The Bobby Limb Show
| The Bobby Limb Show | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Mobil Limb Show |
| Genre | |
| Directed by | Peter Bernardos[1] |
| Presented by | Bobby Limb |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 117[1][2] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alec Kellaway |
| Running time | |
| Original release | |
| Network | TCN-9 |
| Release | 1959 – 1964 |
The Bobby Limb Show was an early Australian television music/variety series which aired from 1959 to 1961, and was later re-titled (with minor format changes) as The Mobil-Limb Show from 1961 to 1964. It was hosted by Bobby Limb, and was produced by the Nine Network's TCN-9. Episodes included music, dancing, and comedy sketches.[3]
Regulars in The Bobby Limb Show included Limb's wife Dawn Lake, Buster Fiddess, Johnny O'Connor, The Delltones, Tikky Taylor, and The Bobby Limb Show Band.[1]
Regular guests in The Mobil-Limb Show included Leonard Teale, Gaynor Bunning, and Noel Brophy.[2] Many episodes of both series exist as kinescope recordings[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "THE BOBBY LIMB SHOW". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "THE MOBIL-LIMB SHOW". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "THE BOBBY LIMB SHOW. EP. 07". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "NFSA - Error".[dead link]
External links
Categories:
- 1959 Australian television series debuts
- 1964 Australian television series endings
- Black-and-white Australian television shows
- English-language television shows
- Australian variety television shows
- Nine Network original programming
- 1950s Australian comedy television series
- Australian live television series
- 1960s Australian comedy television series