The GTV9 Yooralla telethon was an annual event from 1959 to 1979, raising funds for the Yooralla school for children with a disability. The 1977 telethon was officially opened by newsreader Eric Pearce. Nine Network personalities to appear through the day included Don Lane, Mike Walsh, Daryl Somers, Paul Hogan and Bert Newton.

The 1977 telethon raised a total of $594,741.21

Source: TV Week, 26 February 1977

	ABV2	HSV7	GTV9	ATV0
6AM			6am (To Be Announced)
7AM			7am Yooralla Telethon. Eric Pearce
8AM		8am The Adventures Of Rupert Bear 8.15 Movie: Little Prince And The Eight Headed Dragon [IMDB]		8am Rock ‘N’ Roll Milk Bar. Warwick Rankin
9AM
10AM		10am Sound Unlimited. Donnie Sutherland
11AM			11am Special: Miss Sportsgirl Of Victoria 1977. Chuck Faulkner 11.30 Yooralla Telethon (cont’d)	11am Grecian Scene
12PM		12pm Movies: The Iron Glove. 1954 [IMDB]; Killers of Kilimanjaro. 1959 [IMDB]		12pm Golf: Victorian Open
1PM
2PM
3PM
4PM	4pm Cricket: Sheffield Shield. Victoria v NSW. Live from Melbourne Cricket Ground	4pm This Week Has Seven Days. David Johnston, Honor Walters		4pm Cricket: Sheffield Shield. Victoria v NSW. Live from Melbourne Cricket Ground
5PM			5pm The Big Valley
6PM	6pm Countdown 6.57 Weather	6pm Seven National News. David Johnston, Mal Walden, Bill Collins, Peter Landy 6.30 Space 1999	6pm National Nine News. Mickie de Stoop, Ted Ryan, Bert Bryant 6.30 Candid Camera	6pm Eyewitness News. John Gatfield, Clem Dimsey, Tony Doherty 6.30 Young Talent Time
7PM	7pm ABC News 7.15 Today’s Sport 7.30 The David Nixon Show	7.30 Bluey	7pm Paper Moon 7.30 Petrocelli	7.30 Harry O
8PM	8.10 Four Corners. Caroline Jones	8.30 Penthouse ’77. Mary Hardy, Bill Collins. Includes Tattslotto at 9.30	8.30 Yooralla Telethon (cont’d)	8.30 Movie: The Cheyenne Social Club. 1970 [IMDB]
9PM	9.05 ABC News, Weather 9.15 Movie: The Last Outpost. 1951 [IMDB]
10PM	10.40 Swimming: Australian Championships. Highlights			10.30 Movie: Deliver Us From Evil. 1973 [IMDB]
11PM	11.10 Close	11pm Star Soccer
12AM		12.15am Close	12am Good Heavens 12.30 Movie: The House That Wouldn’t Die. 1970 [IMDB]	12am Movie: Don’t Look Behind You. 1971 [IMDB]
1AM			1.45 Movie: Pitfall. 1948 (B&W) [IMDB]
2AM				2.30 Close
3AM			3.15 Movie: The Neon Ceiling. 1970 [IMDB]
4AM			4.55 Movie: The Planter’s Wife. 1952 (B&W) [IMDB] (Continues to 6am)
5AM