Ball Games at Lunch

Foursquare, handball, downball, the lunchtime war has many names. Far and wide across the school yard, students battle it out to become supreme ruler. Smack smack the hopefully-not-soggy tennis ball. Do it the best and you will be King. Enjoy this funny sketch pls.
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CREATED BY
Tom Armstrong
Mark Bonanno
Sam Lingham
Max Miller
Broden Kelly
Zach Ruane
GUEST STARRING
Campbell Gruiters
Mike Frencham
Michelle Brasier
Mish Wittrup
SCRIPT CONSULTANT
Tony Martin
DIRECTOR
Max Miller
PRODUCER
Rachel Millar
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Lena Moon
1 st ASSISTANT CAMERA / 2 nd UNIT DOP
Alastair Duffield
SOUND RECORDIST
Nick Whelan
GAFFER
Albert Garcia
COSTUME DESIGNER
Ingrid Beilharz
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Maddison Haywood
MAKEUP DESGINER
Amanda Lissant-Clayton
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Mandy Norbury
2 nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Sumah Hurley
1 st ASSISTANT CAMERA / 2 nd ASSISTANT CAMERA
James Moriarty
BEST BOY
Hannah Palmer
BOOM SWINGER
James Browning
Alex Christensen
DIRECTOR’S ATTACHMENT
Jemma Cotter
ART DIRECTOR
Elena Lyons Dawson
COSTUME ASSISTANT
Jodi Hope
Darci Campbell
ADDITIONAL MAKEUP
Marlene Olsson
Natalie Corteling
Ross DeWinter
RUNNER
Joseph Potter
BEHIND THE SCENES SHOOTER
Carla Bellomarino
AUNTY DONNA COMMUNITY MANAGER
Dominique McCusker
PUBLICITY
Hannah Watkins
PRODUCTION ACCOUNTING
Nagle Accounting
TITLE DESIGN AND ANIMATION
Dirty Puppet
EDITOR
Max Miller
ORIGNAL MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN
Tom Armstrong
BTS EDITOR
Isaac Brasch
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SCREEN AUSTRALIA
Lee Naimo
Judith Craze
Dennis Ball
Melbourne CIty Wrestling
Michael Jozis
Kat Dale
Vocally Owned
Jacques Van Niekerk
Viewbank Secondary College
Stupid Old Studios
Savage Film Servies
Hummingbird Rentals
Motorolla Solutions
Creative Represention
Token Artsits
Smallfry
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#comedy

[@TheAuntyDonnaChannel]

Sub pls

[@pporr]

Is Australia even real?

[@BuffDaddySmoove]

Is aunt donna even real?

[@AlgunPersona]

No

[@TheOtisUpham]

Guys im already subbed. Calm down.

[@evanhasner]

Your videos have gotten too..... off.. I cant.

[@Linkolod]

The girls' performances were absolutely drenched in universally Aussie experiences

[@yorricksfriend]

The extra syllable on the end of the word 'fuck'. Chef's kiss

[@paper.trailing]

DOOOOOON'Tə

[@Batchall_Accepted]

​@@paper.trailingthat extra "a" sent me back in time I swear

[@MrYoyo200]

I haven’t been in school for 11 years and I went straight back to those days as soon as I heard them.

[@gospelofrye6881]

@@paper.trailing Sower noyingah! What the far car?!

[@harryruffin1548]

“It’s not fucking fair” could not have been delivered any more perfectly.

[@jodst9115]

You just captured my primary school experience

[@sammyvales]

I’m so sorry for your traumatic loss.

[@FranCamping]

especially the stabbing people part hey, ahh good old days

[@leemo731]

This is my fucken year 12 experience

[@ronaldtheant]

Jodst yeah that’s the point

[@jodst9115]

@@ronaldtheant Really?

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

There's a mean streak in you Zach. There's a mean streak in you deep inside your heart and when it comes out, it's ugly.

[@MM-dq2pi]

I've never seen someone with such a lush head of hair, yet such a receding hairline.

[@dbyron3824]

CarrrrrOt

[@ShookOnesTO]

@@MM-dq2pi Bill Bailey

[@MM-dq2pi]

@Shook, agreed, Bill's hair is impressive, not what I would call lush though, his has always been rather wispy.

[@ShookOnesTO]

@@MM-dq2pi Fair enough. He's also at least 20 years older with is noteworthy.

