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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.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, semi serious, funny, captivating, humorous, realistic, teen comedy, nostalgic
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Big Time Movie (2012)
Plot Summary:
In Big Time Movie, the guys must tap their inner spy as their adventure finds them driving exotic cars and jumping out of helicopters, while trying to make it to their first world tour concert on time. Hot on their trail are evil henchmen named Maxwell, British secret agents and Swedish spies as well as billionaire businessman, Sir Atticus Moon who wants back his precious device code named: “The Beetle,” an anti-gravitational device with enormous power. Once they learn they’re carrying this precious cargo, the guys get pulled into a madcap mission throughout London, which threatens the onset of their world tour. With the help of teen spy Penny Lane, the guys set out to save Penny’s father MI6 Agent Simon Lane and stop Sir Atticus Moon’s plot to use “The Beetle” to gain world domination (Nickpress).
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: feel good, spy comedy, humorous, captivating, entertaining, road movie
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The American Mall (2008)
Plot Summary:
The executive producers of High School Musical keep the good times rolling with this upbeat musical comedy set in the one place every American teenager's home away from home - the local shopping mall. Ally (Nina Dobrev) is an optimistic adolescent singer/songwriter whose hard working mother owns the mall music shop frequented by every teen in town. When Ally shares her music with Joey (Rob Mayes), a janitor in the mall who harbors rock star ambitions, she is thrilled to find someone who can truly relate to her songs as well as her heart. Trouble looms on the horizon, however, in the form of the mall owner's spoiled rotten daughter Madison (Autumn Reeser). Madison is the kind of girl who's used to getting whatever she wants, and what she wants now could prove disastrous for both Ally's ambitions, and her mother's popular music store.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, captivating, witty, semi serious, teen
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BUNK'D (2015)
Plot Summary:
Siblings Emma, Ravi, and Zuri Ross leave their extravagant New York City penthouse once again to return to Camp Kikiwaka, a rustic summer camp in Maine where their parents met as teenagers.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, entertaining, funny, romantic, feel good, teen comedy
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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.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sweet, entertaining, touching, feel good, sincere, humorous, light, sentimental, teen comedy, queer cinema
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A Week Away (2021)
Plot Summary:
Troubled teen Will Hawkins has a run-in with the law that puts him at an important crossroad: go to juvenile detention or attend a Christian summer camp. At first a fish-out-of-water, Will opens his heart, discovers love with a camp regular, and sense of belonging in the last place he expected to find it.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, anamorphic, teen
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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of East High students countdown to the opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical.” Showmances blossom; friendships are tested while new ones are made; rivalries flare and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only a high school drama club can provide.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 31 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, romantic, humorous, melancholic, exciting, mockumentary, teen comedy
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The Cheetah Girls 2 (2005)
Plot Summary:
Best friends Galleria, Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua, A.K.A. the girl band "The Cheetahs," get the opportunity of a lifetime when they strut their way to Barcelona, Spain, to perform in an international music festival. Along the way, the "amigas Cheetahs" learn that, although their paths are not the same, they are lucky to have one another for the journey.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, teen, teen comedy
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Kally's Mashup (2017)
Plot Summary:
Kally is a musical prodigy trying to juggle being a classical piano virtuoso, a normal 14-year old girl, and having a secret desire to become a world-famous pop-star.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 193
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Argentina
Duration:
Plot tags: semi serious, sincere, touching, feel good, realistic, humorous
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Alex & Co. (2015)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends studying in secondary school find their love for music after stumbling upon a banned room in their school.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 407
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Wizards of Waverly Place (2007)
Plot Summary:
Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, not serious, sitcom, teen, slapstick, parody, urban fantasy, nostalgic
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Jonas L.A. (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jonas, previously promoted as "J.O.N.A.S.", is a Disney Channel Original Series created by Roger S. H. Schulman and Michael Curtis, starring the Jonas Brothers. The brothers appear as the "Lucas Brothers", the three members of the fictional band "JONAS" who try to live a normal life in the face of stardom. The pilot was filmed in 2007 but because of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the series was put on hold. The original shooting date had been set in January 2008, but was pushed back to September 2008.The series premiered on Disney Channel on May 2, 2009, and became available on demand starting April 25, 2009. JONAS is the first Disney Channel Original Series (DCOS) since Phil of the Future not to be filmed before a live studio audience or to have a laugh track. The series was the first on the network premiere on a Saturday night, part of a deliberate strategy by Disney to open up the night to original programming and compete with Nickelodeon's traditional dominance of the evening. The series is set in New Jersey and shot at Hollywood Center Studios.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: feel good, sitcom, teen, sentimental, humorous, not serious, realistic, nostalgic
