The Checkout (2013)
Synopsis
A satirical consumer affairs series which takes a no-holds-barred, irreverent and entertaining approach to explaining and exposing the ways that all of us are being ripped off. The Checkout is consumer affairs TV for the twenty first century offering a revolutionary new wonder diet of information and entertainment that’s clinically proven and 26% fat free.
Creator
Jo Wathen, Julian Morrow, Nick Murray
Network
ABC TV
Episodes
Episode 1
- Complimentary Medicines - Apple iPhone : Advertising vs Reality - If I Could Say One Thing : Catriona Lowe - Complaint Letter : Purina Cat Food - F.U. Tube : Consumers Bite Back - Product Vs Packshot : Coles Strawberries - As A Guilty Mum : Baby Bums - Parallel Consumerverse : If Toasters Were Mobile Phones - Product Tampering : Golden Circle Sunshine Punch - Meanwhile in Afghanistan - Buy Now, Pay Forever
Episode 2
- Phoney Regulations - Adventures In Fine Print : Flight Insurance - Product Tampering : Ribena Fruit Drink - Copycats - F.U. Tube - Product Vs Packshot : San Remo Lasagna - If I Could Say One Thing : Teresa Corbin - The Rational Consumer
Episode 3
- Returning goods - Restaurants - Salty Cereals - Sea Life - As A Guilty Mum: Germs - Road Testing Electric Cars - F.U Tube
Episode 4
- Milking It - Tricks of the Trade Mags - Product Tampering : Strawberry Indulgence - Parallel Consumerverse : If Groceries Were Foxtel - Funeral Plans - The Search For The Most Expensive Water - If I Could Say One Thing : Alan Kirkland - Data Mining - Product vs Packshot : Bubble O'Bill - F.U. Tube : Jetstar and Sam
Episode 5
- Chronic Pain - Swisse Vitamins - Search For The Most Expensive Wi-Fi - As A Guilty Mum : Sleep - Adventures In Fine Print : California Dreaming - Product Vs Packshot : Tom Piper Savoury - - - Mince & Vegetables - Not Appy - If I Could Say One Thing : Barry Schwartz - F.U. Tube
Episode 6
- Superfoods - Door Knockers - If I Could Say One Thing : Rod Sims - Down Down Arithmetic - Access vs Ownership - Parallel Consumerverse : If Cinemas Were Gyms - Product vs Packshot : On The Menu Double Cheeseburger - F.U. Tube
Episode 7
- Ticket Bookings - Product Vs Packshot : Palak Paneer - Spoilt For Choice : Toothpaste - Milk, White Lies & Permeate - A Load of Rubbish - As A Guilty Mum : Baby Safety - Extended Warranties - If I Could Say One Thing : Allan Fels - F.U. Tube
Episode 8
- Snack Break : Dairy Farmer's Yoghurt - Big Cosmetics In Little China - Product vs Packshot : KFC Salsa Twister - Adventures In Fine Print : Ticket Insurance - Cashback Backlash - Beat The System : Fashion Outlets - What's In A Name? - If I Could Say One Thing : Dan Ariely - Borrowing Money From Strangers - F.U. Tube
Episode 9
- Tricks of the Trade Mags - Online Terms and Conditions - Complaint Letter: Cadbury - Energy Crisis - Parallel Consumerverse: If Bread Were Houses - Snack Break: Trail Mix - If I Could Say One Thing : Fiona Guthrie - You Beauty - F.U. Tube
Episode 10
- High Tunes - Added Info : Coles Feed Your Family For $10 - As A Guilty Mum : Baby Smartness - Adventures In Fine Print : Water Leakage Insurance - The Bald Facts - Instant Roadtest - If I Could Say One Thing : Ian Jarratt - F.U. Tube Episode 10 - Why Is This Song $2.19?
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
The Checkout
Status
Ended
Seasons
6
Episodes
80
Production
Giant Dwarf Productions, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder
