Please enable javascript to take full advantage of iplayer. The mockumentary series follows jonah takalua, a rebellious 14yearold australian boy of tongan descent who had been introduced in lilleys 2007 series summer heights high. Its the beginning of a new term at summer heights high and two new pupils have arrived jonah and jamie. Users who like best jonah takalua quotes from summer heights high.
He is portrayed in brownface by chris lilley, who also created the two shows. Can watch and stream all episodes from summer heights high season. Lilleys final featured character is jamie king, a spoiled, rich private school transfer to summer heights high. Australian satirical comedy series parodying high school life. But what made jonah and even characters like jamie king or mr g in summer heights high acceptable in 2007 and unacceptable in 2017. Sep 18, 2008 playing all the main characters at summer heights high, chris lilley reveals what really happens in an average australian high school. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds.
With chris lilley, asolima tauati, iro utaifeau, zach faatoe. Jonah is the second of lilleys summer heights high characters to get their own show jamie was the first and he is the most annoying of the three characters from shh. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Summer heights high is the outrageously funny high school comedy created and written by chris lilley, creator of we can be heroes. Chris lilley, the creator and star of the australian import comedy summer heights high sunday at 10. Lilley who is white previously portrayed the brownskinned jonah on his cultish comedy summer heights high, and hes even donned blackface to play africanamerican rapper s. Although jonah from tonga has drawn criticism for its overblown take on tongan culture, its not the first time show creator chris lilley has courted controversy and it likely wont be the last.
In the premiere of this satire of life at an australian public high school, series creator chris lilley portrays three characters. Thrillingly tense, bellylaugh funny, mindwarpingly weird, and full of a. Summer heights high deleted scene jonah wading pool. James makes two short appearances once in jonahs storyline when hes in the toilets in episode 1, and once in mr gs storyline when hes. In the television series, summer heights high, his character is played by 32yearold chris lilley but at times its so convincing, the viewers forget that. Watch summer heights high online full episodes of season 1.
Jonah and the islanders look after some year 7s to demonstrate how responsible they are. May 19, 2014 the story of a teacher who cared too much. The sixepisode series follows summer heights highs. Summer heights high rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Watch full episodes of jonah from tonga and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Jonah is a 14yearold of polynesian, specifically tongan, descent, and after being expelled from school, his father sends him back to tonga to reunite with his relatives and get his life together.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of jonah from tonga with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. He is a writer and actor, known for angry boys 2011, we can be heroes 2005 and summer heights high 2007. Jan, 2012 explore noxemajacksons board summer heights high. Chris lilley discussion news, rumors, gossip moviechat.
Jonah talks about being in the year 8 english class with ms wheatley. The three core characters are fantastic and believably portrayed. Click here and start watching summer heights high in seconds. James makes two short appearances once in jonahs storyline when hes in the toilets in episode.
Best jonah takalua quotes from summer heights high by. Jonah takalua montage ep 4 summer heights high youtube. Expelled from summer heights high, jonah moves to tonga to live with relatives. Users who reposted best jonah takalua quotes from summer heights high. Chris lilley was born on november 10, 1974 in sydney, new south wales, australia as christopher daniel lilley.
Watch summer heights high s01 e01 elmerrussellh219 on dailymotion. Summer heights high episode summer heights high featured three characters played by lilley. As chris lilley prepares to reprise the beloved summer heights high character in the new series jamie. This is a take on chris lilleys classic summer heights high, recut only from greg gregsons perspective.
Movies and tv shows like summer heights high bestsimilar. See more ideas about summer heights high, chris lilley, private school girl. Private school girl, lets take a moment to recall her words of wisdom. Best of gavin mcgregor part 1 of 2 lunatics by chris lilley funny. Summer heights high season 1 episode 4 rotten tomatoes. Jonah takalua jonah is a smartarse schoolboy from tonga and. At the conclusion of that series, jonah was expelled from summer heights high school. Jonah had been introduced in lilleys 2007 series summer heights high. Dec 30, 2015 jonah tries to run away from pedophile pete at the swimming carnival.
