Bogan Pride
Bogan Pride is an Australian comedy television series which first screened on SBS TV in 2008. The six-part series created by and starring actress, Rebel Wilson. The series centres on the life of a teenage bogan girl.[1]
| Bogan Pride | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Rebel Wilson |
| Directed by | Tony Ayers |
| Starring | Rebel Wilson |
| Theme music composer | Michael Lira |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Sunshine College West Campus |
| Camera setup | Single |
| Running time | Approx. 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS TV |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 6 October – 10 November 2008 |
Synopsis
Jennie Cragg (Rebel Wilson) is an obese girl who lives in Boonelg with her extremely overweight mother Berenice, who is now confined to her living-room chair. Her Aunty Cassandra’s gay husband has left her. Nick is the extremely good-looking neighbour, and Jennie's best friends are hypochondriac Nigella and the extremely religious Amy Lee. Jennie enters a dance competition to pay for her mum’s stomach stapling operation, attempts to impress the boy she has a crush on and get revenge on the school skanks.
Cast
- Rebel Wilson as Jennie Cragg
- Sally Anne Upton as Berenice Craggy
- Lulu McClatchy as Aunt Cassandra
- Fanny Hanusin as Amy Lee
- Alice Ansara as Nigella
- Ryan Jones as Nick[2]
- Natasha Cunningham as Tracy
- Kate Jenkinson as Tizzneen
- Janine Atwill as Tessa
- Caroline Lee as Erin
- Wilhelmina Stracke as Gaylene
- Tim Stitz as Jimmy
- Darren Amor as Stevie
- Audra Hopgood as Marilyn
- Leanne Courtney as Susan
- Brian Mannix as Burt Cragg
- Adam Zwar as Mr Laffer
Production
In 2008 Wilson created and wrote the musical comedy series Bogan Pride which was picked up for six episodes by SBS One. .[1]
Most of the furniture/house items and clothing were bought from charity shops. And food is bought from Aldi.[2]
Each episode was written by Wilson, directed by Peter Templeman and produced by Tony Ayres and Michael McMahon (Home Song Stories, Walking on Water).
The show was not renewed for a second season.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Fugly Fringe" | Peter Templeman | Rebel Wilson | 6 October 2008 | |
| Bogan Pride is a Musical comedy series written by and starring Rebel Wilson. The Story revolves around Jennie Cragg and her quest to win $10,000 in a local dance battle for her mother's stomach stapling operation. | |||||
| 2 | "The Parachute of Healing" | Peter Templeman | Rebel Wilson | 13 October 2008 | |
| Jennie's mother has been chair-bound for weeks after a spider bit her leg, but the doctor assesses that her problem is her morbid obesity. Cassandra however, is more concerned with the wellbeing of her new cat. | |||||
| 3 | "The Maths Olympiad" | Peter Templeman | Rebel Wilson | 20 October 2008 | |
| For Jennie and her friends, Amy Lee and Nigella, the Maths Olympiad is the highlight of their academic calendar, but when it seems that Amy Lee has found a boyfriend on an opposing team, Jennie becomes jealous. | |||||
| 4 | "The Roller Skank Rink" | Peter Templeman | Rebel Wilson | 27 October 2008 | |
| Jennie needs to raise $10,000 for her mother's stomach stapling operation. Cassandra starts a Bonsai Cats franchise and ropes Jennie into selling them for her. | |||||
| 5 | "The Need for Mongs" | Peter Templeman | Rebel Wilson | 3 November 2008 | |
| Jennie begins rehearsals for the 'mega mad dance skills' to join their squad so that they may have a hope of beating the school skanks. Cassandra is sacked from her position as a professional carer due to her negligence but then discovers that one of her charges, Marilyn, has won a colouring-in competition but now cannot collect the prize. | |||||
| 6 | "The Dance Battle" | Peter Templeman | Rebel Wilson | 10 November 2008 | |
| Cassandra uses Jennie as a 'replacement mong' in order to collect the prize for the colouring-in competition. Jennie enlists Nick into her dance battle team. | |||||
See also
References
- McManus, Bridget (25 September 2008). "Pride of place in bogan-ville". WAtoday. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- Our Projects - Big and Little Films
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080821085200/http://www.fatmandi.com/blogs/news Fat Mandi · Rebel Wison website
- Bogan Pride at TV.com
- Bogan Pride on IMDb