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Back of the Y Masterpiece Television
- 2008 6.0 (1 votes) 2 Seasons
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Back of the Y Masterpiece Television

Overview

Back Of The Y previously known as Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television is a cult New Zealand TV series, created by Chris Stapp and Matt Heath. Featuring such memorable characters as Randy Campbell, Danny Parker, Dick Johansonson, Cindy Cockburn and Spanners Watson, the show glorified stunts and the consumption of copious amounts of alcohol. The Hollywood special episode featured Randy Campbell jumping off the back of the Y in the famous Hollywood sign. Back of the Y is centred around a mock live TV show, featuring segments such as Randy Campbell's Extreme Stunts and "Cunstables". The show was low budget and apparently filmed with amateur equipment and edited on home computers. The show description at the start of the first episode references one of the cast members and sets the agenda for the rest of the show "Phil Bruff had a dream. To make a New Zealand TV show that wasn't complete shit. He failed... Miserably!!!" The show consisted of 7 episodes of Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television and The Back Of The Y Goes To Hollywood Special. In addition to being screened upon New Zealand television, the show has been given airtime on MTV2 in the UK and on Channel V in Australia. They are also responsible for 'That Cunt Rabbit', Heck and Balls Of Steel.

Seasons

Season 0 ()

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9 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Randy Campbell's Celebrity Death Jump

Incompetent daredevil stuntman Randy Campbell has a hilarious Celebrity Death Jump Special, in which he attempts to jump his BMX over five New Zealand celebrities.

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Episode 2: The Deja Voodoo Story

Deja Voodoo – the BOTY house band who have since become a “real” band, toured with Tim Finn and released two blisteringly good singles – show up in a great mockumentary, complete with music vids, interviews and concert footage.

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Episode 3: Tim Finn - Big Wave Rider

Back Of The Y vs. Tim Finn in the music video for Big Wave Rider.

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Episode 4: Tim Finn - Death Of A Popular Song

Music video for Tim Finn's Death Of A Popular Song.

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Episode 5: Tim Finn - Underwater Mountain

The animated music video for Tim Finn's Underwater Mountain.

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Episode 6: Hasselhoff Experiment - Man In Red

Hasselhoff Experiment vs. The Back Of The Y in the music video for Man In Red.

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Episode 7: Hasselhoff Experiment - Drag Racer

Music video for the Haselhoff Experiment song Drag Racer.

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Episode 8: Arts Whole

10 episodes of Arts Whole, the quality five-minute segment from the abysmal music show Space.

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Episode 9: Vaseline Warriors 3

In 1987, in an attempt to stop men bikering and fighting, all women were executed. The plan failed. Within hours, the world was transformed into a barren wasteland leaving men bikering and fighting over the last precious resources... PORNMAGS and VASELINE!

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Season 1 ()

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1

This is an introduction to Back of the Y. The show goes in this order: -Phil Brough's dream -Intro -Introducing Randy -Constables: Checkpoint -Bottlestore Galactica: Maiden Voyage -Interview: Randy Campbell -Vaseline Warrior trailer -Feature Stunt: Randy jumps a car and a burning monkey on a BMX -Vaseline Warriors 4 -Credits complete with cast punching one another up.

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Episode 2: Episode 2 - Bullying Special

This episode provides a comical insight into bullying. It follows the life of a ""12 year old"" ginge kid as goes to a new school. The show goes in this order: -Intro -Intro to bullying -Constables: Graffiti Crimes -The Ginge: Day 1 -Real Dodgy Video: Parking Warden -The Ginge: First class at school -Interview: Randy Campbell -Danny Dares You -The Ginge: Interval -Santa Gone Mad -The Ginge: After school -Feature Stunt: Randy jumps off the Back of the Back of the Y Studio -The Ginge: Day of reckoning -Credits

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Episode 3: Episode 3 - Drugs Special

This episode is a drugs special. It follows Todd, a ""weed baked clown"" as he searches for Te Puke Thunder, the biggest bud in the world. The show goes in this order: -Intro -Live from the stunt scene -Constables: War On Weed -Real Dodgy Video: Hit by a car -Te Puke Thunder: pt 1 -The Extreme World Of Extreme Cameraman Wally Symons -Interview: Dick Johansonson -Bottlestore Galactica 2: Daggitfield Earth -Te Puke Thunder: pt 2 -Feature Stunt: Randy Cambell ""inserts a firecracker up his arse"" -Drugs Special Info -Te Puke Thunder: pt 3 -Credits

