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* GrumpyBear: David gets really aggressive and Pauly even tells him not to be a grumpy little smurf. Abdul, Sole and Doreen also count. Also, this is what Jim would be like when he has enough of everyone can't understand him.
** GrumpyOldMan: Bill Beazley
** GrumpyOldMan: Bill Beazley
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* UnintelligibleAccent: PlayedForLaughs. The majority of the staff at Swift and Shift behave as though Jim Webb, the FatComicRelief, is really hard to understand, and his dialogue is even [[FunWithSubtitles accompanied by subtitles]]. Not even a Chinese driver who speaks [[YouNoTakeCandle very poor English]] can understand him. The joke is that Jim actually speaks in a standard Australian accent like most of his colleagues, and he's actually pretty shirty when people supposedly don't understand him. At worst, Jim is slightly soft-spoken [[VocalDissonance despite being massively fat]].
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* AmbiguousDisorder: George, despite being slow. Ironically, his literal-mindedness and honesty makes him one of the few on the team that tries to do his job properly without lying, damaging goods and starting fights. However, his clumsiness and extreme gullibility let him down.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When resident [[Jerkass]] Kiwi Kev deliberately sends dimwitted George to the wrong place for the Christmas party simply out of spite, out of his cousins (who normally takes part in the bullying) in the loading dock takes issue with it, calling it "pretty slack". It even leads to a fight later on.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When resident [[Jerkass]] {{Jerkass}} Kiwi Kev deliberately sends dimwitted George to the wrong place for the Christmas party simply out of spite, out one of his cousins (who normally takes part in the bullying) in the loading dock takes issue with it, calling it "pretty slack". It even leads to a fight later on.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When resident[[Jerkass]] Kiwi Kev deliberately sends dimwitted George to the wrong place for the Christmas party simply out of spite, out of his cousins in the loading dock takes issue with of, calli g it "pretty slack". It even leads to a fight later on.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When resident[[Jerkass]] resident [[Jerkass]] Kiwi Kev deliberately sends dimwitted George to the wrong place for the Christmas party simply out of spite, out of his cousins (who normally takes part in the bullying) in the loading dock takes issue with of, calli g it, calling it "pretty slack". It even leads to a fight later on.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When resident[[Jerkass]] Kiwi Kev deliberately sends dimwitted George to the wrong place for the Christmas party simply out of spite, out of his cousins in the loading dock takes issue with of, calli g it "pretty slack". It even leads to a fight later on.
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* OnlySaneMan: Keith. He is pretty much the only reason the branch ever actually manages to deliver anything, all while dealing with a psychotic boss.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Oliver is mistakenly called Darren by Keith every single time, much to Oliver's annoyance.
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* BerserkButton: Several:
** David when he is called a Smurf.
** Abdul when any remark is made about Islam.
** Oliver every time Keith calls him Darren by mistake.
** Jim when people ask him to repeat what he said too many times.
** Jackie when his poor level of English prevents anyone from giving him the instructions he needs.
** Amanda when her coffee is made incorrectly.
** David when he is called a Smurf.
** Abdul when any remark is made about Islam.
** Oliver every time Keith calls him Darren by mistake.
** Jim when people ask him to repeat what he said too many times.
** Jackie when his poor level of English prevents anyone from giving him the instructions he needs.
** Amanda when her coffee is made incorrectly.
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* DoubleStandard: Subverted in the last episode, where Oliver attempts to get time off to get married whilst Mario and Melissa are on their honeymoon. The reason that the two were allowed time off is that Melissa is pregnant, and would not have gotten the time off otherwise. Oliver leaves his job and attempts to claim anti-gay discrimination. Amanda knows that the company would lose the case as most of the staff are not supportive of gay marriage anyway.
* FlatCharacter: Anthony and Leonard are largely seen performing their roles with no plotlines devoted to them. Alex also fits this role until the last episode where he is shown to have a girlfriend.
* FlatCharacter: Anthony and Leonard are largely seen performing their roles with no plotlines devoted to them. Alex also fits this role until the last episode where he is shown to have a girlfriend.
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* Mistake
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* FiveTokenBand: As identified in the third episode, the team consists of people of numerous different races, two disabled people, a man with anxiety, a gay man and several overweight people. Keith seems more proud of having diversity than hiring a team where everyone does a good job, which is TruthInTelevision.
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* JerkassHasAPoint : Amanda, though harsh, is right to blame Keith for being oblivious to how dysfunctional his team is, and to his credit, he does start making more of an effort. This doesn't stop her trying to fire him, though he successfully turns the tables on her.
* JerkassWoobie : David, whose dwarfism makes people sympathetic, is hostile and violent to virtually everyone he meets.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Oliver and Fernando]] in the last episode, which none of the other characters are made aware of.
* JerkassWoobie : David, whose dwarfism makes people sympathetic, is hostile and violent to virtually everyone he meets.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Oliver and Fernando]] in the last episode, which none of the other characters are made aware of.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Habib's accent is a thick combination of Bogan and valley speak which retains inflections of Arabic. Ironically, the characters have no issue uderstanding him,whereas they do with Jim, who speaks standard Australian.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: George, despite being slow.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: George, despite being slow. Ironically, his literal-mindedness and honesty makes him one of the few on the team that tries to do his job properly without lying, damaging goods and starting fights. However, his clumsiness and extreme gullibility let him down.
