3 June
I have been told to put more effort into writing these and I promise I will do that. Starting next week. Watch Gruen. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Carolyn Miller and Renata Yannoulis.
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10 June
Ads glorious ads. The good and the bad. The big and the small. We will discuss them all. Wil Anderson, Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft are joined by Camey OāKeefe and Jessica Sutanto.
17 June
Looking for a love match? Swipe right on Gruen. Weāll treat you right. Wil Anderson, Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft are joined by Karen Ferry and Liana Rossi.
24 June
You watch us every week so this week weāve decided to take a leaf out of Appleās playbook, and watch you. And letās just say - we have notes. Wil and Russel are joined by Christina Aventi, Carolyn Miller and Renata Yannoulis.
1 July
Canāt afford to buy a house from Homeworld? Just buy a KFC box and live in that, apparently theyāre impervious to lasers. Wil and Russel are joined by Adam Ferrier, Jessica Sutanto and Lauren Zonfrillo.
I really like Gruen for the interesting discussion of advertising, but increasingly I cannot stand Wil Anderson.
I donāt find him funny, and get annoyed when he interrupts the people on the panel to make annoying jokes.
I also think Todd hates advertising now so doesnāt offer good insights. The guest panelists are often the most interesting.
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Iām glad you said something as Iāve been feeling the same thing lately. I skip over his monologue at the beginning now. Give me thoughtful chat and less jokes. Iām sick of the formula of Russell says something outrageous that Todd canāt believe that derails the chat. Whilst I love Todd, it was good to have a break from that last week.
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I wouldnāt say he hates advertising. He just doesnāt agree with a lot of the unethical practices in the industry. When Russel gets excited about something shonky heās quick to call it out as such.
As a comedian, donāt you think Wilās job is supposed to be to keep things light and make people laugh?
Yes - but I donāt think they need that job on this show.
Iād prefer a host / presenter rather than a comic
Must be doing something right for 18 seasons of Gruen though. Plus 4 seasons of The Gruen Transfer, 3 sessons of Gruen Planet, 4 seasons of Gruen Nation and 1 season of Gruen Sweat.
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The Gruen Transfer became just Gruen, and the other variants were often part of or during a series, so canāt necessarily say ā18 series PLUS x,y,zā. Suffice to say itās had close to 200 episodes over 18 years and still rates.
Thatās true but the years/seasons is all a bit muddled. The ABC lists the current 2026 season as season 18 of Gruen on iView.
But since 2008, over 19 years, the show took a break in 2014 but had two versions/seasons in 2011. So if you look at the listings from imdb there have actually been 19 seasons:
The Gruen Transfer 2008-2011 for four seasons.
Gruen Planet 2011-2013 for three seasons.
Gruen 2015-2026 for 12 seasons.
I guess the ABC have counted both seasons in 2011 as one.
Makes sense as they ran back to back in a continuous block with just a slightly shifted and broadened focus when it transitioned to Gruen Planet.
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8 July 2026
Itās the penultimate week so itās time for our annual brand battle episode. Who will win? Weāve also hired a scissor lift. Watch to find out why. Wil and Todd are joined by Karen Ferry, Dee Madigan and Lauren Zonfrillo.
15 July 2026
Itās the final episode so itās time to celebrate advertising with our own night of nights - The Grugies! Who will win? Who will make a fool of themselves? Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Christina Aventi and Camey OāKeefe.
Fergalicious.
Returning to screen in 2027.
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