From the chris lilley mockumentary summer heights high. Coproduced by the australian broadcasting company, jonah from tonga is a sixpart series that digs into the life of a character first introduced in lilleys show summer heights high. Jamies attempt at an internet joke causes a falling out with her new friends. Jamie summer heights high nothing makes me laugh like this show the stereotypes in jamie private school girl are spot on and completely terrifying. Nov 22, 20 but jamies changed a lot because she was an innocent year 10 girl in we can be heroes, and she was on her student exchange in year 11 in summer heights high, so she was a bit of a fish out. Summer heights high tv miniseries 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jonah takalua montage ep 1 summer heights high youtube. Summer heights high is a portrayal of publicschool life through the eyes of the. In a deleted scene, jonahs teacher says that she doesnt mind him swearing but he cant say the c word.
See more ideas about old cartoon network, summer heights high and chris lilley. But when his uncle gets fed up with his antics, jonah is shipped back to sydney to attend a catholic school, holy cross. Finding the australian of the year 2005, summer heights high 2007, angry boys 2011, jamie. Jonah takalua is a yearold schoolboy of tongan descent in year 8 at summer heights high, which is his third school. Jonah from tonga season 1 episode 1 watch online the. Summer heights high 2007 series cast 46 chris lilley.
The problem a lot of people specifically americans is that the story lines dont resolve in. Jamie, a conceited popular girl, and jonah, a juvenile delinquent. With chris lilley, dale simons, ryan hamer, asolima tauati. Summer heights high is a mockumentary about life in a typical australian high school, focusing on 3 main characters all played by chris lilley. Watch jonah from tonga episodes online season 1 2014. Jamie tours summer heights high on orientation day, mr. Watch jonah from tonga episodes online season 1 2014 tv. Jonah from tonga season 1 episode 1 watch online the full. Private school girl, chris lilleys upcoming hbo show. G all are played by australian writeractorproducer chris lilley.
Summer heights high 2007 an australian television mockumentary series written by and starring chris lilley. He seems to be locked in the bitterest conflict with his. Summer heights high season 1 episode 8 watch online the. Hey leon, i just got told off for saying the word cunt. It is a parody of highschool life epitomised by its three protagonists. Its the beginning of a new term at summer heights high and. Nov 09, 2008 included in this group are jonah takalua a delinquent tongan boy, second class citizen, and progeny of a violent, drunken lout in a spoof of australias unsuccessful attempt to socialize its native islanders and aboriginals. This is the full soundtrack with remixes and a dvd that show extras not in the show to watch the dvd you my need a open dvd player as i for get if the dvd is open or set to a region when i got.
Summer heights high deleted scene jonah year 8 english. Watch summer heights high online episode watch him in costume and theres no sense that lilley is anyone but the character. Christopher daniel lilley born 10 november 1974 is an australian comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, and musician. But when his uncle gets fed up with his antics, jonah is shipped back to sydney to attend a. Jonah in episode 1 of summer heights high, played by chris lilley. He is known for his creation and portrayal of several characters in the mockumentary television series we can be heroes. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show jonah from tonga anytime, anywhere. Its the beginning of a new term at summer heights high and two new pupils have arrived.
The life of a public school epitomized by disobedient student jonah takalua, selfabsorbed private school exchange student jamie king, and megalomaniac drama teacher mr. Mockumentary series summer heights high follows the daytoday high school activities of troubled eighthyear student jonah takalua, conceited eleventhyear exchange student jaime king, and rather selfimportant drama teacher mr. Jonah in english class summer heights high youtube. The first is jamie who in this series has been transferred to summer heights high from her private school, mr g the music and drama teacher who is gay but i do not think he knows it yet and jonah the grade 9 delinquent who has been expelled from 4 schools in 3 years. Nov 23, 2015 jonah struggles to pay attention in his english class with miss wheatley. Summer heights high tv miniseries 2007 summer heights. Jonah takalua is a fictional character in the australian mockumentary series summer heights high, and the titular character in the sixpart jonah from tonga. Watch summer heights high season 1 episode 8 online. Summer heights high aces its mockumentary format with an outrageous if occasionally ostentatious exploration of the high school experience.