Gruen
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 1 episode found for "Gruen".
Sep 27, 2026
Australian Prime Time Episode 5: 2000-2009
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20:16James ManningHOST
Okay, let's go on to light entertainment.
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20:19James ManningHOST
The Gruen transfer was an unlikely hit, perhaps, for the ABC.
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20:25James ManningHOST
Talking heads, talking about TV ads.
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20:27James ManningHOST
But it really took off, didn't it?
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20:29Andrew MercadoHOST
Well, it's the one thing you weren't allowed to ever do under the ABC under any circumstances.
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20:34Andrew MercadoHOST
You know, and here's a TV show now still going to this day, and I think still one of the funniest shows on TV.
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20:40Andrew MercadoHOST
I still sit there and make an appointment to watch Gruen every week.
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20:44Andrew MercadoHOST
Will Anderson and Russell Howcroft and Todd Sampson, the interplay between them before they even start talking about the ads is always so hilarious.