Funny Things Happen Down Under

David, this is Kingi. He's a Māori over from New Zealand. And he's working his way around Australia — as a shearer.

– Mr Williams (Telford Jackson) introduces Kingi (Howard Morrison)

The First Australian-New Zealand Feature Film Co-Production!

– Original poster for Funny Things Happened Down Under

Clink went the beers, boys, clink clink clink. Loud were the jeers, boys, and down in the wink. The shearer knew his trade and performed it with a skill, to help the lonely country get some money in the till.

– Lyrics from the final song

In the case of sheep, we were successful in producing a range of colours approximating that of the spectrum of light.

– One of the children