ATN7 Sydney TV 1977

[RGC198]

If the tape was made on 5/8/77, then it was definitely before Elvis passed away. Elvis Presley died on 16/8/77. He was 42 years old.

[ExplosiveAction]

After just watching Bargearse for the 52nd time I found this video. Wasn't that Bluey title music used for the 6pm news as well? Classic stuff and great that it was preserved.

[arobekie]

I used to love watching bluey,I remenber seeing one episode where one of his informers nods to bluey to go into the toilets,When they get there the informer says,Words out blue,Your on a diet,Then does a runner.

[tvw7perth]

i wanna see bluey episodes :) 

[ufuckfacesonofabitch]

Lucky Grills as Bargearse!

[eydiot909]

i LOVE this tune and i am so happy Channel 9 still use it.

That Shadow's guy has done well.

[anbreatnach]

I remember Bluey well, used to be on ITV about 11.30pm in the early 80s - the intro was like a Beastie Boys video. Used to cry with laughter if he had to chase anyone, I remember he took one young fella down by rolling a dustbin lid down a hill after he ran out of breath (took about 3 seconds).

Up there with Gene Hunt for social skills.

[wincera]

Does anyone know the name of the music used in the Bluey?? It was also used as Wide World of Sports in the 1980s..

[JBofBrisbane]

That voiceover in the Serpico outro - that's Ian Turpie, isn't it?

[mockviewer]

Still hard to believe the Nine Cricket theme was originally a TV series theme on Seven.

I think people now accept it for that than they do as the theme to Bluey.

[IanGorton]

@mockviewer Well yeah because it's been the Channel 9 Cricket theme for over 30 years

[IanGorton]

@mockviewer It was written to be a piece of source music. I'm sure when Brian Bennett wrote little did he know it would become an iconic piece

[hashgei]

Anyone got any full episodes of bluey??

[aussiewogfob]

"Welcome Back to Bluey for the 1st time today"...for some reason, the music has a sence of Richie Benaud about it.

[irishgodfatherchris]

Got him!!!!!, on the last ball, can you believe that" oh sorry wrong show

[gcc007west]

I first saw Bluey in the Bahamas in 1980. Thanks for the post.

[Sheralee45]

I was 14..August of 77 my mother died

the same day that Elvis did..I will never

forget that month and that year..)-:

[stetaxi3]

@Sheralee45 What ! Elvis is dead?????

[IanGorton]

@stetaxi3 No he just went home LOL

[Stevemaizuru]

Howzat!

[CrazyBoutThe70s]

omg this takes me back to when i was just 4 years old...i remember this as clear as crystal....only i haven't seen it since then..lol.

thanx for the memory!

[donjabroni]

Oh my god, that Bluey show had to be a parody! Just seeing him "kicking" that guy down and "smashing" the other guy's head on the car is hilarious. If that ain't a parody, then some Australian comedy show must have made a parody of this!

[FrozenDoberman]

Correct. An Australian comedy show (D-Generation) sourced several 1976 Bluey TV episodes, removed the original sound track and added voice overs. Search YouTube for "bargearse". You have to be Australian to appreciate this stuff.

[donjabroni]

I did see all 10 episodes of "Bargearse". I'm not Australian but I understood 80% of the jokes on there. It was hilarious.

[AlexOnTheBus]

You don't have to be Australian to appreciate a fart gag - but it helps.

[tsangari]

This is priceless comedy. I want to be Bargearse!

[porno6361]

@tsangari well fill your face with beer,junk food and cigs,and you can be

[porno6361]

@FrozenDoberman ,well i'm welsh,living in wales and i more than appreciate it,find it hysterical

[contessaoreilly]

Geeze, that Bluey looked very fit with his beer and belly. He is pretty lazy for a cop. i like how he does acrobatics and the bloke just falls down. is that the only "action" he ever did? Love the old holden crashes. lol

[IdentsNZ]

Still hard to believe the Bluey theme is now most well known as being the theme of Nine's cricket coverage.

[zzbozz]

its bluey ,the best man 2 enforce law & order across kangeroo land;

[FrozenDoberman]

These Sony U-matic video low-band tapes still produce high quality video after some 30 years. U-matic tapes are also superior to open-reel format because the tape is enclosed within the plastic housing during playback. U-matic VTR machines also disengage the tape from the head drum during fast forward and rewind. This further contributes to playback quality.

[lake40]

bluey with the theame as we know it today as wide world of sports

[FrozenDoberman]

I recall that Elvis' death was huge in terms of media exposure. Elvis was also more popular in 1977 relative to today. A lot of his original fans have passed on since 1977. I suspect this Elvis TV documentary was originally produced in 1972. The 1977 Elvis On Tour documentary wasn't broadcast on TV till October 1977.

[f10n4]

OK interesting. Do you happen to know if the tv channels made as big a deal out of his death back in 1977 (ie special programs, broadcasting the funeral etc) as they would if it happened today?

[f10n4]

I wonder if this Elvis program was broadcast before or after he died.

[FrozenDoberman]

Probably just before. The tape is marked as 5th August 1977.