[@cordialdude1099]

The students in the background desperately trying not to laugh made this so much better.

[@dlobelow760]

Them in the back: "they need to stop making fun of us."

[@LukeFlavel]

ZOMG hiiii cordielBude! :3

[@fbblyness1333]

Handball caused so many fights and broken friendships. Also more new rules than the AFL

[@roundduck7005]

I fucking know right mate

[@johnwerner69]

It’s called four square but yeah

[@lukeseneca1340]

FBBLYNESS13 lmaoo y’all heard of “Played the lob”, “Double bounce log” “Double tap lob”

[@lukeseneca1340]

JGM Mackmen In Adelaide. Lob is when u hit it over without it bouncing on your side first, so once it bounces in your square once u just wack it over. It’s against the rules

[@lukeseneca1340]

Ben Fletcher wait do u mean a serve when u begin a game or just returning a hit. Because I mean Lobs when returning a hit. For us on serves all bets were of ahahah

[@prestonrutherford873]

*Imagine if my brain was regular temperature*

[@Hotcatfish1]

Watrutalkinabeet?

[@norfanglo1206]

*Imagine if I had two hands*

[@gakr8493]

It’s not fucking fair

[@breoschstevenson5957]

Wadiyatalkinabeet? lol.

[@breoschstevenson5957]

@@Hotcatfish1 Nah u spelt it wrong mate

[@alexaurisch9530]

And they say Australians don’t have culture

[@GrapplingHookJones]

when has anyone said that?

[@Saturn-uz6jc]

@@GrapplingHookJones Every inner city hipster has said it at least once in their lifetime.

[@cheeck6230]

@@Saturn-uz6jc what is a hipster?

[@coen3773]

@@cheeck6230 someone who thinks their cool so they dress weirdly

[@DaShepherdess]

New Zealand is right next door, minding their own flock of memes and obnoxious edgelords too.

[@tardisatthedisco1572]

“Go play with the year 7s and shit” most accurate representation of how the rest of the school sees year 7s.

[@soulenoid6701]

Wait is this high school? I thought it was primary

[@troglodyte4207]

Tardis! At The Disco Year sevens are a cancer

[@itsyagirlmikki1094]

ok u guys must be Americans right? or just non australians

[@tardisatthedisco1572]

Triple M nah I’m an Aussie

[@itsyagirlmikki1094]

@@tardisatthedisco1572 nah mate, im talking bout the people replying too u

[@hawkwatkins8235]

This game is like 90% standing around waiting awkwardly while the best guys duke other out.

[@rajeshthebeast9487]

As one of those best guys, I apologise

[@RVAdada]

@@rajeshthebeast9487we forgive you

[@gaminghazard8057]

i fking dont.@@RVAdada

[@james2529]

I'm a teacher and I see this everyday. Those 2 girls were fucking hilarious.

[@caberknight9013]

Oi sir you can’t swear in front of us, we’re minors

[@panaxity]

Hate when I get stabbed in school

[@k-leb4671]

@@panaxity better than being shot at right?

[@RVAdada]

Except for the stabbing bit

[@Batchall_Accepted]

Absolutely wild that apparently everyone went to school with some version of those exact girls

[@Cope-x5520]

This is actually quite realistic minus the stabbing at the end

[@GlejeComics]

Cope TheOne ...you’ve never got stabbed in a game of downball?? Lucky

[@ceejayblacks1834]

Mr. Private school over ere'.. gee..

[@averagecoloniser4586]

I haven’t finished watching this concerns me

[@Cope-x5520]

@@averagecoloniser4586 its Aunty Donna you should be mentally prepared for anything when watching their videos

[@ryanwalls7878]

exactly no one used knives they all just played catch the bullet

[@swanny19881]

When the sports teacher comes in to play a round and he gets one of them out and they all jump around saying "oh that was so sick" is so spot on!

[@ComradeBread]

I'm convinced you boys have been creeping around some schools lately this is all to accurate

[@Slodogk]

Takes a creep to know a creep. How'd ya know that mate?

[@JoeR-cd9jg]

@@Slodogk howd you know that

[@Slodogk]

@@JoeR-cd9jg I was creeping

[@JoeR-cd9jg]

@@Slodogk O_O XD

[@gemizu4874]

This is just every 24 - 30 year olds highschool experience.

[@thedukehunter]

At the sound of, "what the faaaarka" I was instantly transported to year 7

[@camiller4719]

When Michelle yells "WE HAVE OUR PERIODS" Its so perfect.

