Countdown (Australia)- Humdrum- October 15, 1978

The 'Humdrum' Segment from the Countdown episode aired October 15, 1978, which Molly Meldrum presents as usual, and note, without his trademark Akubra hat (which he didn't start wearing until the early to mid 1980s). Acts that he mentions include Leif Garrett, Kate Bush, David Bowie, Peter Frampton, Olivia Newton John, Bette Midler, Graham Bonnet, Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy, David Palmer, Marcia Hines, and John Paul Young.

Songs featured are David Bowie's 'Hang on to Yourself', 'Blackout' and 'Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars', John Paul Young's 'Yesterday's Hero', 'I Hate The Music', 'Here We Go', 'Where The Action Is', 'Standing In The Rain', and 'Love Is In The Air'.

Featured in the background behind Molly is American singer Leif Garrett.

Vaxfacts: Playing in the background is a instrumental disco version of the song 'Suicide is Painless'. It sounds familiar as it was the theme song to the hit 1970s television series 'M*A*S*H', which was huge in Australia at the time.