Superwog

Superwog1 or just simply Superwog, is a YouTube duo consisting of two Australian brothers, Theodore and Nathan Saidden. The channel consists of various videos including comedies and skits. They have gained over 3 million subscribers and 483 million video views. They have produced a television comedy series based on their YouTube sketch comedies. The series follows Theo, aka "Superwog", his family, and his friend Johnny, getting into all kinds of trouble throughout the Australian suburbia.

Superwog
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Theodore Saidden Nathan Saidden
Written by	Theodore Saidden Nathan Saidden
Directed by	Theodore Saidden
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Emma Fitzsimons Elia Eliades
Producer	Paul Walton
Production locations	Sydney, Australia (YouTube videos) Melbourne, Australia (series)
Running time	21–24 minutes
Production companies	Princess Pictures, Film Victoria, Screen Australia
Original release
Network	ABC Comedy ABC iview Netflix
Release	9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) – 13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)
Related
Superwog miniseries

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Personal information
Born	Theodore Saidden (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 37) Nathan Saidden (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 36) Sydney, Australia
YouTube information
Channel	@superwog
Location	Australia
Years active	2008–present
Genre	Comedy
Subscribers	3.5 million[1]
Views	523.7 million[1]
Network	Century Entertainment
Contents are in	English
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 1,000,000 subscribers 2018
Last updated: 18 May 2025

Produced by Princess Pictures with production support from Film Victoria, the original series was developed in association with Screen Australia and YouTube through the "Skip Ahead" initiative. The six part series was the first Australian long-form series to be released on YouTube, followed by ABC linear channel, and at its conclusion had reached 13.5 million people across YouTube alone, with another 1 million plus reached across ABC. ABC Comedy.^[2]

The series premiered on 9 October 2018, following a successful pilot aired in 2017. On 11 November 2020, a second season was announced, and all 6 episodes finally aired on 13 June 2021 on ABC iview.^[3][4][5]

On 24 August 2022, both long form seasons of the series were released worldwide on Netflix.^[6] However, due to the term wog being considered an ethnic slur to people from the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions, Superwog is displayed as Superbro on versions of Netflix outside of Australia. On 2 September of that same year, a short sketch titled Meeting with Netflix was uploaded to the official Superwog YouTube channel, as a way to promote the series' arrival to the streaming site.^[7]

On 31 January 2025, Netflix uploaded a video to YouTube teasing a new series featuring the characters of Superwog, titled Son of a Donkey. It is expected to premiere on Netflix in 2025.

Background

The Superwog series is based on characters from the YouTube channel of the same name, created by brothers Theodore and Nathan Saidden. The brothers were born in Sydney to a Greek-Egyptian mother and Egyptian father. Growing up, they attended the Trinity Grammar School in the Inner West suburbs of Sydney.^[8][9]

The series depicts humorous situations involving the titular character, an archetypal wog. The two cited Sacha Baron Cohen, Chris Lilley and Fat Pizza as influences for the series,^[10] and drew inspiration from their childhoods, noting they would "re-enact scenes of [their] mum and dad fighting" and "derive a lot of observational comedy from their arguments".^[11] The Saidden brothers began filming and uploading Superwog videos to their YouTube channel in 2008, while Theo was studying law at university.^[12]

The YouTube series gained notable popularity, and has been adapted into stage shows.^[12][13] The series launched for Adult Swim in 2013,^[14] and in 2017, formed part of The Slot sketch comedy series.^[15] In 2019, the Saidden brothers began performing Superwog as a live show in Australia and New Zealand.^[16]

Production

The Superwog pilot was produced by Paul Walton at Princess Pictures and supported by Screen Australia and Google, funded through Skip Ahead. It was written and created by Theodore and Nathan Saidden. Uploaded to YouTube on 16 July 2017, it quickly rose to #1 on the trending page on Australian YouTube in 2017, with over 14 million views.^[17]

The pilot follows Superwog (Theodore Saidden) and his friend Johnny (Nathan Saidden), who work at a fast-food store.^[18]

