List
of B
shows
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(Backch@t
– Buzz and Poppy)
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Backch@t
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First
Aired:
1998
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Last
Aired: 1999
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Cultural
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Synopsis:
media
programme
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Host/Cast:
Bill
Ralston
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Notes/Links:
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Back
of the Y
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First
Aired:
2001
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Last
Aired: 03-Dec-02
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Channel:
TV2
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Episodes:
7 x 40 mins
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Genre:
Comedy
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Synopsis:
Ill
Fated comedy series
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
It was too outrageous, and was cancelled before its first
airing, but was aired edited out at a later date.
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Back
to Basics
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First
Aired:
2004
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Last
Aired: Continuing
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Backstage
with Ballet
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First
Aired:
1960
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Last
Aired: 1960
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Channel:
AKTV-2
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
series Tracing the history of Ballet
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Host/Cast:
Russell Kerr
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Notes/Links:
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Beauty
and the Beast
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First
Aired:
1976
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Last
Aired: 1985
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
Advice show putting the questions a panel of women, who help answer viewers problems.
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Host/Cast:
Selwyn
Toogood
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Notes/Links:
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Beginner's
Guide to ...
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First
Aired:
19
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Last
Aired: 19
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Channel:
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Behind
the Wheel
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First
Aired:
19
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Last
Aired: 19
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Channel:
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Being
Eve
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First
Aired:
25-Aug-01
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Last
Aired: 2003
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Channel:
TV3
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Comedy
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Synopsis:
A light-hearted teen drama series that focuses on the life of
15-year-old philosopher Eve Baxter as she learns how to be a teenager at the
start of the 21st century.
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Host/Cast:
Fleur Saville as Eve Baxter, Joanna Morrison as
Sylvie Stern, Alison Bruce as Vivienne Baxter, Stephen Lovatt as Tim Baxter,
Tandi Wright as Alannah Lush, Lionel Wickliffe as Matt Te Ahi, David de Lautour
as Adam Le Beau, Leighton Cardno as Ned Baxter, and James Robertson as Jared
Preston
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Notes/Links:
nztvdb episode
guide First series aired on Saturday 7pm in 2001, Second series aired on Saturdays 4.30pm in 2003, followed by repeats of first series at 3.30pm Saturday, Continues
till Jan 2004. 1st Series Final: 17-Nov-01
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The
Best Damn Super 12 Show Ever
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First
Aired:
23-Feb-03
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Last
Aired: May-04
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Channel:
TV3
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Duration:
60 minutes
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Genre:
Sport
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
First Series Final: 25-May-03 Second Series
Return:
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Best
of Kapa Haka
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First
Aired:
Apr-04
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Last
Aired: Continuing
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Channel:
Maori
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Cultural
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Best
of My House, My Castle
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First
Aired:
09-Dec-02
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Last
Aired: 2002
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
Highlights from 4 years of this series
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Best
of Mai Time Live
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First
Aired:
2000
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Last
Aired: 2000
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
60 minutes
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Genre:
Youth
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Best
of Today Live
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First
Aired:
2002
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Last
Aired: 2002
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
M-F 9.30-10.00am
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Betty's
Bunch
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First
Aired:
1990
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Last
Aired: 1990
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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The
Big Art Trip
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First
Aired:
2001
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Last
Aired: 2002
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
60 minutes
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Genre:
Cultural
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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The
Big Chair
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First
Aired:
19
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Last
Aired: 19
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Channel:
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Youth
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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The
Big Ice
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First
Aired:
19
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Last
Aired: 19
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Channel:
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Big
Picture Show
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First
Aired:
1999
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Last
Aired: 1999
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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The
Big Time
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First
Aired:
2000
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Last
Aired: 2000
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Billy
T James Show (1981)
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First
Aired:
1981
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Last
Aired: 1988
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Comedy
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Synopsis:
Comedy
Stetch Show
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Host/Cast:
Billy T James, Peter Rowley
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Notes/Links:
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Billy
T James Show (1990)
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First
Aired:
04-Jul-90
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Last
Aired: Jan-91
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Channel:
TV3
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Comedy
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Synopsis:
Sit-com
about a NZ family - talkback radio host Billy, his Australian wife and her beer-swilling brother and their Maori activist daughter
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Host/Cast:
Billy T James as Billy, Mark Hadlow as Greg, Ilona Rodgers as Thelma, Wiila O'Neil as Nadine, Tani Wehi as Lydia
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Notes/Links:
04-Jul-90 approx debut date,
originally airs at 7.30pm Wednesday, reruns airing on
Maori TV from late March 2004 airing on Monday Nights at 9pm
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Birdman
Rally '78
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First
Aired:
1978
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Last
Aired: 1978
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
? minutes
