383296 Tue Mar 20 20:57:12 -0700 2007 11 33 Food Media and News 0 2405999 Hi. I've been scouring the web and libraries for video of the old Galloping Gourmet show (Graham Kerr) from the 60's and 70's. It seems like there was an A&E biography on him with footage from the show, but it's out of print. Does anyone have a copy or a source for this video? I have a hunch he's not interested in that show being released since he promotes healthy living now. However, I can't even find his more recent shows except for a "Lifestyle" series. Tue Mar 20 20:57:12 -0700 2007 84598 coatlicue_2000 1 2406209 I've searched off and on for same, but no success. Many years ago, Food Network reran Galloping Gourmet late at night, as well as other kitchen classics like Julia Child, etc. I agree, the show will probably not be commercially available for the reason you gave. It was a hoot watching him - fully equipped with an avocado-green electric cooker, slugging down glasses of wine, and finally bringing some young lass from the audience to share the feast with him. I regretted not taping any episodes. Wed Mar 21 00:02:15 -0700 2007 2405999 83923 Ulua 1 2576902 Ahoj. It was a few years back when the Food Network ran some episodes (early in the morning) of the Galloping Gourmet - there were 455, but I know of only about half (220 or so) being "cablecast". Fortunately, I was able to record many of them. Thu May 17 01:16:24 -0700 2007 2405999 99218 Munch2 2 4993434 Did you manage to get the one where he's on a fishing boat and they catch no fish, but get blasted instead? Mon Aug 31 12:48:27 -0700 2009 2576902 1105968 degarrido 1 4664500 Good Luck in finding any of his oldest video. His 2nd series is probably the only one "available" outside of eBay or Amazon. He did all he could to make sure no one could see the first series after he had a heart attack & switched to more healthful recipes. He also had a religious conversion & as part of it asked his viewers to destroy the first set of vids & cookbooks. Maybe they're in an archive @ Beard House or a university. Thu May 07 18:46:16 -0700 2009 2405999 290856 exileonmainstreet 1 4666547 I was a kid when this was first on, and I loved the show. However, I've seen some of them relatively recently, and as a cooking show, it's not very good. The man is literally half-crocked throughout, slurping wine and slopping food all over the place. The food he prepares on camera is usually a disaster; fortunately, they eat a swap-out at the end. The unctious expressions of orgasmic bliss he makes whilst eating are ludicrous and embarassing, particularly in the close-up shots that emphasize every pimple, mole, and driblet of spilled sauce on his face. He can be quite funny and entertaining, but as a TV cook, he's nothing to write home about. Fri May 08 11:46:45 -0700 2009 2405999 17348 Vladimir Estragon 2 4666877 This is exaclty why I watched it. Great stuff. Fri May 08 13:10:00 -0700 2009 4666547 11178 chileheadmike 1 4667271 I see this thread is rather old. The original Galloping Gourmet series was made in Ottawa, Canada, of all places, for CBC television. The VCR did not yet exist, and I think the series was filmed. There isn't much chance that he would have released this commercially, but you could contact the CBC to find out for sure. Try: www.cbc.ca/archivesales/ Note that the archive site does not work in Firefox. Fri May 08 15:53:41 -0700 2009 2405999 23411 embee 2 4667488 FYI, I was wrong about 2 things - he was run over by a bus & his wife had a stroke & then a heart attack which shut down the first series. See Wikipedia BTW, while homes did not have VTRs or VCRs, networks, stations, universities. etc. did have ungainly, but workable video tape recorders as well as film kinescopes to record programs. Fri May 08 17:31:39 -0700 2009 4667271 290856 exileonmainstreet 2 4667572 Loved this show. It was not filmed, nor was it broadcast live, but rather it was produced on videotape (doing a show like this on film would have been a VERY expensive proposition). I remember watching it occasionally during the original run on the local (New York City) CBS station, at 1:00 in the afternoon, sandwiched between game shows and soap operas. The tapes do still exist, and as has been pointed out, the Food Network ran about half of them (back in the days when the Food Network actually had interesting programming). It would be a hoot to see these on the air again. His technique was all over the place, and he sure did act sloshed, but he made some damned fine looking dishes... Fri May 08 18:19:07 -0700 2009 4667271 116047 The Professor 2 4995246 Not at all surprising that the show was filmed in Ottawa. After all, the Kerrs were living in Canada at the time. Unfortunately the CBC archives do not provide video or film to the general public so that source is not going to work. I'm afraid I don't have any other suggestions. FYI, here's a brief note about the original CBC show (page down a bit to read): http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/G.html The Kerrs still maintain a web site though there's not a lot of historical detail on it: http://www.grahamkerr.com/ Tue Sep 01 06:25:07 -0700 2009 4667271 57768 ambrose 1 4667784 Out of curiosity I checked youtube... I found an episode segment dubbed in Japanese. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mz9b_EIXF8 Thought I'd throw in this classis of Dan Akroyd as Julia Childs... http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/the-french-chef/278767/ Fri May 08 20:05:59 -0700 2009 2405999 56054 dave_c