MERV GRIFFIN SHOW - HELEN REDDY, TRISTAN ROGERS, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN AND PAT CARROLL

Merv Griffin invites guests Helen Reddy and Tristan Rogers to the Aussie Milk Bar of Koala Blue, an Australian themed store/restaurant, that was owned and operated by Olivia Newton-John and Pat Carroll. Pat Carroll assists with serving duties.

The Official Koala Blue Story:

In 1983, ONJ and bestie Pat Carroll opened their first Koala Blue story on LA's trendy Melrose Avenue. Initially an importer of Aussie products (a place for desperate expats and Aussie-philes to find Vegemite), it expanded to include a clothing range and at its peak the company owned a dozen stores in the US with a further 50 licensees trading under the name in five countries. But at the start of the 1990s, the empire crumbled. Koala Blue filed for bankruptcy in 1991. "We expanded too fast," ONJ said at the time, "and when the recession hit, we really got hurt." The bankruptcy filing was followed by lawsuits and allegations of infighting and shoddy merchandise. Years later, ONJ declared: "It was depressing at the time, but you can't dwell on the past. I learned a lot of things. Like, don't do it again!" The brand has since been revived as a name to be licensed for products such as Aussie wines and confectionery.

Here's a cute video summing up some Australia foods sampled by Americans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru6wri23Ljk

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