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Sep 2015 - present
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.
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Gruen Episode Guide
Pet Food
S1 Ep1
9th Sep 2015
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.
Uber & Ashley Madison
S1 Ep2
16th Sep 2015
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?
Aldi
S1 Ep3
23rd Sep 2015
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?
Pope Francis
S1 Ep4
30th Sep 2015
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.
AFL & NRL Grand Finals
S1 Ep5
7th Oct 2015
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.
Anti-advertising
S1 Ep6
14th Oct 2015
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.
Nuclear Weapons
S1 Ep7
21st Oct 2015
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.
Multi-National Company Tax
S1 Ep8
28th Oct 2015
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.
Star Wars
S1 Ep9
4th Nov 2015
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.
Christmas Ads
S1 Ep10
11th Nov 2015
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.
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The first episode of Gruen aired on September 09, 2015.
The last episode of Gruen aired on May 28, 2025.
There are 100 episodes of Gruen.
There are 11 seasons of Gruen.
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Gruen is set to return for future episodes.
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