| It's in the Bag | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Selwyn Toogood (1954-86) John Hawkesby (1986-90) Nick Tansley (1992) Pio Terei and Stacey Morrison (2009-2013) |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original release | |
| Network | NZBC TVNZ Māori Television |
| Release | 1954 – 1973 |
| Release | 1973 – 1992 |
| Release | 2009 – 2013 |
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It's in the Bag was a long-running New Zealand radio and, later, television game show, screened on TVNZ. The show began on radio in 1954[1] and was hosted and directed by Selwyn Toogood. In 1973 a television version of the show was developed which was also hosted by Toogood until his retirement in the 1980s. After his retirement, John Hawkesby took over hosting duties. The show was discontinued in 1990 but brought back in 1992 under Robin Scholes of independent production house Communicado, with Nick Tansley as host and Suzy Aiken (now Suzy Clarkson) as hostess.
Toogood's catch phrases from this show included "by hokey!", "what should he/she do, New Zealand?" and "the money or the bag?"
The hostesses of the show also became popular celebrities. The hostess' role was to introduce the contestants and announce and fetch the prizes. Hostess of the last part of the radio era and first television hostess was Heather Eggleton. Other hostesses of the television era included Tineke Stephenson (formerly Tineke Bouchier) and Hilary Timmins.