inspiration from the children's television show Thomas and Friends. The narration style to this skit also mimics the narration style found on the children's show. Mascot Recession Busters – A segment in which the canine mascot suggests and enacts advice for people to deal with the economic recession of the Late 2000s. Retired Yours Please – A playful jab at New Zealand sports talk back host Murray Deaker and his catch phrase. McIvor – A segment where Bill and Ben would play pranks on New Zealand SKY Sport broadcaster Steven McIvor. Unlike his successor, McIvor reacted very aggressively to the pranks. 6.0 Minutes – A parody of the New Zealand current events show "60 Minutes". The skit was originally aired when the show was airing on New Zealand radio station Radio Sport. Urban Creatures – A parody of the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin. Steve Urban explores the "amazing creatures" of the sporting world usually killing someone in the process. However, this segment was omitted season 5 after Steve Irwin died. 101 Uses for (insert name here) – skits that see Bill and Ben finding mundane uses for a sportsperson's talents. Some participants thus far have included basketball player Ben Pepper, All Black Byron Kelleher and rowing twins Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell Father v Son – These skits, a reference to old advertisements for the Instant Kiwi scratch card and filmed usually in black and white, involves a young boy playing different sports against his highly competitive father. The young boy often beats his father in the chosen sport, who in turn, out of frustration, resorts to drastic measures (for comedic effect) to defeat his son, including violence and cheating. Retired after season 5. Can a Mascot? – This skit involves the Pulp Sport Mascot (a person in a big brown furry fox suit) attempting to complete often comical or socially unaccepted challenges such as sneaking into an establishment without paying or sneaking on to another TV show. Retired after season 5. The Mad Mad Butcher – Series of stunts based around New Zealand Celebrity business man The Mad Butcher. The Pulp Sport Mad Mad Butcher attempts each week to prove to 'dickless bastards' that he is mad by doing crazy, sometimes bizarre stunts. This segment often starts with the line "Some of you dickless bastards still don't think I'm mad...". Retired after season 5. Halfass – A parody of the