Balance Your Budget

Country: Australia
Elsewhere: IMDb

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

This is a 1950s Australian game show where contestants answer questions to win groceries. A host guides the quiz, which was broadcast live in the Sydney area. The show had a relaxed, daytime tone.

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What happens

Balance Your Budget was an Australian television game show, which aired from around 9 April 1959 to 16 June 1960 on Sydney television station TCN-9. At the time, most Australian series aired in only a single city, which was likely also the case with Balance Your Budget. Described in TV listings as a "grocery quiz", it originally aired on 1:30PM on Thursdays, though it later moved to 1:00PM. It was hosted by Bob McGready. The archival status of the series is not known, though as game shows were seen as "disposable" by 1950s broadcasters, it is possible the series was wiped. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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