Cast

Main

• Theo Saidden as Theo, a teenager who goes by the titular moniker 'Superwog'. He spends much of his time aggravating his Dad or hatching schemes with his best friend Johnny.
• Nathan Saidden as Johnny, Theo's best friend, and an idiot savant. While often the voice of reason, Johnny often proves to be just as idiotic as Theo himself.
• Nathan Saidden as Dad, Theo's father who often goes through bouts of extreme anger, taking it out on his wife and son, as well as anyone else who he may believe has done him wrong.
• Theo Saidden as Mum, Theo's highly-traditional and prideful mother. While often protective of Theo, she can prove to be just as problematic as his father.
• Sasha Sutton as Max, the foil to Theo and Johnny's antics, often times serving as an obstacle to be overcame, portraying roles such as a fast food manager, a police chief, a detective, and a zombie apocalypse survivor.
• Thomas Little as Steve, a returning antagonist featured in seasons 1 & 2. He portrays a childhood nemesis of Theo's, who later lures him and Johnny into a cryptocurrency scam, while also returning later as an illegitimate trainee doctor, who severs Theo's toe during surgery and steals it.

Guests

• Akmal Saleh as School Janitor
• Alicia Banit as Holly
• Andrew Blackman as Foster Dad
• Brett Swain as Council Worker #1
• Carla Bonner as Foster Mum
• Deidre Rubenstein as Agnes
• Ellen Grimshaw as Formal Babe #1
• John Orcsik
• Louise Crawford as Soft Nurse
• Lucia Smyrk as Lisa
• Marta Kaczmarek as Mother in Law
• Nell Feeney as Concierge
• Renai Caruso as DOCS Worker
• Roger Oakley as Barrister

