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(1) Fred Dagg reads the weather forecast
(2) Fred Dagg, an All Black & a priest on the Dagg Party
(3) Fred Dagg on newspaper coverage of the weather
(4) Fred Dagg on his policies as Prime Minister
(5) Fred Dagg fixes the TV aerial (1975)
(6) Fred Dagg on the benefits of alcoholic sheep
(7) Fred Dagg on his business interests
(8) Fred Dagg plays golf
(9) Fred Dagg muses on the etchings of Picasso
(10) Fred Dagg on inflation
(11) Fred Dagg on the rise of MPs
(12) The Dutch Ambassador's views on NZ's love of sport, & lack of joie de vivre
(13) Fred Dagg on superannuation
(14) Fred Dagg on film censorship (1975)
(15) Fred Dagg on the price of beer
(16) Fred Dagg on the SIS tapping phones
(17) Fred Dagg on government borrowing
(18) Fred Dagg's Christmas message for 1976
Tonight at Nine - Fred Dagg Skits
Television (Excerpts) – 1975 - 1976
John Clarke's iconic farmer Fred Dagg first appeared as comic relief in 1973, on current affairs programme Gallery. He took on a similar role on current affairs show Tonight at Nine, writing and performing short skits. In these 18 skits Dagg covers a wide range of subjects, including political and economic issues like superannuation and inflation, plus alcoholic sheep and promoting his Dagg Party manifesto. Clarke's love of sport and sports jargon shines through, as does his physical comedy skills as he tees up for a golf shot in a tree, and demonstrates how easy it is to install your own TV aerial. Read more about Fred Dagg's rise here.
Now you're gonna need an aerial, and it's not really very difficult to do— the stupidest person in the world could do it and I'll now attempt to prove that thesis...– Fred Dagg demonstrates how to install a TV aerial to get the new second channel, in the fifth sketch
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