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COUNTDOWN Episode - 05/12/1982 (Mysterious circumstances)

Very interesting whilst watching and recording the Countdown episode played on rage just 4 and a half or so hours ago from the 28/11/1982 with Tim Finn hosting. Molly saying that next weeks hosts would be Bananarama * Being a HUGE and MASSIVE Bananarama fan I know that they didn't come down to Australian till June/July 1984 when they were here to promote their 2nd album and did Countdown.

I remember on another 1982 Countdown episode Gavin saying Bananarama would be hosting Countdown in a few weeks, the show below from the 15th December, 1982 is the episode which was aired the week after the 28th December, 1982 which was aired just a few hours ago on rage and it comes from Molly's house. I find it interesting that Bananarama were scheduled to host Countdown in the ABC studios and then not only do they not end up hosting, they don't end up coming to Australia at all and then the show is filmed at Molly's house? .... I wonder what happened, very interesting.

I am sure rage haven't aired this Countdown episode from the 5th December, 1982. Armin, do you have this episode as I don't.


=COUNTDOWN
Year:1982
Date:05/12/1982
Show no:356
Summary:THIS WEEK THE SHOW IS BEING PRESENTED FROM MOLLY'S HOME. WENDY STAPLETON IS GUEST PRESENTER.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
DRAGON 'RAMONA'
MI-SEX 'DOWN THE LINE'
AUSTRALIAN CRAWL 'RUNAWAY GIRLS'
SACRED COWBOYS 'NOTHING GROWS IN TEXAS'
CHARTBUSTERS:
INXS 'DON'T CHANGE'
MEN AT WORK 'DR HECKLE AND MR JIVE'
CULTURE CLUB 'DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
POINTER SISTERS 'SO EXCITED'
BELLE STARS 'CLAPPING SONG'
PSYCHEDELIC FURS 'LOVE MY WAY'
TOTO COELLO 'I EAT CANNIBALS'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
CHURCH 'A DIFFERENT MAN'
GOANNA 'SOLID ROCK'
DIANA ROSS 'MUSCLES'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
BANANARAMA 'SHY BOY'
ICEHOUSE 'HEY LITTLE GIRL'
SUPERTRAMP 'ITS RAINING AGAIN'
JOHN COUGAR, LATER KNOWN AS JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP AND
JOHN MELLENCAMP 'JACK & DIANNE'
GOANNA 'SOLID ROCK'
HALL & OATES 'MANEATER'
JACKSON/MCCARTNEY 'THE GIRL IS MINE'
CLASH 'ROCK THE CASBAH'
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 'COME ON EILEEN'
MUSICAL YOUTH 'PASS THE DUTCHIE'

Re: COUNTDOWN Episode - 05/12/1982 (Mysterious circumstances)

I was the same too, thinking WTF? They didn't host 5/12/82 episode.

Re: COUNTDOWN Episode - 05/12/1982 (Mysterious circumstances)

I only have the timecoded version of the December 5 1982 show but there is no mention as to why Bananarama didn't host it.

Wendy Stapleton was one of those Melbourne based artists like James Reyne, Brian Mannix etc who would be called in at short notice to host if programming changes were necessary.

The show was filmed in the Countdown studio. There were no audiences for the four live performances although Molly and Wendy appear to interact with studio audience members at the end of the show.

It was only Humdrum that was filmed at Molly's house. I'm not sure why the ABC archive details have it as the show being recorded at Molly's house.

Re: COUNTDOWN Episode - 05/12/1982 (Mysterious circumstances)

Go figure Armin,

I wonder why those who have archived and typed the information put some things down for.

Go figure how on the episode you say there was no mention on why Bananarama didn't end up hosting.

I just checked and I actually have the 5th December, 1982 on timer code.