bro'Town
bro'Town is a New Zealand Television animated series. The show used a comedy based format, targeted at a young adult audience. The series is set amongst New Zealand's fast growing Pacific Islander community, and focuses on a central cast of five young boys. bro'Town is heavy with popular culture references, and is based on the performance of the local four-man group The Naked Samoans. Vale, Valea, Jeff da Māori, Sione and Mack live in the suburb of Morningside, and attend the local college, St Sylvester’s, where their principal is a Fa’afafine and the P.E. teacher is the legendary ex-All Black rugby player Michael Jones.
Cast: Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi, Mario Gaoa
8 episodes
1. The Weakest LinkAfter being run over by a bus, Valea suddenly becomes the brainiest boy in Morningside, and the boys stun the school by making it through to the televised finals of the national quiz show.MCC22minSep 22, 2004
2. Sione-rellaSione finally gets his chance to impress the girl of his dreams at the school ball, but his mother and his rival Rex Ruka do all they can to ruin his chances.MCC22minSep 29, 2004
3. The Wong OneWong from Hong Kong arrives in Morningside and Dad takes him in as a homestay visitor, but a case of mistaken identity sees Vale kidnapped in Wong's place by the legendary Grasshopper - a hot Asian chick with incredible martial arts skills.MCC22minOct 6, 2004
4. Get RuckedIt's the annual rugby match against the St Sylvester's Old Boys, but when the school 1st XV comes down with a terrible case of food poisoning, the boys have to play against a crack multi-code team featuring Joe Rokocoko, Tana Umaga, Stacey Jones, Henry Fa'afili and Awen Guttenbeil.MCC22minOct 13, 2004
5. A Maori At My TableThe boys go on a trip to Jeff's Marae, only to find an unexpected tangi going on. The mantle of leadership is suddenly thrust upon an unsuspecting Jeff.MCC22minOct 20, 2004
6. Go Home Stay HomeWhen Constable Bababiba discovers that Vale and Valea have been left home alone, he sends Vale to a bad boy's home and Valea to a rich white family in Parnell, but when Dad realises that he is no longer eligible for his benefit, he launches a bid to bring his boys back home.MCC22minOct 27, 2004- 7. Tent Stories Dad Never Told Us (Tales from the Rumpus Room)An epilogue to ‘The Wong One' … the boys are back in the tent hanging out after the kidnapping and the street party, and explaining the world of Morningside to their new kiwi mates White and Wong. The boys will then chat, as boys do, and give Wong and White the low-down on Morningside, the boys' families and friendships.MCCNov 3, 2004
- 8. The World According To Bro'TownSpecial exploring behind the scenes at the world of New Zealand's first adult animated series.MCCNov 10, 2004
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bro'Town is a New Zealand Television animated series. The show used a comedy based format, targeted at a young adult audience. The series is set amongst New Zealand's fast growing Pacific Islander community, and focuses on a central cast of five young boys. bro'Town is heavy with popular culture references, and is based on the performance of the local four-man group The Naked Samoans. Vale, Valea, Jeff da Māori, Sione and Mack live in the suburb of Morningside, and attend the local college, St Sylvester’s, where their principal is a Fa’afafine and the P.E. teacher is the legendary ex-All Black rugby player Michael Jones.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Shimpal Lelisi, Oscar Kightley, Mario Gaoa, Elizabeth Mitchell
- Studio
- NZ on Air, Firehorse Films
