| 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, Darryl Stewart, Bill Newman, 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]
Dawn Lake's enduring character was Ethel, first appearing in the early 1960s in The Mobil Limb Show. As a simple housewife talking over the fence to a neighbour she would say, "You tell 'em, luv!". This was Ethel's catchcry.
