| | Year: | 1978 | | Date: | 30/4/1978 | | Show no: | 148 | | Summary: | THIS SHOW IS A SPECIAL DISCO EDITION OF COUNTDOWN TO CHOOSE A WINNING COUPLE IN THE SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER DANCE COMPETITION, CONTESTANTS WERE CHOSEN FROM ALL STATES OF AUSTRALIA AND THE WINNERS ARE THE COUPLE FROM N.S.W. WHO AS WELL AS WINNING A TRIP TO THE U.S. TO MEET THE BEE GEES, DRAW THE WINNING ENTRY FROM A BARREL FOR THE HOME VIEWERS PRIZE (VCR).THE JUDGES OF THE COMPETITION ARE IAN MELDRUM (HOST), JOHN PAUL YOUNG (CO-HOST), BILL MILLER (FROM FERRETS), GARY TWINN, MICHAEL O'CONNOR AND FROM THE PLAY 'A CHORUS LINE' KAREN JOHNSON AND GREG SIMMS. THE SHOW OPENS WITH
'STAYING ALIVE' (THE NO. 1 OF THE WEEK) BY THE BEE GEES OVER AUSTRALIAN FOOTAGE AND CLOSED WITH THE SAME MUSIC AND THE WINNERS, CONTESTANTS, STUDIO AUDIENCE AND MOLLY DANCING TO IT. THE CONTESTANTS DANCE TO DISCO MUSIC, TWO LOCAL BANDS PERFORM AND LEO SAYER PERFORMS 'YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING'. CONTESTANTS/MUSIC CHOSEN:
WA (JENNY SHARMAN AND DOLPH SMITH), THE TRAMMPS 'DISCO INFERNO', TAS (MARY WILLIAMS AND MARK SCHULTZ), BEE GEES 'YOU SHOULD BE DANCING', SA (CHERYL EGGELSTON AND MALCOLM HATCHER) K.C. & THE
SUNSHINE BAND 'BOOGIE SHOES', NSW (SUE ELLEN REGAN AND ALPHONSO FELCIANO) BEE GEES
'YOU SHOULD BE DANCING' QLD (VICKI HALLAM AND MIKE MALONEY) BEE GEES 'YOU SHOULD BE DANCING'
VIC (JANET FILAPUNDI AND STEVE ANTHONY) THE TRAMPS 'DISCO INFERNO'.
ADDITIONAL MUSIC PLAYED DURING SHOW:
BEE GEES 'MORE THAN A WOMAN' AND 'STAYING ALIVE'
LIVE TALENT/MUSIC:
DARK TAN 'DISCO LADY'
JPY AND THE ALLSTAR BAND 'LOVE IS IN THE AIR'
LEO SAYER 'YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING'
OVERSEAS CLIPS:
VILLAGE PEOPLE 'SAN FRANCISCO'
RAYDIO 'JACK AND JILL'
ERUPTION 'I CAN`T STAND THE RAIN' |
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