''The Bobby Limb Show'' was an early Australian television music/variety series which aired from 1959 to 1961, and was later re-titled (with minor format changes) as ''The Mobil-Limb Show'' from 1961 to 1964. It was hosted by

Bobby Limb Robert "Bobby" Limb AO, OBE (10 November 1924 – 11 September 1999) was an Australian-born entertainment pioneer, comedian, band leader and musician and legend of radio, television and theatre of the 1960s and 1970s, he also founded the film a ...

, and was produced by the Nine Network 's

TCN-9 TCN is the flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia. The station is currently located at 1 Denison Street, North Sydney. The licence, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Sir Frank Packer, was one o ...

. Episodes included music, dancing, and comedy sketches. Regulars in ''The Bobby Limb Show'' included Limb's wife Dawn Lake, Buster Fiddess, Johnny O'Connor, The Delltones, Tikky Taylor, and The Bobby Limb Show Band. Regular guests in ''The Mobil-Limb Show'' included

Leonard Teale Leonard George Thiele AO (26 September 192214 May 1994), professionally Leonard Teale, was a well-known Australian actor of radio, television and film and radio announcer, presenter and narrator known for his resonant baritone voice. He is be ...

, Gaynor Bunning, and Noel Brophy. Many episodes of both series exist as kinescope recordings

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobby Limb Show 1959 Australian television series debuts 1964 Australian television series endings Black-and-white Australian television shows English-language television shows Australian variety television shows Nine Network original programming Australian comedy television series Australian live television series