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Driven Crazy | |
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Created by | Paul Jennings |
Developed by | Barron Television |
Country of origin | Australia |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Paul Barron, Joan Peters |
Running time | 25 mins |
Original release | |
Network | Network Ten |
Release | 4 September – 27 November 1998 |
Driven Crazy is an Australian children's television series, based on the short stories by author Paul Jennings. It first aired in 1998 on Network Ten, and was the second television series based on his works.
Driven Crazy follows the adventures of the Bourke family, who decide to drive across the continent. There, not only their old Chevy causes trouble. [1]
Actor | Character |
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Anthony Hammer | Ned |
Molly McCaffrey | Danni |
Fred Whitlock | Mr Burke |
Alison Whyte | Mrs Burke |
Michael Barallon | Crunch |
Thomas Blackburne | Rolly |
Reuben Liversidge | Ralph |
Shannon Nunn | Charlie Burke |
Steven Redmond | Possum |
Ebonnie Masini | Sabine |
Rhys Muldoon | McAvity |
John Bluthal | Great Grandpa |
Simon Palomares | Pierre |
Michael Veitch | Mr. Bellows |
Louise Siversen | Daisy |
Rhona Rees | Silk |
Katie Campbell | Kez |
Fiona Corke | Rhonda |
Chris Bidlo | Cinema Patron |
Valentina Levkowicz | Mrs McGillicuddy |
Alan Hopgood | Mr Tuck |
Drew Forsythe | Sidney Drayton Mousechap |
Frank Gallacher | Morris |
Nicholas Bell | Principal |
Michael Veitch | Mr Bellows |
Brett Swain | Fred |
Julia Blake | Miss Baker |
All thirteen episodes were based on short stories from Paul Jennings' books Undone! and Uncovered! . After writing the scripts for the first two seasons of Round The Twist , Paul left, after which new writers took over. The debut broadcast of first and only season of Driven Crazy occurred just two years before that of the third season of Round The Twist (in which – along with the subsequent fourth series – Jennings had no input).
Season 1 (1998)
# | Original Air Date | Episode |
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1 | 4 September 1998 | Wobby Gurgle |
2 | 11 September 1998 | The Moonies |
3 | 18 September 1998 | The Cat With No Name |
4 | 25 September 1998 | One Shot Toothpaste |
5 | 2 October 1998 | Noseweed |
6 | 9 October 1998 | Listen Ear |
7 | 16 October 1998 | Lame Excuses |
8 | 23 October 1998 | Liquid Zombies |
9 | 30 October 1998 | Love Bug |
10 | 6 November 1998 | Barely There |
11 | 13 November 1998 | Wake Up To Yourself |
12 | 20 November 1998 | Mousechap |
13 | 27 November 1998 | Too Many Rabbits |
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