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''The Graham Kennedy Show'' was an Australian television talk show that aired between 1972 and 1975 on the Nine Network. The program was a mix of guest interviews and sketches hosted by Graham Kennedy. Kennedy is often referred to as "The King of Australian Television". On 3 March 1975, during an advisement segment, Kenndey made a crow call that sounded like a familiar profanity. Thousands of complaints flooded the station, and this led to him being banned from performing live on television by the Australian Broadcasting Control Board. Shortly after, he resigned from Channel Nine and didn't return to television for two years.<ref name="nfsa">[https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/don-lane-show-discussing-crow-call| The Don Lane Show - Discussing The 'Crow Call' - NFSA]</ref> | '''''The Graham Kennedy Show''''' was an Australian television talk show that aired between 1972 and 1975 on the Nine Network. The program was a mix of guest interviews and sketches hosted by Graham Kennedy. Kennedy is often referred to as "The King of Australian Television". On 3 March 1975, during an advisement segment, Kenndey made a crow call that sounded like a familiar profanity. Thousands of complaints flooded the station, and this led to him being banned from performing live on television by the Australian Broadcasting Control Board. Shortly after, he resigned from Channel Nine and didn't return to television for two years.<ref name="nfsa">[https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/don-lane-show-discussing-crow-call| The Don Lane Show - Discussing The 'Crow Call' - NFSA]</ref> | ||
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The Graham Kennedy Show was an Australian television talk show that aired between 1972 and 1975 on the Nine Network. The program was a mix of guest interviews and sketches hosted by Graham Kennedy. Kennedy is often referred to as "The King of Australian Television". On 3 March 1975, during an advisement segment, Kenndey made a crow call that sounded like a familiar profanity. Thousands of complaints flooded the station, and this led to him being banned from performing live on television by the Australian Broadcasting Control Board. Shortly after, he resigned from Channel Nine and didn't return to television for two years.[1]
The "crow call" incident
A regular feature of the show was Kenndey riffing on the program's sponsors during the segments where their products would be plugged by a representative of the brand. This had been something he was known for since his first program In Melbourne Tonight (1957 - 1969). A recurring gag was Kennedy's crow call ("aarrk"). On the live episode airing 3 March 1975, Kennedy would make these calls while announcer Rosemary Margan was trying to promote the hairspray Cedel.[2][1][3] The Nine Network reportedly received hundreds of complaints from viewers that believed they heard Kennedy and an "F" to his regular call. The show's screening in Adelade the next night, had a one-second to the offending call.
The pressure from the Australian Broadcasting Control Board (then Australia's broadcasting regulation body), led to future episodes of the program being pre-taped, thus stopping the show from being broadcast live.
Lost episode
According to the National Film and Sound Archive, the master tape of the episode was handed over to the Australian Broadcasting Control Board for review. To date, the whereabouts of the tape is unknown.[1] Although a well-known part of Australian television history and Kennedy's career, no footage or audio of the "crow call" incident has ever surfaced.