Episodes

Season 1

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
0	"Pilot"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	16 July 2017 (2017-07-16)
Theo gets embarrassed by his dad yet again as the neighbours spotted him trying to solve constipation issues in their back yard, and decides to run away with his mate Johnny and get a job at a fast food restaurant. The manager interviews them, and lets them work after discovering their incredible memorisation of the restaurant menu's prices. Joel, a blonde worker gets on their bad side, but they fix it by holding his head under an ice-cream dispenser. The manager sides with the two as Joel wasn't the best worker, while recognising and relating with their need of guidance. Theo's Mum and Dad go to a counselling session, and after causing many distractions, are instructed to put themselves in each others shoes, causing them to mockingly imitate one other. When the councillor shows the final results to Mum about Dad being highly violent and abusive, Mum calls her out for being sad, lonely, and in denial. Theo gets home and gives a drugged burger to Dad, solving his constipation.
1	"Breaking Dad"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	9 October 2018 (2018-10-09)	n/a
In primary school, Theo hated swimming, as his excessive pubic hair was visible outside of his swimming undies. In the present, Dad bashes though his door to get him to school, after Theo refused to go as it was swimming day. Theo fakes disassociation, and a concerned teacher involves CPS after learning of Theo's dad's abusive tendancies. The teacher takes Theo to a traditional Australian foster family, where he is welcomed. Mum and Dad end up at a mandatory psychiatric evaluation, and Dad reveals he often puts Theo's head though gyprock, stating that he doesn't like his son that much, insulting his intelligence. Theo gets along with his foster family at first, but his manerisms start causing trouble, such as playing Put It in Your Mouth over the radio, or making sexually provocative comments towards his foster mother. He ends up taking his foster dad's car for a joyride with his foster brother, and upon returning is attacked by his foster dad. As a result, Theo is sent home to his family, and his foster brother stands at his front door, wishing him farewell.
2	"The Family Jewels"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)	0.141[19]
Whilst renovating their bathroom, Theo and Dad fight over a sledgehammer, both wanting to knock the bathroom wall. Dad wins, not allowing Theo to use it and declares that he always wins. His subsequent smashing of the wall reveals a hidden letter from a soldier, presumably a former owner of the house, regarding the location of buried treasure located within a nearby mountain range, intended to help finance his family following his death. Dad attempts to distract Theo by offering him the sledgehammer to smash the wall, but having lost all interest, Theo races to the car and escapes, causing Dad to launch a brick into the back window, and a race to the treasure ensues. Theo enlists Johnny's help, and together they purchase a shovel and embark towards the mountain range. During a pit stop, Johnny gets food poisoning, causing them to wreck their car. Dad, who has stolen Johnny's bike at the hardware store, starts having issues with it and hitchhikes in the RV of a touring American family. However, after turning violent and hijacking the RV, he is attacked by the family and thrown out. Enraged, a numbed Dad takes on a gang of bikers, and steals one of their motorcycles. Both Theo and Dad arrive at the location, and Dad gets the briefcase first. They fight over it, and Dad almost falls over a cliff, but Theo catches his hand. Not wanting to split the treasure 80/20 in Theo's favour, Dad throws the briefcase down the mountain side, declaring himself the ultimate winner in the end. Later that night at home, the two learn while watching the news that the touring American family Dad had hitchhiked with found the briefcase that had been discarded down the mountain, and that the dad will split it with his son 50/50. Enraged, Dad chases Theo out of the house, feeling cheated out of the riches.
3	"The Final Exam"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	23 October 2018 (2018-10-23)	0.111[20]
Theo wakes up in the morning to the sound of the mailman putting his school test results in the mail. Dad gets to it first, and after discovering Theo's absurdly low grades, collapses. After being rushed to the hospital, Mum is told by the doctor that Dad has suffered a minor heart attack and must avoid stress no matter the cost. After discovering Theo is the source of Dad's stress, Mum bargains with Theo to buy him a used car so long as he passes his final exam. Theo enlists Johnny's help in aquiring the answer sheet to the exam by blackmailing their teacher with an innappropriate photo purchased from the janitor. After finding the document in the staff room, they photocopy it at the library, and rush back before the teachers arrive. Theo is forced to hide within one of the lockers as the teachers arrive back, and Johnny disguises himself as a substitute teacher in order to allow Theo to slip out unnoticed. However, Johnny is caught in his ruse and expelled from school. Meanwhile, a Japanese therapist is enlisted to aid Dad in managing his anger. After being diagnosed Valium, he is sent home, having achieved a peaceful mind. However, his anger returns when he discovers Theo cheated on his final exam.
4	"The Formal"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	30 October 2018 (2018-10-30)	0.095[21]
Theo and Johnny speak to their formal dates over the phone, who convince them to wear a gorilla and Captain Planet costume to the formal. However, they soon discover it was a cruel joke played upon them by their nemesis, Jackson. After getting home, Theo is approached by Dad, who convinces him that his grandmother has a special formula which will make him sexually attractive to other women, and that he himself used this formula to attract 523 women, as well as a donkey. Mum overhears this, and outraged, she storms off. Theo and Johnny retrieve the formula from Theo's grandmother and attempt to attract women at the gym, but soon discover the tonic attracts women much older than expected. Meanwhile, Mum refuses to have sex with Dad, refusing to be objectified any longer. Dad spends the day in agony, at one point even attempting to purchase surgical scissors to castrate himself. However, he learns to earn his wife's affection by doing her household chores. Meanwhile, Johnny and Theo bring two sex workers to their formula, and are called out publically by Jackson. However, they embarrass Jackson by recounting a previous encounter they had with him in which he requested they play with his feet. Later that night, the two sex workers, Johnny, and Theo bond over their shared love for donuts.
5	"The Power Trip"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)	n/a
Johnny helps Superwog start mining Bitcoin in his house. However, due to the insanely high amounts of power the computers are using, this costs the Superwog family thousands of dollars in bills. Refusing to pay the expsensive bill, the house goes without power, forcing Superwog to find another location to mine Bitcoin, whilst his Dad has to figure out another way to generate electricity.
6	"The Zombie Apocalypse"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)	0.088[22]
Superwog and Johnny decide to go visit an abandoned rail yard, but they get knocked out by toxic gas, and wake up in the future, where the world in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, and they are among the last few survivors on the planet.

