For the late 70s, Blankety Blanks walked about as close to the line as you could get. That's why Australians loved it. It was risque and full of double entendres but not actually blatantly rude or crass - well not by 70s standards. Contestants were asked to fill in the blanks of a sentence, a sentence obviously designed to allow funny or foul answers. "That girl's dress is so tight, I swear you can see her ...." You could say lunch or underwear or unborn child or tampon. Well perhaps not all of those given the time slot but you get the idea. We loved it. We loved Graham Kennedy and Ugly Dave Grey. We loved that it was retired after tow seasons before it overstayed its welcome. So I was excited to be in the audience of Dolly Diamond's Blankety Blanks tonight. It was a staged version with two contestants so young they clearly had no idea what was going on at the start. The celebrities did, however, and it made for a whole lot of fun and a great trip down memory lane.
For the late 70s, Blankety Blanks walked about as close to the line as you could get. That's why Australians loved it. It was risque and full of double entendres but not actually blatantly rude or crass - well not by 70s standards. Contestants were asked to fill in the blanks of a sentence, a sentence obviously designed to allow funny or foul answers. "That girl's dress is so tight, I swear you can see her ...." You could say lunch or underwear or unborn child or tampon. Well perhaps not all of those given the time slot but you get the idea. We loved it. We loved Graham Kennedy and Ugly Dave Grey. We loved that it was retired after tow seasons before it overstayed its welcome. So I was excited to be in the audience of Dolly Diamond's Blankety Blanks tonight. It was a staged version with two contestants so young they clearly had no idea what was going on at the start. The celebrities did, however, and it made for a whole lot of fun and a great trip down memory lane.
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