ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁shows ▁ran ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁The ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁stage ▁shows ▁called ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁D eg ree , ▁produced ▁by ▁L aug hing ▁Stock ▁Produ ctions , ▁which ▁featured ▁se lections ▁from ▁Australian ▁university ▁rev ues , ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁He ath ▁Franklin , ▁Jordan ▁R ask op oul os , ▁Dan ▁I lic , ▁Fel icity ▁Ward , ▁James ▁P ender , ▁Caroline ▁Fitz ger ald ▁and ▁B ec ci ▁G age . ▁G age ▁only ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁supporting ▁cast ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁series ▁but ▁has ▁a ▁more ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁second . ▁Chris ▁Mc Donald , ▁cre ator ▁and ▁producer ▁of ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁D eg ree ▁stage ▁shows , ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁show ' s ▁head ▁writer ▁and ▁co - produ cer . ▁Nik os ▁And ron icos ▁and ▁Justin ▁He az le wood ▁are ▁cred ited ▁as ▁non - perform ing ▁writers . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Ron nie ▁Joh ns ▁Half ▁H our ▁ran ▁for ▁th ir teen ▁episodes ▁The ▁first ▁six ▁a ired ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁seven ▁a ired ▁from ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁began ▁air ing ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁on ▁the ▁C 4 ▁Network ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁July . ▁The ▁second ▁series ▁began ▁air ing ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 2