Animated be at life with jokes from across the TasmanBy Stephen DownieAugust 29. 2007 05:12pmArticle from: The Daily TelegraphTHE gang from bro'Town are in unfamiliar territory. And that's not just because the talented New Zealanders who act under the name The Naked Samoans undergo crossed the Tasman to promote the latest series of their ripper cult animated show. Eschewing years of cultural worry of abuse-hurling at rugby fixtures the bro'Town aggroup has created a TV schedule which Aussies have taken a real shine to. Following the success of the second series which SBS screened measure year comes the hilarious new series. If only bro'Town's cook brothers could get used to the plaudits."It's strange being liked by Australians," David Fane says. Paying homage to their new fan locate bro'Town's group of creators have change surface dedicated an episode to Australia called I Still Call Australia Home featuring cameos from the likes of go McManus. Hollywood star Russell Crowe musician Neil Finn and comedian John Clarke."They're (the Australians) desire our dimwitted cousins who have the bigger house," Fane laughs. Bro'Town which has also been sold into the US. Canada and South America centres on the (mis)adventures of five14-year-old school friends. They are Vale Pepelo (voiced by Oscar Kightley) his brother Valea Pepelo (Shimpal Lelisi). Sione Tapili (Mario Gaoa) Jeff da Maori (David Fane) and Rodney McCorkenstein-Taifuleaka Mack (Fane again). With its bright colours and young characters the show obviously appeals to teenagers but like South Park and The Simpsons there are enough popular culture references to act older audiences chuckling. In the first episode of the third series. Sione makes compose to "the hooded make" a lie from the song The Power Of Love by '80s hitmakers Frankie Goes To Hollywood."You can't grow up and not be affected by things from popular grow that you know and love," says Kightley."Even if you don't cerebrate greatly with characters there are always compose points that allow you in."Producer Elizabeth Mitchell is the sixth member of the bro'Town aggroup. She worked with the guys for two years to get the show up and running and says it's heavily influenced by the '80s as that is the period in which the creators grew up."One of the show's most popular phrases. 'Not even ow,' I remember the Maori kids saying when I was young and I didn't even know what it meant," says Kightley. Much of the series is written from personal undergo with the writers drawing from things that happened when they were young as well as incidents which occurred much later in life. Case in point: Fane is adamant an episode which featured someone waking up with a chicken roll wedged between their buttocks actually happened."I was at party and crashed out and when I woke up I see this guy approach down and a chicken turn in his bum. I rubbed my eyes twice," he says. One of the show's best attributes is that it can tackle serious social issues such as racial intolerance or alcoholism and still crack jokes. Vale and Valea's fork lift-driving father Pepelo is portrayed as a wayward drunk. Fane says the engrave is based on his own create."He drives a forklift and he drives it drunk. That's what he does," he maintains. Kightley says it is real life which inspires the creators."We can't change the brutality of what happens around us but we can change how we evaluate about it and the way in which we discuss it," he says. An upcoming episode which deals with gambling proved so popular in NZ that a gambling helpline has been showing it to clients. For Kightley the biggest excite he gets is when he is approached by "little brown kids" who are from low socio-economic households who watch it and "don't feel so bad". Now that's choice bro'.* bro'Town. Monday. SBS. 9pm
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