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Spicks and Specks Season 8 Episodes

26 Episodes 2014 - 2014

Episode 1

Episode #8.1

29 mins

The teams were Ella Hooper, Jay Watson and Meshel Laurie, and Adam Richard, Jacqueline Dark and Des Bishop. The games played were Know Your Product (on Multi-Instrumentalists and Great Voices), One Out of Three, Look What They've Done to my Song, Ma (performed by Hetty Kate & the Twenty 20s), Do You See What I See, Substitute (sang by Jay and Jacqui), and Final Countdown. The show closed with Hetty Kate & the Twenty 20s singing 'Back in Black'.

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Episode 2

Episode #8.2

27 mins

The teams were Ella Hooper, Suzi Quatro and Lewis Hobba, and Adam Richard, Helen Croome and Lawrence Mooney. The games played were Know Your Product (on Motor Town and Piano Women), Spickety Spanks, Step Back in Time, Substitute (sang by Suzi and Helen), and Final Countdown. The show closed with Suzi Quatro in a video on GTK in the early 70s. First, she was being interviewed and then she performed 'Can the Can'.

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Episode 3

Episode #8.3

The teams were Ella Hooper, Simon Tedeschi and Tom Gleeson, and Adam Richard, Clairy Browne and Luke McGregor. The games played were Know Your Product (on Famous Instruments and Contemporary R&B), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (played by the Bluebottles), One Out of Three, Substitute (Clairy and Tom were the singers), and Final Countdown. Simon Tedeschi closed the show playing a medley of tunes backwards to the piano keyboard.

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Episode 4

Episode #8.4

The teams were Ella Hooper, Sean Kelly and Dave O'Neil, and Adam Richard, Nadia Salemme and Urzila Carlson. The games played were Know Your Product (on the 80s and the 90s), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (played by Tjupurru, on the didjeribone, and Efiq Zulfiqar, on the suling), Musician or Serial Killer, Counting the Beat (with the keyboard played by Ursula and Ella), and Final Countdown. Tjupurru and Efiq Zulfiqar closed the show with their version of 'Stompin' Ground'.

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Episode 5

Episode #8.5

The teams were Ella Hooper, DJ Shadow and Tegan Higginbotham, and Adam Richard, Ricki-Lee Coulter and Tom Gleeson. The games played were Know Your Product (on Hip Hop and Stage Names), Can Buy Me, Love, Substitute (with Tegan and Ricki-Lee singing), and Final Countdown. The show closed with a visual remix of the show.

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Episode 6

Episode #8.6

The teams were Ella Hooper, Joseph Tawadros and Celia Pacquola, and Adam Richard, Kate Miller-Heidke and Tony Martin. The games played were Know Your Product (on Folk and Art Rock), Spickety Spanks, Step Back in Time, View from a Fridge (Celia and Tony unjumbled the song titles), and Final Countdown. Kate Miller-Heidke closed the show singing 'Oh, Vertigo!' accompanied by Keir Nuttall on guitar and John Rodgers on violin.

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Episode 7

Episode #8.7

The teams were Ella Hooper, Peter Oxley and Dave O'Neil, and Adam Richard, Ashleigh Dallas and Tom Ballard. The games played were Know Your Product (on Sons of Beaches and Family Bands), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (with songs played by Alana Conway on the harp), Sir Mix-And-Match-A-Lot, Cover Versions (Peter and Tom drew the song titles), and Final Countdown. Alana Conway closed the show performing The Beach Boys' song 'God Only Knows'.

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Episode 8

Episode #8.8

The teams were Ella Hooper, Dan Sultan and Genevieve Fricker, and Adam Richard, Ben Mingay and Denise Drysdale. The games played were Know Your Product (on Lead Singers and Mega Musicals), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (with songs played by Taylor Pfeiffer with the help of her banjo), Do You See What I See, Substitute (sung by Dan and Ben), and Final Countdown. Ben Mingay and Taylor Pfeiffer closed the show performing 'The Ballad of Jed Clampett', better known as the theme for The Beverly Hillbillies (1962).

