Back of the Y is a witty and clever New Zealand stunt show designed to "put New Zealand on the map". With unforgettable characters such as Presenter, Danny Parker, New Zealand's greatest daredevil stuntsman, Randy Cambell and retarded South Island mechanic, Spanners Watson, the show took New Zealand by storm, appealing quite often to the older generation as well as the younger. Every episode of Back of the Y consists of a number of mini shows (Constables, Smoodiver), take-offs (Bottlestore Galactica) and stunts as well as visits to the studio where we meet New Zealand's most loved television personality, Danny Parker. And of course the show wouldn't be without the feature stunt which always goes horribly wrong. But Randy's popularity rises.
From a cast member, from the internet: "One was a series that played on Auckland community TV channel Triangle. It was low rent and most of it has now disappeared. When we shitted to TV2 they wouldn't let us call our first season with them Season 2. So it was called Back of the Y Masterpiece Television. Most people know that as Season 1 but it was actually Season 2. When we shifted to Channel 4. They let us called the next season, Season 3. Does that make sense?"
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