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- Based on an English program of the same name, DFYT saw Ferguson play strange party games and practical jokes on his audience with the offer of prizes, including an international flight to be taken the next morning. So called because audience members were required to bring their packed bags, including the all-important toothbrush.
- "It's a Knockout" was a loud, colourful and downright silly game show that was a hallmark of 1980s Australian television. Small town representatives from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland would battle it out on all sorts of ridiculous physical contests.
- The Australian goldfields period drama Rush (1974) was given The Late Show (1992) treatment with a slick re-editing and re-voicing which produced absurd plotlines, strange characters and 'Stupid Hat Day' on the goldfields. 'The Olden Days' originally appeared as 20 three-minute stand-alone short segments in The Late Show (1992), and were later strung together and released on video.
- Roy and HG hosted a relaxed chat show in the confines of the Sydney RSL club, Club Buggary, complete with glittering Pokies in the background. Easy flowing chat on the subjects of sport, entertainment and politics resulted, as well as interviews with interesting people from these fields.
- The world of 14 year old Shaun revolves around his broken family home, and a group of truant friends who inhabit Melbourne's northern suburb shopping centres. As he tries to make the transition into adulthood, the audience is forced to view the world through the eyes of one whom society is reluctant to accept.
- Sports commentators Roy Slaven and HG Nelson provide daily "commentary" on the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
- This short lived attempt at live variety crashed and burned in a spectacular fashion. The program was essentially a lazy Saturday night on the couch, with Molloy and a cast of regular 'experts' in various fields dropping in for a chat. The Largest Living Things and the occasional guest band provided the musical interludes, and the occasional pre-recorded sketch was slotted in.
- In this pilot which was never aired on Australian television, John Safran demonstrates the innovative talent he is capable of. The program is essentially a magazine-style presentation of social rebellion and challenge to Australian institutions. In what has become the most famous (and litigious) incident, Safran and A Current Affair 'victim' Shane Paxton rummage through Ray Martin's garbage, and are soon approached by an angry Martin and his wife. Classic television in a similar vain to the work of American Michael Moore, which was deemed too controversial by the ABC to screen and was also beyond the pail for the commercial networks
- This attempt to transfer Roy and HG's successful radio format to television struggled due to the need for visual interest in the new medium. The program involved the comic duo ranting and raving about all things sporting from behind a desk for the entire half hour.
- This short-lived attempt to revive live comedy on Channel 7 was a combination of interviews, popular culture, trivia and topical current affairs with a light hearted bent. The program was equally hosted by all the those credited in the cast, although Richard Stubbs took a leading role. The program was initially the second half hour in an hour, and was preceded by a woefully bad 'The Big News'. Soon, however, 'The Big News' was axed and 'The Late Report' took over the entire hour.
- This short lived game show saw Roy Slaven and HG Nelson as the genial hosts of a Jeopardy-like game show. Three contestants competed against each other by choosing a quaint Australian topic from the board, to which an amount of money would be designated. The questions were often crude and distinctively Australian, and the leading contestant would have a chance to win $5000 of Roy and HG's money in a best of 10 questions round against either Roy or HG. $5000? Thanks very much!