The Checkout

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.

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Comedy
Documentary
Created By

First Aired on

Mar 21, 2013

6 seaons till Apr 17, 2018

Popularity: 5.3519
3 votes
Networks
(AU)
Production

Giant Dwarf Productions (AU)Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (AU)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Episode 12

Seasons & episodes

Total 6 seasons, 80 episodes

Series 1

Aired

10 Episodes
  • Episode 1Episode 130 min

    - 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 2Episode 230 min

    - 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 3Episode 330 min

    - Returning goods - Restaurants - Salty Cereals - Sea Life - As A Guilty Mum: Germs - Road Testing Electric Cars - F.U Tube

  • Episode 4Episode 430 min

    - 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 5Episode 530 min

    - 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

Crew & Team

Jo Wathen

Executive Producer

Martin Robertson

Producer

Julian Morrow

Executive Producer

Nick Murray

Executive Producer

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