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1990: Challenged? Yes. Beaten? No.

After minimal auditions at school, I ended up on Australian Double Dare.

(last updated: 16 February 2023)

In 1990, a rep from Channel 10 came to our school and auditioned the class for Double Dare. Then in either April or May, with Tom Jennings as host, it came my turn to play and around 8 teams from my school went in that season.

A week’s worth of shows were recorded in one day at the ATV-10 Nunawading studios. I played with a girl who had black hair and pony tails, who I never saw again…  but we won! At one point, we were down 90 – 310, but we came back to win 350 – 310 in an amazing comeback. Our team was called The Untouchables and we ended up with 6 (out of 8) prizes in the final obstacle course.

At the start of the show, Tom asked me what my favourite sports were and I said skiing and tennis and then he asked me what my favourite tennis swing was and I said the drive shot. I meant forehand so it might’ve gone over his head, though.

The recording I had of the show on VHS is long-gone, but this is a clip with Tom as host with other kids from my school (both in blue) including Daniel who was a great tennis player – at least back then and I once met his coach, Solly.

Double Dare - Australia - The Double Devils Vs The Zero Heroes

I am glad we won. That’s all I really cared about. We should’ve won all 8 prizes. DAMN IT!
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– the tagline for the top poster would be “You can’t mess with him because of who he’s with” (that would appeal to a more female audience too – the arc enables this shift)

notes: Last Boy Scout (1991) vibe where rebellious daughter must team up with father to beat cyborg gang (eg forced prostitution.) Father must find new faith and strength to build bridges with daughter and God. Daughter (and her friends) become action heroes like with John Connor and Terminator 2(1991). At the start he saves her (ie Commando 1985), then she must save him – she arcs into a female version of Connor.

THE LAST BOY SCOUT (Review) - Bruce Willis - Reel Action
Living Colour - Sunshine Of Your Love (re-edit)
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Wedding scene (optional)

In this final scene Elwood marries his long-time groupie, aka Jennifer (Girl 2) and Adrian marries Rosalind: someone he met whilst he was a science student at university. In the synopsis it says “Rosalind is shot, and as she is dying,” obviously she doesn’t end up dying, but if she does, then Adrian wouldn’t marry her in this final scene. Furthermore, Jake could get married here instead of Elwood – or neither of them. Tintin also received a cheque for providing information crucial to the homeless murders case, which he split.

Elwood: Well Jake, finally the big day pal. What’dya say?
Jake: It could’ve been worse [Jake looks at the bride] Yep we sure made it. No one can take that away from you.
Elwood: True. When you’re right, you’re right.
Jake: Actually, when I’m right, I’m usually wrong. You know that.
Elwood: I know, I just didn’t want to say it.
Jake: I know. In case you were wrong. Right?
Elwood: Maybe.
Jake: By the way, Jennifer looks amazing. [Jake’s date here is Girl 1 and at that point she walks up]
Elwood: That wrecked police car looks amazing too.
Jake: Just for old time’s sake, ay. Nice prop, isn’t it?
Elwood. Yeah, real nice. I mean it.
Girl 1: Jake, the band’s ready, let’s get started. Elwood good luck. [they walk off]
—
Adrian: You know, I’m so happy I met Haddock and your good self, and I got to hand it to you Tintin, that reward cheque has come at the right time to let this all happen.
Tintin: Timing is everything. And stranger danger, people need to get over it.
Adrian: True, true. Watch those drones, though [looks up at photography drone]
Rosalind: I wonder if Elwood will want to play in the band in the years ahead. It’ll be hard to raise a family when he’s on the road.
Tintin: Ahh you know, they’ll work something out.
Haddock: I’ll help. There will always be work on the docks.
Rosalind: We’re going on a road trip for the honeymoon, you know.
Haddock: It’s all the journey, not the destination. You know why?
Rosalind: No, why?
Haddock: Because if you remember the destination you were never really there [raises his glass]

[the band starts playing and they all raise their glasses in a toast that is called by Jake just before Elwood starts singing the final song, Nat King Cole – Route 66 or Straighten Up and Fly Right]

Nat King COLE & His Trio " Route 66 " !!!

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