About this season
News satire. A half-hour weekly round-up, branding, inoculation and crutching of all the important news stories of the week. Along with a like-minded Think Tank of reporters and pundits, offering not only reportage and analysis of the week’s events but discussion, argument and dissection of what’s making the world turn every which way.
Episodes (10)
1. Episode 1
Aired 25 May 2012 • 30 min
Shaun Micallef presents a round-up, branding, inoculation and crutching of all the important news stories of the week in a brand new show that's guaranteed to blow the lid off an entirely different kettle of fish.
2. Episode 2
Aired 1 June 2012 • 30 min
Shaun gets more than he bargained for when a car he was buying turns out to be an ocean liner. Meanwhile, Roz and Francis are up to their old necks too when a horse they were impersonating has to be put down.
3. Episode 3
Aired 8 June 2012 • 30 min
Part 1. A cursed Tiki causes havoc for Shaun and his family while on a holiday in Hawaii.
4. Episode 4
Aired 15 June 2012 • 30 min
Part 2. Tosh recovers consciousness after a wipeout on his surfboard and Veronica and Emily learn the meaning of serendipity when they look it up in the dictionary.
5. Episode 5
Aired 22 June 2012 • 30 min
Join Shaun and his friends in this word-based quiz show that's guaranteed to last half an hour.
6. Episode 6
Aired 29 June 2012 • 30 min
When Shaun is discovered murdered on the set, Phryne is called in to solve the case. SPOILER: The food in the ABC cafeteria is to blame.
7. Episode 7
Aired 6 July 2012 • 30 min
The Masterchef judges are in for a surprise when the contestants go insane and burn down the kitchen. Gary and Matt think it's a little overdone but George says it's the best thing he's ever eaten.
8. Episode 8
Aired 13 July 2012 • 30 min
Kate and Quentin decide to spice up their marriage with some fantasy role playing but there are red faces all around when they turn up at their rendezvous both dressed as Michelle Grattan.
9. Episode 9
Aired 20 July 2012 • 30 min
Adam Hills chats to Mannie the Clown, cricketing legend Andy Caddick and international superstar Ben Vereen.
10. Episode 10
Aired 27 July 2012 • 30 min
It's down to the final two. Who will win? The final all-singing, all-dancing bake-off will see Bazza and Martine facing their final challenge to become Australia's first KareokeCook.