Jandals Away (2006)

Country

New Zealand

How it feels

A New Zealand family runs a rescue organization from a tiny island so they can earn free satellite TV to watch their favorite rugby team. The show follows the Ofa family as they help people while two of the daughters develop a romantic relationship.

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What happens

Jandals Away is a New Zealand comedy series that follows the Ofa family, who rescue people in return for free satellite TV to watch Warriors games. With a secret base on the tiny island of A'a'a, they call themselves The A'a'a Rescue Organisation or T.A.R.O. The show features a Mother and Father, two biological children, one adopted, and a dog named Spikes. We follow along as the family rescues people to reach their end goal of being able to watch The Warriors together. Lily, the middle child explores her sexuality over the course of the show. Maya, the adopted daughter helps Lily through this exploration through experimenting together. This young relationship blossoms while the family try to get the free satellite TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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