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Season 2

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The P Plates"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)
Superwog’s Dad attempts to stop his neighbour from parking outside his house, whilst his son borrows his car for a driver's test, which forces his Dad to find other ways to block his neighbour from parking in the spot.
2	"The Lawsuit"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)
Superwog's Dad files a lawsuit against his local supermarket after they accuse him of theft, while Superwog bumps into an old friend from primary school.
3	"The Magpie"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)
Superwog and Johnny have a dilemma with a territorial magpie, while Superwog's Dad rushes to stock up on cheap petrol following a record low drop in the price of it.
4	"Something Fishy"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)
Superwog helps an old Swedish widow, but begins to discover strange things about her, whilst Superwog's Dad and his father-in-law go head-to-head in trying to catch the bigger fish.
5	"The Lump"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)
Theo questions Johnny about a strange protrusion on his body, whom the latter labels as a bump, saying a bump is good and a lump is bad. After researching on the internet, a frantic Theo demands Johnny to take him to the hospital. The secretary dismisses Theo's worries about the "lump" at first, but immediately calls for a doctor upon learning Theo had used Google, citing it as a credible source. Meanwhile, Dad visits his parents in-law with Mum, who are fawning over his father in-law's new table tennis table. He and Dad compete, and the former wins, citing himself as the winner, a tic shared by Dad. Enraged, Dad later turns around the car to return for another match. After wagering 500 dollars, the father-in-law accepts. At the hospital, Theo is assured by a doctor that his "lump" is actually a "bump" and that he had nothing to worry about. However, the doctor reveals he has a speech impediment and proceeds to mix up "lump" and "bump", confusing Theo. He sits down to get his blood drawn, but is spooked when he notices Steve, who has apparantely became a doctor. He panics and crashes into a shelf, knocking himself unconcious. Meanwhile, Dad wins the bet, securing himself as the winner of the table tennis match. However, the father-in-law ups the ante, and puts his brand new tennis table on the line. Dad accepts, and subsequently wins the match, earning the table for himself. At the hospital, Theo wakes up to learn that his "lump" was a rare cyst that just required quick surgery to remove. Believing Steve to be a hallucination, Theo stands up in victory, but exclaims when he discovers his left toe has been amputated. Nearby, the doctors question Steve's credentials as they discover he listed a fake country in his resumé. Steve drives off, carrying two jars containing Theo's toe and cyst, while smiling devilishly.
6	"21 Jump Ya"	Theodore Saidden	Theodore & Nathan Saidden	13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)
Theo approaches Johnny and tells him about a pair of fake shoes he sold to a local on eBay, but Johnny expresses worry as Theo didn't specify on the listing that they were fake shoes. Later, Theo discovers that the customer he sold the shoes left him a bad review, and that not only was his buyer feedback in the negative range, but the customer had received a full refund. Angered, Theo confronts the customer and assaults him with the very pair of shoes he sold him, leading to him and Johnny being arrested. The police chief proposes a deal to the two; confront the suspected ringleader of the fake shoe market and record evidence of a purchase, and they go free. Theo initially refuses, citing the fact that he isn't a snitch. However, the police chief intimidates the two with their potential cellmate, a large man named Bob. Later, the police chief introduces the two to Head of Operations; Detective Max, and Theo points out that Max is the drive-thru manager. Theo and Johnny insult Max's detective work as well as his name of choice for the operation; "Operation Ping-Ming". Later on, Theo and Johnny meet up with Ming, the ringleader of the fake shoes market, but they find out that Ming is a pleasant person, buying them both food as well as tipping a waitress 50 dollars, while citing his charitable intentions. In the bathroom, Theo refuses to bust Ming, citing him as "Asian Robin Hood". Johnny becomes angry and expresses his desire to be a free man again, so the two continue with the operation. When they return, they both learn that Ming's shoe market is ran to fund a charity, as well as for the purpose of paying off a foreign war lord named Big Wang, who has Ming's wife and son serving as slaves. Theo and Johnny return to the police station, and point out to Max that Big Wang should be who they're after, and not Ming. Max brings in Bob as well as other three prisoners, and Johnny points out that Max is exploiting the men as blackmail by mislabelling them as rapists. Emboldened, Theo tells Max to "shove Operation Ping-Ming up his arse" but backtracks and agrees to go through with a final purchase with Ming after Max aims his pistol at him. At Ping-Ming's home, they learn that it is also used to ahelter the homeless. After proposing a purchase of 5,000 fake shoes, Ming is touched, and reveals that the order will free his wife and son for slavery. However, Theo exposes the sting operation and reveals to Ming that he and Johnny are working for the police after Ming wishes the two to be his son's godfathers. The three men are thrown in prison, and are confronted by Bob and the three other promised cellmates. They applaud Ming for his charity, Johnny for his thoughtfulness, and Theo for being "a real piece of shit". The prisoners chip in their cigarette money to hire the best lawyer in the country, who successfully frees Theo, Johnny, and Ming, under the guise that the fake shoes were to support the installation of an art exhibit, commenting on the role of brands in a consumer-oriented society. Max is promptly fired from both police-work and the drive-thru, and after attempting to lunge at Theo, is dragged out by security as Ming, Theo, and Johnny exit the courthouse in victory.

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See also

• Television portal
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• List of Australian television series