Peter Russell-Clarke
Where’s the cheese?
I hope everyone remembers this guy. Recently there was a YouTube video that surfaced and got a lot of publicity. Usually one would post a blog entry about something like that as soon as they discovered it, but at the time I really didn’t think it was a huge deal, even if it was bloody funny, and very Australian!
I’ve searched for Peter on the web before and there is very little on him, so I thought it would be up to me to put together as much information as I can collate.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
From Peter’s Bio on Myspace:
I started my career as a freelance cartoonist working for all the top advertising agencies in Australia and overseas. Later employed as a Food Consultant, I wrote for years for New Idea, Woman’s Day and various other magazines, as well as producing my own cook books. I have been the senior cooking demonstrator for the Gas & Fuel Corporation where I originated many recipes for them, and have demonstrated cooking for many shopping centres around the country. I have also owned and cooked for Melbourne’s most prestigious restaurants, and cooked the Silver Jubilee dinner for Prince Charles. I have cooked by invitation for Governors and Premiers, and have also written twelve cookbooks!
NAME: Peter Russell-Clarke
STATUS: Married
DATE OF BIRTH: 1935
CATCH PHRASE: “G’Day”, “Where’s the cheese?”, “I’ll see ya later!”
Winner of the Wilkie Award, 1987. The Wilkie Award is an award presented by the Anti-Football League, given to the person who did the least for football in the most interesting way for any given year.
FIND PETER
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/peterrussellclarke
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Russell-Clarke
COME AND GET IT
During the 1980s, Peter hosted a short 5-minute cooking show on ABC Television which ran for many years. He had a very memorable theme tune which many people remember.
Lyrics:
Come and get it, come and get it.
With Peter Russell-Clarke
In the city, or the outback
He’s Australia’s brightest spark.
Come and get it, come an get it,
Good food you’ll love to eat,
Come and get, it come and get it,
And there’s people you can meet.
Come and get it, come and get it,
With Peter Russell-Clarke,
Hell help your cooking, you can bet it,
If we’re a tree he’d be the bark
Feed your eagle, pack a hamper
Walk you beagle, jump the Tampa,
On a farm or out at sea,
Learn a recipe or three,
Come and get it, come and get it,
With Peter (g’day),
Russell (g’day)
Clarke!
Here’s an episode you can watch:
OUTTAKES
The following clip was recently released to the web. It’s an in-house blooper reel combined together into what television stations usually produce as a ‘Christmas Reel’. Strong language, be warned. But hellishly funny 
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In his hype, Peter was very well known for his Coon cheese campaign, with the catch phrase “Where’s the cheese?”, and ran several ads for Australian eggs. Here are a few highlights:
If you have any more information or media, let me know in the comments and post a link to wherever it is! Please feel free to post your Peter Russell-Clarke comments below
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