Sweet and Sour

  • Premiered: Jul 1984
  • Episodes: 20
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • ABC (AU)
  • Daily
  • Children Comedy Drama Soap

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Season 1
1x1
Episode 1
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 02, 1984
Martin quits Lone Sharks (fronted by Mark Edwards of The Runners) who are shown performing Crocodile Shoes. He moves into a warehouse with Darrell who is an amateur music photographer. .. show full overview
1x2
Episode 2
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 03, 1984
Darrell shoots a video to the sound of the Sweet And Sour theme and tries to get Carol and Martin to form a band while trying to buy time paying the rent to Nick. Carol sells her own .. show full overview
1x3
Episode 3
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 04, 1984
The band go to a record executives party. Christine breaks into the warehouse and stalks Martin. Darrell still steals every scene. Carol pens Sweet & Sour. Martin introduces Christine to .. show full overview
1x4
Episode 4
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Air date
Jul 05, 1984
Darrell prepares for his 21st and gets the band to make their debut there. Christine starts practicing the saxophone again with help from her father Shrug (Martin Vaughan) and joins the band.
1x5
Episode 5
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Air date
Jul 09, 1984
After their first gig they go to the beach dancing to Singing In The Shower. George and Nick's dad buys 4000 dolls. Martin and Ric try to raise funds with an escapologist act in the mall .. show full overview
1x6
Episode 6
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 10, 1984
Martin's mystery woman (Urszula Anna-Teresa) turns out to be his mother who wants to stay in touch. Ric and George try thinking of how to sell the dolls. George stumbles as he tries to .. show full overview
1x7
Episode 7
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 11, 1984
Darrell gets the bands' first pub gig booked. George's dad has a 65th birthday party and George inadvertently invites the whole band plus the Telecom man when he tried to ask Christine .. show full overview
1x8
Episode 8
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Air date
Jul 12, 1984
Martin starts his night cleaning job as the band gets ready for their first gig at the Garry Owen Hotel where they perform Too Hot To Move.
1x9
Episode 9
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 16, 1984
Johnny is invited to join the band as drummer. Martin quits his cleaning job. Darrell interviews Ignatius Jones in a cemetery at night. George is in love. Carol performs No Focus.
1x10
Episode 10
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 17, 1984
Darrell tries to get No Focus picked up by radio only to find out it is similar to Dead Lions song Psychosis. Carol confronts Leo (Daniel Abineri) about stealing her song but finds she .. show full overview
1x11
Episode 11
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Air date
Jul 18, 1984
Carol and Leo meet up. Darrell tries his managerial skills against the Dead Lions manager Pat Mason (Amanda Muggleton) and comes up a bit short. George's dad buys a bus which Nick thinks .. show full overview
1x12
Episode 12
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Air date
Jul 19, 1984
The band want out of supporting Dead Lions but can't get out of their contract. Leo tries to encourage Carol to join him in the US. George becomes tour bus driver while Darrell gets a .. show full overview
1x13
Episode 13
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 23, 1984
Martin gets disenchanted with the bands' progress and is influenced by Charlie (Megan Williams) and her Fairlight. Darrell books a studio to do a demo but it costs $500 so they do a gig at the Pleasant Grove Bowling Club.
1x14
Episode 14
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Air date
Jul 24, 1984
Darrell makes documentaries about himself and discovers the Hoons. Carol feels under pressure, Christine feels rejected, George has computer problems, Martin heads in a different .. show full overview
1x15
Episode 15
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Air date
Jul 25, 1984
Plans don't meet expectations. Darrell is persuaded to drop the Hoons and leaves the band to concentrate on videos. Martin finds he can't connect with Charlie's music and Shrug quits his .. show full overview
1x16
Episode 16
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Air date
Jul 26, 1984
The band hit the recording studio to lay down Sweet And Sour. Martin finally decides to show up. George quits the band and takes over as manager. Their gig, featuring Moon & Stars, is a success. Sweet And Sour gets played on radio.
1x17
Episode 17
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Air date
Jul 30, 1984
Sweet And Sour gets pressed and the band try to get it into the shops. A magazine interview doesn't go to plan. The gigs get better under George's management.
1x18
Episode 18
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Air date
Jul 31, 1984
The band respond to media and management issues. They make a clip for Sweet And Sour and make their TV debut late at night.
1x19
Episode 19
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Air date
Aug 01, 1984
The band travel to Melbourne with internal differences between the members exposed when George left too much to the booking agency and the trip bombed financially.
1x20 Show finale
Episode 20
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 02, 1984
The band plays their last gig, performing Heart Plays Tricks, Singing In The Shower, Hip Romeo, Glam To Wham, Party On Wheels. Johanna Pigott (co-creator) makes an appearance dancing to the music.

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