Sportz Crazy Explained

Starring:Jack Thompson
Company:Kennedy Miller
Runtime:8 × 60 mins
Country:Australia
Language:English

Sportz Crazy is an eight part Australian documentary series about unusual sports events around Australia. It was meant to premiere in 1988[1] but did not air until December of that year.[2]

It included pieces on the Birdsville Races and dwarf throwing.

Peter Luck called it "one of those programs that does its best to make Australians look like the greatest bunch of dickheads and drongos in the southern hemisphere."[3] Robin Oliver called it "excellent holiday entertainment".[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19880114&id=GZIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9ZYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1925,1359724 "Stations Jostle as the Ratings Season Nears", The Age, 14 January 1988
  2. Robin Oliver, "The Guide THE RESTLESS YEAR", Sydney Morning Herald, 5 December 1988, p 1
  3. Peter Luck "5th Column: The Guide", Sydney Morning Herald, 6 February 1989, p 1
  4. Robin Oliver, "The Guide CAROLS, WAX AND MUTE", Sydney Morning Herald, 19 December 1988, p 11