Double the Fist

★ 7.5 · 2004 · 26m · Comedy

Double the Fist is an Australian satirical television show which airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It follows the misadventures of four men and their pursuit of "fistworthiness": host Steve Foxx, and his three offsiders; Rod Foxx, Mephisto, and The Womp. The series has also been broadcast in the UK, Canada, Spain, New Zealand and Brazil.

Episodes

▶1. Vertical ChallengeSince abseiling is an extremely weak sport, Steve Foxx challenges the Fist Team to jump off a cliff without the use of safety ropes and equipment.▶2. Fist MakeoverSteve Foxx shows that anyone can become fistworthy by challenging the Fist Team to take 3 of the weakest members of society and make their lives more extreme.▶3. FistathlonSport: Safe, clinical, fair...WEAK! This week, Steve Foxx puts the Fist back into sport by challenging the Fist Team to some truly extreme sports, such as Sniper-Golf, where they must get the ball in the hole without getting shot dead.▶4. Fear FactorySteve Foxx, sick of Reality Television trying to pass itself off as entertainment, makes the ultimate house-of-horrors, the Fear Factory, and challenges the Fist Team, as well as some everyday contestents, to enter. The winning team is the one who survives! Steve Foxx, sick of Reality Television trying to pass itself off as entertainment, makes the ultimate house-of-horrors, the Fear Factory, and challenges the Fist Team, as well as some everyday contestents, to enter. The winning team is the one who survives!▶5. High School ChallengeSteve Foxx proves that the public education system is weak and that teachers don't deserve the pay-rise they so greedily desire by pitting the Fist Team against 4 of the top students from Arundell High School in a series of academic challenges.▶6. Bush BashSteve Foxx proves that protesters are weak by challenging the Fist Team to infiltrate a logging area and attacking the loggers head-on.▶7. TerrorismSteve Foxx shows that there is nothing weaker on the face of the planet than Terrorism by challenging the Fist Team to attack 3 known terrorist hideouts in NSW.▶8. Special EditionSteve Foxx takes a look back at the impact his series has had on the Australian public and how it has affected it's stars, as well as showing flashbacks, deleted scenes and character profiles

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