Mr Broden

**Mr Broden** is a character played by Broden Kelly in the Glenridge Secondary College series.

Mr Broden is a teacher at Glennridge Secondary College who teaches Ceramics, PE, Maths, and Geography (despite confusing the latter two). He is the chief warden during fire drills, supervises assemblies and also goes on yard duty from time to time.

He has a somewhat absent father and an evil wife named Bevney. Mr Broden served in the Vietnam War and was alive in 2074, so has lived for at least 99 years.

## Biography

### Service in Vietnam

Mr Broden was on long service in the Vietnam war. This left him with PTSD. (*Don't Get In The Kiln*)

### Teaching at Glennridge Secondary College

The first time Mr Broden appeared, he called the roll for a class that had over 28 students. One of the seats was reserved for his father who was late and only appeared after the class was over. (*Roll Call*)

He once had a nightmare that he taught a Year 8 Ceramics class of Zach and Mark about kiln health and safety, but struggled with keeping them out of the kiln while doing so. He woke up in bed next to his wife Bevney, who said he had been home from Vietnam for two years. It was then revealed that Bev was in fact firing him in a kiln as they slept. (*Don't Get In The Kiln*)

Mr Broden tended to Mark after he ate a lightbulb while trying to eat Zach's chippies at lunch. He called an ambulance, not knowing why Mark had eaten the glass. (*Chippy Thief*)

He taught a Year 9 Geography class Maths, and set out that he would not tolerate Mark "Class Clown" Bananna's tomfoolery. However, he was not able to maintain control of the class and was mocked for farting; Mark was a real Margaret Thatcher to his coal mine unions. When Lord Wellington Moncrief replaced Mark, the class got the better of him again, and Lord Wellington tricked and fatshamed him. Mr Broden did enjoy Tony Martin's comedy. (*The Class Clown*)

While teaching a class about the food pyramid, he was interrupted several times by the students so confiscated Michelle's phone and held the class back at lunch for 55 years until 2074. He made use of the new minority-report-esque way of communicating, but heard the students talking again so held them back for even longer. (*Teacher Holds Back Class At Lunch*)

He supervised Stephen Murphett's trampolining presentation in the school's gym. Stephen criticised him for typing on his laptop during this. (*The Motivational Speaker*)

Mr Broden found a toy when he busted a garlic bread sale. He brought it inside and examined it alongside Mr Mark and Mrs Michelle. They were interrupted by Assistable Pristable, the assistant principal, and noticed that the toy had gone. (*Toy*)

He performed a fire drill but had to prompt the students to leave the building. He later tested the alarm which caused the children to assemble on the basketball court against his wishes. He explained that they should only leave the building when the actual alarm sounded, but the alarm broke and this caused everyone in the building to die when there was a real inferno. (*Fire Drill*)

Mark the Cock Whisperer spoke to his cock in the staff room, telling it to always wear a condom. (*Cock Whisperer*)