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(1) Fred Dagg on Education

(2) Fred Dagg on Sheep Retention

(3) John Clarke's take on David Frost

(4) Fred Dagg on French Nuclear Tests

(5) John Clarke & Keith Aberdein on book The NZ Bureaucrat

(6) Fred Dagg on Tax Deduction

(7) Fred Dagg on a decent, satisfying smoke

Nationwide Skits - Fred Dagg and Company

Television (Excerpts) – 1974

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John Clarke introduced Kiwi audiences to farmer Fred Dagg in 1973 on current affairs show Gallery. Dagg continued making comical appearances on replacement programme Nationwide. The monologues and interviews with reporter Ian Fraser showcase Clarke's quick-fire improv skills. Highlights of the seven sketches include the first — with Dagg as a teacher rating students on their reviews of rugby almanacs — and Fraser grilling Dagg on his suspicious sheep count. It's not all Dagg; Clarke impersonates English media star David Frost (who'd recently visited NZ) and takes a dig at Wellington's army of public servants.

It's been lovely having you and believe me, I have...
– John Clarke signs off his David Frost impersonation

Key Cast & Crew

Keith Aberdein

Reporter

John Clarke

Writer, As: Fred Dagg, David Frost, Public Servants

Ian Fraser

Reporter

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NZ Broadcasting Corporation

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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision - TVNZ Collection

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