The Gruen Transfer - Complete Series 1-4 - 9-DVD Box Set ( The Gruen Box Set ) ( The Gruen Transfer - Complete Collection (Series One to Four) )

The Gruen Transfer - Complete Series 1-4 - 9-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Gruen Box Set
Alternate Title: The Gruen Transfer - Complete Collection (Series One to Four)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
1677 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 - 2011 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Mark FitzGerald

Written By:
Andrew Denton
Jon Casimir

Actors:
Wil Anderson ..... Himself - Host (37 episodes, 2008-2011)
Russel Howcroft ..... Himself - Panellist / ... (37 episodes, 2008-2011)
Todd Sampson ..... Himself - Panellist / ... (37 episodes, 2008-2011)
Dan Gregory ..... Himself - Panellist / ... (12 episodes, 2008-2011)
Jane Caro ..... Herself - Panellist / ... (10 episodes, 2008-2011)
Dee Madigan ..... Herself / ... (10 episodes, 2008-2011)
Bridget Taylor ..... Herself - Panellist / ... (8 episodes, 2008-2011)
Matt Eastwood ..... Himself - Panellist / ... (7 episodes, 2008-2010)
Carolyn Miller ..... Herself / ... (6 episodes, 2009-2011)
Rowan Dean ..... Himself / ... (5 episodes, 2008-2011)
Annabel Crabb ..... Herself - Panellist (4 episodes, 2010)
Neil Lawrence ..... Himself - Panellist (4 episodes, 2010)
John Hewson ..... Himself - Panellist (4 episodes, 2010)
Bram Williams ..... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jeremy Nicholas ..... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2010-2011)

Synopsis:

The Gruen Transfer is a fast funny show about advertising. Hosted by the inimitable Will Anderson who is backed by a panel of industry experts The Gruen Transfer decodes and defuses the commercial messages that swirl through our lives. After four successful years The Gruen Transfer came to an end in 2011. This DVD box set contains all four series of the hit show plus Gruen Nation - the special series which decoded the 2010 Federal Election.
Season 1
Beer
Undies
Banks
Chocolate
Four Wheel Drives
Feminine Hygeiene
Road Safety
Phone Companies
Skincare
Cannes Winning Ads

Season 2
Australia
Oral Care
Bottled Water
Petrol
Weight Loss
Breakfast Cereal
Tobacco
Yourself

Season 3
Cleaning Products
The FIFA World Cup
MasterChef
Deodorant
3D Television
Non-Drinking
Gruen Nation 1
Gruen Nation 2
Gruen Nation 3
Gruen Nation 4
Milk
Shaving
Religion
Insurance
Infomercials
Airlines

Season 4
Supermarkets
Banks: Revisited
Animal Cruelty
Condoms
Snack Bars
Billboards
Shampoo
Sportsbetting

Season 1
Beer
S1, Ep1
May 28, 2008

Undies
S1, Ep2
Jun. 4, 2008

Banks
S1, Ep3
Jun. 11, 2008
What's It For? Awareness Campaign "Look Out for Cyclist Moonwalking Bear" How Do You Sell? Banks The Pitch: Making Celibacy Sexy Ad Of The Week: Tahoe - An American Revolution.

Chocolate
S1, Ep4
Space Invaders: Bumvertising How Do You Sell? Chocolate The Pitch: Democrats Ad Of The Week: Head and Shoulders.

Four Wheel Drives
S1, Ep5
What's Wrong With This Ad? Pedigree Dental Pebble How Do You Sell? Four-Wheel-Drives The Pitch: Plastic Bags Ad Of The Week: Online Sex Trafficking.

Feminine Hygeiene
S1, Ep6
Jan. 1, 2008
What's It For? Gali The Alligator How Do You Sell? Feminine Hygiene The Pitch: Child Labour Ad Of The Week: Ricky Pointing "Endorsinator".

Road Safety
S1, Ep7
Jan. 1, 2008
Endorse Me: Road Safety How Do You Sell? Road Safety Ads The Pitch: Invade NZ Ad Of The Week: "Shouty Ads".

Phone Companies
S1, Ep8
Jan. 1, 2008
How Do You Sell? Phone Companies The Pitch: Global Warming Ad Of The Week: Will It Blend?

