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''Kath & Kim'' is a character-driven Australian television satirical situation comedy series created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley. Turner and Riley also play the title characters: a suburban mother and daughter with a dysfunctional relationship. The series' main characters consist of Kath Day-Knight, a cheerful 50-year-old woman, her self-indulgent daughter Kim Craig, Kath's boyfriend and second husband, the metrosexual Kel Knight, as well as Kim's estranged husband Brett Craig and her lonely, overweight "second best friend" Sharon Strzelecki. The series is set in Fountain Lakes, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. It is primarily filmed in Patterson Lakes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kath & Kim (TV Series 2002– ) )〕 The series lampoons suburban living, particularly kitsch working-class Australian people, who are colloquially known in the country as "bogans". The series was conceived by Turner and Riley in the early 1990s as a weekly segment of the Australian comedy series ''Big Girl's Blouse''. The skit was then developed into a full-series. The first series of ''Kath & Kim'' premiered on ABC TV on 16 May 2002, with three further series following, while a television movie, entitled ''Da Kath and Kim Code'', was broadcast nationally on 25 November 2005. ''Kath & Kim'' has garnered much critical acclaim since its debut, winning two Logie Awards, for "Outstanding Comedy Programme" and the "Best Television Drama Series" award at the Australian Film Institute Awards. In Australia, it has become a pop culture phenomenon, and is a success with audiences nationwide. Internationally, the series has spawned a cult fanbase, and in 2006 it was announced an American version of the series would be produced, to air on NBC.〔(Look at moi, America: Kath and Kim )〕 Riley and Turner served as executive producers on the US version. The American version was also picked up by the Seven Network, which debuted the program on 12 October 2008, just three days after its debut in the United States. The fourth series of ''Kath & Kim'' began airing on the Seven Network on 19 August 2007, due to the contract expiring with ABC. The first episode of series four attracted an Australian audience of 2.521 million nationally, the highest rating ever for a first episode in the history of Australian television,〔 until the series premiere of ''Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' in 2009 with 2.58m viewers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2.58m: Underbelly sets new record )〕 A feature film based on the series, entitled ''Kath & Kimderella'' was released in Australian cinemas on 6 September 2012. ==Premise== ''Kath & Kim'' follows the day-to-day Australian suburban life of Kath Day-Knight (Jane Turner), her only child Kim Craig née Day (Gina Riley), Kim's husband Brett Craig (Peter Rowsthorn), Kath's love interest and eventual husband "purveyor of fine meats" Kel Knight (Glenn Robbins), and long-time family friend Sharon Strzelecki (Magda Szubanski). The main setting is Kath's townhouse in Fountain Lakes. It is taped in a house in the waterfront street of Lagoon Place, Patterson Lakes, Victoria.〔 The house's exact location is 4th Lagoon Place, Patterson Lakes, Victoria. The storyline of first series follows Kath's engagement and plans for her wedding to Kel. Kim frequently stays in her mother's house owing to her rocky relationship with Brett (most of which is due to her own childish, spoilt, and rude behaviour towards Brett). Sharon's always around with a helping hand and her own relationship problems. Her history with Brett is also explored. The second series follows Kim's pregnancy and her rekindled relationship with Brett. Kath and Kel's relationship goes through some teething troubles. Kim and Brett have a baby in the final episode of the second series whom they name Epponn'knee-Raelene Kathleen Darlene Charlene Craig, shortened to Epponn'knee-Rae. Several episodes of the third series focus on Epponn'knee-Rae. The third-season finale features an adult Epponn'knee-Rae, played by Kylie Minogue. Storylines follow the characters' day-to-day lives, and document their personal struggles and the banality of their achievements and aspirations. ''Kath & Kim'' satirises the mother-daughter relationship and the habits and values of modern suburban Australians, and emphasises the kitsch and superficial elements of contemporary society, particularly the traditional working class which has progressed to a level of affluence (or "effluence" as quoted by Kath) which previous generations had been unable to achieve. They visit places such as the Westfield Fountain Gate (some parts filmed at Westfield Southland), the local IKEA, Target, and various local restaurants. It also occasionally mocks Australian and international popular culture, such as popular television shows ''Big Brother'' and ''Australian Idol''. It sometimes makes statements about Australian politics. The crass and embarrassing behaviour of the characters, and their gaudy, out-dated fashion sense are popular features of the show. The highly developed alternative vocabulary including the mixed metaphors, hypercorrection, malapropisms and mis-pronunciations of the regular characters are much-repeated by the show's fans. These include: "Look at moy"(look at me)—used by Kath to command attention during arguments, and "It's noice, different and unusual"—used by Kath, Kim and Sharon to express approval or agreement. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kath & Kim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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