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The Checkout

  • 2013 – 2018
  • Ended
  • Comedy · Documentary
  • ~30m / ep
  • 6 seasons
  • 3.3/10

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.

Latest: Series 6 · 2018

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Australia's leading - and only - satirical consumer affairs show returns with a new look and new segments as well as stories addressing all manner of consumer issues that affect your life and help save you money.

  1. E1. Episode 1

    Jan 30, 2018 · 30m

    The Checkout team reveal what's really in your daily bread; Kirsten Drysdale untangles the truth about thread count when it comes to bed sheets; Julian Morrow shows why Voltaren Osteo Gel is more slimy than the regular gel.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Feb 6, 2018 · 30m

    Alex Lee cuts through the mumbo jumbo of buying a new TV, Zoe Norton Lodge gets the buzz on Manuka Honey, and Kirsten Drysdale puts Jetstar and Omo detergent through the ringer in FU Tube.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Feb 13, 2018 · 30m

    Craig Reucassel avoids peak use to save on electricity bills, Alex Lee turns into a wine wanker and Zoe Norton Lodge tries to put her mum in a nursing home.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Feb 20, 2018 · 30m

    Home wasn't built in a day; Craig Reucassel finds out how to engage a builder, Zoe Norton Lodge on what to reject when you're expecting morning sickness and in FUTube, Scott Abbot puts Aldi's Special Buys under the microscope.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Feb 27, 2018 · 30m

    Scott Abbot discovers how crafty most craft beers are, Ben Jenkins shows you how to manage your passwords and in FU Tube, Julian Morrow wrecks the relationship between Apple and RSVP.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Mar 6, 2018 · 30m

    Scott Abbot with some super news about life insurance, Ben Jenkins runs a battery of tests and in FU Tube, Craig Reucassel on the massive airbag recall which seems full of hot air.

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