The Go!! Show
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Coinciding with the premiere of the TV series, production team DYT launched their own record label [Go!! Records](/wiki/Go%21%21_Records "Go!! Records") and *The Go!! Show* frequently cross\-promoted acts signed to the label. Unconnected pop magazine *[Go\-Set](/wiki/Go-Set "Go-Set")* (1966–1974\) which coincidentally shared the "Go" brand and market formed a marketing triumvirate.

Although it was extremely popular, attracting as many as 400,000 viewers each week, *The Go!! Show* was cancelled suddenly in August 1967 after more than 200 episodes, at virtually the same time as the axing of *Kommotion*. According to *Kommotion* host Ken Sparkes, the main cause was the imposition of an [Actors Equity](/wiki/Actors_Equity_of_Australia "Actors Equity of Australia") ban on miming in TV programs, which effectively put both shows out of business.

Like most pop shows of the time, it was customary for performers to mime to a recording of their latest hit; *Kommotion* typically used commercial recordings of current hits, whereas *Go!!* (like the BBC's *[Top of the Pops](/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops "Top of the Pops")*) often used pre\-taped tracks specially recorded for the show. With the cancellation of the series the Go!! label soon folded since its main means of promotion had been remov
The network replaced the cancelled shows with a new Saturday morning pop show *[Uptight](/wiki/Uptight_%28TV_series%29 "Uptight (TV series)")*, which was nationally networked; it ran until the end of 1969 when it was 'rebranded' as *[Happening '70](/wiki/Happening_%2770 "Happening '70")* (followed by *Happening '71* and '72\).


How long did Uptight run on TV?