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The Eggplant - Full Series

Web (Full Length Episodes) – 2020

Episode One - D-Day
Just days before a high stakes rugby match, a mysterious giant eggplant statue appears on the field at Hilltop High.  Principal Morris (Karen O'Leary) declares a full-scale investigation to get to the bottom of it.

Episode Two - Eat Like Mei
Warning: this episode deals with online bullying. Some viewers may find it upsetting.
Model student Mei (Celine Dam) finds herself under suspicion. As she explains how she ended up on Hilltop High's field that morning, she reveals a chain of events sparked by a farewell lunch gone awry and a nasty social media smear by so-called friends.

Episode Three - On Heat, Packed Meat
Recidivist prankster Darcy (Trendall Pulini) gets hauled in to Principal Morris — but it’s not the prank everyone expected. After asking his girlfriend for a nude photo, Darcy gets a taste of his own medicine when she flips the script with a prank of her own. 

Episode Four - Do What Derek Does
Logan (Ben Porter) receives questionable advice on navigating his relationship when a sex education class becomes a launchpad for confusion. Logan learns the hard way that real life and online fantasy don’t always match.

Episode Five - Unhappy Little Accidents
Warning: this episode deals with online grooming. Some viewers may find it upsetting.
Josie (Olivia Parker) heads to the principal's office with a serious confession to make — but it’s not about the eggplant like Principal Morris hopes. An online romance is not what it seems, and a friend connects the dots a moment too late.

Episode Six - It's Finally Game Day
The eggplant is gone, and the field is cleared for the big game. Tensions are high as Hilltop High faces off against South Shore High. But as the game unfolds, Principal Morris still wants answers about who planted the suspicious vegetable in the first place. 

Episode Seven - Special Report Special
In this half-hour final episode, a school assembly is hijacked by online vlogger O.B. Gene (Grace Palmer); she stokes a frenzy over the eggplant’s true origins, and supposed performance-enhancing powers. As students raid a veggie shop and the PTA meeting spirals into chaos, journalist Jack Tame digs into the story, and David Farrier chimes in on the conspiracy.