12 Bar Rhythm 'n' Shoes

August 2026 August 2026 Alan Trussell-Cullen Chris Cooper Ricky Stratful New Zealand English 3 20 Graeme Hodgson 60 minutes TV1 1980 06 28 1981 08 08 12 Bar Rhythm 'n' Shoes was a musical entertainment TV series from New Zealand. [feature] NZ Listener 28 June 1980 26 [feature] NZ Listener 27 June 1981 88 Airing in 1980-81 it featured 12 young New Zealand performers singing and dancing with each episode featuring a special guest. The following year some cast members went on to front their own shows. Haughton, Kiddell and Harper starred in VJM (acronym of Vicky, Jane and Maggie), a five show musical entertainment series also featuring regular guests. Vicky, Jayne and Maggie https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1982/05/26/15 The Press 15 26 May 1982 Lee had Ladies and Gentlemen, Suzanne Lee for five episodes, featuring a live band and male dancers. Eriwata fronted his own five episode musical show titled Richard Eriwata - Te Wairua. New-look Ray Woolf Show https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1982/04/07/15 The Press 15 7 April 1982 Parental push pays off for Suzanne Lee https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1982/08/03/17 The Press 17 3 August 1982 Search for N.Z. talent https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1982/09/20/14 The Press 14 20 September 1982 Cast Richard Eriwata Kerry Gallagher Maggie Harper Vicky Haughton Jayne Kiddell Suzanne Lee Steve Martin Dave Noda Reg Ruka Tim Smyser Marc Stevens Darien Takle (seasons 1-2) Donna Fitzgerald (season 3) Guests Society Jazzmen Neville Grenfell Kevin Fury and Jim Joll Carl Doy Graeme Stentiford Dick Hopp Peter Morgan Kim Regan Bruce McKinnon Louise and Peter Bonner Neil McGough Continental Airlines Auckland Brass Band The Andy Brown Quartet Red McKelvie Gloria Gibson Paul Gibens The Lodge Savoy Trio Val Leemon Bob Jackson Reception Douglas McKenzie in the Press critisised the Wild West theme and the climactic brawl of the final episode and wrote "Not to put too fine a point on it, this final sequence in "12 Bar Rhythm 'n' Shoes" was dirty, scrambling, brutish and unpleasant." McKenzie Douglas Comic-book excesses https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1981/11/21/13 The Press 13 21 November 1981 Awards New Zealand Feltex Awards 1981 ‘Mortimer’ well up https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1980/12/29/15 The Press 15 29 December 1980 Best Entertainment programme - nominated New Zealand Feltex Awards 1982 Feltex Awards on TV tonight https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1982/04/06/23 The Press 23 6 April 1982 Best Entertainment programme - nominated References External links 12 Bar Rhythm 'n' Shoes at NZ On Screen Category:1980 New Zealand television series debuts Category:1980 English-language television series debuts Category:English-language New Zealand television shows