History Series / TheGlassHouse

* GagWords: Corinne first used the word [[InherentlyFunnyWords 'wadge']] towards the end of the series.
---> '''Corinne (to Lauren Burns):''' ''What about that time you were kicked in the wadge?''
---> '''Wil:''' ''... you were kicked in the popular [[Series/TheWedge Channel 10 comedy program]]?''
** The word then became a running joke for the remainder of the episode, and was sprinkled throughout the subsequent, final episodes of the series.
---> '''Dave:''' ''I haven't got a wadge, but if I had a wadge I wouldn't want a shin in my wadge.''

* NiceHat: Dave wears an often ridiculous hat as part of his interview segment.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Frequently parodied whenever a story on political correctness is discussed.

''The Glass House'', which ran on the ABC from 2001 to 2006, was hosted by Wil Anderson, Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes, and every week they invited two guests to join them behind a odd-looking desk to talk about the events of the past week. The guests themselves varied quite wildly, ranging from comedians, musicians and sports stars to scientists and even the occasional politician, and the discussions themselves would often be as diverse, mostly based on headline grabbing oddities of the past week. OnceAnEpisode, Wil would get Dave to pretend to be a person recently in the news (such as a gay penguin) and everyone would "interview" him. The discussions could turn [[CrossingTheLineTwice very controversial]], [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments very funny]] or even informative, depending on the guests and the topics.

''The Glass House'', which ran on the ABC from 2001 to 2006, was hosted by Wil Anderson, Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes, and every week they invited two guests to join them behind a odd-looking desk to talk about the events of the past week. The guests themselves varied quite wildly, ranging from comedians, musicians and sports stars to scientists and even the occasional politician, and the discussions themselves would often be as diverse, mostly based on headline grabbing oddities of the past week. OnceAnEpisode, Wil would get Dave to pretend to be a person recently in the news (such as a gay penguin) and everyone would "interview" him. The discussions could turn [[CrossingTheLineTwice very controversial]], [[CrowningMomentOfFunny very funny]] or even informative, depending on the guests and the topics.

---> '''Wil:''' ''... you were kicked in the popular Channel 10 comedy program?''

* BrickJoke: Ross Noble first pitches ''Ray Martin Fights A Pig'' in 2005. It makes Wil's list of Australia's shortest running TV programmes the following year.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first season seems rather disorganised compared to the rest of the series with a lot of filler segments (Quantum, Eurotrash, That Bastard Santa Claus, Cherish The Children, Dear Glass House, etc.) lasting only one or two episodes and then never seen again.
** The very first episode was the only episode to end with a singalong.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/GoodNewsWeek''. The Glass House then had its own spiritual successor... in [[UnCancelled Good News Week]].

* OutOfOrder: While Wil was away in Edinburgh for a while in 2006, Corinne was supposed to host two episodes before two [[ClipShow Double Glazed]] episodes were to air. Instead of the second Corinne-hosted episode, viewers got a Double Glazed as the ABC [[ExecutiveMeddling apparently didn't want]] a particular guest to be on two of its programs on the same night. When the second Corinne-hosted episode aired the following week, it had been severely edited to remove any reference to the fact it was supposed to air a week earlier.

---> '''Molly:''' ''You know, you're a lot funnier since you've taken off all this fingernail stuff. Why have you gotten rid of that?''

** Not to mention how they got from talking about Las Vegas to talking about how Wil's cat sleeps on his groin. Yes, I am serious.

* OnlyBarelyRenewed: After the first season. The ABC then only commissioned blocks of up to fourteen episodes at a time (and at very short notice for the cast and crew) before finally giving the green light to longer seasons from 2003 onwards.

* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Dave's thought processes aren't all that quick: during his interview segment, he will very frequently respond to a question with "Uuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm..."

->''Seriously, I would do this show for free.''

---> '''Wil:''' ''The Canberra University Netball Team had a rather unfortunate acronym. Spell it at home, kids.''

