But as that title suggests, it's a show with a purpose. FMAMB follows the romantic adventures of cousins Tama Bradley (Cohen Holloway) and George Alpert (Matariki Whatarau).
They've been told they'll inherit a family farm worth multimillions via their late grandmother's will. Only dear old Nan has stipulated they have to get hitched to a Maori wahine within six months or the deal is off.
The problem is neither Tama, an ambitious property developer, nor George, a mild-mannered accountant know much about being Maori, let alone any potential Maori brides.
George is still reeling from his wife Debbie (Siobhan Marshall) having traded him in for her Samoan Pilates teacher.
However, his half-sister Crystal (Amanda Billing) is encouraging and she has her own peculiar grasp on te reo, as the very long names of her many children attest (one translates to "don't go chasing waterfalls").
Meanwhile, Tama has long worried that dating Maori women could see him end up with a cousin by mistake.
Both soon have their eyes on the prize and off they go, speed-dating their way through a series of quirky hook-ups. In between they must suffer through cultural and language lessons from Grandma's lawyer, John Mikaere (the imposing but amusing Te Kohe Tuhaka).
It might seem to be mocking Maori who have lost their connection to their roots. But it does that affectionately, gently and precisely and Holloway and Whatarau's respective lead performances help keep it real, as does a hilariously earnest voice-over from Jennifer Ward-Lealand.
The early episodes of FMAMB shows more than enough promise to make it our new favourite show and it's a likely candidate for local comedy of the year too. It's certainly got the best local opening credits in ages.
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Where: Maori TV
When: Fridays 8pm
What: Moko-mentary?
