"Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures" (2001) TV series 2001-2002

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

5 August 2001 (Australia)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

Russell Coight's haphazard and inept adventuring style ensures that he is a danger to anything and anyone he meets, not to mention himself.

Plot Keywords:

Australian Outback | Tourists | Crocodile | Misadventure | Fishing Competition

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Glenn Robbins

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Russell Coight (13 episodes, 2001-2002)

Also Known As:

"All Aussie Adventures" (Australia) (short title)
"All Aussie Outback Adventures" (Australia) (working title)

Runtime:

22 min (13 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Cooktown Hotel, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

Company:

Big Buckle Management

Trivia:

The idea for the show came from a series of skits from "The Late Show" (1992) entitled "Wallaby Jack".

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: There is a running gag through out the serious of deliberate continuity and factual errors. For example when two people go to shake hands there is a cut to a close up shot of two hands shaking, but it always the same clip no matter who we see about to shake hands.

Quotes:

Russell Coight: The outback is a dangerous place and I should know, I've injured myself out there. All I have to say is two words. Be ware.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Way It Is

A clever, light-hearted comedy in the Australian Outback

Glenn Robbin's alter-ego, Russell Coight, has risen to stardom with this series of adventures through the Australian outback. He (Robbins) had previously graced our screens with such mildly entertaining shows as Fast Forward, Full Fontal, Jimeoin and the hit movie Lantana, but this gave him the opportunity to carry a show on his own, and he passed that test with flying colours, showing us just how funny he can be when he is able to bask in his own bumbling idiot forum. All Aussie Adventures is a clever parody of the all-too-familiar outback survival documentaries often screened on Australian TV, Christopher Guest goes outback I guess you could say. The show relies heavily on slapstick comedy and Glenn Robbin's comic timing; and he pulls off both successfully. Doing a mockumentary series like this was always going to be a big risk, but when you consider the writing genius behind the show (The D-Generation/Working Dog -- the writers also responsible for such movies as The Castle and The Dish), the show was always going to be funny. Admittedly, this is not always funny, it's sometimes crude and often predictable, but if you do enjoy the comedy stylings of The D-Gen and the subtle ability Glenn Robbins possesses, then this is definitely for you.