History Series / ThealmightyJohnsons

* OverprotectiveDad: Derrick, both played straight and inverted. He wants Delphine to hook up with Axl (or, rather any god), but he gets rather offended when he tells him about her attraction to Ross, whom he considers "a simpleton."

* AllMythsAreTrue:
** [[spoiler: The introduction of the Maori Gods in season two hints that other Gods may still exist as well]].
** Played with, Olaf dismisses most of the myths as completely inaccurate. Yet, several of the myths are proven true or the characters reenact them leaving it up in the air on how accurate the myths may be.

* MoralityPet: Anders should be the last man on earth capable of having a platonic friendship with a beautiful woman, but he seems truly unable to consider using his sleaze on Dawn. He takes great risk to save her from Loki's schemes and actually looks appalled at the suggestion that he would use his wiles to sleep with her.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Michele, who is a practicing physician at a local hospital, but whose mission is to stop Odin from finding Frigg, even if that means killing him off.

* NotSoDifferent: The [[spoiler:Maori gods]] are initially presented as villains, but it quickly becomes apparent that they're much the same as the Johnsons: Silly, dysfunctional, and not really sure of what they're doing. Mike claims that the deserve [[spoiler:to have Gaia]] because they saw her first; George counters that they were in the country first. Those are the best arguments either side can come up with.

* BiTheWay: Michele/Sjöfn. Can be expected from a goddess of love.

Created by Creator/SouthPacificPictures, the makers of the long-running soap opera ''Series/ShortlandStreet'' hit show ''Series/OutrageousFortune'', with the assistance of Creator/NewZealandOnAir, ''The Almighty Johnsons'' is the latest product of star writers like James Griffin and Rachel Lang. Originally intended for one season, the first season's success led to the airing of a second season and a scheduled third season, which began filming on 14 January 2013. Many established Kiwi actors have participated in the show, most notably Keisha Castle-Hughes as Axl's flatmate and ShipTease Gaia, and Timothy Balme (Mike).

* FragileFlower: Delphine. She cries after Axl gets annoyed at her for calling him "my lord" and again after Axl mentions that he has a problem with hooking up with someone who is already [[spoiler:six weeks pregnant]].

* ShoutOut: In the Pilot, Anders says to Ty [[ForrestGump "Run, Forrest, Run"]]

Created by Creator/SouthPacificPictures, the makers of the long-running soap opera ''Series/ShortlandStreet'' hit show ''Series/OutrageousFortune'', with the assistance of Creator/NewZealandonAir, ''The Almighty Johnsons'' is the latest product of star writers like James Griffin and Rachel Lang. Originally intended for one season, the first season's success led to the airing of a second season and a scheduled third season, which began filming on 14 January 2013. Many established Kiwi actors have participated in the show, most notably Keisha Castle-Hughes as Axl's flatmate and ShipTease Gaia, and Timothy Balme (Mike).

Created by ''Creator/SouthPacificPictures'', the makers of the long-running soap opera ''Series/ShortlandStreet'' hit show ''Series/OutrageousFortune'', with the assistance of ''Creator/New Zealand on Air'', ''The Almighty Johnsons'' is the latest product of star writers like James Griffin and Rachel Lang. Originally intended for one season, the first season's success led to the airing of a second season and a scheduled third season, which began filming on 14 January 2013. Many established Kiwi actors have participated in the show, most notably Keisha Castle-Hughes as Axl's flatmate and ShipTease Gaia, and Timothy Balme (Mike).

Created by ''Creator/South Pacific Pictures'', the makers of the long-running soap opera ''Series/ShortlandStreet'' hit show ''Series/OutrageousFortune'', with the assistance of ''Creator/New Zealand on Air'', ''The Almighty Johnsons'' is the latest product of star writers like James Griffin and Rachel Lang. Originally intended for one season, the first season's success led to the airing of a second season and a scheduled third season, which began filming on 14 January 2013. Many established Kiwi actors have participated in the show, most notably Keisha Castle-Hughes as Axl's flatmate and ShipTease Gaia, and Timothy Balme (Mike).

Created by South Pacific Pictures, the makers of the long-running soap opera ''Series/ShortlandStreet'' hit show ''Series/OutrageousFortune'', with the assistance of New Zealand on Air, ''The Almighty Johnsons'' is the latest product of star writers like James Griffin and Rachel Lang. Originally intended for one season, the first season's success led to the airing of a second season and a scheduled third season, which began filming on 14 January 2013. Many established Kiwi actors have participated in the show, most notably Keisha Castle-Hughes as Axl's flatmate and ShipTease Gaia, and Timothy Balme (Mike).

