Originally Posted by augusta92:
“The student you are talking about at Summer Heights high , based at an imaginary High school in Australia. was Jonas, and I thought he was meant to be of aborigonal origin, not polynesian...ie extremely poor argued with everyone, got kicked out of school..(Although as I write this im realising that polynesian and aborigianal are likely to be similar, but
the joke is more likely if Jonas is of aboriginal origin, cos its about how countries treat their indiginous population, ie officially wonder at their customs and praise their rights to the skies, but leave the people struggling in near poverty, as they use their traditional lands for farming etc.)
And Andrew Stone was just like the Drama teacher at Summer Heights, played totally over the top by Chris (forgotton his surname, but such a brilliant writer comic)
Summer Heights was such a cult show, and I loved the fact that Josie knew it and referenced it, but no one else in the house picked up on it.”
Actually, I was right. According to Wikipedia the character's name is Jonah and here's his description:
Jonah Takalua
Jonah Takalua is a 13-year-old school boy of Tongan descent in year 8 at Summer Heights High, which is his third school after being expelled from two others for setting fire to a student's locker and drawing a penis on the principal's car. He causes trouble at the school by treating his teachers with a lack of respect, and bullying younger students. His most hated teacher appears to be Miss Wheatley, his English teacher. There is constant conflict between the two characters and as a result he is at serious risk of being expelled. Jonah also has difficulties learning, and attends "Gumnut Cottage", a remedial English class for students at Summer Heights High who have reading difficulties. His teacher there is Ms Jan Palmer, who seems to understand Jonah better than her fellow teachers and begins to form a connection with him, even though Jonah also acts out in her class. After being accused of threatening Miss Wheatley, Jonah is expelled from the school; before he goes, he returns to the Gumnut Cottage to read his story, and promises that he will really try to become a better reader. In the closing scene his graffiti tag *dick*tation appears at numerous locations around the school, and this is seen as his final revenge. His friends are Leon, Thomas, Ofa (Kiran Singh) and Joseph and have all formed a Polynesian breakdancing group named Poly Force. His most hated student appears to be Keiran, a breakdancing rival in Yr 7. Jonah is in constant fights with him and often bullies him. He was banned from the amphitheatre where his group hangs out and was forced to stay at least 10 metres away from all Yr 7 students because Miss Wheatley caught him throwing Keiran's shoe on the roof and fighting with him. On the final day of term Jonah returns to Summer Heights High to read his story he made to Gumnut Cottage, where he claims that all teachers at Summer Heights High are gay, except for Ms Palmer who he says is awesome. He then promises that he will read books every day in Tonga. Also, on the final day of term, Jonah walks up and shakes Doug Peterson's hand; he then calls him a good bloke. When Jonah sees Kieren on the final day, his friends want to bully him but Jonah refuses, saying "Why do you want to do that?". This suggests Jonah has reached a level of maturity and acceptance; however, this impression of Jonah is then removed when we are shown the graffiti around the school and he starts "breakdancing" in front of cars.
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