# Random TV History **URL:** \ **Category:** TV History\ **Created:** [January 17, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489 "2020-01-17T16:08:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 97
**Author:** ![Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/petarkco/32/220380_2.png) [@Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Petarkco)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1973 "2024-01-11T00:52:39Z")
Bruce McAvaney report from a Sports World update. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RQdZRNWkXOc/maxresdefault.jpg "Seven - Partial Sports World Update") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQdZRNWkXOc) ---
**Author:** ![mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/mullauna/32/423247_2.png) [@mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mullauna)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1974 "2024-01-11T03:07:35Z")
Kate Ritchie as Molly in the 1986 Cyclone Tracy miniseries. She was 7 but it was the usual production/child labour laws technique of a very short older kid playing much younger (they had to use a plate to cover up her missing tooth because of that). ![Kate Ritchie who was Sally from Home and Away playing a Darwin NT little girl facing Cyclone Tracy to come on Christmas Eve night|](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/7/e/97e03d5399bf05b7d478dce9bf24d334b2c5a2b4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tane04/32/348677_2.png) [@Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tane04)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1975 "2024-01-11T03:15:49Z")
Kate’s very first TV role. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1976 "2024-01-11T05:43:30Z")
Yesterday (January 10) marked 25 years since The Sopranos debuted on HBO in the US. It is still regarded as one of the best dramas in the modern era. To celebrate the milestone, several deleted scenes are being released on Max. > **[A Bunch Of Deleted Scenes From ‘The Sopranos’ Are Being Released For The 25th...](https://lifewithoutandy.com/news/entertainment/bunch-deleted-scenes-sopranos-released-25th/)** > > Image via HBO // Anyone got a HBO account I can borrow real quick? In celebration of what’s easily the greatest show to ever exist, The Sopranos, turning 25 this year, the streaming overlords at HBO have dug into the show’s vaults, emerging with a... ---
**Author:** ![rhettrospective](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/rhettrospective/32/311779_2.png) [@rhettrospective](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/rhettrospective)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1977 "2024-01-13T05:29:19Z")
Doug Mulray teaser promo for his Ch7 show [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3eSd-RP83tw/maxresdefault.jpg "Doug Mulray TV show promo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eSd-RP83tw) ---
**Author:** ![Mechsta](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/mechsta/32/244653_2.png) [@Mechsta](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Mechsta)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1978 "2024-01-13T07:54:18Z")
That show was the bomb! Essential Saturday night viewing in 1994. I seem to recall it came back in 1995 and lasted just one episode before ol Uncle Doug pulled the pin. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1979 "2024-01-13T08:27:36Z")
As seen on Seven News tonight; program was 1984. ![01-13_07-45-31_Seven_Seven.ts_036436378](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/3/1/931ba529bc6f84b99e69a6fb0c52c58fc597d028.jpeg) ![01-13_07-45-31_Seven_Seven.ts_036433171](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/6/9/069e8d52844fff887ca6630eb4dc6ed8b189dd96.jpeg) ![01-13_07-45-31_Seven_Seven.ts_036431581](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/c/0/2c0d51fe1feb83435be39b5d318f35950162ab61.jpeg) ![01-13_07-45-31_Seven_Seven.ts_036419060](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/d/3/ed3566504f464a5e5ef2a911de60215240c208af.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Ricketycricket](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/ricketycricket/32/11034_2.png) [@Ricketycricket](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Ricketycricket)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1980 "2024-01-13T11:46:02Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > ![01-13_07-45-31_Seven_Seven.ts_036431581](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/c/0/2c0d51fe1feb83435be39b5d318f35950162ab61.jpeg) Did they issue everyone with one of these couches in the 80s? I swear I see them everywhere in interviews. ---
**Author:** ![mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/mullauna/32/423247_2.png) [@mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mullauna)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1981 "2024-01-13T13:21:52Z")
TEN-10 Sydney publicity photo for “E-Street”… ![AA1mAZap|](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/9/4/394839c3bb58d7a317500058e2c1cf953fe81249.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jasondockers](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jasondockers/32/275195_2.png) [@Jasondockers](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Jasondockers)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1982 "2024-01-14T22:05:21Z")
Is this Penny Cook she was on A Country Practice as well. I was a baby when E-street was on but I’ve heard a lot about it apparently it was like a grittier version of Home and Away and Neighbours so why did it end in 1993 they should bring it back? ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1983 "2024-01-14T22:34:39Z")
