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Do You Need Good Grades to Become a Cop?
Season 6, Ep. 9
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What kinds of grades do you need to become a police officer? And what kind of rapscallion was John in school? Well, today on Loose Units: Busted, Paul reveals John's old school report. Your favourite father and son duo takes a trip down memory lane, delving into the marks that drove John into his uniform in the first place.
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23. Mum Reveals All about Department Store Brawl
22:48||Season 6, Ep. 23In this very special bonus episode, Christine tells her side of the department store prison escapee story, revealing what it was like to see John fight with the suspect, being kicked in ths stomach during the brawl (whilst heavily pregnant), and what happened next.22. Whose Body Did Dad Dig Up?
39:35||Season 6, Ep. 22When a young John, working in forensics, dug up a body in the middle of Kurangai Chase National Park in the early eighties, he had no idea whose body it was. Until now.21. Plummeting Out of the Sky - Part Two
39:31||Season 6, Ep. 21John explains just how loose he and his skydiving buddies got before jumps - and how a mis-timed exit almost spelled the end for a friend.20. Plummeting Out of the Sky - Part One
35:26||Season 6, Ep. 20What makes someone want to fling themselves out of a plane, over and over? Is it the same impulse that makes someone want to be a cop? This week, Paul interrogates his dad about what compelled him to skydive over and over - and what made him finally stop.19. It Takes Balls to Hate Rugby.
31:28||Season 6, Ep. 19John explains what happens when he was forced to chaperone rugby players whilst on duty, and Paul asks about John's skydiving prowess.18. John Gets Stalked
27:02||Season 6, Ep. 18In this (sort of) bonus episode, John delivers a story - mere hours old - of his being stalked whilst hauling priceless silver. Then, he tells Paul an untold tale of a member of the New South Wales Police Band getting in way over his head.17. Surprisingly Horny
29:35||Season 6, Ep. 17Ex=cop John Verhoeven has claimed to have played trumpet in front of teeming crowds, and Paul has mocked these claims over the years. But this week, an unearthed photo has Paul eating humble pie. Also: the latest on the traffic accident which broke Paul's elbow last week.16. He Flew Through the Air, Your Honour.
29:16||Season 6, Ep. 16In this, the thrilling conclusion to John's story of a prison escapee turned department store brawler, Paul finds out that there have been some details long left buried - details now brought into the light.15. BONUS EP: Sentencing Snafu
14:40||Season 6, Ep. 15Thanks to an intrepid listener, we now know what in certain parts of the world, sentences CAN be comically long. John and Paul hopped on the mic for a bonus ep to rectify this sentencing snafu.