bro'Town

bro'Town
Genre Animated sitcom
Created by Elizabeth Mitchell
Naked Samoans
Based on The performance of the local four-man group The Naked Samoans
Developed by Naked Samoans
Written by Elizabeth Mitchell
Naked Samoans
Mario Gaoa
David Fane
Shimpal Lelisi
Oscar Kightley
Screenplay by Elizabeth Mitchell
Naked Samoans
Mario Gaoa
David Fane
Shimpal Lelisi
Oscar Kightley
Directed by Elizabeth Mitchell
Ali Ekeroma Cowley
Maka Makatoa
Ali Cowley
Creative director(s) Ali Ekeroma Cowley
Maka Makatoa
Ali Cowley
Presented by Firehorse Films
Starring Mario Gaoa
David Fane
Shimpal Lelisi
Oscar Kightley
Voices of Mario Gaoa
David Fane
Shimpal Lelisi
Oscar Kightley
Theme music composer Kyan Laslett O'Brien
Opening theme Various music
Ending theme Various music
Composer(s) Nesian Mystik
Country of origin New Zealand
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 32 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Trevor Haysom
Producer(s) Elizabeth Mitchell
James Griffin
Editor(s) Dave Armstrong
Anthony Farac
Steven Sinkovich
Emma Papaconstantinou
Location(s) Morningside, Auckland, New Zealand
Cinematography Naked Samoans
Camera setup Animated rendition of single-camera
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Firehorse Films
NZ on Air
DQ Entertainment
Toon City Animation
Distributor TV3
Link TV (United States)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (DVD)
Release
Original network TV3
Picture format SD: 4:3 (2004 - 2006)
SD: 16:9 (2007 - 2009)
Traditional animation
Audio format Stereo
5.1 Surround Sound
First shown in New Zealand
Original release 22 September 2004 – 24 May 2009
External links
Website

bro'Town is a New Zealand adult animated comedy television series and sitcom. It stars David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Shimpal Lelisi and Oscar Kightley. 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 ex-All Black rugby player Michael Jones.

Production

Produced by New Zealand company Firehorse Films and funded by New Zealand On Air, bro'Town was made using three animation studios – two in New Zealand and one in India – and involved over 100 staff. The series was done in traditional ink and paint animation. The show satirises the boys’ culture, with dialogue in the local vernacular. The series includes references to New Zealand literature, particularly the novels and short stories of Witi Ihimaera. The series has strong religious references, with most episodes starting with events between God, Jesus Christ and other historical figures, which leads to the theme of the episode and the subsequent events between the boys.

Characters

The Boys

Other characters of Morningside

Tapili family

School folk and students

Figures in Heaven

There are also two female angels Angelina and Angelita.

Occasionally, deceased relatives such as Pepelo's wife (Vale & Valea's mother), or Jeff da Maori's Auntie Queenie are featured, appearing in dreams to communicate with the living.

Guest stars

bro'Town frequently features special guests - notable celebrities from politics, art, culture, music, the media, business and sport. The most regular cameos are John Campbell and Carol Hirschfeld, newsreaders from TV3. Former All Blacks and Manu Samoa player Michael Jones plays the P.E. teacher at St Sylvester's. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has appeared in all seasons except the last and rapper Scribe has been a guest on five seasons of bro'Town. Other guests include Russell Crowe, Rove McManus, Robyn Malcolm, Flight of the Conchords and H.R.H Charles, Prince of Wales.

Books

DVD releases

DVD NameRelease DateEp #Additional Content
Series 57 December 2010[1]7

See also

References

  1. "brotown.co.nz (NZ) bro'Town - Series 5". dstore.com. Retrieved 6 October 2010.

External links

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