MY NAME'S
McGOOLEY - WHAT'S YOURS? / RITA AND WALLY
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MY NAME'S McGOOLEY - WHAT'S YOURS?
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EPISODES:
23.
LENGTH:
30 mins.
FORMAT:
Mono,
Video.
PRODUCTION:
1968 ATN-7, Sydney.
ORIGINAL SCREENING:
1968.
RUNNING ORDER: Official.
NETWORK:
Seven.
CAST:
Wally Stiller.......JOHN
MEILLON
Rita Stiller.......JUDI FARR
Rosemary 'Possum' Urkens.......NOELINE BROWN
Support:
Margaret
Thurston.......TESSA MALLOS
CREW:
Scripts.......RALPH PETERSON
Producer.......RALPH PETERSON
1. Wally's Little Half
Acre Or A Man Of Limited Property
Cecil Perkins.......Robert Bruning
Molly Rogers.......Janne Coghlan
Director.......Alan MacKnight
Synopsis: Having sold McGooley’s old Balmain house, Rita and Wally buy a
new home in an exclusive suburb, and Wally goes berserk trying to keep up
with the Jones's.
Airdate:
Melbourne
11/7/68, Sydney
24/7/68, Adelaide 10/7/68, Wollongong NSW 17/7/68
2. Sale Ahoy
Synopsis: Wally is reprimanded by the sales manager for his bad speech,
so he decides to take elocution lessons and attempts to impress an
important client with his new voice.
Airdate:
Melbourne
18/7/68, Sydney
24/7/68
3. That Woman Next
Door
Molly Rogers.......Janne Coghlan
.......Graham Rouse
.......Robert McDarra
Synopsis: Wally gets interested in the woman next door and arouses Rita’s
jealousy. Possum decides to have a dinner party and invite the woman and
her husband, and finds a surprising outfit for Rita to wear.
Airdate:
Melbourne
25/7/68, Sydney
31/7/68, Port Augusta SA 18/9/68
4. I Can't Get Over
That Girl Of Mine, So She'll Have To Get Out Of Bed And Turn Off The
Electric Blanket
Synopsis: Rita and Wally suffer a sleepless night because of a burst hot
water bottle, so Rita buys an electric blanket, which doesn't suit Wally.
Airdate:
Melbourne
1/8/68
5. High Society
Synopsis: Rita gets lonely in her new home while Wally is out at work,
and Possum suggests she joins a local organisation, which she does with far
too much enthusiasm.
Airdate:
Melbourne
8/8/68, Port
Augusta SA 2/10/68
6. Wherefore Art
Thou?
Vicar Barrington.......Stewart Ginn
Synopsis: To raise money for charity, the Stillers decide to stage 'Romeo
And Juliet', with Wally as Romeo and Rita as Juliet.
Airdate:
Melbourne
15/8/68, Sydney
21/8/68
7. A Man Of The
People Or That Grey Face In The Crowd
Airdate:
Melbourne
22/8/68
8. That Grey Face
In The Crowd Strikes Again
Synopsis: A night out with the boys from work results in Wally getting
'high as a kite' and not remembering a thing that occurred.
Airdate:
Melbourne
29/8/68
9. From Log Cabin
To...?
Vicar Barrington.......Stewart Ginn
Synopsis: Wally is invited by the Progress Association to make a speech,
but he has difficulty writing it and calls on the vicar for help.
Airdate:
Melbourne
5/9/68, Port
Augusta SA 30/10/68
10. And Who Pays
For The Daily Paper
Synopsis: Wally is reprimanded by the sales director over his manner, and
he decides that Rita and Possum are to blame. Rita decides to do
something about it.
Airdate:
Melbourne
12/9/68
11. Ill Met By
Lamplight
Synopsis: Rita meets a young man at the shopping centre and invites him
home that night, hoping to marry him to Possum.
Airdate:
Melbourne
19/9/68
12. The Green War
Synopsis: Wally is forced to entertain a rich American client for the
weekend. When the American insists on a game of golf, Wally buys a book
on how to play.
Airdate:
Melbourne
26/9/68
13. The Silvered
Tongue
Synopsis: Rita and her neighbour Margaret attend a poetry reading at the
church hall and are greatly impressed with the guest of honour, an Irish
poet named Ulic O'Connor.
Airdate:
Melbourne
3/10/68
14. I Love You
Darling, And What's Your Second Name Again?
Synopsis: It is Rita and Wally's 20th wedding anniversary and Wally has
forgotten it. Rita is upset but cheers up when flowers and a telegram
arrive. Now it is Wally's turn to be upset - he didn't send them.