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Jem and the Holograms (2015)
Plot Summary:
As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden. Four aspiring musicians will take the world by storm when they see that the key to creating your own destiny lies in finding your own voice.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, captivating, romantic, scenic, stylized, semi serious, uplifting
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Spectacular! (2009)
Plot Summary:
A high school choir is fading in popularity, as it continues to lose most of its' members one by one. A wannabe rock singer is convinced to join the choir, in hopes of winning the upcoming competition and cash prize.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, funny, teen, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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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.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: feel good, stylized, humorous, witty, semi serious, teen, suspense, funny, light, offbeat
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Rags (2012)
Plot Summary:
Rags follows the story of Charlie Prince, an orphan living with his acerbic and unloving stepfather and spoiled, simple-minded stepbrothers. Charlie's dream is to be a singer, and while he is vocally talented and can write music, he can't seem to catch a break. Kadee Worth, on the other hand, is the daughter of music mogul Reginald Worth and is an international pop phenomenon. While the world knows her as a glamorous superstar, she is secretly frustrated with singing other people's songs and wearing clothes other people choose for her. Kadee wants the world to hear and see her true talent. Despite every obstacle that gets thrown in their way, once Charlie and Kadee find one another, they each finally get what they have been looking for – a voice, a stage, an audience and each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, fairy tale, realistic, sentimental
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Lemonade Mouth (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story follows five disparate high school students - Olivia, Mo, Charlie, Stella, and Wen who meet in detention. They realize they are destined to rock, and ultimately form a band that becomes a champion for students sidelined by the high school elite.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, realistic, semi serious, teen, entertaining, thrilling, teen comedy
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Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)
Plot Summary:
Mitchie can't wait to go back to Camp Rock and spend the summer making new music with her friends and superstar Shane Gray. But the slick new camp across the lake, Camp Star, has drummed up some serious competition — featuring newcomers Luke (Matthew "Mdot" Finley) and Dana (Chloe Bridges). In a sensational battle of the bands, with Camp Rock's future at stake, will Camp Star's flashy production and over-the-top antics win out, or will Camp Rockers prove that music, teamwork, and spirit are what truly matter?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen, romantic
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Just Peck (2009)
Plot Summary:
At 104 pounds dripping wet, baby-faced sophomore Michael Peck (age 15) is not exactly the coolest guy at American High. Peck’s teachers make him feel like an idiot, his classmates make him feel like a geek and his home life is just as bad, with parents who schedule family time in their planners and require him to sign contracts with them about his extra-curricular activities.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 990
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, independent film
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High School Musical (2006)
Plot Summary:
Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork, and being yourself. And it's all set to fun tunes and very cool dance moves!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, sentimental, feel good, humorous, funny, mockbuster, cult classic, hilarious, realistic
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Naturally, Sadie (2005)
Plot Summary:
Naturally, Sadie is a Canadian comedy teen drama sitcom that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007. It was produced in Canada, set in Whitby, Ontario. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, most of the show was shot inside a former Catholic elementary school in Little Italy, including the school and home scenes. Mall scenes were filmed in the nearby Dufferin Mall.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, touching, realistic, semi serious
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iCarly (2007)
Plot Summary:
iCarly is an American teen sitcom that ran on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007 until November 23, 2012. The series was created by Dan Schneider. It focuses on teenager Carly Shay, who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam Puckett and Freddie Benson. The show stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Jerry Trainor as Spencer, and Noah Munck as Gibby. It was taped at Nickelodeon on Sunset and KTLA Studios in Hollywood, California. It was originally rated TV-Y7, and later changed to TV-G. The series finale, "iGoodbye", aired on November 23, 2012.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, semi serious, captivating, funny, humorous, light, entertaining, realistic, telenovela
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How to Rock (2012)
Plot Summary:
How to Rock is an American teen sitcom that ran on Nickelodeon from February 4 to December 8, 2012. It stars Cymphonique Miller as Kacey Simon. The series is based on the 2011 book, How to Rock Braces and Glasses by Meg Haston published by Little, Brown Books For Young Readers and Alloy Entertainment. The series was officially green-lit on May 23, 2011 with a 20-episode production order, later increased to 26. Two of the ordered episodes were merged into a special episode so 25 episodes actually aired. The series began filming in August 2011. It is the first television sitcom to be produced by Alloy Entertainment. The first promo aired with Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh on December 10, 2011. It was confirmed by the series showrunner David M. Israel on August 26, 2012 that How to Rock would not be returning for a second season.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, teen, realistic, semi serious
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Victorious (2010)
Plot Summary:
