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The Country Touch (excerpt)
Television (Excerpts) – 1969
You know there's only thing better than appearing on Country Touch with a beautiful blonde on your shoulder, and that's appearing on Country Touch with two beautiful blondes...
– Host Tex Morton brings his best 'Dad jokes' to the party
Country Touch became the most popular light entertainment series of any kind since television began in New Zealand.
– Author John Berry, in his 1996 book Country Music
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