The Weakest Link

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired

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After being run over by a bus, Valea suddenly becomes the brainiest boy in Morningside, and the boys stun the school by making it through to the televised finals of the national quiz show.
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  • I laughed once throughout this entire episode, the rest was garbage.

    2.0
    "Terrible"
    By The_Womp, Jun 07, 2006
    I was not at all impressed with this first episode. The humour was juvenile, the characters stupid, and the story completely predictable.

    I had extremely low expectations for this series after watching the advertisements for it. The 'joke' frequently repeated on the ads was as bad as something out of a new Simpsons episode. It went something like:
    "The doctor's say you're a genius, now."
    "Does that mean you're a homo?"

    I just sat there and thought to myself, "Is that the best this show could muster?".

    Still, I decided to give the show a go and watch this episode.

    I can honestly say that my expectations were met.

    What I watched was 30 minutes of mind-numbing, pathetic garbage. I wish to God that I could get that time back.

    I laughed only once throughout the entire episode, during a flashback about hydroponics and growing pot. I still don't know why I laughed, maybe because my mind was numbed so much by the poor writing.

    I've been told you really need to be from New Zealand to really appreciate the humour and characters. But all that means is that the show isn't capable of an overseas market, which is even dumber than the humour in the show.

    If you are from NZ, you may like this show and forgive it. If you aren't from NZ like myself (I'm from Australia and still don't find it funny), then you'd be better off avoiding it completely.moreless

  • not bad for an introduction to the world of bro town.

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    By kinzu_kiwi, Jan 05, 2006
    Every television show needs a beggining, right?

    Well, they've done a pretty fine job with bro town here. this is the first episode of the awesome bro town series, and is entitled: 'the weakest link' and is about the boys in the national quiz challenge.

    Sure, it had its odds and ends, but it's definetly not the worst for the first episode of the series. We get introduced to all the characters, like pepelo pepelo, sione, sione's sister, and many others. we even get to see helen clark. The answers the boys gave at the beggining in flashbacks have been the talk of my school.moreless
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    • Smitty: Ah, Mr Rakete, a word in your ear?
      Jeff: Hey, watch him, Robby! 'Cause a word in your ear could be the same as a cock in your a.... aah! (Brother Ken grabs Jeff's ear before he can finish)

    • Sione: (after Ken rejects their application) How are we going to get on TV now?! Jeff: We'll have to become criminals, ow!

    • Vale: (upon being rejected for the quiz team) Okay, but what if we really try this year? Brother Ken: Useless, infantile leopards never change their spots!

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    • In 2005, this episode won "Best Comedy Script" at the New Zealand Screen Awards.

    • Produced by New Zealand company Firehorse Films and funded by New Zealand On Air, bro'Town was made using three animation studios: two in New Zealand and one in India, and involved over 100 staff.

    • Each episode took up to six months to make and consists of 16,000 drawings, making it a huge undertaking for all involved.

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    • Brother Ken: What's the buzz, tell me what's a-happening! In the bro'Town tradition, Brother Ken is quoting the Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, which includes the song "What's the Buzz?".

    • Rakeesh Maadkraaklikka: And if he and his little gang of thieving smartasses get smart to me again, (pulls out revolver) they can be saying hello to my little friend! The Dairy Owner is paraphrasing the famous line "Say hello to my li'l friend" from the gangster movie Scarface.

    • Title The Weakest Link is the title of a number of popular gameshows. Many different countries have their own version of the show, including New Zealand, where Bro'Town is made.

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