Dancing with the Stars - Paul Holmes excerpt (Series Three, Episode Four)

Television (Excerpts) – 2007

As the third season of hit show Dancing with the Stars began, broadcaster Paul Holmes was an underdog. His dance partner Rebecca Nicholson told Newstalk ZB that Holmes "dances like my dad". By mid-season Holmes knew that he needed to pull something out of the bag to stay in the running. The result: dancing the paso doble to Michael Jackson’s 'Thriller'. Judge Craig Revel Horwood called the routine "appallingly fabulous", as Holmes traded quips with the judges. In 2018 Stuff rated the homage to the King of Pop one of the show's most memorable moments.

Appallingly fabulous. Highly amusing. Absolutely littered with crowd-pleasing steps. I don't know how you did it actually to be honest.
– Judge Craig Revel Harwood