Funky Squad (1995) was a short-lived Australian comedy television series which satirised '70s-era U.S. police television dramas, such as The Mod Squad. Only 7 half-hour episodes were produced, which were broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Comedy is the use of humor in from theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The Mod Squad was a television police drama from executive producer Danny Thomas in the United States that ran from 1968-1973. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ...

The show featured four "funky" undercover detectives: undetectable as police, given their "hipness". The conclusion of each episode was deliberately designed to be incredibly predictable: usually the perpetrator of the crime under investigation could be identified within the first few minutes of the episode.

Characters

The characters went by their aliases, with their "real names" displayed in the opening credits of the programme. The "real names" were also satirical, poking fun at the names of actors who appeared US 70's cop shows.

"Stix": Joey Alvarez

• Played by Santo Cilauro
• Had a large afro.

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"Grant": Blair Steele

• Played by Tim Ferguson
• Role was leader of the group.

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"Poncho": Harvey Zdalka Jr

• Played by Tom Gleisner
• Mute, as a bullet hit his tongue

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"Cassie": Verity Svenson-Hart

• Played by Jane Kennedy
• The typical '70s feminist

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The Chief: Baldwin Scott

• Played by Barry Friedlander
• The tough cop who the Funky Squad reported to

Production

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The show was given a meagre production budget of $1,000 AUD per episode, so many of the costumes were acquired by Wardrobe Director Kitty Stuckey (best-known for her work on Kath & Kim) at local Melburnian Salvation Army stores ^[1]. Au. ... Jane Turner and Gina Riley as Kath & Kim Kath & Kim is a satirical Australian television series shown on the ABC network. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian evangelical denomination and, more famously, a charity and social services organization, with international headquarters at 101 Queen Victoria Street London, England. ...

External Links

• IMDb Entry: Funky Squad (1995)

Footnotes

1. ^  Tim Ferguson: Case File (Fan site) "...$1000 budget for each episode... Stuckey would scavenge around in all of Melbourne's second hand stores. The Salvation Army was a big help to her..."