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Rhys 📼

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February 14, 2026 at 7:04 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

THEY GOT ME TRAPPED INSIDE THE TV, COOP. A GLASS PRISON MADE UP OF LINES

February 14, 2026 at 4:50 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

end of episode, before it became "Late Night Oz", as @tonymartin.bsky.social pointed out, they moved the basketball shot to the beginning of the episode

(he missed twice)

February 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM

Rhys 📼

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February 14, 2026 at 12:32 AM

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February 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

Ian Warden writing for the Canberra Times couldn't remember a piece of information repeated twice.

OCTOBER THE 15TH

February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

Digging through newspapers, we have found our answer. The ABC showed some bloody Rugby instead!

Red McKenzie's Music Box @onlyapaprmoon.bsky.social · 4d

"ABC failed to broadcast"
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ar...

Screen shot of an article from The Canberra Times, September 9, 1985. Text follows.

Repulsive students in
danger of being cults
By ROHAN GREENLAND
THE ABC should be roundly condemned for its failure to broadcast
'The Young Ones' last Tucsday night.
The program has become one of the
things to watch on the ABC and the
stars of the show, four students each
with their own variety of repulsive
ness, are in danger of becoming cult
figures in their own right.
Perhaps we will never know why
the ABC chose to broadcast the rugby
league match between Manly and
Penrith in place of'The Young Ones',
but it would be a fair guess to assume
that it is all part of the ABC's timidity
at trying anything new.
Not only has the ABC chosen to
screen 'The Young Ones' at the ridic
ulous hour of 11.05pm, but it also
steadfastly refuses to advertise - or
in ABC terms, promote - the program.
Last Tuesday's episode was sup
posed to feature 'The Young Ones'
hitting hard times. Vyvyan was supposed to have been more destructive
than usual and the household, a
splendid granite terrace house on the
outside and cesspit on the inside, was
supposedly in danger of losing all its
furniture.
We will now have to wait for Tues
day evening to find out if one of the
students will be forced to find a job
- no mean task in modern Britain.

February 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

Very weird. On the continuity for The Young Ones Summer Holiday, they mention "that was supposed to be the last in the series, but we have one more to show you, one you missed a few weeks ago, watch it on October 15"

Sure enough, they list it then...

February 10, 2026 at 10:12 AM

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Garrett Gilchrist

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February 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

Channel Seven "News Overnight" filler using some Alan Parsons Project (Lucifer) in an excellent montage of NEWS happening while they wait for the next thing on CNN to come up

February 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

Apparently no one at Rock Arena can spell

HELLO John? It's ULLO John

February 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

Continuity for The Young Ones - Bomb from it's 6th of August airing on ABC TV

February 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM

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Rhett Bartlett

@rhettrospective.bsky.social

FOUND:
In collaboration with @flemishdog.bsky.social , we've managed to track down Channel 10's broadcast of the 1983 VFA Grand Final.

Preston v Geelong West.
Callers are: Rex Hunt, Phil Gibbs, Gary Brice, Tony Banks.
youtu.be/u5EIMSe2Eug

Ch10 1983 VFA Grand Final - Preston vs Geelong West. Phil Gibbs, Rex Hunt, Gary Brice, Tony Banks

YouTube video by Rhettrospective

youtu.be

February 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

wait which one is the virtual rara and which one is the real ramona!?!

RaRa @vektroid.bsky.social · 7d

i did my stupid makeup. now lets actually do some shit twitch.tv/vektroidlive

February 7, 2026 at 4:16 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

1983 Eurovision Christmas Tape Contest
archive.org/details/1983...

1984 Christmas Tapes
archive.org/details/1984...

1987 Christmas Tapes
archive.org/details/1987...

ABV-2 1989 Christmas Tape
archive.org/details/abv-...

1983 Eurovision Christmas Tape Contest : Yorkshire Television : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

1983's UK Christmas tapes presented in a Eurovision style competition. Hosted by Richard WhitleyEntrants are ABC News (London Branch), Molinaire, TVS, BFBS,...

archive.org

February 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM

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Richard Whitley hosting a "Eurovision" style Christmas tape competition

https://archive.org/details/1983-eurovision-christmas-tape-contest

1983 Eurovision Christmas Tape Contest : Yorkshire Television : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

1983's UK Christmas tapes presented in a Eurovision style competition. Hosted by Richard WhitleyEntrants are ABC News (London Branch), Molinaire, TVS, BFBS,...

archive.org

February 6, 2026 at 4:19 AM

Rhys 📼

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February 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM

Rhys 📼

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AFL Today: Adelaide V Essendon (SAS-7, 28/07/91)
archive.org/details/afl-...

Network TEN Commercials (ADS-10, 05/08/94)
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Channel Seven Commercials (BTQ-7, 04/06/92)
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AFL Today: Adelaide V Essendon (SAS-7, 28/07/91) : Channel Seven Adelaide : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Complete game but not complete telecast.News Update (partial)FordCharles & Diana promo & identSponsor BillboardKmartBudgetCastrolTelecomIn The Heat Of...

archive.org

February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

when I say "this shit is for the birds" these are the things i'm NOT talking about

VHS Vault @vhsvault.bsky.social · 9d

Bird Basics : 1227s

Screenshot from VHS tape, video frame at 1227 seconds.

February 5, 2026 at 5:32 AM

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docfunk

@jellyjampudding.bsky.social

February 5, 2026 at 4:19 AM

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Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

absolutely aghast over this 1987 commercial which reveals what I can only call "CUCK BUTCHER"

February 4, 2026 at 4:54 AM

Rhys 📼

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AFL Today - Footscray V Adelaide, Melbourne V Collingwood (partial, SAS-7, 10/08/91)
archive.org/details/afl-...

Bill Collins - Separate Tables (TEN-10, 20/08/83)
archive.org/details/bill...

Network TEN Commercials (TEN-10, 20/08/83)
archive.org/details/comm...

AFL Today - Footscray V Adelaide, Melbourne V Collingwood (partial, SAS-7, 10/08/91) : Channel Seven Adelaide : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

2+ hours of highlightssome ad breaks pausedMitsubishiWestpacBest Price Hot LineBarry BurroughsFordOlympics promoSolomonsRheemFoodlandSunlover HolidaysDermody...

archive.org

February 4, 2026 at 10:20 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

absolutely aghast over this 1987 commercial which reveals what I can only call "CUCK BUTCHER"

February 4, 2026 at 4:54 AM

Rhys 📼

@flemishdog.bsky.social

AFL Today - Adelaide V Footscray, Knots Landing (incomplete, SAS-7, 28/04/91)
archive.org/details/afl-...

Channel Nine Commercials (GTV-9, 07/03/87)
archive.org/details/comm...

Tas TV Commercials (TNT-9, 14/09/85)
archive.org/details/comm...