"Bro'Town" (2004) TV series 2004-

Creator:

Elizabeth Mitchell
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

5 September 2004 (New Zealand)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

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.

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Ali Ekeroma Cowley		(6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Maka Makatoa		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ali Cowley		(3 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
Mario Gaoa		(28 episodes, 2004-2009)
Oscar Kightley		(28 episodes, 2004-2009)
Shimpal Lelisi		(28 episodes, 2004-2009)
David Fane		(27 episodes, 2004-2009)
Elizabeth Mitchell		(11 episodes, 2005-2009)
The Naked Samoans		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Produced by
Elizabeth Mitchell	....	producer (26 episodes, 2004-2009)
Elizabeth Mitchell	....	producer / story producer (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
Trevor Haysom	....	consulting producer / executive producer (3 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Original Music by
Nesian Mystik		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Film Editing by
Anthony Farac		(31 episodes, 2004-2009)
Steven Sinkovich		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Production Management
Kirsty Baillie	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ali Cowley	....	assistant director (1 episode, 2005)

Series Art Department
Ant Sang	....	designer / prop designer (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Luis Limaco	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lee Eun Choi	....	prop cleanup (2 episodes, 2005)
Ali Cowley	....	prop designer (2 episodes, 2005)
Vihra Dimitrova	....	prop cleanup (2 episodes, 2005)
Ramon Ferraris	....	storyboard assistant (2 episodes, 2005)
Damon Lee	....	prop designer (2 episodes, 2005)
Yu Kuan Lu	....	prop cleanup (2 episodes, 2005)
Maka Makatoa	....	prop designer / storyboard director (2 episodes, 2005)
Newton Nano	....	storyboard artist / prop designer (2 episodes, 2005)
Jonathan Dower	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Greg Junovich	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound editor (24 episodes, 2004-2009)
Nick Buckton	....	foley artist / sound editor / ... (14 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lloyd Canham	....	audio post (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Anthony Farac	....	audio post (2 episodes, 2005)
Steve Kennedy	....	audio post (2 episodes, 2005)
Jose Salvador	....	track reader (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Visual Effects by
Murray Starkey	....	compositor / head compositor (2 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Animation Department
Glenn P.W. Bailey	....	animator (11 episodes, 2004-2009)
Maka Makatoa	....	animation director / character designer (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ali Cowley	....	animation director / animator / ... (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Damon Lee	....	character designer / clean-up artist / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Antoinette Visser	....	character clean-up artist / clean-up artist / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Greg Chapman	....	animator / clean-up artist (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Janiene Crawford	....	clean-up artist / key clean-up artist (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jofrancis Dizon	....	animator / character turnarounds / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ghorr Ferraris	....	animator (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Onno Knuvers	....	clean-up artist / inbetween clean-up artist (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Erica Lack	....	animator (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ian Lien	....	background artist / production background colorist (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Luis Limaco	....	animator / character turnarounds / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Alfonso Serrano	....	animator / slugging (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Reuben Simpson	....	clean-up artist / key clean-up artist (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ant Sang	....	animation designer / character designer (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andrew Bunyan	....	color key artist: backgrounds/characters/props / exposure sheets (2 episodes, 2005)
Hee Jin Cho	....	animator / key background designer / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Lee Eun Choi	....	character clean-up artist / key clean-up artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Vihra Dimitrova	....	character clean-up artist / key clean-up artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Bruce Knox	....	character turnarounds / animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Yu Kuan Lu	....	character clean-up artist / key clean-up artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Gouping Zhang	....	animator / character turnarounds / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Jonathan Dower	....	unit animation director (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Callum MacEwan	....	on-line editor (1 episode, 2005)
Emma Papaconstantinou	....	assistant editor (1 episode, 2005)

Series Other crew
Amy Wardrop	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2006)
Caterina De Nave	....	network executive (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Anthony Farac	....	only child (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tim Mitchell	....	investment consultant/dealmaker / investment consultant: Marathon Asset Management Ltd. (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rachael Walker	....	production assistant / production intern (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Janelle Bish	....	production secretary (2 episodes, 2005)
Maxine Fleming	....	script aunty (2 episodes, 2005)
Csaba Nehéz	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2005)
Emma Papaconstantinou	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Thanks
Kelly Martin	....	special thanks (3 episodes, 2004-2005)

Production Companies

• Firehorse Films

Distributors

• Link TV (2007-) (USA) (TV)
• TV3 (2004) (New Zealand) (TV)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (season 4) | New Zealand:PG (seasons 1-3)

Company:

Firehorse Films

Trivia:

New Zealand's first prime-time animated show.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in "My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Mongoosed/Mellow Fellows (#3.10)" (2007)

Loves it for all it is...

Even though many may find this series immature and even sacrilegious at times, i believe that this show is a true pioneer for all that New Zealand and more generally The South Pacific has to offer. Seeing as this region is plagued with the stigma of producing a population of thick heads or the supposedly more affectionate term *coconut* did you really think that NZ would produce a ground breaking series about the fundamental errors with the theory of relativity? Hell no! It produced something that every islander can relate to: a comedy of escapism showing a life wit the boyz, fanatical to irresponsible parenting, corn beef, the occasional taxing of goods at the local convenience store and much much more... so to you gang who wanna bring down this awesome show about life in morning side... ask yourself this... when was the last time America produced an animated series on world peace? (futurama doesn't count), when was the last time the French produced a series about there love of England? such things will never be just as there will never be a series like bro town to let us islanders laugh at our own stupidity without the rest of the world reminding us how stupid we are... so to you gang who find it beneath you... enjoy it for what it is.. not all you believe it should be, coz its a sweet show aye.. MORNINGSIDE 4 LIFE!!

PS. To the person who finds the whole series a waste of time... fair enough, that is your opinion.. but there's no need to make crude references to the show and poor comparisons to other series... yes the line "does that mean he's homo ow?" may not be a stroke of genius in your eyes, but did you not think to see the underlying relevance of this line highlighting the ignorance of some islanders to the wider array of sexuality due to religious upbringing or the fact that living with the stigma of stupidity anything different from this such as Vale's new found intelligence may lead to other issues of difference, in this case homosexuality?... and please don't use the excuse that being an Australian makes you unable to the follow the story... you seem to follow the satire and ironies of South Park and The Simpsons just fine even though there are many references specific to America? When was the last time you saw an Amish person waltzing around our countrysides? So please don't try and pass off cultural referencing as a valid excuse, it makes our nation seem ignorant to anything that doesn't have George Bush written all over it and that would be further degradation to our nation...