THE MOODYS - ABC1, 9.00pm
Every family has its moments, but the Moody clan have it down pat when it comes to putting a capital D in dysfunction. And now, we have the pleasure of seeing the comic misadventures and dramas of the family at more than just Christmas time. In this eight-episode run, youngest offspring Dan (Ian Meadows) and girlfriend Cora (Jane Harber) are back in Australia for good, meaning those pesky family functions are difficult to escape. Tonight, it's Bridget's (Rachel Gordon) 40th birthday, so the Moodys organise a surprise party that of course turns into a shambles involving a hookup in a car and a male exotic dancer.
LILYHAMMER - SBS ONE, 9.30pm
Just when Frank (Steven Van Zandt) thought he was the only wheeling-and-dealing foreigner in the village, a gang of English gangsters have turned up and they aren't exactly keeping the peace - or a low profile. After witless Torgeir (Trond Fausa) and the boys accidentally destroyed the Ferrari belonging to the English crooks by crashing it into a giant moose, the gangsters are out for compensation. Frank sets up a meeting to sort out the mess, but fatherly duties suddenly get in the way when oblivious ex Sigrid (Marian Saastad Ottesen) dumps the twins on him, announcing it is his turn to care for them for the whole month. It makes for some bizarrely funny moments.
BOB'S BURGERS - ELEVEN, 10.30pm
This dry-witted comedy is full of eccentric situations and characters. Tonight, the Belchers take a road trip to visit Linda's (Dan Mintz) parents, who have moved into a senior village in Florida. Expecting a rather low-key, grey-haired vibe, Tina and Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) discover grandma and grandpa have really moved into a senior citizens' swingers community. While Bob thinks it is hilarious, he is worried when he finds out his parents-in-law aren't actually partaking in the swinging social activities and risk getting kicked out. Meanwhile, the kids meet an eccentric leopard print-clad woman who unwittingly challenges Gene's (Eugene Mirman) fear of snakes.
RUNNING HOME (1999) - SEVEN, 12.00pm
Claudia Christian, Kristian Ayre, Andreas Apergis. Better-than-average telemovie following the attempts by a street kid (Kristian Ayre) to track down his long-lost mother, while avoiding a murderous police officer. While there may be the obligatory teen romance angles and midday melodrama moments, enough genuine drama seeps through the cracks to make this an intriguing lunch distraction. Claudia Christian and Caroline Dhavernas are able supports, but it is Ayre who steals the show.
THE FINAL DESTINATION (2009) - GO!, 10.30pm
Nick Zano, Shantel VanSanten. Possibly the only horror movie franchise in which the sequels outclass the original, this supposedly final Final offers few innovations on the series' rigid formula. After having an eerily real premonition of a catastrophic and fiery speedway pile-up, teenager Nick (Bobby Campo) manages to save the lives of his friends before the disaster happens for real. But sure enough, death still has its thirsty scythe lined up for this group, and one by one the survivors fall victim to a nasty set of improbable freak accidents. With gory imagery relentlessly flung at the viewer, the end result is by no means subtle, but fans of this quartet of fright flicks will savour the full-throttle send-off.