[@Razzer_racer]

Man. I love it when they bring in Mr. Freddie. He’s the best

[@jeremyclarkson3527]

I love mr freddie

[@theratwithdrip]

holy fuck michelle did genuinely the most accurate performance of a year 7 - 10 girl i have ever seen

[@mmanfrin]

I remember in 4th grade 4 of us were annoyed with the stagnancy of the current foursquare ruleset so we got a ball and went to the lower playground and came up with a bunch of out-there rules like double bounces and cherry bombs and no-bounce catches and terminators (borrowed from handball) and it was hella fun and then everyone from the upper playground found out and came down to the lower playground and all of a sudden there were lines to the game we invented so we gave up and went back up to the normal, upper playground square which was now unoccupied and played some old school vanilla foursquare thank you for coming to my ted talk

[@facedman8699]

Truly a story worth remembering.

[@haydencunningham6926]

In primary, my school had a long concrete area that we ended up playing crazy 16-20 square games. The squares weren't small either. It resulted in the ace square (our name for the no.1 square that gets to serve every time) throwing the ball as hard as they could in their square in an attempt to get it as far as they could down the pitch. Crazy times. P.s. the area was only 2 squares wide

[@emersonthomas7201]

I remember one kid brought an iron ball and broke his hand and he got really mad, and charged some other kid and the other kid just decked him.

[@michaelbaghdadi8333]

Mike Manfrin my friends and I had a rule called scoops, where you could scoop up the ball like ice cream and it doesn't have to bounce in your square

[@charlesmarriott451]

All the special abilities ruined 4square for me

[@fishtankben]

HEY! No hat, no play.

[@nin10jake92]

Ben Ratcliffe it’s term 2 don’t worry

[@osoproblematic]

I’m from the UK and this still perfectly encapsulates what secondary school was like 🤣🤣🤣

[@caberknight9013]

Especially getting stabbed I’m sure

[@nektekket852]

@Caber Knight awa an bile her heid 😂

[@TheClintonio]

​@@caberknight9013I'm British and did get stabbed at school so yeah, accurate lol

[@Hooray4Kierkegaard]

That wallet chain really sold it for me

[@CapitalismIsCancer]

Which part was that?!

[@DuringDark]

@@CapitalismIsCancer Most of it, Broden had one in his left trouser pocket.

[@Hooray4Kierkegaard]

@@CapitalismIsCancer broden is wearing a wallet chain, it's attached to his shorts

[@saltysumo7991]

I was rocking one of those bad boys back in year 8 in '04

[@DHRbarnett]

I think Michelle needs to find an appropriate outlet for all that anger

[@StarbornQM]

Maybe singing might help?

[@nataliabennett8157]

She was on her period man.

[@bigman5823]

Maybe be a school nurse 🤔

[@porkchopanimations1783]

@@nataliabennett8157 period, just needs some cable ties and she’ll be right

[@JamesMarriott]

Always so fucking funny

[@Fowldsmyles]

James Marriott watches Aunty Donna??

[@papajumbi382]

Huh

[@roycewilliams7695]

Oath you’re here

[@act2act204]

What a crossover!

[@birdwithknifes8668]

homie's here

[@funnyscream2976]

When do we get Zack's full cover of Heroes by David Bowie?

[@moistslippers9726]

Its not every day you see a young school kid rocking a full grown beard.

[@SuperAWaC]

been held back a couple years

[@themoronnextdoor6548]

Nicholas McArthur i dont believe it

[@BuffDaddySmoove]

Nicholas McArthur sorry. Not possible.

[@MissDraiha]

I mean we had a few at my school

[@JoeR-cd9jg]

@@them1149 impossible your lying

[@unlawfull5603]

I’m starting to think this isn’t a real school

[@antoniojaime8917]

I'm starting to think the opposite

[@JoeR-cd9jg]

Prob did a deal with the drama department or went there themselves

[@HalinhOz]

hahaha dont worry i can confirm its real i go to this school

[@gregbrent3455]

helen Oz same haha

[@itsyagirlmikki1094]

bro i go to this school, im a year 8, but the school has a different name

[@hamishwoodland7424]

Zach trying his best to make everyone else break is my favourite part

[@Cowabungas]

"Imagine if my brain was normal temperature" I'm stealing that lol

[@damonharris-brennan5810]

How it should have ended. **guys lying dead** **ball hits one of them as the guy goes to hit it** "I N T E R F E R E N C E"

[@sforbesgocka]

into*

[@coolnoah8183]

@@sforbesgocka *intoe

[@QuilloManar]

​@@coolnoah8183 *intoes

[@EdGeater]

4:43 "But tonight we rest. Tomorrow; that is when we will have victory" HAHAHA

[@sammyclasen263]

I feel like Broden’s been the star of this series so far, his characters have been consistent, well written, and consistently well written

[@MattAndre24]

Sammy Clasen Mr Broden is very good, and so is Broden.

