Tractor Monkeys

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| presenter = Merrick Watts

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locations MelbourneTractor Monkeys is an Australian comedic television quiz show hosted by Merrick Watts. Seventeen episodes screened on ABC1 in 2013.

Format

The show features two teams of guest panellists, one led by comedian Dave O'Neil and the other by radio presenter Katie "Monty" Dimond. They compete in rounds of questions and games about trends, fads and social phenomena.{{Cite web |title='Tractor Monkeys' pull into town |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/tractormonkeys/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115134843/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/tractormonkeys |archive-date=15 January 2013 |access-date=8 January 2013 |website=ABC Television}} The show also included a second screen experience via an ABC Companion Pad app for iPad.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=16 March 2013 |title=Tractor Monkeys second screen app |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/03/tractor-monkeys-second-screen-app.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021234245/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/03/tractor-monkeys-second-screen-app.html |archive-date=21 October 2014 |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=TV Tonight}}

Episodes

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|Aux2 = Ella Hooper & Adam Richard

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|Aux1 = Sam Simmons & Rebecca De Unamuno

|Aux2 = Aamer Rahman & Genevieve Morris

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|Aux1 = Kate Langbroek & Dave Thornton

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|Aux1 = HG Nelson & Josh Thomas

|Aux2 = Tommy Little & Jeff Green

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|Aux1 = Fiona O'Loughlin & Joel Creasey

|Aux2 = Ronny Chieng & Rob Carlton

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|Aux1 = Lawrence Mooney & Kayne Tremills

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|Aux1 = Anthony Morgan & Tommy Little

|Aux2 = Noeline Brown & Akmal Saleh

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|Aux1 = Denise Scott & Mel Buttle

|Aux2 = Matt Okine & Denise Drysdale

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|Aux1 = Mark Trevorrow & Hannah Gadsby

|Aux2 = Kerri-Anne Kennerley & James Kerley

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|Aux1 = Shane Jacobson & Adam Richard

|Aux2 = Noeline Brown & Mel Buttle

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|Aux1 = Denise Scott & Sammy J

|Aux2 = Rob Carlton & Rosie Beaton

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|Aux1 = Peter Helliar & Sarah Kendall

|Aux2 = Adam Zwar & Jean Kittson

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|Aux1 = Daryl Braithwaite & Celia Pacquola

|Aux2 = Cal Wilson & Mikey Robins

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|Aux1 = Matt Okine & Kate Langbroek

|Aux2 = Glenn Robbins & Ella Hooper

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=overall noSpecial=

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Ratings

=Series 1=

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| date1 = 20 March 2013

| timeslot1 = 8:30pm

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| date5 = 17 April 2013

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=Series 2=

All episodes aired at 8:00pm.

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| date1 = 25 September 2013

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| title2 = Love

| date2 = 2 October 2013

| OVviewers2 = 476,000

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| title3 = Family

| date3 = 9 October 2013

| OVviewers3 = 552,000

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| title5 = Technology

| date5 = 23 October 2013

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| title6 = Sport And Leisure

| date6 = 30 October 2013

| OVviewers6 = 769,000

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