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#2 Galloping Gourmet: 200 Million Viewers

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#2 Galloping Gourmet: 200 Million Viewers

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Apparently the recipe for overwhelming success is to have a whirling dervish masquerading as an Englishman ham it up in front of the camera, while preparing artery-clogging recipes that rely heavily on cream and butter. A former cook in the Royal New Zealand Air Force who galloped through his kitchen, Graham Kerr’s charisma and showmanship led to the international syndication of the show, which started in 1969. The 440 syndicated episodes were, "being watched by as many as 200 million around the world," before ending in 1971.

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