TAGGED: 1990s
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In this excerpt from an oral history interview with Tony Martin, he talks about why he and Mick Molloy ended Martin/Molloy from his point of view.

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In 1996, Melbourne artist Dillon Naylor approached Tony Martin and Mick Molloy about the idea of making a comic book based on the show.

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Sketches on Martin/Molloy often featured highly-specific references to obscure parts of cinema. 

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Tony Martin and Mick Molloy were very selective about the guests they allowed on the Martin/Molloy show, which infuriated station management. 

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Inspired by the Egyptian-themed Sphinx Hotel in Geelong, Tony and Mick put out the call for listeners to nominate their Seven Wonders of Australia.

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Another production technique often utilised on Martin/Molloy was cutting up real interviews and inserting questions from Tony or Mick to create a fake interview with a real person.

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Although the 'Radio Gladiators' segment was aimed at getting people to call up about the topic of the day, Mick and Tony put a lot of effort into how to introduce the topic – which they referred to

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Martin/Molloy often featured parodies of popular and not-so-popular films, this one belonging solidly in the latter category.

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One of the most memorable series of sketches on the show was 'Tum and Phul', the presenters of a fictitious New Zealand morning radio show.