Season 4 - World Cup 2010
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Following the demise of Setanta Sports UK in June 2009, Special 1 TV was without a home. Just about a whole year later and just prior to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa - the BBC started showing promo videos that proved that Jose was on his way back!
#1 Special 1 TV returns....... in South Africa!
Jose (a bit greyer) has a new set on the BBC but the same team with Wayne (preparing for England's campaign and "King of the Pimps" Sven (now manager of the Ivory Coast) and even Puppet Ronnie who practices altitude diving! Despite Jose being the only one in the studio without an active role in the forthcoming tournament - he soon reminds them who is Champion of an entire continent (Inter having just won the Champions League).
Rafa ("Mr Scrap Merchant) had just taken over from Jose at Inter whilst his puppet caricature has become the show insider within the England camp and soon finds himself being abused by his ex-players at Liverpool. Tom (Cruise) and David (Beckham) are back too with Tom getting confused between "football" and "soccer". England's opening match against the USA was about to take place.
Although there were only 6 actually episodes in the World Cup series, the BBC also released whole selection of webisodes that aired throughout the tournament. These have been added too in the smaller video player.
Rafa ("Mr Scrap Merchant) had just taken over from Jose at Inter whilst his puppet caricature has become the show insider within the England camp and soon finds himself being abused by his ex-players at Liverpool. Tom (Cruise) and David (Beckham) are back too with Tom getting confused between "football" and "soccer". England's opening match against the USA was about to take place.
Although there were only 6 actually episodes in the World Cup series, the BBC also released whole selection of webisodes that aired throughout the tournament. These have been added too in the smaller video player.
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In #w1.1 - its Wayne versus Wayne as the England forward vents his frustration following the lifeless draw against the USA and the message being to sit down and have a good talk to yourself.
In #w.1.2 - we see Sven is up to his old pimping tricks yet again but this time he is throwing all of the other BBC pundits into the sting including Jose! Lineker though comes for free.
In #w.1.2 - we see Sven is up to his old pimping tricks yet again but this time he is throwing all of the other BBC pundits into the sting including Jose! Lineker though comes for free.
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In #w1.3 - the team head down memory lane to discuss their personal World Cup memories. Whilst Wayne has trouble getting his tongue around Socrates and Zico amongst others - Jose and especially Sven misunderstand the question!
In #w1.4 - Cabbageman gets to work on Wayne trying to use psychological warfare to life the boys spirits. The Puppet Ronnie wink could be what finally tips him over the top (relating back to the World Cup 4 years earlier).
In #w1.4 - Cabbageman gets to work on Wayne trying to use psychological warfare to life the boys spirits. The Puppet Ronnie wink could be what finally tips him over the top (relating back to the World Cup 4 years earlier).
#2 Tomorrow - Algeria!
Mick McCarthy moans about Lineker's rotation system with his pundits. The Voyeur tries to claim the vuvuzelas are bees! Graham Norton, Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole phone in! Sven is even caught pimping in reverse! At the England hotel, Cabbage man is checking that his team are all sleeping before the Algeria match - watch out for Shaun Wright-Phillips bedroom door followed by Peter Crouch's!
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Week 2's webisodes saw #w2.1 - A Crime. Robbie recalls the infamous hand ball(s) by Thierry Henry during qualification.
#w2.2 features Waynes Word of the day - "Vuvuzela". #w2.3 has Sven recalling his time as England manager and his "successful" period in charge. Although he still is finding it difficult to recall which nation he currently is in charge of! |
#3 - Algerian Aftermath
Following England's dismal goalless draw with Algeria - the Gallagher brothers are calling in! Sven turns Dutch with even more pimping! Mr Alex attacks the BBC pundits whilst The Voyeur defends them. Mick McCarthy struggles with Nigerian name pronunciations and David Beckham believes that England's poor performances are due to "altitude"! Jose calls Stephen (Fry) a "twit" and informs of Slovenia and the challenge to come. Rafa is hungry (again!) and runs into trouble with the England squad. Secret footage inside the English dressing room reveals why they were so bad against Algeria! Robbie Earle is mentioned (after his sacking from the ITV pundits team) and Sven is quick to react to the opportunity!
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#w.3.1 was not available.
#w3.2 Callers, Hello? - Dara Ó Briain calls in to compare the show to "Mock the Week" We then get an amusing call from Tom Cruise - he just cannot get his around the difference between "football" and "soccer"! Sven then gets caught out yet again!
#w.3.3 Least Favourite TV Characters - "Nice to see you - to see you - get lost Brucie!" The regulars have their say on people they do not like on British TV.
#w3.2 Callers, Hello? - Dara Ó Briain calls in to compare the show to "Mock the Week" We then get an amusing call from Tom Cruise - he just cannot get his around the difference between "football" and "soccer"! Sven then gets caught out yet again!
#w.3.3 Least Favourite TV Characters - "Nice to see you - to see you - get lost Brucie!" The regulars have their say on people they do not like on British TV.
#4 - Next ,The Germans!
Rafa reports from the England camp and we find the squad in total and professional preparation for their next match against Germany - this even includes a little bit of Lady Gaga! Jose reveals the truth as to why the teams performance had improved dramatically against Slovenia with the reverse effects of Sven's previous efforts. Simon Cowell's suggests abolishing extra time and penalty shoot-outs and replacing them with a public vote-off!
NOTE - There are still few more Web Episodes Shorts to add to this page.
NOTE - There are still few more Web Episodes Shorts to add to this page.
#5 - What Next?
With England now out - is Fabio's next job going to be a postman? We see Jose's very familiar relationship with Diego Maradona! Studio panel Sven, Wayne and Fabio are watching live action in the studio - but nobody is watching football! Jose wants to use video technology on Sven! (shame it wasn't on Frank Lampard's shot!) but FIFA soon intervene.
#6 - Finally the Final
The final is almost upon us and Sven has already returned back to home to Sweden - or has he? Fabio appears in his version of "The Matrix" and Mick McCarthy reveals his pronunciation problems. Mr Alex attacks the BBC pundits whilst Roy Keane defends them! Mick Jagger calls in and is asked to predict the winners - it seems that nobody trusts him!