The Dukes of Broxstonia

The Dukes of Bröxstônia is an Australian short animated non-dialogue television series created by Suren Perera and Stu Connolly. The show was originally commissioned as shorts for the launch of ABC3[1] and then as 3 minute episodes for a further 2 seasons. The third season was also released as 7 minute episodes that included all the 3 minute episodes as well as Bröxstônian advertisements for products unique to the show and the Bröxstônian country. The show also aired on Cartoon Network in Asia initially and later aired on Disney XD in the United States and Germany as well as Cartoon Network in Latin America.

The Dukes of Broxstonia
GenreComedy
Innuendo
Slapstick
Created bySuren Perera
Stu Connolly
Written byStu Connolly
Directed bySuren Perera, Stu Connolly
Voices ofAndrew McClelland
ComposerScott Collins
Country of originAustralia
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerDonna Andrews
ProducerStu Connolly
Running time50 seconds
(season 1)
3 minutes
(season 2)
7 minutes
(season 3)
Production companySticky Pictures
Original release
NetworkABC3
Release2 August 2010 (2010-08-02) –
26 April 2013 (2013-04-26)

Premise

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The series is about 3 teenagers who make up a hard rocking punk band from a made-up country Bröxstônia. Singer Arj, drummer Barj and guitarist Larj are always on tour, enjoying fast but mad adventures, living the dream away from home as they deal with monstrous fans, cyborg robots, video game monsters and wild west villains. There's also their rivals, the Lukes of (neighbouring country) Flökstônia who are always out to thwart the Dukes. It's not just the music, it's a historical conflict between their two countries which goes back thousands of years!

Dukes characters

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  • Arj – is the loud lead singer, he sports a unique punky hairstyle. His favourite food is donuts.
  • Barj – is the bespectacled drummer, he has a terror of spiders, loves ice cream and often gets into trouble as he's impulsive.
  • Larj – is the grotty guitarist of the band, he has sky blue hair and a unique relationship with his beloved guitar.

Lukes characters

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All Lukes have the first name Luke. They are a boy band from neighbouring Floxstônia. They are the Dukes' rivals.

Airing

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Season 1

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Season 1 was aired on ABC3 and contain 10 episodes of 45 seconds, premiering on 2 August 2010 and ending on 2 January 2011 and was presented on 480 SDTV format.

Season 2

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Season 2 was aired on ABC3 and contain 10 episodes of 3 minutes, premiering on 10 January 2011 and ending on 23 January 2012 and was presented on 1080i HDTV format.

Season 3

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Season 3 was aired on ABC3 and contain 10 episodes of 7 minutes (official running), premiering on 15 April 2013 and ending on 26 April 2013 and was presented on 1080i HDTV format.

References

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  1. ^ "ABC ME". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

http://kidscreen.com/2013/04/15/dukes-of-broxstonia-returns-in-longer-format/

http://kidscreen.com/2013/11/20/and-this-years-kidscreen-awards-nominees-are/

http://www.aacta.org/the-awards/3rd-aacta-awards/short-film-nominees.aspx