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If you want to know what the hell we’re talking about during I Don’t Buy It this week, check out this ad.

Once you’ve seen that, have a look at what our mates at the Chaser had to say about it*.

It’s not hard to see why so many people are angry about it. Not the people in the ads, however. They’re really happy. Maybe it’s because they just got paid for being in an ad. Of course next time they get paid for being in an ad they won’t get paid nearly as much. That is when they will realise what they’ve done. How are they going to live with themselves then?

^{* They’re not really our mates but we’re sure they’d like us if they met us.}

No, it’s nothing about the mysterious series of numbers in Lost – I just thought I’d post the details from that call for entries:

Hey guys if you or someone you know wants to find that lucky guy or gal, send an email with details to contestant@wtfn.com.au to be in a “perfect match” style show that will be done out of melbourne (sic)

I’m not sure what’s going on with this dude’s SHIFT key but you get the drift.

If you do happen to send in your details to see if you can get on this sure-to-be-zany show, shoot us an email to let us know. Maybe we’ll even get you in for a chat to tell us about your experiences.

I tracked down the web site for these guys and they do quite a bit of local production of infotainment titles – including Melbourne Woman, which we mentioned in a previous show, and, I think, everything that Coxy from the Roxy is involved with on-air at the moment.

Now that I think of it, an old friend of mine was doing some producing for Bread, the last time I checked, and we might get her in for a chat too…

Congratulations to Chad who won the first ever Boxcutters quiz.

There are still 4 hours left before entries close on the current quiz.

The questions were:

Which two sitcoms produced more episodes than the Simpsons have thus far?
Who plays the voice of Groundskeeper Willy on the Simpsons?

Email your answers to hooray@boxcutters.net and you could win yourself a boxcutters t-shirt.

Something we forgot to mention on the show this week – though we did run it in the blog – was the passing of Don Adams – Maxwell Smart.

Australian audiences aren’t generally aware that Get Smart actually returned to the airwaves in the mid-90s. It only ran 7 episodes and didn’t rate particularly well. Don Adams reprised his role as Maxwell Smart but, through the pattern of the most inept workers getting all the promotions, he was the chief of Control. However, he wasn’t the main character in this reincarnation of the classic series. Instead, Andy Dick played Zach Smart – son of Max and 99 – as the main character, and just couldn’t carry the series in the end.

All of that is a roundabout way to introduce something I found with Andy Dick. Check it out here

My favourite Simpsons related website: The Simpsons Archive: www.snpp.com. A lot of great stuff there.

And the both amusing and insulting site for the I mentioned in the show for those who don’t like the new style of packaging: www.simpsonsbox.com

More to come to back up my “it’s time to go” stance.

Our romantically fickle listener, Kerrie, writes:

I used to want to marry Brett, but now that I’ve found out about his guilty Footy Show pleasure, I think I want to marry Josh now (if he’ll dump Jennifer Love Hewitt for me). Rooly looking forward to Australian Princess, by the way (I’ll even hold your hand while you weep over Jackie O)

Speaking of The Footy Show and guilty pleasures, one of you guys really should talk about Blokesworld. This show needs a comment from a bloke’s perspective.

We’ll make every effort to check out Blokesworld before the next show and give it our two cents.

Unlike Danny Bonaduce, Josh has a 3 date minimum before agreeing to marriage.

Betsy, a Californian listener, writes:

As you all but mentioned at the beginning of Episode 1, I didn’t think your show would make much sense to me, since I watch no television, let alone Australian television. I have, though, thoroughly enjoyed your ad-bashing segments so far, especially since I don’t have to watch the ads you describe.

One of our listeners, Chad writes:

I couldn’t believe there was a time when channel 9 didn’t use the balls on their logo, but I googled them, and sure enough you guys were right. (http://austvhistory3.tripod.com/Nine/nine.htm). Meanwhile, I remember the ‘still the one’ tag from watching kids shows in the early 80s, so that could be due for a change.

Unfortunately there isn’t a Dancing With The Stars: Strictly Backstage site but it is worth checking out the photo of Daryl to wonder at how they made him taller than his co-host.

The Posture Alert will surely traumatise your kids.

The Footy Show will surely traumatise your kids.

BlackJack: In the Money promised a lot more than it actually delivered. (Erratum)

My Name Is Earl begins on NBC at 9:00pm Tuesday nights or a little bit later on your hard drive. (Stay tuned for torrent links)

8:00pm on Thursdays on UPN you can see Everybody Hates Chris or a bit later on your hard drive. (Stay tuned for torrent links)

Don’t forget you can email us hooray@boxcutters.net.

No doubt Naomi could cause some damage with her language and she does have that impenetrable layer of make-up as protection but Ray has the hair-el-met and his sincerity-smile super-power.

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