Bro'Town (2004– )

A modern day fairytale about five Auckland teenagers growing up in the big bad city, bro'Town chronicles the schoolboy misadventures of Vale, Valea, Sione, Mack and Jeff da Maori in a proudly suburban, non PC satire.

Creator:

Elizabeth Mitchell

Stars:

David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Oscar Kightley

2 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Fane	...	Jeff da Maori (28 episodes, 2004-2009)
Mario Gaoa	...	God (28 episodes, 2004-2009)
Oscar Kightley	...	Vale Pepelo (28 episodes, 2004-2009)
Shimpal Lelisi	...	Valea Pepelo (28 episodes, 2004-2009)
Bronwyn Bradley	...	Additional Voices (25 episodes, 2004-2009)
Teuila Blakely	...	Sina Tapili (22 episodes, 2004-2009)
Nathan Rarere	...	Additional Voices (14 episodes, 2005-2009)

Storyline

A modern day fairytale about five Auckland teenagers growing up in the big bad city, bro'Town chronicles the schoolboy misadventures of Vale, Valea, Sione, Mack and Jeff da Maori in a proudly suburban, non PC satire.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

NZ On Screen listing Official site [nz]

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 2004 (New Zealand)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Firehorse Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

New Zealand's first prime-time animated show.

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Quotes

Jeff da Maori: [Repeated line] Not even ow.

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Connections

Spoofed in Bleach: Reclaim! The Power of the Shinigami (2005)

User Reviews

Hilarious, witty, and one of the best TV shows out there... Just kidding.

It seems some of these positive reviewers just can't accept a negative opinion can they? I have to be honest - I have lived in New Zealand all my life, and I think this show sucks.

For instance, it isn't funny or smart. It uses stale insults, racial slurs, and witless comebacks for jokes. Though that isn't the case in some moments of the show, this is what this its like most of the time.

Also, it only aims for banal humour rather than exploring other emotional views. Whether to shed a tear or feel a rush of astonishment, it has nothing to offer but its so-called 'comedy'.

As well as having terrible writing and all, completely annoying characters, bro'Town is such a tasteless show that there is nothing more to talk about it, apart from its humour always turning into an epic fail.

I know much more people respect the show in a way that I don't, but trying to argue with a differing opinion makes you seem like a bro'Town character - "If you don't like this show I'll beat you up!"