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An Australian comedy television series first screened on [[Creator/{{SBS}} SBS TV]] in October 2008, '''''Swift and Shift Couriers''''' was produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who also was responsible for comedy series ''Series/{{Pizza}}''. It is set around the staff who work at the ‘Swift and Shift’ Courier Company in the central business district of Sydney.
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An Australian comedy television series first screened on [[Creator/{{SBS}} SBS TV]] in October 2008, '''''Swift ''Swift and Shift Couriers''''' Couriers'' was produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who also was responsible for comedy series ''Series/{{Pizza}}''. It is set around the staff who work at the ‘Swift and Shift’ Courier Company in the central business district of Sydney.
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* TheCameo: Mark, Mike and Jackie appear in Fat Pizza vs Housos. Their van gets stolen.
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* TheCameo: Mark, Mike and Jackie appear in Fat Pizza vs Housos. Their van gets stolen.[[spoiler: Franky steals their van.]]
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* TheCameo: The twins and Jackie appear in Fat Pizza vs Housos to get robbed by Franky.
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* TheCameo: The twins Mark, Mike and Jackie appear in Fat Pizza vs Housos to get robbed by Franky.Housos. Their van gets stolen.
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* TheCameo: The twins and Jackie appear in Fat Pizza vs Housos to get robbed by Franky.
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Followed by the SpiritualSuccessor, ''{{Housos}}''.
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Followed by the SpiritualSuccessor, ''{{Housos}}''.''{{Series/Housos}}''.
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* TheAlcoholic: Keith Warne. Kev and his cousins also drink, as well.
* AmbiguousDisorder: George, despite being slow.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Luigi and Mario.
* AmbiguousDisorder: George, despite being slow.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Luigi and Mario.
* GrumpyBear: David gets really aggressive and Pauly even tells him not to be a grumpy little smurf. Abdul, Sole and Doreen also count. Also, this is what Jim would be like when he has enough of everyone can't understand him.
** GrumpyOldMan: Bill Beazley
* HairTriggerTemper: Almost Everyone has this trait.
* HeavySleeper: Jim Spooner. In 'Big Box' He was asleep a whole time and Alex mentions that he took the sleeping pills by accident. Keith wanted to wake Jim up. Later, everyone at the depot puts Jim in a big box and the Indian drivers comes and collect it, only for Jim to wake up in the end.
** GrumpyOldMan: Bill Beazley
* HairTriggerTemper: Almost Everyone has this trait.
* HeavySleeper: Jim Spooner. In 'Big Box' He was asleep a whole time and Alex mentions that he took the sleeping pills by accident. Keith wanted to wake Jim up. Later, everyone at the depot puts Jim in a big box and the Indian drivers comes and collect it, only for Jim to wake up in the end.
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* ShoutOut: Mario's courier van has a figurine of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] in it.
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* SensitiveGuyandManlyMan: Oliver's Sensitive Guy to Mario's Manly Man.
* ShoutOut: Mario's courier van has a figurine of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] init.it.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Mark and Mike Tanner and also Bill and Jen Beazley.
** There's even Two Tradies as seen in 'Safety Inspector'.
* WorldofBadass
* ShoutOut: Mario's courier van has a figurine of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] in
* ThoseTwoGuys: Mark and Mike Tanner and also Bill and Jen Beazley.
** There's even Two Tradies as seen in 'Safety Inspector'.
* WorldofBadass
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An Australian comedy television series first screened on [[Creator/{{SBS}} SBS TV]] in October 2008, '''''Swift and Shift Couriers''''' is produce, was produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who also was responsible for comedy series ''Series/{{Pizza}}''. It is set around the staff who work at the ‘Swift and Shift’ Courier Company in the central business district of Sydney.
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!! The show provides examples of:
* BlackComedy
* ButtMonkey: Several characters but George is treated the worst.
* {{Jerkass}}: Several characters fit the bill.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The whole of Keith's depot.
* ShoutOut: Mario's courier van has a figurine of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] in it.
* BlackComedy
* ButtMonkey: Several characters but George is treated the worst.
* {{Jerkass}}: Several characters fit the bill.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The whole of Keith's depot.
* ShoutOut: Mario's courier van has a figurine of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] in it.
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An Australian comedy television series first screened on [[Creator/{{SBS}} SBS TV]] in October 2008, '''''Swift and Shift Couriers''''' is produce, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who also was responsible for comedy series ''Series/{{Pizza}}''. It is set around the staff who work at the ‘Swift and Shift’ Courier Company in the central business district of Sydney.
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An Australian comedy television series first screened on [[Creator/{{SBS}} SBS TV]] in October 2008, '''''Swift and Shift Couriers''''' is produce, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who also was responsible for comedy series ''Series/{{Pizza}}''. It is set around the staff who work at the ‘Swift and Shift’ Courier Company in the central business district of Sydney.
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