Off Their Rockers (Australian TV series)

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Off Their Rockers
GenreComedy
Based on Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Starring Sam Kekovich (Host)
Alan Faulker
Avril Hilton
Brian Fitzsimmons
Jill Mckay
John Graham
John Keightley
Joy Hruby
Julie Herbert
Kerry Graham
Lynne Porteous
Rosslyn Powell
Sky Tse
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production company Granada Australia
Release
Original network The Comedy Channel
Original release13 January (2013-01-13) 
3 March 2013 (2013-03-03)

Off Their Rockers is an Australian comedy television series aired on The Comedy Channel on 13 January 2013 until 3 March 2013. It is based on the U.S. version titled Betty White's Off Their Rockers. The original format however is from a Belgian television show 'Benidorm Bastards', broadcast by 2BE. The title music used in the international versions is still the original score written by Tim Van Aelst.


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