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A friend just called and said that they are re-running Graham Kerr's show on Food Netword. I am definitely going to check it out. I loved his humor. The first time I watched his show, I wasn't certain if he was a comedian or a chef. I later accepted that he was a master of both crafts. I am an old woman now, but I learned something from Graham Kerr that has served well for many years. After one of his infamous disasters at the stove, he glanced at the audience and said, "I meant to do that." I am a seamstress and have borrowed that phrase many times. Like him, I have celebrated the beauty of the finished product and laughed at the convoluted process that got me there. A toast to the fab Graham Kerr.

I used to watch this show with my mother when I was quite young. Graham Kerr was a scream in those late-sixties, early-seventies days. He used to dip into the sherry bottle and by the time whatever he'd cooked was done, he was so hammered he could have made Dog Flops Diane and still thought it was tasty. The climax of the show was when he invited a member of his audience, usually a housewife who was stammering and babbling about how much she admired him, to sit down with him and enjoy whatever he'd prepared. All the recipes were for foods that would have given Nathan Pritikin a massive coronary just hearing about them, and while Graham Kerr is still alive and kicking, I wonder how many housewives he killed in the course of this show. LOL

I used to watch Graham Kerr in the late 60's and early 70's as a teenager. (Note: "Kerr" is pronounced "care"). Graham has an infectious smile, uncanny wit, and whenever I was down, he would make me laugh. A funny thing happened - I learned how to cook too! My parents often wonder why I have a taste for rich, gourmet food, and I guess this is why. Neither of them are gourmets.

Graham changed his cooking show after his wife, Treena, the show's producer, developed arterial disease. While Graham is still "The Galloping Gourmet" in my heart, his show is now dedicated to healthy cooking. Yuck! But I don't fault him for making Treena, and countless others, healthy.

I know DVD's are available for his current work, but nobody thought to save his earlier shows. That's a shame, because that is where he shined. I loved those shows where he would combine bacon fat, pure cream, Kirsch, and "clarified" butter into some delicious concoction.

I miss you both, Graham and Treena, and hope you are enjoying your well-deserved retirement years! God Bless.

I hated cooking shows until I discovered The Galloping Gourmet. I loved the way he made cracker crumbs. He wrapped the crackers in a tea towel and pounded on them with his wine bottle.

My favorite episode involved a marmalade soufflé. It wasn't done yet, but it was getting a bit too brown. He explained that the thing to do in that case was to grease a piece of brown paper and put it on the top of the soufflé. He didn't have any brown paper. He appealed to the camera crew. They didn't have any either. He finally greased the recipe and placed it on top of the soufflé. As he was preparing the finished product for presentation he recommended sifting powdered sugar over the burned part.

He cooked on a gas stove and had an unfortunate habit of using tea towels instead of pot holders. One time he finally set his tea towels afire as he lifted a pot off the stove, causing him to run very quickly to the sink with his flaming burden. I loved that show!

Yes even as a Little kid anyone can enjoy this as I did back in The Summer of 1972.How I also recall watching this on my Local Ch.56 in Boston,Ma.

Graham Kerr's entertaining moves of which he'd used to make his cooking show even more enlightening may have just as much made the show as he did as a cook himself.

It was at 12:30pm on weekdays that I'd see this show.I'm also glad to read of his follow-ups online whether here on IMDb sites or any of the other sites alike.

Truthfully,Stephen "Steve" G. Baer a.k.a."Ste" of Framingham,MA USA.

I'd watch the show with my mom when I was sick and had to stay home from grade school. (I'm an old man now) I specifically remember an episode where he had to pull the skin off an eel hung from a hook above him. He had a very difficult time pulling the skin off that eel. A week or two later, me and a few of my friends went door to door in the neighborhood trying to sell pictures we had colored in crayon. I got stuck going to the old mean lady's house on our street. She came to the door with a grumpy face and after I made my sales pitch to her, she yelled at me... IF YOU EVER... RING THIS DOOR BELL AGAIN... I'LL STRING YOU UP AND SKIN YOU ALIVE!!! Well... in my mind, I instantly saw that poor eel being skinned and replaced it with myself! I ran from that house screaming like I'd just seen a murder! Needless to say, I never went back to the mean old lady's house again! Lol... Thanks Mr. Galloping Gourmet...