Gruen (2015)

Name: Gruen
Rating: 6.5

Rating: 6.5

Synopsis

Join host Wil Anderson, stalwarts Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft and other advertising industry experts to unpick the ways we're all bought and sold.

First Air Date: 2015-09-09

Last Air Date: 2026-04-29

Number of Seasons: 12

Number of Episodes: 108

Created By: Jon Casimir, Andrew Denton

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Wil Anderson as Self - Host
Russel Howcroft as Self - Panellist
Todd Sampson as Self - Panellist

Seasons

Series 1 (2015)

Series 2 (2016)

Series 3 (2017)

Series 10 (2018)

Series 11 (2019)

Series 12 (2020)

Series 13 (2021)

Series 14 (2022)

Series 15 (2023)

Season 16 (2024)

Series 17 (2025)

Season 18 (2026)

Series 1 (2015)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pet Food (2015-09-09)

How do you sell a product like pet food, when humans never eat it? The Pitch returns & we look for the Best Local Ad of All Time.
Ep. 2: Uber & Ashley Madison (2015-09-16)

This week the panel looks at the rise of one brand, & the fall of another; controversial car-sharing app Uber; & cheating website Ashley Madison. Can an ad agency convince us we need a home grown royal family?
Ep. 3: Aldi (2015-09-23)

Brands love to be loved, but the far stranger phenomenon is when people really love brands. Enter Aldi. How does an airline advertise? Can two agencies convince us that the great Australian dream is NOT owning a home?
Ep. 4: Pope Francis (2015-09-30)

As he tours the USA, Gruen looks at Pope Francis as a brand, & all the brands who are cashing in on him; the stuffed-crust pizza wars; & a pitch to restore our faith in politicians, from the next generation of creatives.
Ep. 5: AFL & NRL Grand Finals (2015-10-07)

Gruen examines the ad breaks in the footy grand finals. Who exactly is being sold to and what's the value of being a major sponsor? Plus ad agency DDB takes the competition in house in a pitch challenge to ban divorce.
Ep. 6: Anti-advertising (2015-10-14)

The team deconstructs the latest advertising trend: anti-advertising. And they take a look at the communication around the issue of domestic and family violence including a recent ad targeted at teens.
Ep. 7: Nuclear Weapons (2015-10-21)

We look at toilet paper ads to ask why something white, square & occasionally embossed sells itself using puppies & kids; YouTube pre-rolls; & a Pitch to convince us that Australia should manufacture nuclear weapons.
Ep. 8: Multi-National Company Tax (2015-10-28)

The Gruen team talk about when sledging meets marketing - ads that go negative & what to do when your brand is in the news for the wrong reasons. Toyota, ISIS & a Pitch to convince multi-national companies to pay tax.
Ep. 9: Star Wars (2015-11-04)

The Gruen team looks at blockbusters & their merchandising; the ads that pretend to be movies - like the star-studded 16 minute film for James Packer's new casino & they look at the most expensive commercial ever made.
Ep. 10: Christmas Ads (2015-11-11)

Wil Anderson, Todd Sampson & Russel Howcroft unwrap some Christmas ads & look at their favourite ad of the year. How kids are used to sell plus two agencies show us that wrinkles can be sexy in The Pitch.