THE GLOBOS on 'Wonderworld' (1982)

To promote their hit single TINTARELLA DI LUNA, the GLOBOS made an appearance on SIMON TOWNSEND's afternoon TV show. Broadcast 15 October 1982, the spot features the video (shot and directed by RAY ARGALL at St Martins Theatre, Melbourne). The reporter is a youthful JONO COLEMAN, the location is an Italian restaurant in Sydney's Leichhardt (NOT in Melbourne, as suggested in the intro) and the lineup is MARK & WENDY with JANE MARKEY, JANE TURNER, KIM TRENGOVE and DAVID PLEDGER. (The girl in the fabulous striped number is Globos costume maker KAREN WEBSTER. Wendy's incredible red cocktail dress, however, was designed and made by GRAHAM LONG.)

THE GLOBOS, a musical comedy cabaret group, was founded in Melbourne in 1980 by MARK TREVORROW and WENDY DE WAAL. The group mimed old records and commercials, in a loving and hilarious recreation of early Australian TV pop shows, and then recorded (and mimed!) their own material. They signed to Mushroom Records in 1982 and achieved two Australian Top 20 hits: TINTARELLA DI LUNA (1982) & THE BEAT GOES ON (1983).

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Globos
• Tintarella
• di
• Luna
• Mark
• Trevorrow
• Wendy
• de
• Waal
• Jane
• Turner
• Jono
• Coleman

[cme2cau]

Mark, this is fantastic. Thank you so much for putting all the clips you do on YouTube. Those of who remember 1982 salute you! Also, it's great to hear you on radio.

John

[bobdowne4real]

Thanks John! it's been an absolute blast trawling thru the old footage, and actually finding the first-gen original broadcasts on VHS (i've always been the self-appointed archivist)! It's esp. lovely as Wendy, Jane (Markey AND Turner) and the other Globos are all still close pals.

[bobdowne4real]

"Fifties? Fabulous. I just love it..." HILARIOUS! That's JANE TURNER (aka KATH DAY-KNIGHT) at 5:53!! Jane was in the 1982 GLOBOS lineup that hit big at Kinselas in August 1982.

[loveRussBrand]

rrr mark you look so cute!

[123deelinds]

wow this is my make-up teacher . how cool is she

[rumsonu]

It seems like only yesterday and I'm happy to say you don't look a day older! And I had no idea that Jane was an original cast member!

Love,

Sheldy