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!”