Catch Us If You Can
- Country
- Australia
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is an Australian TV series from the early 1980s that mixes studio games with hidden camera pranks. It tricks unsuspecting people and sometimes celebrities for laughs. The show aired briefly on Channel 7 before being canceled.
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What happens
Catch Us If You Can is an Australian game and prank television series which ran for 30 episodes on the Seven Network in 1981. It consisted of games for members of the studio audience and pre-recorded pranks, similar to Candid Camera. The pranks were usually on unsuspecting members of the public but occasionally on celebrities. Its pilot aired on Channel 9 in 1980 but they did not take up the show and it moved to Channel 7, beginning in February. It was axed in April 1981. It was conceived by Lyle McCabe and was hosted in the studio by Bryan Davies. Cast members included , Deborah Gray, Edith Bliss, Ian McRae, Marty Morton, Mark Kounnas, Shirley Strachan Lynette Laming, Amanda Dryburgh and Grant Dodwell. The host for the pilot was Geoff Stone and other cast members included Geoff Harvey, Jacki MacDonald, Robin Stewart, Pete Smith and Abigail. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Australia You're Standing In It (1983)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.