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon from March 27, 2010 until February 2, 2013. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega, a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into screwball situations on a daily basis. On her first day at Hollywood Arts, she meets Andre Harris, Robbie Shapiro, Rex Powers, Jade West, Cat Valentine, and Beck Oliver. The series premiered on March 27, 2010 after the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards. The first soundtrack for the series, Victorious, was released on August 2, 2011. The series won for Favorite TV Show award at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards and 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, even beating out iCarly. Victorious has had four Emmy nominations. Its second soundtrack, Victorious 2.0, was released on June 5, 2012. On August 10, 2012, Victoria Justice stated that the series would not be renewed. Justice also said that Victorious was the number one show on Nick and she did not know why it was cancelled. Dan Schneider added in a blog post that Nickelodeon often ends shows after about 60 episodes. Even though he and the cast would have been willing to shoot more episodes, the network decided to end the series. He also denied rumors that Victorious is ending because of its new spin-off show, Sam & Cat. Although the Victorious cast only filmed three seasons, when the series was cancelled, Nickelodeon split the third season in half, making a fourth season. The third and final soundtrack was released on November 6, 2012 and entitled Victorious 3.0. The first single from the new soundtrack is called "L.A. Boyz" and the music video was released on October 18, 2012. The series finale "Victori-Yes" aired on February 2, 2013.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, sitcom, semi serious, funny, realistic, humorous, black comedy, fun, nostalgic
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Sister, Sister (1994)
Plot Summary:
Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom starring identical twins Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry. The premise of the show was that the girls were separated and adopted at birth, one to a single mother, one to a single father, and have met again after 14 years apart. Created by Kim Bass, Gary Gilbert and Fred Shafferman, the series was produced by de Passe Entertainment and Paramount Network Television. The cast, along with Tia and Tamera Mowry, also included Jackee Harry, Marques Houston and Tim Reid, with RonReaco Lee and Deon Richmond joining the cast in the fifth season. The series ran from April 1, 1994 to April 28, 1995 on ABC, and was canceled by the network after two seasons, due to poor ratings. The series was picked up by The WB and aired on that network from September 6, 1995, through May 23, 1999.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sweet, telenovela, teen comedy, nostalgic
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Drake & Josh (2004)
Plot Summary:
Drake & Josh is an American television sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows the lives of two teenage boys with opposing personalities, Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, who become stepbrothers. Both actors had played previous roles in The Amanda Show along with Nancy Sullivan, who plays Audrey, Drake and Megan's mother of the series. Miranda Cosgrove plays Audrey's daughter, Megan, Drake's mischievous younger sister and Jonathan Goldstein plays Walter, Josh's father. The series' opening theme song I Found a Way is written by Drake Bell and Backhouse Mike and performed by Bell. The series ran for four seasons and 60 episodes from January 11, 2004 to December 5, 2008 and has received critical acclaim. There were also three TV films: Drake & Josh Go Hollywood premiered on Friday, January 6, 2006; Really Big Shrimp premiered on Friday, August 3, 2007; and Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh premiered on Friday, December 5, 2008. Reruns of the series currently air on Nickelodeon and TeenNick.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, realistic, anime, hilarious, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Hannah Montana (2006)
Plot Summary:
At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and talented Hannah Montana. Having the "Best of Both Worlds" is a complicated proposition, and keeping her identity under wraps leads Miley and her friends into some hilarious capers as she tries to balance her normal life with her rock star persona.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, sitcom, touching, semi serious, sincere, realistic, cult classic, sentimental, telenovela
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Every Witch Way (2014)
Plot Summary:
The series follows 14-year-old Emma Alonso, as she moves to Miami and her life turns upside-down. Not only does she discover that she is a witch, she also has a crush on the boy next door, Daniel. But Daniel’s ex-girlfriend Maddie, who is an 'evil witch' and leader of the school clique the 'Panthers', is still willing to fight for the boy she loves.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, telenovela
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Boy Meets World (1993)
Plot Summary:
Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicles the coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the network's TGIF lineup. The entire series has been released on DVD, as well as on iTunes.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, feel good, semi serious, touching, sweet, teen comedy, nostalgic
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Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. But sweet nibblets! Miley must trade in all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for some ol' blue jeans on the family farm in Tennessee, and question if she can be both Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana. With a little help from her friends – and awesome guest stars Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Vanessa Williams – will she figure out whether to choose Hannah or Miley?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, teen, entertaining, melancholic, semi serious, funny, romantic, sad, crying, touching
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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide is an American live action sitcom on Nickelodeon that debuted in the Nickelodeon Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The series' actual pilot episode aired on September 7, 2003 without many of the current version's main characters. The main series finale aired on June 8, 2007. The show was produced by Apollo ProScreen GmbH & Co. Filmproduktion KG in association with Jack Mackie Pictures. Its main executive producer and creator is Scott Fellows, the head writer for The Fairly OddParents.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, funny, light, feel good, satirical