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Episode 9

Episode #8.9

The teams were Ella Hooper, Damien Dempsey and Jason Byrne, and Adam Richard, Antoinette Halloran and Joe Lycett. The games played were Know Your Product (on Ireland and England), Spickety Spanks, Samplemania, Substitute ( with Damien and Antoinette doing the singing), and Final Countdown. Antoinette closed the show by singing the Lionel Richie duet 'Endless Love', with a dalek.

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Episode 10

Episode #8.10

The teams were Ella Hooper, Jake Stone and Kevin Bridges, and Adam Richard, Wilma Smith and David O'Doherty. The games played were Know Your Product (on Electronica and Great Composers), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (played by Melbourne Ska Orchestra), Do You See What I See, View From a Fridge (Kevin and David unjumbled the song titles), and Final Countdown. Melbourne Ska Orchestra closed the show with their version of Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'.

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Episode 11

Episode #8.11

The teams were Ella Hooper, Richard Gill and Shappi Khorsandi, and Adam Richard, Adrian Edmondson and Felicity Ward. The games played were Know Your Product (on Punk and Musical Mentors), One Out of Three, View From a Fridge (Shappi and Felicity unjumbled the song titles), and Final Countdown. Adrian Edmondson closed the show singing '(I'd Go The) Whole Wide World' written by Eric Goulden aka Wreckless Eric.

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Episode 12

Episode #8.12

The teams were Ella Hooper, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Luke McGregor, and Adam Richard, Martha Davis and Frank Woodley. The games played were Know Your Product (on Romantic Opera and Glam Rock), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (the songs were played by Phia, who used her voice, kalimba and loop pedal), Two Little Words, Substitute (Teddy and Martha sang the songs), and Final Countdown. Frank Woodley closed the show with an original composition about flies.

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Episode 13

Episode #8.13

The teams were Ella Hooper, Reece Mastin and Claire Hooper, and Adam Richard, Emma Matthews and Kyle Kinane. The games played were Know Your Product (on Teen Idols and Vocal Ranges), Sir Mix-And-Match-A-Lot, Step Back in Time, Substitute (the songs were sung by Reece and Emma), and Final Countdown. Josh Earl closed the show performing a song for new parents.

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Episode 14

Episode #8.14

The teams were Ella Hooper, Ashley Evans and Meshel Laurie, and Adam Richard, Lucy Durack and Luke McGregor. The games played were Know Your Product (on Pop Stars and Leading Ladies), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (the songs were played by Living Room - Manu Delago and Christoph Pepe Auer), One Out of Three, Cover Versions (Meshel and Luke drew the song titles), and Final Countdown. Living Room closed the show performing "Jump" by Van Halen.

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Episode 15

Episode #8.15

The teams were Ella Hooper, Seth Sentry and Stephen K. Amos, and Adam Richard, Adalita and James Acaster. The games played were Know Your Product (on Indie Rock and Producers), Spickety Spanks, Samplemania, Substitute (the singers were Ella and Adam), and Final Countdown. Seth Sentry closed the show with a special rap for Spicks and Specks.

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Episode 16

Episode #8.16

The teams were Ella Hooper, John Paul Young and Dave Hughes, and Adam Richard, Jasmine Rae and Michael Winslow. The games played were Know Your Product (on Country Girls and Aussie Chart Toppers), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (the songs were sung by a Lithuanian folk band The Lost Clog), Can Buy Me, Love, View from a Fridge (Dave and Jasmine unjumbled the song titles), and Final Countdown. The Lost Clog closed the show singing their version of 'Blurred Lines' by Robin Thicke.

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Episode 17

Episode #8.17

The teams were Ella Hooper, Grandmaster Flash and Lewis Hobba, and Adam Richard, Lisa McCune and Meshel Laurie. The games played were Know Your Product (on Songwriting Teams and Quintets), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (the songs were sung by a heavy metal band called Barbarion), Do You See What I See, Cover Versions (the song titles were drawn by Lisa and Lewis), and Final Countdown. Barbarion closed the show with a song about the show.

