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Flight of the Conchords (2007)
Plot Summary:
The trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band who have moved from New Zealand to New York in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand Consulate), one fan (a married obsessive) and one friend (who owns the local pawn shop) -- but not much else
Duration: 28 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, New Zealand
Plot tags: musician's life, musician, aspiring singer, folklore, music band, roommate, buddies, rock, lifestyle, odd couple, artists and showbiz, goofy hero, music, stereotypes, youth, love and romance, dancing, friendship between men, nerd, talk show, entertainment industry, housemates, satire, singer, rock music
Summer Heights High (2007)
Plot Summary:
The life of a public school epitomized by disobedient student Jonah Takalua, self-absorbed private school exchange student Ja'mie King, and megalomaniac drama teacher Mr. G
Duration: 227 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia
Plot tags: teacher, high school, school, teachers and students, bully, high school student, teenage life, society, misfit, dog, teen angst, public school, exchange student, high school teacher, student, youth, studying, homosexual, profanity, high school life, gays and lesbians, boss, geek, popularity, loser
Pushing Daisies (2007)
Plot Summary:
A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: impossible love, supernatural, supernatural ability, unfulfilled love, death, murder, dog, private detective, partner, couple relations, unlikely relationship, young man, secret, magic realism, loneliness, couples, superhero, strong female lead, food, afterlife, friendship between men, murder mystery, super powers, trippy, grief
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain with his own video blog, is attempting to join the prestigious Evil League of Evil (led by the legendary "thoroughbred of sin", Bad Horse), but his plans are usually foiled by the egotistical superhero Captain Hammer. Dr. Horrible's life is thrown for a loop when he falls in love with Penny, a beautiful and optimistic advocate for the homeless he meets at the laundromat
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Short, Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: mad scientist, unrequited love, villain, unfulfilled love, imaginary, life philosophy, music, creativity, plot twist, love triangle, rivalry, danger, superhero, super villain, superpower, twists and turns, secrets, inventor, bad guy, astronomy, mad doctor, bad guy wins, comic book, accidental death, homeless shelter
The Muppet Show (1976)
Plot Summary:
The Muppet Show is a comedy-variety television series produced by puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring The Muppets. After two pilot episodes produced in 1974 and 1975 failed to get the attention of America's network heads, Lew Grade approached Henson to produce the programme for his ATV Associated Television franchise in the UK. The show premiered on 5 September 1976, and five series were produced until 15 March 1981 at ATV's Elstree Studio just north of London, lasting 120 episodes. The series shows a vaudeville or music hall-style song-and-dance variety show, as well as glimpses behind the scenes of such a show. Kermit the Frog stars as a showrunner who tries to keep control of the antics of the other Muppet characters, as well as keep the guest stars happy. The show was known for outrageous physical slapstick, sometimes absurdist comedy, and humorous parodies. Each episode also featured a human guest star. As the show's popularity rose, many celebrities were eager to perform with the Muppets on television and in film. Many of the puppeteers also worked on Sesame Street. Muppet performers over the course of the show include Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill, Eren Ozker, Steve Whitmire, Louise Gold, Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, Brian Muehl, Bob Payne, and John Lovelady. Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns were two of the show writers
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: puppet, muppets, pig, media satire, bear, friends, showbiz, fame, workplace, performer's life, eagle, escapades, nothing goes right, disorder, couple relations, puppetry, pop culture, sketch, robot, space travel, inventor, friendship between men, weirdo, sesame street, conservative
The Mighty Boosh (2003)
Plot Summary:
The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy television show created by Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding and others. The Mighty Boosh is a comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short a cappella songs which are present throughout all three series. Julian Barratt wrote the music within the show, and performs it with Noel Fielding. Fielding also designed many of the show's graphics and artwork. The TV series has many animated sequences, puppets and special effects. Barratt has said that he approached Fielding with the idea of doing a show like The Goodies, as if it were a complete "world" rather than simply a sketch show. Barratt and Fielding play many of the recurring and one-off characters themselves, with other characters being played by other Boosh members Rich Fulcher, Dave Brown, and Michael Fielding
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Plot tags: absurdism, absurd humor, surrealism, obsessive quest, eccentricity, music, best friend, improv, comedy team, fictional band, magical, satire, sketch, army, subculture, stoner, humour, everyday life, odd couple, bromance, musician, friendship, hip hop, boss, weirdo
Julie and the Phantoms (2020)
Plot Summary:
Teenage Julie finds her passion for music and life while helping the Phantoms -- a trio of ghostly guys -- become the band they were never able to be
Duration:
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, pop star, schoolgirl, musician's life, first love, love and romance, teenage girl, friendship, music band, celebrity, female protagonist, teenage life, talented, teenage protagonist, music, youth, friends, pop music, high school, lgbt, lgbtq, rivalry, fame, famous, lifestyle
The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)
Plot Summary:
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens
Duration: 11 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Ireland, USA, Germany
Plot tags: friendship, family life, social relations, friends, buddies, eccentric family, fish, youth, ghost, satire, anthropomorphic animal, plan gone awry, family relations, teacher, teenage life, suburban life, cat, middle school, sarcasm, dinosaur, mature, working class, hipster, suburbs, talking animal
Steven Universe (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers
Duration: 11 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural ability, gem, goodhearted, danger, intergalactic, youth, heroes, save the world, supernatural, imaginary, alien, escapades, child protagonist, outer space, beach, training, father son relationship, child, island, boy, single parent, autistic, coming of age, strong female lead, supernatural power
The Get Down (2016)
Plot Summary:
A ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s
