All Together Now (Channel 9 1991-1993, Jon English. Rebecca Gibney)

Sitcom All Together Now starred rock star Jon English playing to type as fading rock star Bobby Rivers who has life shaken up with the arrival of his fifteen year old twin children, the pair along with their guardian Tracey Lawson, move in with him after the death of their mother. Bobby had been completely oblivious to the existance of the pair and there is a realy clash of attitudes and generations as the new dynamic tries to work together.

The show was to have been originally called Rhythm and Blues but the network thought that sounded too much like a music show!  Kerry Armstrong was amongst the cast members for a few episodes during 1992 and a young Marieke Hardy apparently contributed some scripts towards the end of the shows run.

production details
Australia / Channel 9 – Telltale Films / 101×30 minute episodes / Broadcast 22 January 1991 – 14 September 1993

Head writer: Philip Dalkin / Producers: Alan Hardy, Jenny Tosi / Executive Producers: Kris Noble, Philip Dalkin / Main director and co-creator: Pino Amenta

cast
JON A. ENGLISH as Bobby Rivers
REBECCA GIBNEY as Tracey Lawson
JANE HALL as Anna Sumner
STEVE JACOBS as Thomas Sumner
GARRY WHO as Doug Stevens
BRUNO LUCIA as Wayne Lovett
KERRY ARMSTRONG as Beth Sumner (1992)

THE EPISODES
SEASON ONE 22 January – 18 June 1991
1. DADDY COOL
2. SUBSTITUTE
3. BORN TO BE WILD
4. I HATE THE MUSIC
5. LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG
6. ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
7. I WANNA BE BOBBY’S GIRL
8. WHITER SHADE OF PALE
9. YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
10. G.L.O.R.I.A.
11. WATCHING THE DETECTIVES
12. EMOTIONAL RESCUE
13. THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME
14. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
15. WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
16. BEAST OF BURDEN
17. THIS OLD HEART OF MINE
18. CHANSON D’AMOUR
19. YESTERDAY’S HERO
20. PAPERBACK WRITER
21. THE GREAT PRETENDER

SEASON TWO  25 June – 26 November 1991
1. TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT
2. SUMMER HOLIDAY
3. CALL ME
4. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
5. AMERICAN PIE
6. MY WAY
7. ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GETTING MARRIED
8. MONEY FOR NOTHING
9. THE TWO OF US
10. TWISTING BY THE POOL
11. WOULD I LIE TO YOU
12. MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING
13. DREAM LOVER
14. BAT OUT OF HELL
15. STAYING ALIVE
16. CRAZY FOR YOU
17. BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
18. TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
19. LIKE A VIRGIN
20. STUCK ON YOU
21. BORN TO RUN
22. COMPUTER GAMES
23. JOY TO THE WORLD

SEASON THREE  25 February – 1 September 1992
1. LET’S DANCE
2. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
3. I’VE GOT TO BE ME
4. HISTORY NEVER REPEATS
5. THE LETTER
6. YOU’RE SO VAIN
7. ADDICTED TO LOVE
8. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL
9. BABY LOVE
10. DEVIL WOMAN
11. GET A JOB
12. COME TOGETHER
13. LOVE HURTS
14. THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE
15. I LIKE BREAD AND BUTTER
16. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
17. LOVE ME TENDER
18. YOU AIN’T NOTHING BUT A HOUND DOG
19. UNDER MY THUMB
20. LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW
21. JUMP IN MY CAR
22. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU
23. LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
24. UNFORGETTABLE
25. MICHELLE
26. LOVE AND MARRIAGE

SEASON FOUR 9 February – 14 September 1993
1. THE REAL THING
2. BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.
3. NOT FADE AWAY
4. RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD
5. SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
6. AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET
7. LET IT BE
8. I SEE RED
9. LOVE IS IN THE AIR
10. DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN
11. I STARTED A JOKE
12. ONLY WOMEN BLEED
13. KILLING ME SOFTLY
14. I AM WOMAN
15. TURN THE PAGE
16. AMIGOS PARA SIEMPRE
17. MOVE BABY MOVE
18. IN THE FLESH
19. AT THE HOP
20. ALWAYS ON MY MIND
21. FRIDAY ON MY MIND
22. MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
23. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
24. FROM A DISTANCE
25. JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
26. LEADER OF THE PACK
27. WE ARE FAMILY
28. LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER
29. OLD SCHOOL YARD
30. YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART
31. SCHOOL’S OUT