I'd rather you didn't talk, but it's up to you.

IMT was devised as a copy of the American 'Tonight Show' format with the host presiding over sketches introducing star artists and reading advertisements live. By early December 1966 ratings for Kennedy's show were strong in Sydney. In Nancy Lee's book Being a Chum Was Fun Graham Kennedy writes:

The Chum Song I believe was written and recorded originally by Jack Hilton for a Scottish Newsboys Club.

As as a recipient of five Gold Logies Kennedy is the most awarded star of Australian television and was known as The King or the King of Australian television.