[@brodenaubrey305]

@@MattAndre24 I agree. And not just because we share the same name...

[@mr.crimsonj]

The swearing and humour perfectly fits the Australian playground and students

[@bastibanana4646]

Broden Kelly Vs Kevin Rudd handball tournament when?

[@MM-dq2pi]

I was hoping for a Rudd cameo.

[@nataliabennett8157]

Tony on the side with a packed lunch of raw onions.

[@cheeck6230]

And they say Australia has no culture.

[@lathamsmith4171]

6:11 omg I remember that happening every time I played four square

[@Frikcha]

Mr Freddy makes me feel like I've known him for many years and trust him with bully incidents on the playground as well as both respecting my physical limits in P.E and pushing me to work harder when I can. I also feel like I have seen him proudly award numerous surfing, interschool footy and basketball certificates, in assembly segments that are allowed to go on longer than the actual school announcements.

[@screamsfromhell]

Yeah but they still didn't get out of the kiln

[@haydencunningham6926]

It's very hot in the kiln

[@MattAndre24]

Oh alright then. *gets in the kiln*

[@DrRippenShitten]

"you'll see me bike shorts, I gotta netball later" we all knew that one girl xD

[@nmac1129]

Is it just me or does Zach surprise himself with what he’s saying 2:03

[@SeanORaigh]

It feels very improvised.

[@gregbrent3455]

he was trying really fucking hard not to laugh

[@Sceusell]

he sounds like hes trying broden's deep voice thing

[@paperhat3942]

I love how Zach shocks both Broden and himself at 2:04

[@JasmineRGBLights]

As someone who was a few years below Broden at Viewbank, played four square on that exact court and had "Mr Freddy" as a drama teacher... this is such a great mix of good comedy and painfully accurate recreation.

[@chynawhyte606]

Broden almost crying was me in year 7

[@kkibbeyy]

This is literally one of your best videos. I never understand why you aren’t more popular than you are. You really should be.

[@OvAeons]

Michelle may have a period but SHEZ STILL ONE OF THE BOYZZZZZZZZZ

[@importedloser]

0:57 ma boi Tom's getting some in the back

[@bradleyclark8883]

This is literally my childhood🤣🤣 it's amazing how close they've captured it, especially the knife attacks

[@Incognitus30]

"No hat, No play." The most accurate thing here.

[@MrJonohall]

Accurate representation of year 7-10 for me. downball was life.

[@ffsffs5030]

4 square, replay!, classic. I remember playing this with a basketball including bounce off the ceiling with spin. Fun, intense times.

[@BowTiesRCool]

5:29 my favourite lunchtime ball game

[@Medafets]

I posted this in my year 12 group on Facebook. It’s astonishing how well this summed us up.

[@jacksully7723]

4:10 Look at the kids face HAHAHAH

[@copernicusstoner8182]

These guys should get their own special, maybe on one of those streaming platforms. Like Qubi

[@hada__02]

“I love Quibi” - Zachery Ruane

[@ronk475]

Zach hyping up Tom and singing to him is by far the funniest shit I have ever seen.

[@largeproblem]

back for the umpteenth rewatch and i just realized Harvey loots the hat from Mark's dead body at the end. classic Harvey!

[@alexisrox44]

Showing my American friends Aunty Donna is always a treat... especially when some of them *still* believe dropbears will attack them based on their accent.

[@thomrichards8495]

That "no hat no play" at the end 🤣

[@oceanwizard1972]

My best friend showed me this, and l love how accurate this is to our primary and high schools. Every single detail matched an event that happened during lunchtime handball at least once: dialogue, swearing and insults, losing the ball, girls screaming at us, teacher joining in, everything. Only the end was off. The dude used a knife instead of a pair of craft scissors. Goddamn, l miss being a kid.

