Gruen

We improve urine with Swisse vitamins, improve smiles with Colgate's purple goo and improve scabbing off parents with Wise. Plus, we try to save Big W. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Jessica Sutanto and Lauren Zonfrillo.

Tonight on Gruen, we get lost in Aldi and buy a bottle of CLR, a packet of talking crumpets and the latest must-have fashion accessory - a water bottle. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Karen Ferry and Renata Yannoulis.

This week on Gruen: we track your every move to keep you safe. We ask if Telstra has made the most annoying ad ever? Plus we try the syringe-based diet. We've never felt better! Wil Anderson, Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft are joined by Christina Aventi and Dee Madigan.

This week on Gruen, we throw on our White Fox hoodies, give Allianz the bird and convince our friends to help us build IKEA furniture. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Kiranpreet Kaur Dhillon and Liana Rossi.

Tonight on Gruen, we solve the mystery of the new KFC logo, join the latest collectable craze and get high... on running. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Renata Yannoulis and Lauren Zonfrillo.

We look at the ad that made you scream 'crikey' and ask if the new Bankwest ads are the Bankworst. Plus our first ever audience suggested pitch. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Karen Ferry and Camey O'Keefe.

Spriggy NABs our pocket money, Allianz goes for gold and the panel goes full Speedo. Plus a pitch for Compulsory Organ Donation. Wil is joined by Todd Sampson, Lauren Zonfrillo, Carolyn Miller and Russel Howcroft.

Telstra has a new ad, Crocs become cool, Telstra has a new ad, Extra puts gum to our heads, and Telstra has a lot of new ads. Plus a pitch to Buy Nothing. Joining Wil and Russel are Emily Taylor, Adam Ferrier and Dee Madigan.

Twisties wants you to vote in a cheesy by-election, Virgin's TikToks are making you late and LG launches a knock knock fridge. Wil is joined by Camey O'Keefe, Christina Aventi, Jasmin Bedir and Russel Howcroft.

Garnier shouts a round for your hair, influencers are going grey, Suzuki trip through time and one ad challenges our assumptions. Wil is joined by Todd Sampson, Kiranpreet Kaur Dhillon, Karen Ferry and Russel Howcroft.

Hubbl & Andy prove a Hubbler's work is never through, Michael Hill goes from shoppingtown to tinseltown & Smiths Chips release a pack of dogs. Wil is joined by Todd Sampson, Lauren Zonfrillo, Liana Rossi and Russel Howcroft.

Gruen is back and everybody's Hubblin'. We have ads that make us want to scream and Kia has a campaign ready for the hall of fame. Ute beauty. Wil is joined by Todd Sampson, Camey O'Keefe and Karen Ferry.

Just when you thought you were safe while you slept, brands are jumping into our beds. Plus the world is flipping out over Sam Kerr. Wil is joined by Todd Sampson, Dee Madigan, Sunita Gloster and Russel Howcroft.

The panel goes plastic fantastic as brand Barbie's wildest dreams come true. Plus can job search advertising inspire the employed? Wil is joined by Todd Sampson, Camey O'Keefe, Milla McPhee and Russel Howcroft.

Our panelists checkout how supermarkets are milking the cost of living crisis. Plus the Aussie toilet paper brand that's flush with cash. Wil Anderson is joined by Todd Sampson, Liana Rossi, Sunita Gloster and Karen Ferry.

This week, the punts at sports betting companies are backing themselves to beat new rules and the panel takes a look at a very racy eye test. Wil is joined by Todd Sampson, Camey O'Keefe, Emily Taylor and Carolyn Miller.

Gruen is back to run over the influx of American pick up trucks and blow smoke in the face of teen vaping. Plus a pitch for Gen Z to hail the King. Wil is joined by Todd Sampson, Dee Madigan, Christina Aventi and Karen Ferry.

Pet food is going gourmet. We'll roll up a newspaper and bop advertisers on the nose. And can bad reviews sell a product? Find out on our 1-star show. Wil and Todd are joined by Adam Ferrier, Karen Ferry and Lauren Zonfrillo.

