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Bogan Hunters
GenreDocumentary comedy
Presented byPaul Fenech
Opening theme"Bogan Hunters"
by Heaven the Axe
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc.adverts)
Original release
Network7mate (Australia)[1]
TV2 (New Zealand)[2]
Release13 May 2014 (2014-05-13) –
present

Bogan Hunters is a popular Australian comedy reality television series created by Paul Fenech for Seven Network's 7mate. The series provides an in-depth look into Australia's bogan subculture, as the Bogan Hunters traverse the nation looking for Australia's greatest bogan. The show first aired on Australia's 7mate on 13 May 2014 and on New Zealand's TV2 on 14 October 2014.[3] The finale of season 1 aired on 15 July 2014 in Australia and on 9 December 2014 in New Zealand.

On 8 February 2015, two Bogan Hunters specials aired titled "Summernats And The Hunt For The Great Aussie Hoon" and "Bathurst Conspiracy".[4]

Overview

The show follows the adventures of 'boganologist' Pauly Fenech, Shazza and Kev the Kiwi as they travel around Australia in search of the nation's greatest bogan, tapping into a growing interest and fascination in Australia's unique version of the subculture.[5][6][7] Their quest takes them to all of Australia's states and territories, except for the ACT, revealing the diversity of bogan culture throughout the nation.[8] After searching in many regions with significant bogan populations, seven of the finest bogans down under are selected by a panel of eight celebrity judges to compete in a Bogan Grand Final in Sydney, where criteria such as appearance, attitude and sex appeal are measured. The winners of the 2014 showdown are granted a "Golden Thong Award", and a beer keg laden "Aussie pride 'Straya' ute" or a makeover.[9] Series 1 focused on suburban bogans, located about 20 minutes drive from the center of Australia's largest cities.[10]

Many of the shows' main characters and judges have previously appeared in the SBS television series Pizza, Swift and Shift Couriers and Housos.

Outcomes

Tasmania

Tasmania was named the 'bogan capital of Australia' with Taswegians earning four spots in the final.[11][12] This prompted a response from Luke Martin, CEO of Tourism Industry Council Tasmania, who affirmed that Tasmanians are friendly, down to earth and want people to share their stories and if that makes them bogans, so be it.[12] On the island of Tasmania, half the population has literacy and/or numeracy difficulties, and the unemployment rate is higher than it is in mainland Australia.[13][14]

The producers of Bogan Hunters wanted to interview Bertrant Cadert, the Mayor of the Municipality of Glamorgan Spring Bay about the controversy surrounding the word bogan, after he labeled the residents of Triabunna as "the most bogan of bogans" using the word in a derogatory sense.[15] Cadert declined the interview.[15]

The show has become a part of Tasmanian culture, with "Bogan Hunters" being the 11th most popular search term on Google in 2014 for users from Tasmania.[16]

Australian culture

The show, while light hearted and presented in a comedic fashion, accurately documents the widespread extent and manifestations of the real bogan culture in Australia.[17][18]

There is no pretence, you are what you are, it's a very honest way of living. You don't try to be what you're not. A lot of bogans (who) have had hard knocks in life are still smiling. To me that taps into the best part of Australian character — the humour, the honesty, the ability to laugh at ourselves.

— Paul Fenech, News Limited.[19]

Fat Pizza vs. Housos

Some of the show's finalists appeared in the 2014 motion picture Fat Pizza vs. Housos, which began showing in Australian cinemas on 27 November 2014.[20][21]

Production

When asked about the production of the series and if the participants were enthusiastic about the project, producer Paul Fenech stated:

There are people who do classify themselves as bogans so I thought it would be a laugh because a lot of them are great characters. There's an optimism and an honesty and there's a real bogan culture and they seem cool with it. Sometimes we would drive to a suburb, get out and we'd be flocked by a range of different bogans. And then we'd just find the most obvious bogan and follow them around. There's maybe 2 per cent jokes in the show … and the rest of it is all real.

