The sex-comedy series Alvin Purple, based on the earlier successful film of the same name, was due to commence its 13-episode run. Starring Graeme Blundell in the title role, Alvin Purple featured the amorous escapades of a young man who had an effect on women of all types.

It was front page news (below) when, one day before going to air, Alvin Purple was bumped off the schedule — with ABC management and its new chairman Sir Henry Bland accused of “censorship” of the controversial series.

The program didn’t appear as listed below. ABC management suggested some edits but the show’s producer Maurice Murphy did not make any. Alvin Purple managed to make a belated debut the following week.

Source: TV Times, 7 August 1976

	ABN2	ATN7	TCN9	TEN10
6AM			6am Thunderbirds
7AM			7am The Super Flying Fun Show	7am Wilma The Witch’s Club 7.01 Jeff’s Collie (B&W) 7.30 Emergency +4
8AM	8am Sesame Street			8am Sky Hawks 8.30 Movie: Stranger At My Door. 1956 (B&W) [IMDB]
9AM	9am For Schools: Starters 9.30 Play School (B&W)		9am Here’s Humphrey	9.55 That’s The Difference
10AM	10am For Schools: Behind The News, Secondary Social Sciences, Starters, Watch, Music Time (B&W)	10am Romper Room	10am Celebrity Squares 10.30 Here’s Lucy	10am Switched On Living 10.15 Swami Sarasvati 10.30 The Real McCoys (B&W)
11AM		11am Eleven AM. Roger Climpson	11am Another World 11.55 News	11am The Maggie Eckardt Hour
12PM		12pm Movie: Painting The Clouds With Sunshine. 1951 (B&W) [IMDB]	12pm Days Of Our Lives 12.55 News	12pm The Mike Walsh Show
1PM	1pm ABC News 1.10 Horizon 5 1.30 For Schools: Watch, The Wanderer Butterfly, En Francais		1pm Search For Tomorrow 1.30 The Young And The Restless	1.30 Pot Of Gold
2PM		2pm Ben Casey (B&W)	2pm General Hospital 2.55 News	2.30 Casino 10
3PM	3pm Sesame Street	3pm Mannix	3pm Dinah!	3pm Matlock Police (B&W)
4PM	4pm Play School 4.30 Flashez. Ray Burgess	4pm Jeopardy. Andrew Harwood 4.30 My Three Sons (B&W)	4pm Cartoon Corner. Daryl Somers, Ossie Ostrich. Includes The New Adventures Of Superman, Birdman And The Galaxy Trio	4pm Abbott And Costello (B&W) 4.30 Daniel Boone
5PM	5.05 The Wombles 5.10 Last Of The Wild 5.30 The Goodies	5pm The Partridge Family 5.30 The Flintstones	5pm The Monkees 5.30 Celebrity Squares. Jimmy Hannan	5.30 The Brady Bunch
6PM	6pm Dirty Sally 6.25 Dad’s Army 6.55 Gardening	6pm The Beverly Hillbillies 6.30 Seven National News. Roger Climpson	6pm National Nine News. Brian Henderson 6.30 A Current Affair. Mike Minehan	6pm Eyewitness Newshour. Eric Walters
7PM	7pm ABC News 7.26 Weather 7.30 This Day Tonight. David Flatman	7pm I Dream Of Jeannie 7.30 Opportunity Knocks. Johnny Farnham	7pm Laverne And Shirley 7.30 McCloud	7pm The Celebrity Game. Mike Preston 7.30 Sara
8PM	8pm Pot Black 8.30 Alvin Purple PREMIERE	8.30 Movie: The Yearling. 1948 [IMDB]		8.30 Movie: The Big Bounce. 1969 [IMDB]
9PM	9pm Sportscene 9.10 New Scotland Yard		9pm Movie: Return Of The Seven. 1966 [IMDB]
10PM	10pm Sportscene 10.10 ABC News, Weather 10.20 Sportscene		10.50 Movie: Weekend Of Terror. 1970 [IMDB]	10.25 Movie: Heartbeat. 1946 [IMDB]
11PM	11pm Close	11pm Movie: King Kong. 1933 (B&W) [IMDB]
12AM			12.20am Movie: The Face Of Fu Manchu [IMDB]	12.20am Movie: Juarez. 1939 (B&W) [IMDB]
1AM		1am Close
2AM			2am Movie: Brainstorm (B&W) [IMDB]	2.25 That’s The Difference 2.30 Movie: The Man With The Grey Gloves [IMDB]
3AM			3.45 Movie: King Dinosaur (B&W) [IMDB]	3.50 Movie: International Lady [IMDB]
4AM			4.50 Movie: Spanish Sword (B&W) [IMDB] (Continues to 6am)
5AM				5.30 Movie: Bride Of Vengeance [IMDB] (Continues to 7am)