** When the season was repeated in late 2009/early 2010, the above episodes remained out of order.

** The large banner used for the Enorgrull Awards for Eksalince was also used for the Sekken Awards for Eksalince... [[StylisticSuck only with the "Enorgrull" crudely crossed out and replaced with "Sekken"]].

[[caption-width-right:350:[[StraightMan Corinne]], [[DeadpanSnarker Wil]], and [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry Dave]]: they threw stones, flailed wildly and disappointed their parents.]]

As the ABC produced a gajillion episodes of it over five years, and most of it dated quite badly, the only DVD release available is a collection of [[ClipShow the four best-of specials]]. The first five seasons (spanning 2001-2002) was released by the ABC on the iTunes Store in 2011.

* OnlyBarelyRenewed: After the first season. The ABC then only commissioned blocks of up to fourteen episodes at a time before finally giving the green light to longer seasons from 2003 onwards.

---> '''Dave:''' ''If you want to know what any of that means, email the ABC."

As the ABC produced a gajillion episodes of it over five years, and most of it dated quite badly, the only DVD release available is a collection of the four best-of specials. Which really sucks. But fear not! The ABC has released the first five seasons (spanning 2001-2002) on the iTunes Store.

Not to be confused with the 2001 thriller starring Creator/LeeleeSobieski, Diane Lane and Stellan Skarsgard. Or the 2012 American Reality TV series of the same name.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first season seems rather disorganised compared to the rest of the series with a lot of filler segments (Quantum, Eurotrash, That Bastard Santa Claus, Cherish The Children, Dear Glass House, et al.) lasting only one or two episodes and then never seen again.

* RecycledSet: Most of the set was reused for The Sideshow, while some parts can still be seen every now and then on ''Series/GoodNewsWeek'' - both GNW TV productions.

* TheMerch: A book and DVD were released, both containing healthy amounts of SelfDeprecation and BitingTheHandHumor. The former only had a small print run and is now extremely difficult to find.

After GoodNewsWeek was shipped over to Channel Ten and cancelled in 2000, GNW TV Productions decided to start a new show with a similar format, but rather than play games about the news like GoodNewsWeek did, instead the regulars and guests would just talk about the news.

* RecycledSet: Most of the set was reused for The Sideshow, while some parts can still be seen every now and then on GoodNewsWeek - both GNW TV productions.

Not to be confused with the 2001 thiller starring LeeleeSobieski, Diane Lane and Stellan Skarsgard. Or the 2012 American Reality TV series of the same name.

* IncrediblyLamePun: Corinne's Wil-pun OnceAnEpisode.

* ChannelHop: After it was announced that the ABC had not renewed the show for 2007, it was rumoured that Channel 10 would pick it up. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen It never happened]].

* FridayNightDeathSlot: Its time slot for most of its lifespan was "sometime late on Friday". This arguably worked to its advantage, as its humour was...not ''edgy'', but certainly not mainstream either. Its Friday-night slot was so ingrained that even when it moved to Wednesdays, it was still repeated late on Friday.
---> '''Wil:''' "It's on late at night, no one's watching."

* MissingEpisode: The cast and crew begged the ABC not to run an episode scheduled to air a few days after 9/11 when they realised that an opening line of [[TooSoon "It's been a big week, how about those Wiggles!"]] would be [[DudeNotFunny more than a little inappropriate]].

* HoYay: Wil and Dave.
---> '''Wil:''' ''I've never been to a gym, Dave.''
---> '''Dave:''' ''Well, how do you keep your... slim shape?''
---> '''Wil:''' ''*laughs* Dave, have you been looking at my arse?''
---> '''Dave''' ''Wil Anderson does have an arse. Not that I look at it - whatever! Let's move on! But if I did, that would be okay as well! I don't know!'' '''(to Wil)''' ''D'ya wanna get married?''
** The official website used to contain behind the scenes photos with captions provided by the writers of the show. Nearly every one that featured Wil and Dave together would have a little bit of homoerotic subtext.
** They also 'kissed' at Adam Richard's insistence during Dave's interview segment as Winona Ryder in 2002. Wil put his hand over Dave's mouth, but Dave seemed to be getting right into the groping...