Tough Love with Mick Molloy
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country |  Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Triple M Melbourne |
| Syndicates | Triple M Sydney Triple M Brisbane Triple M Adelaide |
| Starring | Mick Molloy Robyn Butler Richard Molloy |
| Creator(s) | Mick Molloy |
| Air dates | 2004 – 2006 |
| Website | http://www.mrock.com.au/shows/mick/index.php |
| Podcast feed | http://podcasts.mrock.com.au/toughlove.xml Tough Love |
ToughLove was an Australian comedic radio talk program broadcast from Melbourne through the Triple M network from 12:00PM - 1:00PM AEST in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.
It was hosted by long-time Australian comic, Mick Molloy and co-hosted by Robyn Butler and Mick's brother Richard Molloy aka 'Roo'. Panel operator Rosemary Walton was occasionally heard in the background laughing. In its first year (2004) the show ran for two hours (10:00AM - 12:00PM) and was also co-hosted by comedian/actor Alan Brough. During this time, a regular feature of the show was Robyn's fictional characters, including "Mrs. Yi" and "Rosita", however since the timeslot change, these characters appear to have been dropped. The show finished in 2006 when Mick Molloy decided to leave radio. [1].
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[edit] The ToughLove team
| Role | Name |
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| Host | Mick Molloy |
| Co-Host | Robyn Butler |
| Co-Host | Richard Molloy |
| Panel Operator | Rosemary Walton |
| Sketch Producer | Matt Dower |
[edit] Segments
Regular segments include Bombshells, Stupid Behaviour, Zero Tolerance, The ToughLove Enshitelopedia and Bang Out Of Order.
[edit] Promotion
During 2004, as a promotion for the show, the station released a series of billboards in the style of Calvin Klein picturing Mick taking off his underpants adorning the phrase "Turn Me On And Dress Me Down". During September of that year, one of the billboards was auctioned on eBay with all proceeds going to the Lighthouse Foundation. A Melbourne man, Tim Dellar, unwittingly bid for the billboard and "won" the 41 square metre sign.
[edit] Trivia
On Friday, 25 August 2006, guest Tony Martin informed Mick and Roo to the existence of this website. Reference was also made to the Get This page and how it has been the subject of many vandalism attempts. Also on this episode Mick joked that the reason Robyn wasn't present was because she was at home attempting to break Annabel Chong's record.
On occasion, Robyn's husband Wayne Hope rings in to provide more exclusive information regarding Robyn's out-of-work activities.
Mick also enjoys making fun of Laurie Oakes, a portly Australian political journalist for the Nine Network.
[edit] Podcast
Highlights of the show are made available as a weekly podcast downloadable from the Triple M web site. Many of their various guests, callers, sketches, and segments are featured. There were a number of special podcasts made available following Mick and Roo's trip to London.
[edit] End of ToughLove
At the end of 2006, Mick Molloy decided to leave radio and ToughLove will not return, as noted in a statement released by Triple M which announced the new program lineup for 2007.[1] Tony Martin's Get This will move from the 9am slot to the midday slot, thus replacing Tough Love. In the statement, Molloy said: "The relentless grind of a one-hour national radio show has finally taken its toll. The midday starts were also brutal, often playing havoc with my sleeping patterns. It's definitely a younger man's game".
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