> [@Jasondockers](#): > > Is this Penny Cook she was on A Country Practice as well. I was a baby when E-street was on but I’ve heard a lot about it apparently it was like a grittier version of Home and Away and Neighbours so why did it end in 1993 they should bring it back? it is Josephine Mitchell, who also was previously on _A Country Practice_. I am not sure who the child actor is. _E Street_ started out as a slightly more grittier version of _Neighbours/Richmond Hill_ but it was subjected to a major rework when ratings didn’t really fire, which saw it become a bit more contemporary, I guess. A more youthful/hip version of _Neighbours_ IIRC and started incorporating actual pop/rock music tracks as background. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1984 "2024-01-14T22:46:13Z")
> [@Jasondockers](#): > > so why did it end in 1993 they should bring it back? Probably because they came up with really outlandish stories that resulted in a drop in ratings. First there was good guy Steven “Richo” Richardson who became scary Mr Bad at night. Then there was Constable Max who would turn into a Werewolf. 🤪 ![MV5BN2QzNjcwZmEtOGJjMi00ZmNlLWEzMDktZmEzYjBlZmZiMDg2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODE1Mzk2MzA@.V1](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/b/8/eb8e67f6882b8b2c8155c160a592c71f46b01493.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1985 "2024-01-14T23:04:26Z")
> [@TelevisionAU](#): > > _E Street_ started out as a slightly more grittier version of _Neighbours/Richmond Hill_ but it was subjected to a major rework when ratings didn’t really fire Didn’t they resort to a fire to try and get better ratings too? ---
**Author:** ![mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/mullauna/32/423247_2.png) [@mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mullauna)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1986 "2024-01-14T23:23:36Z")
The publicity photo with Jo and the little lady seems to be going for the “a beauty and a cutie” reaction. Which may be why TV WEEK Australia used it. ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1987 "2024-01-14T23:27:55Z")
> [@bacco007](#): > > Didn’t they resort to a fire to try and get better ratings too? hmm… not that i can recall. The series finished up with a fire, same as _A Country Practice_ did. ---
**Author:** ![Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tane04/32/348677_2.png) [@Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tane04)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1988 "2024-01-14T23:53:50Z")
_E Street_ was one of the few shows to survive Ten’s dark 10 TV Australia days. ---
**Author:** ![mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/mullauna/32/423247_2.png) [@mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mullauna)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1989 "2024-01-15T00:12:44Z")
Who can forget? But “and then we emerged and saw the stars again” (Dante) ![TEN1989|](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/6/2/7/6276b70ded3f23c9ce5e61e9090a060cf8ec44a5.png) ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1990 "2024-01-15T00:17:35Z")
> [@Tane04](#): > > _E Street_ was one of the few shows to survive Ten’s dark 10 TV Australia days. it was lucky it didn’t get axed, as it wasn’t doing that well, but for some reason Mr Shanks or Ten management saw the potential for a revamp and actually gave the producers a chance to rework it rather than axe it and have to start again with a new show. IIRC but I may be corrected, Ten reduced the show’s output to one episode a week to give the producers some breathing space to re-work the show and change some of the elements of it. One of which was to revamp the theme tune to give it a more upbeat feel. ---
**Author:** ![BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bjt2/32/381_2.png) [@BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BJT2)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1991 "2024-01-15T01:28:22Z")
> [@TelevisionAU](#): > > it was lucky it didn’t get axed, as it wasn’t doing that well, but for some reason Mr Shanks or Ten management saw the potential for a revamp and actually gave the producers a chance to rework it rather than axe it and have to start again with a new show. I would say the Neighbours situation from a few years earlier may have also helped by reworking the format. ---
**Author:** ![mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/mullauna/32/423247_2.png) [@mullauna](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mullauna)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489/1992 "2024-01-15T01:37:24Z")
The ATV-10 ACP was a disaster. At least little Miss Armstrong was allowed trousers in “Round the Twist” – as whoever was in charge of these things at ATV insisted otherwise for the ACP version of AfterMASH – despite the usual VIC weather. I’m not surprised Laura’s school friends laughed their heads off (as she reported much later). Didn’t help the poor child generally that Chrissy Seaver was fresh in viewer’s minds in 1994. ![348584004_134769302939028_6561733561750080893_n - Copy|100%](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/d/7/8d77a5503e8bf0cc4bd15ebf4544c8fbfe93ca48.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489.md?page=96) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-tv-history/12489.md?page=98)