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Good Day – The Judith Fyfe Celebrity Pot Roast Show

Television (Full Length) – 1979

Now you know matinee idols come and they go, and as a matter of fact this place is littered with the burnt out wrecks of old careers. In fact a few of them are around me now...
– Compere Michael McDonald introduces Judith Fyfe's celebrity roast
Can I get my cheque now, please?
– Sharon Crosbie finishes roasting Judith Fyfe
The Judith Fyfe of today is a legend in her own mind. But it wasn't always so. When she first came to see me three years ago she was suffering from chronic unpopularity. How unpopular was she? Well let's just say when she moved into the leper colony, property values fell.
– Judith Fyfe's psychiatrist (Brian Edwards), near the end of the show
Well I knew it was going to be a cheap thing when I was asked to come along. I mean you know all the cuts they're doing in TV now, what with the Minister of Broadcasting and the chairman going around cutting here and cutting there; they call them 'naughts and crosses' I believe...
– Judith Fyfe's temporary mother Davina Whitehouse gets a dig in about TVNZ budget cuts
Like most of the great stars Judith has tunnel vision, which means she tends not to see people unless she's in a tunnel.
– Compere Michael McDonald delivers a Dad joke
A unique programme, Fair Go — it's the one programme where you can go forwards, backwards and Edwards...
– Hugo Manson makes a joke about Fair Go presenter Brian Edwards
Hello. I first remember meeting Judith in standard five at Warkworth Normal School. She was crying a lot 'cause it was her first day, so I gave her all my pocket money and a picture of Fabian...
– Ginette McDonald, during the television debut of her character Lynn Of Tawa