* ChurchMilitant / TheHunter: [[spoiler: Natalie works for an organisation that wants to kill the Gods earthly forms since it goes against their belief of there only being one God]].

* AManIsNotAVirgin: Anders mocks Axl for being a virgin in the second episode as he tries to hook him up with a sexy netballer, even though it's not for lack of effort. (A montage shows him trying to have sex with various girlfriends, but Mike and Valerie interrupt him each time as he's lived in their house.) This invariably leads to SexAsRiteOfPassage when he ends up sleeping with her, but not without consequences.
** Zeb was also a hopeless virgin until Michele used her powers to hook him up with Stacey.

* LoopholeAbuse: From both sides in season 1, [[spoiler:the marriage contract never states that Eva is the Frigg, but it also does not state which brother has to get married]].

* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: Axl/Odin - He's the All-Father. And while he's still growing up, it is his moral compass and vision that direct the larger actions of the gang.
** TheLancer: Mike/Ullr - Mike is mature where Axl is young, experienced where Axl is not, responsible where Axl is careless, considered where Axl is impulsive, and very much in charge when Axl is absent...and sometimes when he's not.
** TheSmartGuy: Anders/Braggi - by far the shortest, and least physically intimidating of the brothers, not much of leader, morally questionable--and yet a lot of Anders' dialogue consists of "stay here," "let me handle this," or "I have a plan."
** TheBigGuy: Ty/Hod - despite how [[BlessedWithSuck Ty feels]] about his assigned god, he is the most powerful of the brothers, and his ice power is actually the only one [[CursedWithAwesome useful for offensive battle]], as opposed to the other brother's passive powers of talking, winning, finding stuff, and occasionally seeing the future.
** TheChick - Olaf/Baldr is a gentle and compassionate soul, especially compared to his grandsons.

The story revolves around Axl Johnson (Emmett Couling Skilton), a typical university student who has just turned 21 years old--an event which triggers weird signs all over UsefulNotes/{{Auckland}}. Upon turning 21, his brothers tell him that he and his brothers are [[PhysicalGod reincarnated Norse Gods]], although their powers have diminished over the years. It took a lightning bolt to make him realize the truth about his godhood, and he discovers that he is the physical incarnation of the god Odin. After a rival goddess shoots an arrow which nearly pierces his heart, fulfilling the prophecy that proves he is Odin, his older brother Mike (Timothy Balme) tells him about his quest: In order to get all their powers back, Axl (Odin) has to find his soulmate, Frigg, and seal the deal. If he doesn't find her before he dies, his whole family dies with him. However, several goddesses have united to prevent him from finding Frigg, including the one who tried to kill him earlier.

Created by South Pacific Pictures, the makers of the long-running soap opera ''ShortlandStreet'' hit show ''Series/OutrageousFortune'', with the assistance of New Zealand on Air, ''The Almighty Johnsons'' is the latest product of star writers like James Griffin and Rachel Lang. Originally intended for one season, the first season's success led to the airing of a second season and a scheduled third season, which began filming on 14 January 2013. Many established Kiwi actors have participated in the show, most notably Keisha Castle-Hughes as Axl's flatmate and ShipTease Gaia, and Timothy Balme (Mike).

''The Almighty Johnsons'' is a 2011 UsefulNotes/NewZealand UrbanFantasy {{Dramedy}} about a family of four Kiwi brothers and their CloudCuckoolander cousin--who all happen to be incarnations of [[NorseMythology Norse gods]].

The quest involves several [[RedHerring Red Herrings]], including a netballer, a librarian, a homely daughter to a god, and even a goddess. Although the show centers around Axl's quest, it also gives character development to the other brothers, especially Ty and Mike, who refuses to use his god powers because of an incident which left his best friend in a coma.

* AllMythsAreTrue: [[spoiler: The introduction of the Maori Gods in season two hints that other Gods may still exist as wel]]l
** [[spoiler: Played with, Olaf dismisses most of the myths as completely inaccurate. Yet, several of the myths are proven true or the characters reenact them leaving it up in the air on how accurate the myths may be.]].

* AllMythsAreTrue: [[spoiler: The introduction of the Maori Gods in season two hints that other Gods may still exist as well
** Played with, Olaf dismisses most of the myths as completely inaccurate. Yet, several of the myths are proven true or the characters reenact them leaving it up in the air on how accurate the myths may be.]].

* AllMythsAreTrue: [[spoiler: The introduction of the Maori Gods in season two hints that other Gods may still exist as well]].