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The Ferals PodcastAuthor: Monkey Boy, Swinny Costello & Mike Hawk
Violence. Substance abuse. Cheating to win. Welcome to Australian kids television in the 90s! Join Monkey Boy, Swinny & Mike for The Ferals Podcast an in-depth look at the Australian cult-classic childrens TV show The Ferals. Aired between 94 and 95 on the Australian Broadcasting Network (ABC), the show has since fallen into obscurity and its up to us to bring it back out of the mothballs, dammit! Listen in utter amazement as we breakdown the exploits of Rattus P. Rattus, Modigliana, Derrin and Mixy as they plot against their evil landlord Joe King, with the aid of their student friends Robbie and Leonard. Oh, theres also Keith the Koala. Hes awesome. So prepare yourself for a headfirst, one-way trip into the bizarre, violent and at times, frankly disturbing world of The Ferals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Comedy, TV & Film, TV Reviews Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Ferals: First Wrapup Part II
Sunday, 10 January, 2016
Ah sequels, where would we be without them? Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, Speed 2: Cruise Control... my life would have no meaning!In this final of our two-part wrap up show, we delve into a mega-credits segment that looks at the amazing cast and crew involved in creating The Ferals, and their other notable career highlights... well, at least those we can track down via IMDB. Some true private eye-level investigations there, folks.We also cover our best and worst episodes (thanks to the stat-master Monkey Boy), general Season 2 'awards' and overall favourite moments from the podcast itself. Oh, and Swinny totally won the fan-voted VIP award. Completely legit. What a legend.So with that being said - from Monkey Boy, Swinny and Mike - thanks for all the laughs and goodbye!Top 5 episodesS02E15 Fossil Fools, average rating 10.0S01E09 Modigliana, average rating 9.3S01E13 True Romance, average rating 9.0S02E12 Four Ferals and A Wedding, average rating 8.3S02E07 School's Out, average rating 8.3Bottom 4 episodesS01E15 Seasons Greedings, average rating 2.7S02E05 Rent A Pet, average rating 3.3S01E03 Couch Potatoes, average rating 3.7S01E07 Fifteen Seconds of Fame, average rating 3.7Most divisive episodeRatty Ratty Bang Bang, Monkey Boy rating 9, Swinny rating 6, Mike rating 3Season One vs TwoOverall average rating 6.2 +/- 2.1Season One average rating 5.9 +/- 2.2Season Two average rating 6.6 +/- 2.0Season Two is 11.7% better than season oneReviewer statsMike average rating 6.8 +/- 1.7Monkey average rating 5.8 +/- 2.2Swinny average rating 6.1 +/- 2.4Ferals Pie LyricsAbout six months agoMonkey Boy had an idea for a very peculiar showMaybe it was that nostalgia twitchChildhood feels that caused this itchOr maybe he just didn’t have a job for a whileBut when he pitched this strange ideaMike and Swinny weren’t so sincereThey wouldn’t commit to more thanThe first season, if thatNow we remember feeling lowBy Episode 3, Couch PotatoesBut our doubts faded outAs we became true fans of the show[Chorus:]So bye, bye Ferals Podcast, goodbyeDrove the listeners insane with our antics at timesWith Monkey Boy dragging Swinny & Mike,Right into a show that exemplifiesGratuitous violence and lies[Verse 1]And if Mike wrote the book of loveThen the very first line would be etched in stoneShit – you wanna grab a coffee?Still it was one effective lineGot him the girl, at least half the timeWell – maybe just the ones who spoke EnglishBut Mike was a deeply tortured soulQBasic gorillas torment him soBut the podcast exorcised He's now QBasically alive againHe was a lonely flea-ridden immigrantWearing his awesome fake Adidas pantsBut he knew it was his second chanceThe day we started the show[Chorus:]But now we’re saying bye, bye Ferals Podcast, goodbyeDrove the listeners insane with our antics at timesAnd good old Mike will curse till the day that he diesSaying 'Screw that Future Luke and his plans''Screw that Future Luke and his plans'[Outro]I met a man in OfficeworksAnd I asked him if he needed helpBut he just pointed at his headphones and shruggedThen he went to the grocery storeTo buy some tongues and seed clustersAnd other various pink dollar productsThat man’s name was Dave DobbinsBut not the famous kiwi oneAn object of obsessionSwinny’s slice of heavenAnd to the one listener we never bribedSuperfan Leigh, that awesome guyHe finally unsubscribedThe day the podcast died[Chorus:]Now we’re saying, bye, bye Ferals Podcast, goodbyeDrove the listeners insane with our antics at timesThese three men leave through the Doom Door, it'll cryScreaming 'doom door sound''doom door sound'[Chorus:]Now we’re saying, bye, bye Ferals Podcast, goodbyeDrove the listeners insane with our antics at timesNow Monkey Boy, Swinny & MikeAre saying – thanks for all the laughs and goodbye Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