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Genre:
Sport
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Bizarro
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First
Aired:
1996
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Last
Aired: 1996
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Blind
Date
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First
Aired:
30-Oct-89
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Last
Aired: 1992
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Game
/ Quiz
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Synopsis:
a show which combines romance with the excitement of meeting new partners. Winners receive holiday dates as prizes
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Host:
Dave Jamieson, Suzy Aitken
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Notes/Links:
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Blokes:
The Kiwi Male Revealed
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First
Aired:
02-Dec-02
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Last
Aired: 2002
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Cultural
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Synopsis:
a series that takes a look at how the role of the NZ male has changed over the years, and how men are dealing with that
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Host/Cast:
Mike King
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Notes/Links:
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Body
and Soul
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First
Aired:
1994
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Last
Aired: 1994
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Body
Wise
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First
Aired:
2002
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Last
Aired: 2002
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
Dr Nigel Thompson
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Notes/Links:
airs on Thursdays
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Bon-Appetit
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First
Aired:
19
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Last
Aired: 19
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Channel:
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Bookenz
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First
Aired:
1999
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Last
Aired: 2000
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Cultural
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Border
Patrol
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First
Aired:
2002
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Last
Aired: 2003
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
Reality series about the staff of the New Zealand
Customs Service and MAF
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
Airs on Sunday 7pm in 2002, and Monday 8pm in 2003
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The
Bounty Hunters
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First
Aired:
2000
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Last
Aired: 2000
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
60 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Breakfast
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First
Aired:
Aug-97
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Last
Aired: Continuing
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Channel:
TV One
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Duration:
120 minutes
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Genre:
News
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M-F @
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Synopsis:
Weekday
News and Information show
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0700
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Host/Cast:
Alison
Mau (2004-),
Mike Hosking (1997-2003), Susan Wood (1997-99), Liz Gunn (2000), Kate Hawkesby
(2001-2003)
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Notes/Links:
www.tvnz.co.nz
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Breakfast
Club
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First
Aired:
1991
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Last
Aired: 1991
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
90 minutes
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Genre:
Youth
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
airs on saturday mornings
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Brian
Edwards Show
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First
Aired:
19
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Last
Aired: 19
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Channel:
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Brown
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First
Aired:
1999
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Last
Aired: 1999
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Channel:
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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Brunch:
The Best of Breakfast
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First
Aired:
2001
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Last
Aired: 2003
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
60 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
Eric Young
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Notes/Links:
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Buck
House
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First
Aired:
1973
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Last
Aired: 1974
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Comedy
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Synopsis:
Comedy
Series
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Host/Cast:
Paul
Homles
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Notes/Links:
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The
Bugs Bunny Show
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First
Aired:
1992
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Last
Aired: 1993
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
60 minutes
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Genre:
Youth
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
Fanella Bathfield, (next host) Hinemoa Elder
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Notes/Links:
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Bullrush
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First
Aired:
19
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Last
Aired: 19
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Channel:
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
Repeats in 2003
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Bumble
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First
Aired:
19
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Last
Aired: 19
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Channel:
TV2
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Duration:
25 minutes
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Genre:
Youth
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
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ASB
Business
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First
Aired:
1997
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Last
Aired: Continuing
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
Michael
Wilson
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Notes/Links:
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Business
World
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First
Aired:
1989
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Last
Aired: 1989?
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Channel:
TV
One
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
Exanining NZ and overseas business issues
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Host/Cast:
Anita McNaught
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Notes/Links:
airs Fridays at 10pm
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Busted
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First
Aired:
2002
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Last
Aired: 2003
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Channel:
TV3
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Entertainment
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Synopsis:
Ex-rugby star Norm Hewitt joins forces with the police
to help prevent car thefts.
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Host/Cast:
Norm Hewitt
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Notes/Links:
airs Tuesday at 9pm in 2003
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Buzz
and Poppy
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First
Aired:
19
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Last
Aired: 19
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Channel:
TV
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Duration:
30 minutes
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Genre:
Youth
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Synopsis:
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Host/Cast:
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Notes/Links:
Repeats in 2003
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