Get Krack!n
{{Short description|2017–2019 Australian TV series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| genre = {{Plainlist|
- Morning show
- Comedy
}}
| creator = {{Plainlist|
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Kate McCartney
- Kate McLennan}}
| director =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Kate McCartney
- Kate McLennan}}
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_series = 2
| num_episodes = 16
| list_episodes =
| location = Melbourne, Victoria
| executive_producer =
| runtime =
| first_aired = {{Start date|2017|8|30|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2019|3|27|df=y}}
| related = The Katering Show
| image =
}}
Get Krack!n is an Australian comedy series which was created by and stars comedians Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan.{{cite web|title=ABC comedy rises for the early, early, early show|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/08/abc-comedy-rises-for-the-early-early-early-show.html|website=TV Tonight|accessdate=30 August 2017}} The series is a satire of breakfast television and features McCartney and McLennan playing versions of themselves hosting Get Krack!n, a low-budget early-morning television programme. On 14 November 2024, the first season was released on YouTube.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-11-14 |title=Get Krack!n now on YouTube {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/11/get-krackn-now-on-youtube.html |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}
Premise
Get Krack!n is a satirical comedy show that pokes fun at breakfast television shows. Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan play fictional versions of themselves hosting early-morning television show "Get Krack!n". McLennan is upbeat to the point of being irritating and unprofessional while McCartney is more realistic, but frequently tactless and socially awkward. The show is run on a shoestring budget, funded by commercial sponsors who manufacture and market questionable products. The production crew are either under-trained or employed as part of a prison work release programme, the show is constantly beset by technical problems, and the guests are unqualified "experts". McCartney and McLennan attempt to remain enthusiastic, but inadvertently reveal dysfunctional and sociopathic behaviour as things go wrong.
Plot
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Reception
The last episode of the second series of Get Krack!n, featuring Miranda Tapsell and Nakkiah Lui and co-written by Lui, trended on Twitter, and was widely lauded as hilarious, ground-breaking, hard-hitting satire. It drew an angry response from right-wing commentator Andrew Bolt.{{cite web | title=Small screen highlights: THAT episode of Get Krack!n | website=Screenhub Australia | date=2 April 2019 | url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news-article/news/digital/screenhub-hivemind/small-screen-highlights-that-episode-of-get-krackn-257662 | access-date=2 February 2020}}{{cite web | last=Bond | first=Nick | title='Flawless fury': Viewers praise 'genius' breakfast TV take-down | website=NewsComAu | date=28 March 2019 | url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/viewers-praise-get-krackns-genius-breakfast-tv-takedown/news-story/80ea371416808e1f4be4e6ee34270dba | access-date=2 February 2020}}{{cite web | last=Moran | first=Robert | title=ABC's Get Krack!n bows out with a bang in its last episode ever | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=27 March 2019 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/one-for-the-history-books-abc-s-get-krack-n-bows-out-with-a-bang-20190328-p518ax.html | access-date=2 February 2020}}
Episodes
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=Series 1 (2017)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Episode 1
| Aux1 = Sam Neill & Emily Taheny
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|8|30|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 0.616{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Wednesday 30 August 2017|date=31 August 2017|accessdate=21 October 2017|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/09/timeshifted-wednesday-30-august-2017.html}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Episode 2
| Aux1 = Anne Edmonds, Emily Taylor & Adam Briggs
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|6|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 0.413{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Wednesday 6 September 2017|date=7 September 2017|accessdate=21 October 2017|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/09/wednesday-6-september-2017.html}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Episode 3
| Aux1 = Rove McManus & Beth Stelling
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|13|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 0.521{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Wednesday 13 September 2017|date=14 September 2017|accessdate=21 October 2017|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/09/timeshifted-wednesday-13-september-2017.html}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Episode 4
| Aux1 = Aunty Donna
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|20|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 0.453{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Wednesday 20 September 2017|date=21 September 2017|accessdate=21 October 2017|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/10/timeshifted-wednesday-20-september-2017.html}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Episode 5
| Aux1 = {{TableTBA|N/A}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|27|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 0.447{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Wednesday 27 September 2017|date=28 September 2017|accessdate=21 October 2017|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/10/timeshifted-wednesday-27-september-2017.html}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Episode 6
| Aux1 = {{TableTBA|N/A}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|4|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 0.354{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Block, Bachelorette leave Border Security in crossfire.|date=5 October 2017|accessdate=21 October 2017|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/10/block-bachelorette-leave-border-security-in-crossfire.html}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Episode 7
| Aux1 = Nakkiah Lui & Miranda Tapsell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|11|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 0.348{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Seven still caught in reno, dating crossfire.|date=12 October 2017|accessdate=21 October 2017|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/10/seven-still-caught-in-reno-dating-crossfire.html}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Episode 8
| Aux1 = Paul F. Tompkins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|18|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 0.388{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Gruen beats 3-way drama battle|date=19 October 2017|accessdate=21 October 2017|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/10/gruen-beats-3-way-drama-battle.html}}
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=Series 2 (2019)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Episode 1
| Aux1 = Justine Clarke, Isaiah Firebrace, Anne Edmonds & Fiona O'Loughlin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|6|df=yes}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Episode 2
| Aux1 = Paul Kelly, Merrick Watts, Denis Moore & Genevieve Morris
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|13|df=yes}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Episode 3
| Aux1 = Adam Hills, Christie Dawes & Sisters Of Invention
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|20|df=yes}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Episode 4
| Aux1 = Anne Edmonds & Judith Lucy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|27|df=yes}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Episode 5
| Aux1 = John Howard, Debra Lawrance & Darren Gilshenan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|6|df=yes}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Episode 6
| Aux1 = Matt Day, Dave Thornton & Lehmo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|13|df=yes}}
| Viewers = {{TableTBA|N/A}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Episode 7
| Aux1 = Anne Edmonds & Frank Woodley
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|20|df=yes}}
| Viewers = {{TableTBA|N/A}}
| LineColor = 48AAAF
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Episode 8
| Aux1 = Miranda Tapsell & Nakkiah Lui
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|27|df=yes}}
| Viewers = {{TableTBA|N/A}}
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See also
- The Katering Show, an earlier series by the pair.
References
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External links
- [http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/get-krackn/ Get Krack!n] Official Homepage
- {{IMDb title|7205552|Get Krack!n}}
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Category:2017 Australian television series debuts
Category:2019 Australian television series endings
Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming