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The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1992)
Plot Summary:
The Adventures of Pete & Pete is an American children's television series produced by Wellsville Pictures and broadcast by Nickelodeon. The show featured humorous and surreal elements in its narrative, and many recurring themes centered on two brothers both named Pete Wrigley, and their various interactions with family, friends, and enemies. The show was created by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi and began as minute-long shorts in 1989 that aired in between regular programs. Owing to the popularity of the shorts, five half-hour specials were made, followed by a regular half-hour series that ran for three seasons and continued in reruns until around 1999. The N aired reruns of the show between 2002–2003. The first two seasons were released on DVD in 2005; the third was planned for 2006 but was indefinitely postponed. Jason Ankeny of Allmusic called the series "the greatest children's show ever," while IGN called it "One of the most well-written kids shows ever."
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: youth, mischievous children, middle school, atmosphere, town, tunnel, small town, friendship, friends, misfit, family relations, parents and children, teenage life, young lovers, suburbs, lifestyle, suburban life, coming of age, partner, disorder, siblings relations, buddies, small town life, eccentric family, adolescence vs adulthood
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
Plot Summary:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated television series, mainly set in New York City. It first aired on February 8, 2003 and ended on February 28, 2009. The series marked the revival of the franchise as a Saturday morning cartoon on Fox's Fox Box programming block The TMNT 2003 TV series was produced by 4Kids Entertainment, and Mirage Studios, which each owned half of the rights to the show, and animated by Dong Woo Animation. Reruns ran on Cartoon Network's Miguzi block in 2004. The series migrated to The CW4Kids in its final season after 4Kids's contract with Fox ended. Nickelodeon now owns the rights to this and any future Turtles series
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Korea
Plot tags: superhero, animal that acts human, ninja, ninja turtle, heroes, good versus evil, mutant, vigilantism, mutant animal, talking animal, friends, fighting crime, secret identity, allies, heroic mission, friendship, undercover, rescue, escapades, danger, genetically altered, master villain, save the day, supernatural, imaginary
Soul Eater (2008)
Plot Summary:
Set at the "Death Weapon Meister Academy", the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and weapon that can transform into a humanoid. Trying to make the latter a "death scythe" and thus fit for use by the academy's headmaster Shinigami, the personification of death, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch, in that order; otherwise, they will have to start all over again
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Plot tags: school, master warrior, friendship, good versus evil, supernatural, bonding, super weapon, save the world, evil force, transformation, witch, demon, partner, rivalry, danger, battles, academy, student, magic, beast, psychic, clairvoyant, supernatural horror, haunting, supernatural hunter
Three's Company (1976)
Plot Summary:
Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984, on ABC. It is based on the British sitcom, Man About the House. The story revolves around three single roommates: Janet Wood, Chrissy Snow and Jack Tripper who all platonically share Apartment 201 in a Santa Monica, California apartment building owned by Mr. and Mrs. Roper. Later, following Suzanne Somers's departure, Jenilee Harrison joined the cast as Cindy Snow, who was later replaced by Priscilla Barnes as Terri Alden. After the Ropers were spun-off into their own sitcom, Don Knotts joined the cast as the roommates' new landlord Ralph Furley, brother of the new building owner, Bart Furley. The show, a comedy of errors, chronicles the escapades and hijinks of the trio's constant misunderstandings, social lives, and struggle to keep up with the rent
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: roommate, secretary, sex, gay, weirdo, friendship, farce, comedy of errors, neighbor, husband wife relationship, landlady, chef, friends, singleness, lust, couples, platonic, lifestyle, hidden identity, disorder, pretense, silly humor, sexual tension, battle of the sexes, twentysomething life
My Family (2000)
Plot Summary:
My Family is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadcast from 2002 onwards. My Family was voted 24th in the BBC's "Britain's Best Sitcom" in 2004 and was the most watched sitcom in the United Kingdom in 2008. As of 2011, it is one of only twelve British sitcoms to pass the 100 episode mark. Set in Chiswick in west London, it stars Robert Lindsay as Ben Harper, Zoë Wanamaker as his wife Susan, and Kris Marshall, Daniela Denby-Ashe and Gabriel Thomson as their children; Nick, Janey and Michael, respectively. Since the show’s debut, several characters have left and, equally, several new characters have been introduced. The character of Janey left in 2002; however, she returned in 2004 and remained until the end. Kris Marshall’s character, Nick, left in 2005 and did not return. The character of Abi, as played by Siobhan Hayes, was introduced in 2002 and left in 2008. The characters of Roger and Alfie were introduced in 2003 and 2005, respectively, as played by Keiron Self and Rhodri Meilir
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Plot tags: father son relationship, dentist, family relations, dysfunctional family, disorder, eccentric family, christmas, parents and children, family problems, workplace, living with parents, husband wife relationship, gay, doctor, father daughter relationship, stupidity, dark humor, housewife, boy with glasses, mother daughter relationship, mother son relationship, british humour, family
Gilligan's Island (1963)
Plot Summary:
Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The situation comedy series featured Bob Denver; Alan Hale, Jr.; Jim Backus; Natalie Schafer; Tina Louise; Russell Johnson; and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to September 4, 1967. Originally sponsored by Philip Morris & Company and Procter & Gamble, the show followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked. Most episodes revolve around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their failed attempts to escape their plight. Gilligan's Island ran for a total of 98 episodes. The first season, consisting of 36 episodes, was filmed in black-and-white. These episodes were later colorized for syndication. The show's second and third seasons and the three television movie sequels were filmed in color. The show enjoyed solid ratings during its original run, then grew in popularity during decades of syndication, especially in the 1970s and 1980s when many markets ran the show in the late afternoon after school. Today, the title character of Gilligan is widely recognized as an American cultural icon
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: island, tropical island, stranded on an island, shipwreck, ship, boat, stranded, jungle, clown, water, inventor, humour, fish, lost at sea, crossover, castaway, desert island, millionaire, ship captain, sea captain, woman in short shorts, survival, storm, misfit, secretary