Duration: 52 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: black, hip hop, teenager, black cast, subculture, teenage life, society, city life, social relations, class society, young adult, music, art, punk, changing lives, city, hip hop culture, culture, adolescence, juvenile delinquency, new beginning, arts and culture, culture clash, altering history, culture shock
Sesame Street (1969)
Plot Summary:
Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its educational content, and creativity communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, animation, short films, humor, and cultural references. The series premiered on stations on November 10, 1969 to positive reviews, some controversy, and high ratings
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: sesame street, muppets, puppet, pop culture, friendship, friends, education, batman, parents, occupation, small business, hardcore, sketch, puppetry, asexual, urban planning, child, multiculturalism, youth, bird, family relations, parents and children, childhood, best friend, social differences
Phineas and Ferb (2007)
Plot Summary:
Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz
Duration: 15 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: invention, siblings relations, young heroes, mischievous children, experimenting, scientist, rivals, good versus evil, secret identity, brother sister relationship, chaos and mayhem, secret agent, werewolf, teenager, inventor, undercover, rivalry, chaos, disorder, dishonesty, friendship between men, mad scientist, child protagonist, fandom, crossover
Galavant (2015)
Plot Summary:
Once upon a time, the dashing hero, Prince Galavant lost the love of his life, Madalena, to the evil King Richard. Now, our fallen hero is ready to take revenge and restore his “happily ever after.” But it won't be without a few twists and turns along the way in this fairytale musical
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: knight, castle, royalty, heroes, save the day, escapades, uninhibited rivalry, heroic mission, medieval, vengeance, imaginary, imaginary kingdom, music, prince, supernatural, ancient, satire, sword and sorcery, stage play, fantasy life, obsessive quest, fantasy world, king, cheating wife, journey
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
Plot Summary:
After an unusual event, Zoey Clarke, a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco, suddenly starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her through popular songs
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: psychic power, nerd, earthquake, musical performance, lgbt, career, spoken inner thoughts, singing, friendship, paranormal phenomena, father daughter relationship, young girl, terminal illness, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love interest, extrasensory perception, workplace situations, life turned upside down, love, teenager, strong female lead, women, family relations, theater, occupation
Animaniacs (1993)
Plot Summary:
The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy for the general public to handle. The three Warners were locked up in the studio water tower until they escaped in the 90's. There, they run wild, causing chaos everywhere!
Duration: 21 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: satire, batman, talking cat, weirdo, families, family relations, talking animal, sibling relationship, music, showbiz, media, genetically altered, historical character, siblings relations, artists and showbiz, media satire, dog, cat, hollywood, psychiatrist, security guard, laboratory, chase, pigeon, brother sister relationship
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)
Plot Summary:
Rebecca Bunch is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything - her partnership at a prestigious law firm and her upscale apartment in Manhattan - in a desperate attempt to find love and happiness in that exotic hotbed of romance and adventure: suburban West Covina, California
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: obsession, female protagonist, eccentric woman, law firm, selfish woman, women, depression, ex lover, self loathing, music, love triangle, life turned upside down, female lawyer, strong female lead, workplace situations, girlfriend, mother daughter relationship, lgbt, borderline personality disorder, lgbtq, theater, feminist, intrigue, legal, healing
Eli Stone (2008)
Plot Summary:
Eli Stone is an American legal comedy-drama TV series, named for its title character. The series follows Stone, a San Francisco lawyer who begins to have hallucinations, which leads him to two possible conclusions: a potentially fatal brain aneurysm, and the chance that something greater is at work. His visions lead him to accept cases with little monetary gain but a lot of moral goodness
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: lawyer, legal, courtroom drama, lawyers and clients, trial, family relations, self discovery, siblings relations, dedicated lawyer, power relations, uptight character, good deed, relationships, consciousness, colleague, law, singer, dream, human spirit, hallucination, prophecy, doctors and patients, drinking problem, belief, engaged
Smash (2012)
Plot Summary:
Smash is an American musical drama television series created by playwright Theresa Rebeck and developed by Robert Greenblatt for NBC. Steven Spielberg served as one of the executive producers. The series was broadcast in the US by NBC and produced by DreamWorks Television and Universal Television. The series revolves around a fictional New York theater community and specifically the creation of a new Broadway musical. It features a large ensemble cast, led by Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, Jeremy Jordan, and Anjelica Huston. The show debuted on February 6, 2012, and its first season ended on May 14, 2012. Its second and final season premiered on February 5, 2013 and ended on May 26, 2013. NBC announced a change in their lineup in March 2013 and moved the show to Saturdays starting April 6, 2013. The series was officially cancelled on May 10, 2013. Second and final season executive producer/show runner Josh Safran said the final episode of season two would work as a series finale, should the series not be renewed. The series, particularly the pilot episode, enjoyed some critical success. The first season received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography amongst 4 nominations. The series was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: showbiz, dancer, actor's life, young woman, actor, producer, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, starlet, desire for fame, rising to stardom, musician, career, fame, actress, divorce, sexuality, backstage, cultural icon, rivals, audition, rehearsal, gay, teenager
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010)
Plot Summary:
"Get your muzzle out of those books and make some friends!" That's what Princess Celestia tells Twilight Sparkle. She may be the smartest unicorn in Equestria, but Twilight Sparkle gets an "incomplete" in friendship. There's more to life than learning magic, after all -- so she goes to Ponyville on a mission to make friends. There she meets five special ponies who take her on exciting adventures and teach her the most powerful magic of all ... the magic of friendship!
