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bro'Town - The Weakest Link

Television, 2004

 bro'Town - The Weakest Link

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This animated TV comedy series is a modern day fairytale following the adventures of five kids growing up in the Auckland suburb of Morningside. The show's fearless, un-PC wit was developed from the poly-saturated comedy of theatre group Naked Samoans. In this first episode Valea gets run over by a bus and wakes up a genius, in time to bolster St Sylvester's hopes in the national high school Quiz Challenge. The Simpsons-esque celebrity cameos begin with David Tua, Robert Rakete, Scribe, Carol Hirschfeld, and John "marvelous" Campbell.

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Series Background Rachel Davies 21.08.2008

Wow. This show is so cool, genuinely hilarious, brave and extremely brilliant.

bro'Town manages to superbly mix the laugh requirements of a sit-com with affectionate truths about living in 21st Century Aotearoa. It deals with ...

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Available to purchase on DVD through retail outlets and from Firehorse Films.