Airdate:
Melbourne
10/10/68
15. The Family That
Sprays Together, Stays Together
Pest exterminator.......Spike Milligan
Synopsis: Rita calls in a white ant eradicator - unfortunately Wally, who
has been approached by two aldermen wanting him in local politics, has
also invited the two aldermen and their wives home for drinks.
Airdate:
Melbourne
17/10/68, Canberra
2/12/68, Ballarat VIC & Warrnambool VIC 1/11/68, Mildura VIC 30/10/68, Albury
NSW 31/10/68, Dubbo NSW 4/12/68)
16. Another Name
For It Is Plastered
Synopsis: Rita and Possum try a special recipe for a beauty face pack and
drink a bottle of sherry while the pack dries. Unfortunately they muddle
the ingredients, and disaster strikes when the masks refuse to come off
and Wally, arriving home with two important clients, is greeted by a
couple of tipsy monsters.
Airdate:
Melbourne
24/10/68, Canberra
9/12/68, Shepparton VIC & Mt. Gambier SA 30/10/68, Orange NSW 11/12/68
17. Share And Share
Alike
Roy Nicholson.......Kenneth Laird
Sir William Halliday.......Charles McCallum
Script from an idea by.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......Stephen Wood
Synopsis: Wally has a $5 a week cut in pay, and Rita decides to buy
shares in the company to influence the board of directors and further
Wally's career.
Airdate:
Melbourne
31/10/68
18. The Birth Of A
Salesman
Airdate:
Melbourne
7/11/68
19. The Farther,
The Better
Stiller Snr........Chips Rafferty
Synopsis: Wally's parents come down from Brisbane to visit and Wally
hopes that Possum will be impressed by their long and happy marriage and
take another trip to the altar herself.
Airdate:
Melbourne
14/11/68
20. And A Little
Child Shall Lead Them
Synopsis: Wally makes a speech about the youth of today, and the Mayor is
so impressed that he asks Wally to look after his young daughter for a few
days. Wally is not keen on the idea, until the Mayor reminds him of the
coming elections.
Airdate:
Melbourne
21/11/68, Newcastle
NSW 4/12/68
21. The
Saveloy-Affair
Synopsis: Wally meets a young French girl at work. He presumes she is the
daughter of an important French client, and takes her out to dinner.
Notes: Listed in some program guides as ‘Saveloy–Faire’.
Airdate:
Melbourne
28/11/68, Sydney
5/12/68, Newcastle NSW 11/12/68
22. Regina V. Wally
Synopsis: Wally gets a parking fine and has to appear in court. He decides
to conduct his own defence and buys a swag of thick law books to prepare
himself.
Airdate: Melbourne
5/12/68, Sydney
12/12/68
23. Wally Stiller's
Little Revolt Or The End Of An Era
McGooley.......Gordon
Chater
Nancarrow.......Stewart Ginn
Vile.......Frank Taylor
Miss Worthing.......Janie Stewart
Pennington.......Barry Donnelly
Directors.......Ron Way, Alan MacKnight, Stephen Wood
Synopsis: Wally 'snaps' at work and gives himself the sack. Wondering
what the future will hold, McGooley returns and announces he has bought a
house in Balmain, and they can return home.
Notes: Features Gordon Chater, Stewart Ginn and Frank Taylor reprising
their roles from the McGooley series. The end credits are the same
as for the McGooley series, complete with the original theme music,
and the title caption reads 'Rita And Wally - nee My Name's McGooley -
What's Yours?'
Airdate: Melbourne
12/12/68
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EPISODE TITLES
1. Wally's Little
Half Acre Or A Man Of Limited Property
2. Sale Ahoy
3. That Woman Next Door
4. I Can't Get Over That Girl Of Mine, So She'll Have To Get Out Of Bed
And Turn Off The Electric Blanket
5. High Society
6. Wherefore Art Thou?
7. A Man Of The People Or That Grey Face In The Crowd
8. That Grey Face In The Crowd Strikes Again
9. From Log Cabin To...?
10. And Who Pays For The Daily Paper
11. Ill Met By Lamplight
12. The Green War
13. The Silvered Tongue
14. I Love You Darling, And What's Your Second Name Again?
15. The Family That Sprays Together, Stays Together
16. Another Name For It Is Plastered
17. Share And Share Alike
18. The Birth Of A Salesman
19. The Farther, The Better
20. And A Little Child Shall Lead Them
21. The Saveloy-Affair
22. Regina V. Wally
23. Wally Stiller's Little Revolt Or The End Of An Era
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