We've changed our undies. How do modern briefs brands sell to you? Plus, the other hardware store declares war on the other, other hardware store. Wil and Todd are joined by Dee Madigan, Priya Patel and Christina Aventi.

How the servo pumps us full of ads. The Pitch asks if it's okay to lie to kids. Plus a look at the latest campaign to stop violence against women. Wil and Russel are joined by Adam Ferrier, Annie O'Rourke, and Camey O'Keefe.

Gruen is back for a brand new season. Will Top Gun 2 put military recruitment in cruise control? How does ASIO sell the spy life? And sex toys have a new vibe. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Dee Madigan and Karen Ferry.

Tech companies want you to buy now and pay, and pay, and pay. Plus the risky business of selling sunglasses - is it a bright future or shady deals? Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Karen Ferry and Kirsty Muddle.

What happens when the biggest band in the world teams up with a smaller brand like McDonald's? Plus we unbottle how we're sold water. Wil, Todd, and Russel are joined by Karen Ferry and Pia Chaudhuri.

Facebook goes meta, car companies go electric and an insurance company dances into international controversy. Plus a pitch worthy of the silver screen. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Christina Aventi and Sunita Gloster.

We're paying out online gambling. Plus the Pitch makes an each-way bet on abolishing the states. And when did fresh ads for fresh breath get so extra? Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Carolyn Miller and Dee Madigan.

We unbox the world of online delivery and unravel the breakfast of your nightmares. Our pitch agencies take on the challenge of homeschooling. Wil, Todd, and Russel are joined by Christina Aventi and Karen Ferry.

We return with a jab at the vaccine rollout. The Pitch gets a shot in the arm, and The Simpsons are on the catwalk for Balenciaga - as if they need the D'oh. Wil is joined by Todd, Russel, Dee Madigan and Sunita Gloster.

What's cooked about the way we're sold chook? Can telcos fight conspiracies with a 5G-up? And a pitch to save or end the arts. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Priya Patel and Sunita Gloster.

How do you sell beer in a year that drives you to drink? We didn't know why billboards were telling us to 'LOOK UP', so we looked it up. Joining Wil, Todd and Russel are Dee Madigan and Nitsa Lotus.

How Tourism Australia sells us to ourselves. Big Mac, Big Jack and the big legal stoush. Plus the pitch cancels and uncancels cancel culture. Joining Wil, Todd and Russel are Karen Ferry and Sunita Gloster.

We find out what's on in the Bunnings Warehouse and put the boot into RM Williams. Plus a musical pitch dedicated to our frontline workers. Joining Wil, Todd and Russel are Carolyn Miller and Priya Patel.

How a pandemic fell into soap's hands, brands giving thanks and can a bushfire campaign go too far? Plus the Pitch saves journalism, unless that's fake news. Joining Wil, Todd and Russel is Christina Aventi and Emily Taylor.

Gruen is back and putting Coronavirus messaging to the test without shoving a swab up your nose. And why is TikTok advertising on the telly? Also, what's TikTok? Plus a pitch to either love or ditch the office.

Brandspiration, domestic tourism and how your state sells itself, the PR crisis engulfing spring racing season and a Pitch for and against Halloween. Wil is joined by Todd, Russel, Karen Ferry and Carolyn Miller.

Wil and the team look at milkvertising: how dairy and alternative milks are vying to fill our cups. Plus books as brands, the marketing marathon that was the INEOS 1:59 Challenge and It's Fix it or Bin it on The Pitch.

Overly melodramatic ads, the volatile influencer economy and brands wading into mental health. Plus, it's retail vs online shopping on The Pitch. Joining Wil, Todd and Russel are Christina Aventi and Rebecca Bezzina.

Wil and the team look at the Spring Racing advertising offensive, the department store death rattle and Big Vitamin. Plus a Pitch to convince Christians to become atheists and atheists to believe in God.

