

Abandonment Issues
Looking for closure for his abandonment issues, comedian James Mustapic revisits the NZ celebrities and popular culture that shaped his childhood but have since disappeared into obscurity.
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Cast
Seasons

1.NZ Idol
25-03-202223mBen Lummis won NZ Idol nearly 20 years ago, and James is still devastated that Michael Murphy was not victorious. James goes on a full-scale search to find both stars, and attempts...

2.Sue Nicholson
01-04-202223mJames goes in search for a former lover who ghosted him, and attempts to repair his relationship with psychic medium Sue Nicholson who he offended in 2019 on live television.

3.Target
08-04-202223m10 years ago a panty-sniffing carpet cleaner was exposed on the consumer affairs show Target, and it shook the nation to its core. James reunites with Brooke Howard-Smith as they a...

4.Classic Ads with Suzanne Paul
15-04-202221mJames revisits all of the greatest Kiwi ads from the early 2000s, and assembles a dream team of ad-vengers to try and save the fate of his show.

5.Erin Simpson
22-04-202221mJames reunites with a former What Now host and they embark on a quest to try and reignite Erin Simpson's dying music career.

6.Drew Neemia
29-04-202223mJames concludes his season with an elaborate quest to track down former TV presenter Drew Neemia, who completely disappeared off the face of the earth ten years ago.
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