd probably tear my eyes out if I didn't pick Liz Burch.
Oh yes, here we go with Liz.
And that's $25, making you up to $85.
And where was the rest of the money, Nikki?
Well the wild card was with Norman Yim and John Orsik had the $15.
And where the money was in Lorraine, I hoped you were going to pick there because you have
a close affiliation with the Fame Game Board, don't you?
Yes, the very, very, very first program.
And I was up in that corner and I was the very, very first face picked.
To ever be turned around.
Many, many years ago.
So there you go on sale.
Andrew, $85, Lorraine, $45, Paul, $35 and Susan on $25.
All we have is the man, Bennett, and that's next.
Music
Representing the Sullivan's in our grand final series of this,
the Battle of the TV Classic starting Friday night.
We're about to find out.
Andrew, looking good on $85 but anything can happen in the mad minute.
Good luck all.
60 seconds up on the clock and your time starts now.
Ice skating champion to Torvalent Who?
Andrew. Dean.
Yes, the file scene is also called the Tasmanian What?
Tiger. Paul.
Yes, Heather Who stars in Melrose Plate?
Lorraine.
Lock...
Lear.
Yes, to the British, what are you doing if having a snog?
Andrew.
Kissing.
Yes, according to the nursery rhyme, simple Simon met her what?
Susan.
Yes, in which American city is the Rockefeller Centre?
Lorraine. New York.
Yes, seen in the film The Colour Purple was Opera Who?
Susan.
Opera?
I know.
Oh, Winfrey.
Yes, champion in which sport is Australian David Hooks?
Lorraine.
Um...
Hooks?
Golf?
Cricket.
What was the name of the Lone Ranger's horse?
Andrew.
Tonto.
Silver.
How many inches make one yards?
Paul.
36.
Yes, the neighbour in Dennis the Menace was Mr Who beginning...
Wilson.
With W. What did Maxwell Smart call his boss?
Susan.
Chief.
Yes, a popular ABC sitcom is Birds of a Watt?
Lorraine.
Feather.
Yes, sometimes vigorous children's game is facts on the what?
On the mill.
And, Andrew, you've won the game.
Congratulations.
Everyone in there giving it a go, though.
Andrew on $90.
Victor, well done.
It's been a great game.
Great sports, everyone.
Well done to you all.
And, Lorraine, look, you've won for your home viewer the $1,000 cash, so well done.
It was a great game.
Awesome.
Nice having you with us.
Yes.
Paul, you've also won $1,000 cash for your home viewer, and great game to you too.
Thanks for having me.
Yes, also Paul.
And, Susan, you've won $1,000 cash and the bed linen, so that's $1,270, so they'll be
right.
They certainly will.
And, Susan, Paul and Lorraine, for your viewers at home, we have this gift.
Looks like Ada's kiosk has really expanded with the years.
Your viewers have won this classic video and CD collection, Chock-A-Block, with movie and
music greats like the classic TV series, The Avengers, starring John Steed and the leather-clad
Emma Peel.
It's from Polygram.
Really was a great game, so that's for all the viewers.
And, Lorraine, Paul and Susan, I'm fortunate we won't see you again.
Good luck for the future to all of you.
And, we hope you'll accept this gift as a token of our appreciation.
Our classic TV celebrities will never be pressed for time when they're wearing this superb
Le Grand Classic watch.
Swiss-made with a gold-plated bracelet, this classic watch features scratch-proof sapphire
crystal that's right on the dot for style.
It's from Long Jean.
And, the elites received the latest Sale of the Century board game from Carl and Andrews,
plus our 18-carat gold pin from Jermani Jewelry and Sale of the Century.
Congratulations.
Hey, that's a great score there, Andrew.
Oh, it was a bit of a turn-up.
Not going to beat in the Grand Final, but let's go shopping.
Come on through here, because there's a lot of things we want to get through.
The Audi 80, that's the car at the end of it.
Sorry, come for a wander around here.
I'm not giving you too many directions here, are we?
I'll easily lead that.
Now, seeing as you won, your viewer has also picked up this great prize.
Tonight's winning viewer can catch up with all those classic stars of the small screen
on this 34-centimetre colour television.
Featuring a 44-channel tuner and on-screen display, this stylish television comes with
a remote control to bring out the best performance from all those classic TV dramas.
It's from NEZ Home Electronics.
So they've picked up that, and also they've picked up this great prize too, Andrew.
Yes, you can make all of life's most pleasant experiences just that little bit easier
with the new ANZ Visa Paycard.
An evening on the town can be looked after from start to finish
with no money worries to hold you back.
The Paycard combines the best features of a credit card, debit card and a savings account
to make banking and spending much more convenient and loads more fun.
You're free to relax and enjoy the finer things in life
while your bills are paid automatically,
and you can use the Paycard in over 170 countries throughout the world.
And tonight's four lucky viewers will each receive a $1,000 Visa Paycard
from ANZ and Sale of the Century.
Well done.
So there you go, yes, going into the grand final.
So your viewer is absolutely wrapped, I'm sure, Andrew.
In total, I think $2,499.
Is what I've picked up, so you've done very well.
Of course, Monday night we're going to get to one lucky viewer, this great Audi.
Classic stands for outstanding quality,
and this Audi 80 2.6 is first class in its automotive field.
Offering the versatility of manual transmission plus standard airbag safety features,
this state-of-the-art Audi 80 boasts the smoothest of on-road performances.
With wood grain trim and other luxury extras,
this classic vehicle is valued at $49,020 plus on-road costs.
Audi, advancement through technology.
So there you go.
There's the Audi 80, the V6, giving that away next week.
And we must thank everyone else,
so come on through for helping yourself with the Sullivan's.
Thanks, Mum. Thanks, Dad.
Tomorrow night we have number 96, and who's playing, Nikki?
We've got Jeff Kevin, Johnny Lockwood, Elaine Lee and Kanye Raymond,
and the number is 005560272.
So make sure you find in an answer, and who knows,
on Monday night you could be driving away with the Audi.
You never know.
Well done, Andrew. We'll see you Friday night.
And we'll see all you guys...
Some day. Some week.
On the box.
We'll have fun seeing you tomorrow night.
So until then, take care. See you tomorrow. Bye-bye.
See you.
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