Gocsy's Classics
Gocsy’s Classics is a five-part nostalgic Australian television parody series starring Aaron Gocs, from creators Jay Morrissey, Lisa Fineberg, and John Campbell of Hot Dad Productions. Think ‘nostalgic Australian TV shows from the 90’s…but the main character is always played by Australian comedian Aaron Gocs’. Drazic from Heartbreak High: Aaron Gocs. Heartbreak High, Blue Heelers, The Secret World of Alex Mack, Round the Twist, Ocean Girl… It’s all Gocsy!
Gocsy’s Classics features some of Australia’s funniest comedians and creators including Aaron Gocs (Expanded Minds Only), Jonathan Schuster, Jay Morrissey (The Emu War), Lisa Fineberg (The Emu War), Xavier Michaelidies (Hug the Sun), Ben Russell (Hug the Sun), Aaron Chen, Danielle Walker, Tim Hewitt, Nick Capper, and Rohan Ganju.
The series was originally released on Comedy Central Australia in 2017, and we’re bringing it to you now on Grouse House.
Episodes
Episode 1 - Ocean Girl
Set against the beauty of Far North Queensland, Ocean Girl is the story of Neri, a mysterious young girl from the ocean, who is discovered by the young inhabitants of an underwater research colony. Starring Gocsy. Ocean Girl was an Australian science fiction television series aimed for family audiences. The show was set in the near future, and focused on an unusual girl named Neri who lives alone on an island, and the friendships she develops with the inhabitants of an underwater research facility called ORCA (Oceanic Research Centre of Australia). CREDITS: Ocean Girl- Aaron Gocs Steve- Rohan Ganju Alex- Naomi Higgins Whaler- Aaron Chen Whaler- John Lo Ocean Girls dad- Tim Hewitt Merman- Jonathan Schuster Bike Double- Bill Morrissey Director- John Campbell Written by- John Campbell & Jay Morrissey with Aaron Gocs Producer- Lisa Fineberg Cinematographer - David McKinnar AC – Red Stevenson Sound Recorder- Richard Smale Editor- Jay Morrissey Post Sound- Brendan Croxon & Music & Effects Original Music by- Taylor Crawford Casting by- Chameleon Casting Graphics & Effects- Isaac Moores Created by: John Campbell & Jay Morrissey Executive Producers: John Campbell, Jay Morrissey & Lisa Fineberg Special Thanks to Aiden McDonald, Bill Morrissey & Tim Hewitt Gocsy's Classics is a Hot Dad Production production.
Episode 2 - Round the Twist
The adventures of a father and his two children who live in an old lighthouse. Starring Gocsy. Round the Twist is an Australian children's comedy drama television series originally broadcast by the Seven Network, the program follows the supernatural adventures of the Twist family, who leave their conventional residence to live in a lighthouse, in the fictional coastal town of Port Niranda. CREDITS: Bronson Twist- Aaron Gocs Linda Twist- Lucinda Ryan Pete Twist- Jay Morrissey Dad Twist- Nick Capper Mr Gribbles- Xavier Michaelidies Toilet Ghost- Ben Russell Bronson’s Mum- Lisa Fineberg James Gribbles- Will Wanless Rabbit- Coleman Shook Other Mate- Corey Green School Kid 1- Joshua Padinis School Kid 2- Sam Charles Special Thanks to Jonathan Schuster Director- John Campbell Written by- John Campbell & Jay Morrissey with Aaron Gocs Producer- Lisa Fineberg Cinematographers - David McKinnar & Red Stevenson Drone operator- Red Stevenson Sound Recorder- Richard Smale Editor- Jay Morrissey Post Sound- Brendan Croxon & Music & Effects Original Music by- Taylor Crawford Casting by- Chameleon Casting Graphics & Effects- Isaac Moores Created by: John Campbell & Jay Morrissey Executive Producers: John Campbell, Jay Morrissey & Lisa Fineberg Gocsy's Classics is a Hot Dad Productions production.
Episode 3 - Heartbreak High
A crash course in the turbulence of being a teen is always on the schedule for the students at Hartley High School in this 1990s series set in Sydney. Starring Gocsy. Heartbreak High was an Australian television programme created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on ABC, for seven series. CREDITS: Drazic- Aaron Gocs Anita- Lauren Lietzow Charlie- Tim Hewitt Ryan- Jay Morrissey Melanie- Libby Brockman Dennis- Jonathan Schuster Headmaster- Roy Barker Skater- Petre Gruescu Special thanks to Jack Druce, Urvi Majumdar & Ian McCarthy & Jonathan Schuster Director - John Campbell Written by - John Campbell & Jay Morrissey with Aaron Gocs Producer - Lisa Fineberg Cinematographer - David McKinnar Sound Recorder - Richard Smale Editor - Jay Morrissey Post Sound - Brendan Croxon & Music & Effects Casting by - Chameleon Casting Graphics & Effects - Isaac Moores Created by: John Campbell & Jay Morrissey Executive Producers: John Campbell, Jay Morrissey & Lisa Fineberg Gocsy's Classics is a Hot Dad Productions production.
Episode 4 - Blue Heelers
The police officers in the small Victorian town of Mount Thomas sort out the town's many problems, from trivial complaints to serious offences, while dealing with their personal lives. Starring Gocsy. Blue Heelers was an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for twelve years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. CREDITS: Tom Croydon- Aaron Gocs Gloria- Lucinda Cowden Maggie Doyle- Lisa Fineberg Milk Thief- Jonathan Schuster Sheppard’s Pie Woman- Danielle Walker Lost Wife Man- Nick Capper Director- Jay Morrissey Written by- John Campbell & Jay Morrissey with Aaron Gocs Producer- Lisa Fineberg Cinematographer - David McKinnar AC – Red Stevenson Sound Recorder- Richard Smale Editor- Jay Morrissey Post Sound- Brendan Croxon & Music & Effects Original Music by- Taylor Crawford Casting by- Chameleon Casting Graphics & Effects- Isaac Moores Created by: John Campbell & Jay Morrissey Executive Producers: John Campbell, Jay Morrissey & Lisa Fineberg Special thanks to Nick Capper and Bundoora Park Farm Gocsy's Classics is a Hot Dad Productions production.
Episode 5 - The Secret World of Alex Mack
After getting splashed with an experimental chemical, junior high-school student Alexandra Mack finds that she has uncanny new powers such as the ability to shoot electricity from her fingertips and morph into a blob of goo. Starring Gocsy. The Secret World of Alex Mack is an American science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994, to January 15, 1998. CREDITS: Alex Mac- Aaron Gocs Ray- Dylan Laguerre Jessica- Mieke Billing-Smith Chemical Man – Tim Hewitt Jessica’s Friends- Angie Stewart & Shadae Stewart School Kids- Jack Price & Chloe Walton Alex Mac’s Sister- Jessi Rose Steker Director- John Campbell Written by- John Campbell & Jay Morrissey with Aaron Gocs Producer- Lisa Fineberg Cinematographer - David McKinnar AC – Red Stevenson Sound Recorder- Jay Morrissey Editor- Jay Morrissey Post Sound- Brendan Croxon & Music & Effects Original Music by- Taylor Crawford Casting by- Chameleon Casting Graphics & Effects- Isaac Moores Created by: John Campbell & Jay Morrissey Executive Producers: John Campbell, Jay Morrissey & Lisa Fineberg Special Thanks to Tim Hewitt & Jessi Rose Streker Gocys's Classics is a Hot Dad Productions production.