John Safran's Music Jamboree was a light-hearted Australian music documentary television series, hosted by John Safran for SBS television. The program was produced by Selin Yaman and directed by Craig Melville, Clayton Jacobson and a number of other directors under the production company Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions in association with SBS Independent. It screened in 2002, and consisted of sketches and outlandish public stunts, typical of Safran's work. The series won two Australian Film Institute Awards; "Best Comedy Series" and "Most Innovative Program Concept". SBS followed the series up with the similarly styled John Safran vs. God in 2004.
John Safran's Music Jamboree (Season 1)
Episode One (Episode 1)
Air date: 2002-06-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Opening Titles: Def Leppard 2. Footloose 3. Music Mole: ARIA Awards 4. McDonald's 5. Slipknot 6. World of Instruments: Frenzal Rhomb "Punch in the Face"
Episode Two (Episode 2)
Air date: 2002-07-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Opening Titles: New Kids on the Block 2. Eminem 3. 3AW 4. Music Mole: Zomba 5. Coma 6. World of Instruments: Magic Dirt "Dirty Jeans"
Episode Three (Episode 3)
Air date: 2002-07-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Ozzy 2. Opening Titles : Song that goes "Vziioshp" 3. Fairlight 4. Music Mole: Peter Andre 5. Rage 6. World of Instruments: Mental as Anything "The Nips are Getting Bigger"
Episode Four (Episode 4)
Air date: 2002-01-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Opening Titles: Rage Against the Machine 2. Prince 3. Music Mole: Songwriting Royalties 4. Popstars 5. Joey Fatone 6. World of Instruments: The Titanics "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
Episode Five (Episode 5)
Air date: 2002-07-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Opening Titles: A Tribe Called Quest 2. The Rules 3. Disney 4. Music Mole: Payola 5. Classics 6. World of Instruments: TISM "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River"
Episode Six (Episode 6)
Air date: 2002-07-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Opening Titles: The Smiths 2. Scrabble 3. Music Mole: Human Nature 4. Scientology 5. Inpress 6. World of Instruments: Sonic Animation "Evil"
Episode Seven (Episode 7)
Air date: 2002-08-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Opening Titles: Pink Floyd 2. Jew'town 3. Riders 4. Music Mole: Video Clips 5. Van Dyke Parks 6. World of Instruments: Ross Wilson "Eagle Rock"
Episode Eight (Episode 8)
Air date: 2002-08-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Opening Titles: Billy Bragg 2. Get Your Hands Off My Girlfriend 3. Music Mole: Rock Magazines 4. Sony 5. George Harrison 6. World of Instruments: Scandal'us "Me, Myself and I"
Episode Nine (Episode 9)
Air date: 2002-08-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Opening Titles: Sex Pistols 2. Evil Clowns 3. Heavy Metal 4. Music Mole: U2 5. P. Diddy 6. World Of Instruments: 1200 Techniques "Karma"
Episode Ten (Episode 10)
Air date: 2002-08-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 1. Opening Titles: Geto Boys 2. Foo Fighters 3. Rock Eisteddfod 4. Music Mole: World Music 5. The Making of Music Jamboree
Seasons
Episodes 10
Episodes 15