''Happy Go Round'' was a 1970s Australian nationwide children's television series created by

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, Queensland, starring Darlene Joyce Steinhardt (now

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), Darren Ormsby, Jenny Andrews, Leigh Muirhead, Terry Stewart, David Napier, Cindy Byron (now Cinderella Potts Abrams), Donna Stanley and Joanne Stanley. It aired between 1976 and 1978. It was hosted by

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in the years before she joined the cast of ''

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'', and was the first Australian children's show to receive the "C" rating for high quality children's programming.

References

Bio of ''Happy Go 'Round'' guest Mark Kristian
*Cindy Byron, (Cinderella Potts Abrams), daughter of Australian entertainer,

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, and mother of Emmalee Rainbow Abrams, star of '' Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown'', Nine Network original programming 1976 Australian television series debuts Australian children's television series 1978 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub