bro'Town

A rowdy, joke-dense cartoon that affectionately roasts suburban Pacific Islander life, bouncing between silly pop-culture gags and genuine warmth.

Created by

Elizabeth Mitchell, Mario Gaoa

Genres

Animation, Comedy

Starring

Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi, Mario Gaoa

Tagline

Morningside for life!

Overview

bro'Town is a New Zealand Television animated series. The show used a comedy based format, targeted at a young adult audience. 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 legendary ex-All Black rugby player Michael Jones.

How it feels

Satirical, absurd, warm and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Friendship, identity, family, race

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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