him over the time he spent with Sarah during rehearsals for their school musical; result in Tug hitting an "all time low". The two episodes featuring the school musical where Tug's feud with Shane reaches a climax were nominated for "Best Episode in a Television Drama Serial" at the Australian Film Institute awards in 1993. Kate Langbroek writing for The Age branded the Tug as one of the show's "resident dope" characters. Monroe from TVTimes said that "Tug O'Neale's had a hard time of it in Home and Away. He's tried suicide, lost the family farm and been generally humiliated in Summer Bay." In Fletcher's article in Woman's Own she opined that Bancks "turned the troubled Tug into one of Summer Bay's most interesting residents, with a huge following of young fans." BIG!'s Anthony opined that "horrible old Tug" turned "soppy" once he became involved with Sarah. She added that no would have believed Tug would stop "terrorising Shane, beating up people, and generally being obnoxious". References External links Character profile at the Internet Movie Database Home and Away characters Television characters introduced in 1992 Male characters in television