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Episode 18

Episode #8.18

The teams were Ella Hooper, Michael Franti and Claire Hooper, and Adam Richard, Deborah Cheetham and Tom Gleeson. The games played were Know Your Product (on Protest Songs and Love Songs), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (the songs were played by Nigel MacLean (on violin) and Laurie Ernst (percussion)), Do You See What I See, Substitute (Michael and Deborah sang the songs), and Final Countdown. Michael Franti, accompanied by Nigel MacLean and Laurie Ernest, closed the show performing 'Everybody Deserves Music'.

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Episode 19

Episode #8.19

The teams were Ella Hooper, Vance Joy and Denise Scott, and Adam Richard, Lara Mulcahy and Dave O'Neil. The games played were Know Your Product (on Triple Threats and New Folk), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (the songs were played by The Frowning Clouds), Do You See What I See, Substitute (Vance and Lara sang the songs), and Final Countdown. Lara and Adam, accompanied by Casey Bennetto on piano, performed a scene from their fantasy musical Fatal Attraction.

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Episode 20

Episode #8.20

The teams were Ella Hooper, Brian Mannix and Claire Hooper, and Adam Richard, Kasey Chambers and Rusty Berther. The games played were Know Your Product (on Oz Rock and Nashville), One Out of Three, Step Back in Time, Substitute (Brian and Kasey sang the songs), and Final Countdown. To close the show, Kasey performed 'Is God Real' accompanied by Rusty on the banjo.

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Episode 21

Episode #8.21

The teams were Ella Hooper, Paul Dempsey and Sean Cullen, and Adam Richard, Kerri Simpson and Tom Gleeson. The games played were Know Your Product (on Traditionals and Metal), Something's Missing, Monster Mash-up, Substitute (the singers were Paul and Kerri), and Final Countdown. Robertino and Los Latinos closed the show performing 'The Gay Ranchero', from the 1948 movie of the same name.

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Episode 22

Episode #8.22

The teams were Ella Hooper, Russell Morris and Dave O'Neil, and Adam Richard, Will Pickvance and Tegan Higginbotham. The games played were Know Your Product (on Movie Music and Blues), One Out of Three, Samplemania, View from a Fridge (Dave and Tegan unjumbled the song titles), and Final Countdown. Will Pickvance closed the show performing on the piano.

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Episode 23

Episode #8.23

The teams were Ella Hooper, Pete Thomas and Meshel Laurie, and Adam Richard, Claire Bowditch and Milton Jones. The games played were Know Your Product (on Singer/Actresses and British Invasion), One Out of Three, Step Back in Time, Cover Versions (the song titles were drawn by Pete and Milton), and Final Countdown. Pete Thomas closed performing a series of Elvis Costello songs with a drum solo.

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Episode 24

Episode #8.24

The teams were Ella Hooper, Nai Palm and Tom Gleeson, and Adam Richard, Bobby Fox and Paul Foot. The games played were Know Your Product (on Boy Bands and Neo-Soul), Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (the songs were played by the Japanese blues cowboy George Kamikawa), Do You See What I See, Substitute (the songs were sung by Nai and Bobby), and Final Countdown. Ella Hooper and George Kamikowa closed the show performing the Killing Heidi song 'Weir'.

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Episode 25

Episode #8.25

The teams were Ella Hooper, Bob Sedergreen and Frank Woodley, and Adam Richard, Beth Hart and Cal Wilson. The games played were Know Your Product (on Band Leaders and West Coast Rock), Can Buy Me, Love, Monster Mash-Up, View from a Fridge, and Final Countdown. Bob Sedergreen (on piano) and Beth Hart (singing) closed the show performing the The Doors song 'Love Me Two Times'.

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Episode 26

Episode #8.26

The teams were Ella Hooper, Darren Middleton and Sammy J, and Adam Richard, Kate Cebrano and Randy. The games played were Know Your Product (on Stadium Rock and Ladies of Oz), Sir Mix-and-Match-a-Lot, Word Up, Substitute (Darren and Kate did the singing), and Final Countdown. The show closed with a song by Sammy J and Randy about 'Spicks and Specks'.

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