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  • TV3 (DK)
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  • Comedy, Family
In 1989, Billy T. James took on his most ambitious project - a sitcom that showed the changing face of NZ society, with Billy giving us the chance to look and laugh at ourselves. The CUZ FM TV series stars Billy, Ilona Rogers as his wife, Mark Hadlow as his brother-in-law and features a host of guest appearances by some of NZ's best performers.

25 episodes

Series Premiere

1x01 Quick, Quick The Toheroa’s Are Coming

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Lydia tries to use the Treaty of Waitangi when MAF catches her stealing (harvesting) toheroas out of season.

1x02 Dream Badger

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Lydia’s new boyfriend Mike is a performance poet who inspires Greg into writing poetry.

1x03 It's My Party

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Nadia with Lydia’s help organises a teens slumber party, Billy tries to set the rules.

1x04 In Sickness and Health

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Billy catches the chickenpox, Greg goes over the top nursing him with an obvious reverse outcome...

Billy's ratings are falling so the girls decide to help by calling in with controversial topics.

1x06 Play Nasty for Me

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Billy takes a short break from the Radio Station, but while he's away the ratings lift much to his distress.

1x07 Skin Games

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Billy’s annual fishing trip with friend Dan is disturbed by Lydia deciding to get a Moko.

1x08 Where There's A Will

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Billy's mean old Aunty Pearl from Manchester dies and leaves Billy a small Will but with a surprise legacy.

1x09 Parting Shots

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Thelma is offered a singing tour of Australia while Billy receives the bad news that his Tribal enemies the Ngatekiaparo have been given a lease on his land by the Waitangi Tribunal.

Billy’s Radio Station Cuz FM is changing it target audience, rumours are that Billy could lose his job, so he decides to change his image into a cooler cuz

1x11 A Little Learning

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Billy is worried about Nadia’s school report, Greg is taking a course in taxidermy and Lydia decides she will teach the household Maori language.

1x12 China Beach Buddy

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An old comrade Earl Wilson from Billy’s Vietnam Unit arrives unexpectedly, Billy insists he stays at with him, but Earl’s and his stories seem to have changed from the old days.

1x13 Panel Games

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Greg has just started a panel beating course, when Lydia dents Billy Mark 2. In desperation Billy finally agrees to Greg repairing the dent...

1x14 No Brain No Pain

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Thelma decides the Family are in need of a fitness regime, beginning with an early morning run. But it soon turns competitive on who can lose the most weight.

1x15 Romeo Factor

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Nadia is cast as Juliet in the school Shakespeare play 'Romeo and Juliet.' Parents are asked to help so Billy assists performance and Thelma makes the costumes. Even Greg joins in and builds sets with disastrous results.

1x16 Marriage Guidance

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Billy has a young, attractive American therapist on his evening talk show. But when the talk back gets decidedly more intimate Thelma gets jealous.

1x17 Food for Thought

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Billy is worried about the rising cost of living, but his family seem intent on throwing money away. In an attempt to make ends meet, Billy initiates a “Family Belt Tightening” regime.

1x18 Shake, Rattle and Roll

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One of Billy’s talk back guests predicts that an old nag Likely Lad would win the Fergus Rose Bowl Stakes and that it would be followed by a major earthquake. When, to everyone’s astonishment Likely Lad wins, Billy sees the next prediction as a certainty...

1x19 One Mum One Vote

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Election Day is arriving and Billy is having no luck getting a politician to come on his talk back show and pressure to get someone is coming from his boss, but when his mum arrives from up north, she persuades her old mate Winston Peters onto the show.

1x20 This is Your Life

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A surprise birthday party for Billy with all his friends turns a little strange but it is saved by mum with a little bit of Maori ingenuity.

1x21 Saigon With the Wind

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When Thelma’s best show business buddy visits the family, she gives a spontaneous performance. Billy decides it is time to kick-start Thelma’s cabaret career. Trivia: Thelma’s buddy is played by the late Beaver, one of NZ’s popular cabaret stars.

1x22 Rosemary's Baby

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Billy's cousin and neighbour brings her new baby to visit the family. Against Billy's wishes Nadine agrees to babysit, but Billy's worries turns babysitting into chaos. Trivia: The cousin is played by Susanne Lee, Billy's long time solo and backing singer.

1x23 Kiss Me Catering

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Billy and Thelma's wedding anniversary has become annual disaster but this year Greg has taken charge with a romantic fine dining experience at home.

1x25 A Kapai Noel

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