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: pony, princess, my little pony, friendship, imaginary kingdom, female protagonist, friends, imaginary, unicorn, horse, talking animal, magical, slumber party, friendship between girls, autistic, legend, artifact, surrealism, heroine, chaos, magic spell, girl power, youth, magic, autism
Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
Plot Summary:
Tiny Toon Adventures, is an American animated comedy television series produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation and was broadcast from September 14, 1990 through May 28, 1995. It follows the adventures of a group of young cartoon characters who attend the Acme Looniversity to become the next generation of characters from the Looney Tunes series. Conceived in the late 1980s by producer Tom Ruegger, the cartoon was the first animated series produced by the collaboration of Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros. Animation during the animation renaissance of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The pilot episode, "The Looney Beginning," aired as a prime-time special on CBS on September 14, 1990; while the series itself was featured in first-run syndication for the first two seasons. The last season was aired on Fox Kids. The series ended production in 1992 in favor of Animaniacs, however, two specials were produced in 1994. On July 1, 2013, Tiny Toon Adventures began airing on the Hub Network
Duration: 21 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: looney tunes, coyote, satire, batman, weirdo, erotic scene, tiny, success, parallel world, friendship, friends, misfit, rescue, family relations, family life, escapades, rivalry, imaginary, partner, disorder, siblings relations, silly humor, odd couple, goofy hero, unlikely partners
Arthur (1996)
Plot Summary:
The show revolves around the lives of 8-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: parents and children, friendship, family relations, best friend, school, family values, childhood, youth, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, little girl, mischievous children, parents, trippy, pop culture, elementary school, life lesson, friends, misfit, prodigy, escapades, animal life, imaginary, siblings relations, supportive parent
Schmigadoon! (2021)
Plot Summary:
A couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship discover the magical town of Schmigadoon, in which everyone acts as if they’re in a studio musical from the 1940s. They then discover that they can’t leave until they find “true love.”
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: lost world, magical, magic, hiking, couples, city, male female relationship, couple relations, wizard, singing, pop music, town, backpacking, camping trip, backpack, apple, adventure
Timon & Pumbaa (1995)
Plot Summary:
The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, often simply referred to as Timon & Pumbaa, is an animated comedy television series made by the Walt Disney Company. It centers on Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog from the Disney film franchise The Lion King, without most of the other characters in the franchise. The show ran for three seasons from September 16, 1995 to September 24th, 1999
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, Taiwan
Plot tags: jungle, animal life, odd couple, friendship, friends, imaginary, childhood, pig, furry, friends who live together, misfit, escapades, danger, social misfits, partner, disorder, goofy hero, hyena, anthropomorphic animal, male protagonist, anthropomorphism, comedy duo, buddy, talking animal, jungle adventure
Glee (2009)
Plot Summary:
Glee is an American teen musical comedy-drama television series that airs on the Fox network in the United States. It focuses on the reconstituted William McKinley High School glee club, New Directions, which competes on the show choir competition circuit while its disparate members deal with relationships, sexuality, social issues, and learning to become an effective team
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, gay, coach, teenage life, youth, cheerleader, friendship, contests and competitions, outcast, teenage girl, gay teenager, ambition, music band, singing, teachers and students, high school life, audition, lesbian, choir, teenager, teenage pregnancy, lgbt, musical performance, bully, teacher
Big Time Rush (2009)
Plot Summary:
Four teenage friends move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to form a potential chart-topping boy band after Kendall is inadvertently discovered by an eccentric record executive, Gustavo Rocque. As they seize this opportunity of a lifetime, these friends embark on an exciting comedy and music-filled journey to prove to themselves and their record label that they are serious about their new career choice
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, music band, rising to stardom, friends, music, family relations, love and romance, high school life, teenage life, high school, ex athlete, siblings relations, athlete's life, lifestyle, boy band, musician's life, hockey, friendship, friendship between boys, music industry, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male bonding, friendship between men, hardship, children