The Chaser’s War on Everything: 2x21

Episode 47

* 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!”