Good old Earnie. The last time I saw Earnie Sigliey was maybe 8 or 9 years ago after a Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn game (post game) at Southern Cross Station waiting to catch a train home to Camberwell.
WOW! This ended up in my recommendations. Living in Adelaide i grew up with this show. There was something very real about Ernie ( a real natural). I forgot how gorgeous Glenys was. Thank you for rekindling sone great memories of Ernie Anne & "Fluff"
I remember being on the show, I was a female lead singer with the band " Mint" , we sung a medley of our songs , my male lead singer sang with me, but our song had to fit in with the shows timing format, so our performance was fastened up for a commercial and the two of us were trying to sing and laugh at the same time when we found out what was happening, Ernie was apolosing to us after and was so funny and encouraging....it was a performance I'll never forget!
@@mylablabradors6148 Thinking about it, I'd say he did. Seven starting in the early seventies, then ABC from the mid-seventies through to the ABC's last motor racing broadcasts in the early nineties. Then SBS and Ten in the nineties. And Channel Nine from this video. And thank-you for the upload on the opening credits of Bathurst '81 and '82. Both of which are missing from the Seven archive.
idk if this is true or not, but I remember hearing that the first person to drop an f-bomb live on Australian television was Kevin Crease on Adelaide Tonight. This was years before Graham Kennedy's crow call.
I used to cringe a bit, when I'd read comments on RU-vid that life was so much better back then, but on reflection, I have to concede, that it was, in so many ways. I won't dribble on about why. And radio & television was a great example of how, it was beamed into every household regardless of social standing; from Burnside to Elizabeth. And we didn't think much about back then (well, not as kids, my family came here from Britain where there was slightly better quality, so they were a bit picky) but the level of creativity that was generated was very inspirational. As another commentator stated, creative artists like Ian Fairweather, Dean Davis & those who worked alongside and after them (what about Fat Cat & Humphrey?!?), and so many others you could mention. And then, it just seemed to all be beamed from Sydney and Melbourne, by people we had no clue about. Except, of course, the quality shows that gained national audience.
It was extremely sad when everything went to Sydney and Melbourne because basically that extinguished our culture. However with the kids shows unfortunately there were people that were there for the wrong reason and that's why all the kids shows went to Queensland.
Used to watch this under parental supervision haha because of the slightly ribald nature of Ernies jokes ect it's great to watch and observe the culture of the day, so free, relaxed, respectful, comedic and pure Ozzie humour!
Yes I think it was similar with the music industry. People comment about the great bands that started in Adelaide. I think there was a need for self sufficiency in those days. And boy, they sure pulled it off.
@@danielstone9404 In the early days of Cold Chisel, back in the 70s, their drummer lived in the house behind my cousins place in Salisbury..I was a bit young to appreciate the gravelly voice of Jimmy Barnes at the time..but I remember sitting out the back with my older cousins listening to the band practice in the back shed..I guess every musician's got to start somewhere.. 😁
I once bought an Ernie Sigley album in an op shop for 50c for the sheer novelty value of actually owning an Ernie Sigley record. I told a friend I bought the album and that the album is called "Ernie Sings". My friend goes "that's an oxymoron if I ever heard one".
The bloke at the start was actually Sir Thomas Playford, the Premier of South Australia in 1959. Neither Sir Frank Packer nor Kerry Packer ever owned Nine in Adelaide, and it's only been a Nine O&O station for 8 years. ;-)
I understand it was 1973 pre colour TV March 1975 in Australia quality Black and White super NWS Channel 9 Adelaide I was only 9 years old at the time Adelaide resident all my life never knew that Adelaide TV had a live Adelaide Tonight programme only thanks to RU-vid just now. I always loved Ernie Sigley, Anne Wills saw her 30 years ago in Rundle Mall in person great earrings so short in height in real life wow and love Ian Fairweather 's curly hair. Adelaide Tonight platform shoes and flare pants love it. Anne Wills did a great Italian song. Goodby to local live Adelaide TV 1973. Ansett 727.
@@danielstone9404 Thanks for comment yes I was so young and I love our Adelaide identities simpler times at time. Buy a Datsun 120Y new 1973 priceless Ken Eustace Anne Wills ad. I had good times with Datsun 1200 sedan as second hand car in the 1980's great ad! Miss it! Now rare! Still have some of the car floor carpets as well in 2021 using them as home foot door mats! Priceless! Ansett 727.
We made game shows ,variety shows kids TV which was regarded as some of the best ever made in the world . But unfortunately the greedy television stations decided to do it all out of Melbourne and Sydney and extinguish our culture completely .
@@James-kv6kb Yes NWS Channel 9 Adelaide local transmission analogue 1960's 1970's and kids show Channel 9 with duck Winky Dink 4pm after school days. Yes economy of scale SA state local Adelaide Tonight transmission ended in 1973. Ansett 727 System of Golden Jets. We still fly!
@@ansett7272 it was an amazing time to be a kid I reckon with Australian television so much good stuff to watch like the curiosity show where they encouraged intelligence unlike today. But back then we had entertainers making shows not corporations and I think that was the big difference
It was a very different world back then. No one expected to be absolutely wowed with special effects, provocative dialogue, scandalous news, mindless reality shows. These people were locals, who we could catch walking around our local streets and shops. As such, they were more like us than anyone you see on your screens today. Don't forget that TV transmission was still in its infancy compared to today's instant worldwide coverage. Most people who watched this show were within a 50 km radius of the studio it was being transmitted from. A very much local and a very much loved show.
Hi stevo53 Yes I agree with your comments even I was kid at time watching Channel NWS 9 after 4pm Channel Niners with Dean Davis and Helen Woods with cartoons and "Lost in Space"... Adelaide Tonight was in the back of mind then unknown as I was so young then only snippets of Ernie Sigley memories was the gap in his top front teeth! Yes local... Adelaide Tonight live transmission in original monochrome black and white was super in 1973 with 50km or plus radius from Mt Lofty transmission towers. Meeting up with Anne Wills in Rundle Mall 30 years or so ago was unexpected she was natural relaxed with her earrings! Yes Adelaide Tonight was amazing and a quality live relaxed local Adelaide TV show. Thanks to MyLab Labradors sharing this on RU-vid. Yes more please! Ansett 727.
Back in the day even international phone calls were a big deal having to be pre booked through OTC, I remember Ernie and later Don Lane doing phone O/S interviews through the scratchy hiss and pop of undersea cables and later the new fangled satellite connections. Seems an eternity ago.