— Paul Fenech, Sydney Morning Herald.[22]

Reviews

The show was praised by critics such as Scott Ellis and Louise Rugendyke from The Sydney Morning Herald's 'The Guide'.[23][24] They have speculated that some of the characters could use a little more help than is afforded to them, highlighting the importance of shining the spotlight on them.[24]

Reception

The 9:30pm premiere of Bogan Hunters on 7mate rated 390,000 mainland capital city viewers and 589,000 viewers Australia wide, making it the highest-rating entertainment program ever to screen on the three-year-old digital channel and the second highest rating show to date.[25][26] It lead in multichannel ratings for the night, far ahead of shows such as Parenthood on Seven Network's primary channel.[1] The second episode was slightly higher with 393,000 mainland capital city viewers, and was also the night's highest rating program on a multichannel.[27]

Season 1 of Bogan Hunters enjoyed more viewers than many other Australian comedies of its era, such as the ABC's Jonah from Tonga, which later screened on HBO in the United States and BBC Three in the United Kingdom.[28][29]

Season 1 (2014)

No. Original air Multichannel Ranking (Australia) Australian viewers New Zealander viewers
1 13 May 2014 1 589,000[22]
2 20 May 2014 1 554,000[30]
3 27 May 2014 1 321,000[31]
4 3 June 2014 1 341,000[32]
5 10 June 2014 15 247,000[33]
6 17 June 2014 < 20 193,000[34]
7 24 June 2014 15 248,000[35]
8 1 July 2014 < 20 191,000[36]
9 8 July 2014 2 325,000[37]
10 15 July 2014 9 232,000[38]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired iTunes release DVD release DVD features
Season premiere Season finale + New unreleased footage Region 4 +
1 10 13 May 2014 15 July 2014 15 July 2014[39] 17 July 2014[40][41]
  • 2 Discs
  • Raw and Uncut
  • Running time: 244 minutes[42]
  • Extras
  • Over 25 minutes of additional mini episodes

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

No.TitleDirected byOriginal air dateConsolidated Australian viewers (Mainland Capitals)
1"Episode 1"Paul Fenech13 May 2014 (2014-05-13)
2"Episode 2"Paul Fenech20 May 2014 (2014-05-20)
3"Episode 3"Paul Fenech27 May 2014 (2014-05-27)
4"Episode 4"Paul Fenech3 June 2014 (2014-06-03)
5"Episode 5"Paul Fenech10 June 2014 (2014-06-10)
6"Episode 6"Paul Fenech17 June 2014 (2014-06-17)
7"Episode 7"Paul Fenech24 June 2014 (2014-06-24)
8"Episode 8"Paul Fenech1 July 2014 (2014-07-01)
9"Episode 9"Paul Fenech8 July 2014 (2014-07-08)
10"Episode 10"Paul Fenech15 July 2014 (2014-07-15)

Cast and Characters

Main

Celebrity Judges

Other

  • Davey Cooper as himself
  • Jimmy Jackson as James aka Big Wheels
  • June Dally-Watkins as herself
  • Henry Roth as himself
  • Martin Miller as Marty the Engineer[43]
  • Alex Romano as Jimmy

International broadcasting

Country Network(s)/Station(s)
 Australia (origin) 7mate
 New Zealand TV2

See also

References

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  12. ^ a b Lyons, Kate; Crane, Emily (2 July 2014). "Tasmania is the official bogan capital of Australia after four mullet-wearing men from the Apple Isle reached the final of a national competition". Daily Mail Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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  14. ^ Smith, Suzanne (20 February 2014). "Tasmanian literacy levels alarm school education experts, who call for 'significant change'". ABC News. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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  33. ^ "Tuesday 10 June". Media Spy. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  34. ^ "Tuesday 17 June". Media Spy. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  35. ^ "Tuesday 24 June". Media Spy. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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  38. ^ "Tuesday 15th July 2014". Media Spy. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  39. ^ Cite error: The named reference Episode list 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  41. ^ "Bogan Hunters; S1". Sanity. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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  43. ^ Townsend, Samantha (6 January 2014). "Grass covered car comes with its own built-in golf course". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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