Huge thanks for “Checkout” – short episodes and lots of laughs.

Last night after watching the feature film “Howl” (see my separate post), I needed something light an short. I watched the trailer for the Israeli TV series “Checkout” and – upon seeing the episodes are short (22 minutes) I watched the first one. And boy did I laugh! It’s obviously based on the BBC (and later US) TV series “The Office” since it’s a mockumentary but instead of a factory it takes place in a Supermarket in Israel. Each character is exaggerated (the security guy is usually asleep and arrives AFTER any incident is resolved) but – based on the first episode I’m already a fan!

The show which Chaiflicks calls “Israel’s #1 Smash Hit comedy” started in 2018 and finished three seasons (one of 21 eps and two of 20 eps) . Chaiflicks is “doling” them out with one every Thursday. Right now you can binge the first 6 episodes. I hope they change their mind and release at least 3 eps each week. By my count, at the rate of ONE per week, it will be 55 weeks (that’s December 10, 2022!)

Anyway, each ep stands on its own but I think you’ll want to binge the ones up there now

Just heard they will soon start 3 eps per Thursday! Will finish March 2022! great news

I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard and consistently at a show. Every episode is perfection. Ever character is perfection.

I'm watching now. Love it, the manager reminds me of Elaine from Seinfield

I love this show! The more episodes I watch, the funnier it gets!

The show is great. The casting is good. Let's get some new episodes...

Every character is a piece of work. Each actor deserves an award. I've binged to Season 3 episode 8 metzuyan and yotzay min ha kelal

Just as Seinfeld is a "show about nothing." Checkout is "a show about chutzpah." Professor Titinsky is the best example but the butchers and Kochava are so chutzpadik. I hope that someday there will be more than three seasons.

I loved Checkout.
Wasn't one the steady customers at the market Assi Cohen from "Significant Other"....I think his name was Franco or something like that.

Checkout does a nice job of depicting some aspects of secular, or relatively secular, Israeli society, in addition to being funny, unlike "Significant Other," which is anything but funny.