Skincare
S1, Ep9
Jan. 1, 2008
What's Wrong With This Ad? The Back Up How Do You Sell: Skincare The Pitch: Buy Nothing Ad Of The Week: Cover Girl Ad.

Cannes Winning Ads
S1, Ep10
Jan. 1, 2008
What's Wrong With This Ad? Cheerios Cannes: Looked at Cannes Winning Ads from 2008 The Pitch: Anti-Tourism Ad Of The Week: Football Superstar.

Season 2
Australia
S2, Ep1
Mar. 18, 2009

Oral Care
S2, Ep2
Mar. 25, 2009

Bottled Water
S2, Ep3
Apr. 1, 2009

Petrol
S2, Ep4
Apr. 8, 2009

Weight Loss
S2, Ep5
Apr. 15, 2009

Breakfast Cereal
S2, Ep6
Apr. 22, 2009

Tobacco
S2, Ep7
May 20, 2009

Yourself
S2, Ep8
May 6, 2009
The How Do You Sell segment looks at Chief Executive Officers who have appeared in ads for their companies.

Season 3
Cleaning Products
S3, Ep1
Jun. 16, 2010

The FIFA World Cup
S3, Ep2
Jun. 23, 2010

MasterChef
S3, Ep3
Jun. 30, 2010

Deodorant
S3, Ep4

3D Television
S3, Ep5
Jul. 14, 2010

Non-Drinking
S3, Ep6
Jul. 21, 2010

Gruen Nation 1
S3, Ep7
Jul. 28, 2010
The first of a four-part spin-off series reviewing the week's events in the campaigns of the 2010 Australian federal election, and uncovering the strategies and tricks used by the political parties to get their messages out and influence the voters.

Gruen Nation 2
S3, Ep8
Unknown
Reviewing the week's events in the campaigns of the 2010 Australian federal election, and uncovering the strategies and tricks used by the political parties to get their messages out and influence the voters.

Gruen Nation 3
S3, Ep9
Aug. 11, 2010
The third of a four-part spin-off series reviewing the week's events in the campaigns of the 2010 Australian federal election, and uncovering the strategies and tricks used by the political parties to get their messages out and influence the voters.

Gruen Nation 4
S3, Ep10
Aug. 18, 2010
The final of a four-part spin-off series reviewing the week's events in the campaigns of the 2010 Australian federal election, and uncovering the strategies and tricks used by the political parties to get their messages out and influence the voters.

Milk
S3, Ep11
Aug. 25, 2010

Shaving
S3, Ep12
Sep. 1, 2010

Religion
S3, Ep13
Sep. 8, 2010

Insurance
S3, Ep14
Sep. 15, 2010

Infomercials
S3, Ep15
Sep. 22, 2010

Airlines
S3, Ep16
Sep. 29, 2010

Season 4
Supermarkets
S4, Ep1
Aug. 3, 2011
The How Do You Sell segment looks at supermarkets. In The Pitch, two advertising agencies from Sydney in Melbourne try to sell us making their city the new national capital. The Government's advertisements for the carbon tax come under the microscope in the Ad Crunch segment.

Banks: Revisited
S4, Ep2
Aug. 10, 2011
The How Do You Sell segment looks at Australia's "big four" banks. In The Pitch, two advertising agencies try to sell us lowering the legal drinking age to 16. The Ad Crunch segment looks at a fake Skittles ad that went viral when it was released on YouTube.

Animal Cruelty
S4, Ep3
Aug. 17, 2011
The How Do You Sell segment looks at animal cruelty. In The Pitch, two advertising agencies try to sell us bottled air. The Ad Crunch segment looks at Tontine's latest pillow commercial campaign.

Condoms
S4, Ep4
Aug. 24, 2011

Snack Bars
S4, Ep5
Aug. 31, 2011
The 'How Do You Sell' segment looks at snack bars. 'In The Pitch', two advertising agencies try to sell us the idea that Facebook is uncool. The 'Ad Crunch' segment looks at KFC's premium Signature Burger range sold by Darren Simpson.

Billboards
S4, Ep6
Sep. 7, 2011

Shampoo
S4, Ep7
Sep. 14, 2011

Sportsbetting
S4, Ep8
Sep. 21, 2011

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