Julian Morrow
Himself
The Checkout (2013)
Series 3
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.
Released March 21, 2013
Episode 30 min
10+
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, News
Keywords: tmdb.satire, tmdb.consumerism, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.consumer-affairs, imdb.non-fiction
Production Companies: Giant Dwarf Productions, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder
Network: ABC TV
S3E1 - Episode 1
Kirsten Drysdale does a clinical trial on clinical trials in the beauty industry, and Craig Reucassel asks what happens if your car turns out to be a lemon... or a donkey.
April 9, 2015, midnight
S3E2 - Episode 2
Julian Morrow looks at the fine print on private parking fines and Ben Jenkins drinks the kool-aid that comes with sports drinks and asks if they’re really worth it.
April 16, 2015, midnight
S3E3 - Episode 3
Craig Reucassel looks at car financing plans and how much you’ll really pay, while Kirsten discovers she’s not related to Denise Drysdale, despite what the internet says.
April 23, 2015, midnight
S3E4 - Episode 4
Kirsten Drysdale brings us up-to-date with the latest bogus developments in milk marketing and Alex Lee examines who really owns the books and other digital media you buy online.
April 30, 2015, midnight
S3E5 - Episode 5
Ben Jenkins gets back to nature, Zoë Norton Lodge finds out why money transfers take so long to process, and Hannah Reilly exercises extreme caution about new car add-ons.
May 7, 2015, midnight
S3E6 - Episode 6
Julian plays The Price Is Right. Consumer edition! And Craig has an expensive groundhog day, thanks to financial commissions.
May 21, 2015, midnight
S3E7 - Episode 7
'Checkout Chumps' investigates Premium SMS as Julian Morrow joins the Not Appy club and Zoë Norton Lodge shows us what the song and dance is with Arbonne direct marketing.
May 28, 2015, midnight
S3E8 - Episode 8
Zoë Norton Lodge looks at which pet foods are Best In Chow with guest stars Cat Stevens and Rene Descat; Kirsten Drysdale gets taken for a ride when examining rip-offs in the hire car industry.
June 4, 2015, midnight
S3E9 - Episode 9
Ben Jenkins dips his toes into TV streaming and shows you the ins and outs of all the new video on demand services competing with the ABC for your precious eyeballs.
June 11, 2015, midnight
S3E10 - Episode 10
Kirsten Drysdale retreats from mental health retreats and The Guilty Mum throws a party.
June 18, 2015, midnight
S3E11 - Episode 11
Ben Jenkins gives low carb beers the once over, and then a twice over to be sure; Alex Lee takes a cleansing look at detox diets.
June 25, 2015, midnight
S3E12 - Episode 12
Craig shows what they pump into Pump water, Alex finds out what a NutriBullet does to facts and Hannah cracks the whip on leather.
July 2, 2015, midnight
Network: ABC TV
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 2400 min.
Released: March 21, 2013
Last Air Date: April 17, 2018, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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