The Gruen team look at the advertising aftermath of the royal commission: how the big, small and online financial institutions are banking on an image change. Plus KFC's very quiet re-rebrand and the Pitch tackles over 65s.

Gruen takes a deep dive into supermarket collectables, Google's new campaign and a Pitch persuading meat eaters to go vegan and vegans to eat meat. Joining Wil, Todd and Russel are Dee Madigan and Karen Ferry.

How do you sell something a quarter of a million Australians have ditched in the past year: health insurance. An IKEA ad that's almost as baffling as its store layouts and a Pitch to save the humble bee. Joining Wil, Todd and Russel are Dee Madigan and Lauren Fried.

This week on Gruen, we pull back the covers on mattresses and find out how sleep is being sold and disrupted. A confronting animal rights campaign. Plus a Pitch to reposition the art of cheating.

The race to trace your saliva - the booming business of DNA testing. Selling gossip magazines in the aftermath of the Royal Wedding and Rebel Wilson. Plus, a Pitch for a compulsory parental payback scheme.

Gruen looks at the changing face of pharmacies - how the humble chemist became a $16 billion industry? Why are so many celebrities flogging fragrances? A Pitch to boycott the Royal Wedding; David Warner's redemption tour.

Wil Anderson, Russel Howcroft and Todd Sampson analyse Facebook's new ad campaign, a company in crisis and the evolution of Brand Zuckerberg. Plus selling Australia to the USA and a pitch to shut down the internet.

How are the big banks selling themselves during the royal commission? Will Coke No Sugar reverse sliding soft drink sales? Ads that murder our favourite songs, and a Pitch to make Australia the USA's 51st State.

Amazon is coming, so what are Aussie retailers doing to defend themselves? A Pitch to rehabilitate the image of the creepy clown. Plus we look at McHappy Day - when charity and brands collide.

This week: something we consume 15.9 million of a day & barely advertise: eggs; why BHP is banging on about superannuation & a Pitch to convince men to go to the doctor. Plus a mind-boggling ad that couldn't get made in 2017.

How banks are slashing ATM fees while still cashing in; Aussie toy Shopkins & the business of selling shopping to kids; what's going on in betting ads & a Pitch to push for politicians to be born overseas.

How brands are hijacking the same-sex postal vote. Ads that attempt to fix racism using comedy. Plus a Pitch for a one house policy, the science of marketing and more ads you couldn't make in 2017.

How to sell online dating when the product is you. A new Apple Watch campaign which is a matter of life & death. The Pitch smashes brand avocado & a look at who we were & how far we've come in Ads You Couldn't Make in 2017.

Gruen returns to ask: How do you sell the NBN, why big companies are bashing hipsters and the weird advertising trend of rapid ageing. A Pitch to convince North Korea to aim somewhere else and Ads You Couldn't Make in 2017.

On Gruen this week: how to sell sugar - a product consumers don't find so sweet anymore. Plus the rise of awareness campaigns; a Pitch to pave the Great Barrier Reef and the never-ending toothpaste arms race.

Gruen is back to find out why we buy what we buy. And why the ads on the side of our internet browser want us to buy more. Wil, Russel, Todd & a team of new & familiar faces will deconstruct the advertising landscape.

The panel talks superannuation & showers; a Fitness First campaign that goes beyond the gym & into the bathroom; we prosecute brands for crimes against language; The Pitch tries to bring civility back to the Internet.

We pick over the bones of the Census Fail; why there hasn't been an Australian organ donation ad in a year; the clich's & repetition in Olympic ads; the Pitch to convince us that Bronze medals are better than Gold.

Wil, Russel, Todd and the panel will determine who gets marketing gold. We'll talk mascots, the census & why the US Lotto is advertised in Australia. The Pitch will try to sell Tasmania to China.

Gruen returns to lift the lid on coffee ads, Telstra's outage crisis & new campaign. We talk hashtag crimes & head to Canada for new segment What Would Justin Do? The Pitch tries to convince US citizens to hand in their guns.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.