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Episode 4: Episode 4

This is the first ""normal"" episode (ie: not a special or introduction). The episode goes in this order: -Intro -Randy Cambell: Press Conference -Constables: Armed Offenders -Smoodiver: Trailer -The Extreme World Of Extreme Cameraman Wally Symons -Danny Parker - Bodily Functions: Pooh -Interview: Spanners Watson -Feature Stunt: Randy attempts to jump Back of the Y Studios on a BMX -Smoodiver: Operation Europorn -Credits

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Episode 5: Episode 5

This continues from episode 1 where the monkey Randy jumped escaped. The monkey is now looking for revenge. Meanwhile, Spanners is still working on his rocket car. The episode takes this order: -Monkey Newsflash -Intro -Monkey Alert -Can Spanners build a rocket car? -Live news report from Wankdome -News Update -Wankrace 2001 -TheExtreme World Of Extreme Cameraman Wally Symons -Revenge of the ape -Constables: Target Practice -Spanners: Rocket Car -Smoodiver: Grumble at the docks -Monkey goes Bananas -Feature Stunt: Randy tries to jump Back of the Y Studios in Spanners' rocket car - ""The Spirit of Russell Crowe"". -Police Investigation

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Episode 6: Episode 6

After being raided by the police for Back of the Y's portrayal of them, Back of the Y has moved into a secret location in Onehunga. Their band has been fired after the police found a cannabis seed in Mike's guitar case. Unfortunately, the band was replaced by The Warlocks Of Firetop Mountain. The episode takes this order: -Intro -The new band - The Warlocks -Randy Cambell - The final stuff up? -Bloopers: The lowest form of humour -Arse/Off - a John Poo film -Interview - Dick, Randy and Spanners -Crossing live -Feature Stunt: Driving a car 20m down the road in a straight line -Bottlestore Galactica: Premiere Night -Bottlestore Galactica Movie: Crouchindg Cylon, Hidden Daggit -""Tonight was perfect"" -The beheading of Danny Parker

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Episode 7: Episode 7 - Behind the Y

The cast and crew pay tribute to Danny's ""sudden"" death. The episode follows this order: -Danny Parker: Tribute -Hill Street, Onehunga -History of Back of the Y -Stuntsearch 2001 -Behind the Magic: SFX Wizards -FAQ -Poohman and Wees -What the critics said -Feature Stunt: Spanners Watson - Stuntman?' -""I've been Piers Graham"" -Senseless whining - Best of Montage -Credits

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Episode 8: Back Of The Y Goes To Hollywood Special

After being thrown out of TVNZ, Danny and Randy try to jump a rocket car to LA. When the stunt goes horribly wrong, the two hold a concert to raise money for an air ticket. When this is done, the two fly to Hollywood to find a movie producer who will aid them in the making of their show - Back of the Y Masterpiece Television. When Rejected, Randy and Danny travel across the city performing stunts to use in their show. But Danny has other, bigger ideas. He persuades Randy to jump off the back of the Y on the HollyWood sign. Avoiding police, helicopters and the army, the two make it up to the hollywood sign and Randy jumps. If you want to know more, buy the Back of the Y DVD.

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Season 3 (2008)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Technology
2008-05-26

The BOTY team examine technology and all its intricacies from the coal powered bicycling machine to the amazing Toilet Duck. Danny parker conducts a hard-hitting interview with Proff Crash

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Episode 2: Woman
2008-06-02

The BOTY team take a long hard look at the fairer sex. Smoodiver Porn Detective faces his violent food-throwing mother while the infamous Skat Woman gives Pooman something to think about.

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Episode 3: Society
2008-06-09

The BOTY team take a look at what makes society tick. Ray Smoodiver travels to the English countryside to investigate a high society pornography caper while Danny turns up the heat on police.

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Episode 4: Religion
2008-06-16

The Boty team take a good honest evenhanded look at Religion and all its imaginary friend related insanity. Smoodiver goes big budget with the Epic featurette The De Vinci Load

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Episode 5: TV
2008-06-23

The BOTY team look deep into the box and come up with some surprising conclusions. House band Deja Voodoo are fired and are replaced by foul-mouthed comedian Greg C***ing Lesley.

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Episode 6: Tolerance
2008-06-30

The BOTY team investigate wether or not there is a need for more tolerance in the community. Danny Parker tests the tolerance of the head of the tolerance institute with a hard-hitting interview.

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Episode 7: The Making of Special
2008-07-07

The amazing secrets behind the single greatest show on TV. How did the Back of the Y team perfect their ground breaking special effects techniques, their moving designs

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