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Eric the Goldfish
Television (Extras) – 1992
Call me pretentious, call me pompous ... call me Eric! New Zealand on Air are the true custodians of our nation's culture, ensuring it's always there for young New Zealanders like Kevin and Lorraine Robinson!– Eric the Goldfish
The Robinsons watch telly for hours. It’s lucky New Zealand On Air funds so many programmes. What would they do without it? Perhaps they could talk to Dad? But he’s hardly what you’d call riveting entertainment, is he?– Eric the Goldfish, watching father Robinson have a snooze in front of the telly
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