The Chaser's War on Everything
Episode 47
S2 E21 Oct 23, 2007 TV-MA
7.2
* Intro Joke; Special guest worm: Richard Pratt
* Change of names; Craig - John Howard, Chris - Kevin Rudd, Julian - Bob Brown, Chas - Mark Vaile, Andrew - Lyn Allison
* Intro; No worm on the show tonight, televised election debate, election soundbites
o Stunt; Dressing up as white rabbits and following John Howard around, holding up signs for election issues such as "AFRICANS" and "ECONOMY" that he could "pull out of a hat" in order to win
* Stunt; Craig parking in the middle of the supermarket while he does his shopping, pretending that the car is a raffle prize for charity
* Ad/Trailer; Liberal Party election ad - If Labour wins, 100% of ACTU officials will be trade union members
* Sketch; Japanese TV
* Sketch; Chris taking showers and washing his car with the water stored inside a pet camel's hump, in order to beat the drought
* Election Watch; Unions
* The Fixers
o Oversize popcorn: Walking into a cinema with oversized boxes of popcorn ranging from 1 - 2m high
o Robert McClelland: Julian interrupting McClelland's speech at the University of Sydney and saying that the floor cannot take any questions today because answers may reflect Labour policy
* If Life Were a Musical; Serenading a woman who lent Andrew an umbrella in the rain
* What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week?; Lesson 24: Attitude.
o Anna Coren's Meaningless Gibberish of the Week: Double Standards
* Ad/Trailer; Parody of Kevin Rudd and John Howard's "turning off the TV" election ads on YouTube, where Andrew begins to sing a new verse to "The Eulogy Song" (about David Hookes) but is cut off in the same style as the ads
* Andrew Hansen's Closing Comment; "And remember, up next: the worm decides the outcome of Summer Heights High!"
* Change of names; Craig - John Howard, Chris - Kevin Rudd, Julian - Bob Brown, Chas - Mark Vaile, Andrew - Lyn Allison
* Intro; No worm on the show tonight, televised election debate, election soundbites
o Stunt; Dressing up as white rabbits and following John Howard around, holding up signs for election issues such as "AFRICANS" and "ECONOMY" that he could "pull out of a hat" in order to win
* Stunt; Craig parking in the middle of the supermarket while he does his shopping, pretending that the car is a raffle prize for charity
* Ad/Trailer; Liberal Party election ad - If Labour wins, 100% of ACTU officials will be trade union members
* Sketch; Japanese TV
* Sketch; Chris taking showers and washing his car with the water stored inside a pet camel's hump, in order to beat the drought
* Election Watch; Unions
* The Fixers
o Oversize popcorn: Walking into a cinema with oversized boxes of popcorn ranging from 1 - 2m high
o Robert McClelland: Julian interrupting McClelland's speech at the University of Sydney and saying that the floor cannot take any questions today because answers may reflect Labour policy
* If Life Were a Musical; Serenading a woman who lent Andrew an umbrella in the rain
* What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week?; Lesson 24: Attitude.
o Anna Coren's Meaningless Gibberish of the Week: Double Standards
* Ad/Trailer; Parody of Kevin Rudd and John Howard's "turning off the TV" election ads on YouTube, where Andrew begins to sing a new verse to "The Eulogy Song" (about David Hookes) but is cut off in the same style as the ads
* Andrew Hansen's Closing Comment; "And remember, up next: the worm decides the outcome of Summer Heights High!"
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