The Happy Go Lucky Show

The Happy Go Lucky Show
GenreVariety show
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Original release
NetworkGTV-9
Release30 October 1957 (1957-10-30) –
4 November 1959 (1959-11-04)

The Happy Go Lucky Show is an Australian television variety series which aired from 30 October 1957 to 4 November 1959 on Melbourne television station GTV-9. Originally hosted by Happy Hammond, by 1958 the series was hosted by Bob Horsfall. Horsfall sometimes had a female co-host, these varied during the run of the series and included Pat McCormack, Susan Gaye Anderson, Patricia Rumbold, and (during 1959) Joy Fountain. The series aired at 1:00PM on Wednesdays.[1] During 1958, one of the segments included "community singing".[2] Other segments included guests and competitions.

Early Australian television series often aired in just a single city, which was also the case with The Happy Go Lucky Show. It is unlikely (though not impossible) that any of the episodes were kinescoped.

References

  1. ^ "Wednesday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 14 November 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Wednesday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 25 July 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 4 September 2013.