Officials from the National Census Board test members of the public on their European knowledge.
Mike Murphy and Twink posing as enumerators from the National Census Board test how well Irish people know their European Economic Community (EEC) counterparts.
What time of day does the Common Market open?
A couple of elderly women also have their patience tested when asked to name the capital of France,
I don't know and I don't care.
The same women agree that a bidet is,
When the war was over.
The final straw for another woman is when she is asked,
When you are eating frog's legs do you start from the ankle and work your way up or do you start at the top and work your way down?
When posing as Mr Leconte a charming Frenchman Mike Murphy, aided by Twink, call door to door with their clipboards. Mike Muphy serenades some householders and attempts to sweep them off their feet. One woman guesses that the Frenchman is actually Mike Murphy. Caught out he laughs,
You recognise the singing?
This episode of 'The Live Mike' was broadcast on 14 December 1979.
'The Live Mike' ran on RTÉ between 1979 and 1983 and combined music, comedy sketches and studio guests.
