Blankety Blanks was a popular Australian game show hosted by Graham Kennedy on Network Ten. Regular panelists were Ugly Dave Grey, Noeline Brown, Carol Raye and Stuart Wagstaff. Other panelists included Noel Ferrier, Belinda Giblin, Abigail, Nick Tate, Tommy Hanlon Junior, Dawn Lake, Wendy Blacklock and Mark Holden. The series ran from 1977 to 1979. When host Graham Kennedy succumbed to laryngitis, the show's young announcer Don Blake was forced to host the show for an episode. A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Graham Cyril Kennedy (15 February 1934-25 May 2005) was an Australian radio, television and film performer. ... Network Ten is one of Australias three commercial television networks. ... Ugly Dave Grey, with Noeline Brown. ... Noeline Brown is an Australian actress. ... Carol Raye (born Kathleen Mary Corkery 17 January 1923, London, England) is an Australian-based theatre and television actor and comedian. ... Stuart Wagstaff is an Australian comedian who became famous for his appearances with Graham Kennedy. ... Belinda Giblin is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as Kay Webster in the saucy 1970s soap opera The Box and as bitchy Alison Carr in the 1980s melodrama Sons and Daughters. ... Abigail (full name Abigail Rogan) was an Australian actress in the 70s and 80s. ... Nick Tate (born June 18, 1942) is a popular Australian actor best known for his role as the likable but tough Eagle pilot Alan Carter in both seasons of the 1970s science fiction television show Space: 1999. ... Tommy Hanlon Jr, born in Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1923 to vaudeville performers, was an Australian media personality, notable for his early television appearances as host of It Could Be You. ... Dawn Lake (January 20, 1927 - January 1, 2006) was an Australian TV comedienne, singer, entertainer and actor. ... Wendy Blacklock as Edie in Number 96. ... Mark Holden is an Australian singer and television personality, who is one of three judges on Australian Idol and The X Factor. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Graham Cyril Kennedy (15 February 1934-25 May 2005) was an Australian radio, television and film performer. ...

Blankety Blanks, a Reg Grundy Production, was based on the long-running American game show Match Game, which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. In fact, the set of the 70s version looked strikingly similar to that of its American counterpart. (Neither show has any connection to another American game show called Blankety Blanks.) Match Game was an American television game show where contestants tried to match a panel of six celebrities in answering fill-in-the-blank questions. ... Mark Goodson (January 14, 1915 – December 18, 1992) was an American television producer born in Sacramento, California. ... Bill Todman (July 31, 1916-July 29, 1979) was an American television producer born in New York City. ...

Other Australian programs using the same format appeared in later decades. There was a 1985 version hosted by Daryl Somers on the Nine Network but it had little success. This article is about the year. ... A young Daryl Somers with his sidekick Ossie Ostrich Daryl Somers (born August 6, 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian television personality. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...

A second revival came in 1996, again on the Nine Network, with Shane Bourne as host. This had slightly more success lasting two seasons. Celebrities on this version included Marty Fields, Rhonda Burchmore, Ann Rigby, Tim Smith, Nicky Buckley, Ian "Molly" Meldrum, Jane Turner and Sam Newman. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Shane Bourne (born 24 November 1949 in Melbourne) is an Australian stand-up comedian and actor. ... Tim Smith Timothy Aiden Smith (born January 13, 1985 in Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian Rugby League player for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League competition. ... From video The Ultimate Kylie 2004 Ian Molly Meldrum (born January 29, 1946) is an Australian popular music critic, journalist, and record producer, and musical entrepreneur best known as talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer and music news presenter on seminal popular music program Countdown. ... Jane Turner as Bobbie Battista in Fast Forward Jane Turner is an Australian actor and comedienne who is regarded as one of the funniest and most talented TV personalities in Australia. ... Sam Newman Sam Newman (born John Newman; December 22, 1945 in Geelong, Victoria) is a Australian former Aussie Rules football player and television personality. ...

A DVD set of 30 episodes of Blankety Blanks was released in late 2005. DVD-R writing/reading side DVD-R with purple dye, 4. ...

See also

• List of Australian television series
• Match Game

This is a list of Australian television series and television programs. ... Match Game was an American television game show where contestants tried to match a panel of six celebrities in answering fill-in-the-blank questions. ...

External links

• Blankety Blanks (1977-1979) at The Internet Movie Database
• Blankety Blanks (1996-1997) at The Internet Movie Database