[@oldmansamsay1023]

The way he got emotional with "it's not fucking fair, man" is so accurate.

[@bellonabelladonnam3519]

I would deadass watch an entire show with the premise of this sketch. At least a mini series, if they made it I'd watch

[@morganburke7829]

My all-time favorite aunty Donna sketch

[@shashu8205]

This one of the most accurate things I have ever seen.

[@madhausen]

Fuuuck I love how accurate these videos are to my school life. I vividly remember getting my throat slit by a kid a few grades under me when playing handball.

[@downrad5684]

They got the blonde girl with legging's voice spot on.

[@patrickodonnell9770]

Broden trying not to laugh at 440 😂😂😂🇮🇪 happy Paddys day lads love these guys

[@petergarlick269]

Every grade 6-9 lunch ever.

[@deviousbug54]

Mr Freddie is like: "Maybe just a lil bit of pud"

[@Eibborify]

Good to see the ol aussie school play lunch vibe hasn't changed since I finished 10 years ago.

[@nathanH]

This is easily their best sketch

[@connormcrae2907]

Mr Freddie to become permanent member of Aunty Donna :D

[@neety9]

I've never got more of an Australian vibe from any video in my life

[@martinskomakare2160]

Can't wait for the new number one hit song "I'll be your king" to drop.

[@gregpeiris3686]

The guy from the Jazz sketch is back!! He's traded his book of essays for a whistle

[@xJaesa]

this video was just an excuse to play 4 square

[@2crazyvideomonkeys]

Half of it is funny because of how ridiculous and over the top it is, and the other half is funny because of how relatable and realistic it is.

[@AlmostAnimixers]

Does anyone have a link to a clean version of Zack's "Heroes" cover?

[@TeslaChad]

Pro Zach. He looks like he’s about to break any second 🤣

[@jaystef1627]

Those 2 girls nailed the whiny grade school voice!

[@OblivionFalls]

It took me 4 years to realize that this sketch ends on the non-American version of a school shooting o_o

[@iRicowin]

I feel like this was an entire skit made up of outtakes 😂

[@VoidWalkerOblivion]

Such the classic Aussie experience that we all knew exactly what Mr Freddy was going to say.

[@maddieh5394]

“FuCkinG lEt me plAY oR iLl cHoP ofF yOur lEgs” that’s so relatible lol

[@homersimping2917]

This brings back memories of primary school. Every single detail

[@avasawesomeworld2597]

Him: murders 3 people Teacher: hey! No hat no play 😡

[@mecanzie2741]

DON'T! DON'T! Love that.

[@BioYuGi]

I admire the one lad's ability to keep a straight face while doing a murder.

[@jaredyessayan4525]

All I have to say is, much respect playing with such a small ball, we used to go hard with like a Dodgeball sized ball. Things got pretty violent haha

[@Just_a_Snake]

Mr Freddy just walked away, just like my father did...

[@stoofystoof7802]

So sorry to hear that, Sonny Boy

[@Just_a_Snake]

@@stoofystoof7802 *gasps* Dad?

[@stoofystoof7802]

@@Just_a_Snake herro i am B ando ai ammu busyo uppurodingu a vidio

[@Just_a_Snake]

@@stoofystoof7802 Dad! you can't say stuff like that anymore that's racist now we're not in the war anymore!

[@mcmfilms4383]

0:29 that’s me not even joking

[@Daemoarak]

“DOOOOONT! “ “WHAT THA FARKAA!” this is too accurate

[@maniacspidertrash]

the classic "you're not playing right so im gonna take the ball so nobody can play"

[@oliviaford9802]

woopwoop! another great vid u guys, u really bring a smile to the week :)

[@SirCommoner]

I love it how the stabber boy does it so casually

[@harrisonroberts1162]

Everyone knew a Mr. Freddy.

[@101zoeg]

Zac almost breaking in every scene 😂

[@youshouldnteatsoap]

Mike Frencham got ripped. Proud of u, buddy

[@ntgm8]

This is so painfully accurate. I used to see other kids who acted exactly like this, while I was sitting and reading a book or something.

[@jessica23claire]

average citizen: oh what a funny joke about locking yourself inside and eating Krispy Kremes me, a former viewbank student: ah, a reference that’ll be forever timeless

[@ryanwalls7878]

this video is the best because it well captures the arguing and hate that develops in handball at schools