Housos is an Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech for SBS, that screens on SBS One. The series is a satirical parody of low income Australian residents of fictional suburb Sunnyvale, who are living in Housing Commission public housing. On 1 November 2012, a film based on the series was released in Australian cinemas, titled Housos vs. Authority. On 9 September 2012 it was announced that Housos would return for a second series, which premiered 22 July 2013.
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Episode 1
The Housos scheme to get on the disability pension. Shazza and Kylie have a girl’s night out, Franky buys a car instead of stealing one and much to the shock of everyone in Sunnyvale Beryl attempts pole dancing.
Episode 2
Shazza is about to give birth but she can’t get an ambulance. Dazza tries to get her to the hospital by train, taxi and even … a wheelbarrow. Angry bus drivers, closed hospitals and road raging drivers make Shazza’s birth the biggest pre-natal drama since the birth of Jesus.
Episode 3
Franky wins a chopper in a tough man competition but he and Kylie break up after an argument about the colour of it. Not thinking clearly Franky takes a road trip to Melbourne to visit his brother, Dino. Swinger parties, Crystal, old grudges and dodgy relatives from Melbourne make this the houso road trip from hell.
Episode 4
Franky, Kev and Dazza all need money to keep their de factos off their backs; Dazza tries car jacking while Kev and Franky join Habib in a dodgy insulation scheme. In a strange twist of fate the apartment that’s being insulated is the Mayor of Sunnyvale’s. The not-so-environmentally friendly episode of Housos.
Episode 5
Wazza owes money to the bikies and Dazza needs bail money. Shazza decides to help them by making money working for the bikies, her first job? Delivering a boogie board full of illegal steroids to Asia.
Episode 6
The Housos are in Asia trying to smuggle illegal steroids inside a boogie board. Before they can deliver the goods they are captured by jungle terrorists and are held for ransom. Can the Housos get home to Sunnyvale?
Episode 7
The Sunnyvale Assassins are selling dodgy pay TV boxes, Shazza and Kylie want one desperately so they force Dazza and Franky to get jobs. After a string of failed money making attempts the Housos find out how hard real work can be. Franky decides he would sell his cousin to get hold of free Foxtel. And so he does.
Episode 8
Franky desperately needs a jumping castle for his son Anarchy’s first birthday. He doesn’t know where to steal one so he asks Dazza’s Uncle Doug (Andy McPhee). Doug is fresh out of jail after 29 years. Stolen cop cars and x-rated jumping castles make this a Houso party you don’t want to miss.
Episode 9
It's Dazza’s birthday and everybody helps out in their own way. Shazza steals a pie cake, Franky steals a fire truck and while stealing a council car the Housos discover documents showing the Mayor wants to move the community into the bush so she can build townhouses. Is this the end of the Sunnyvale Housos?
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