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Plot Summary:
Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, retro, epic, bad ending, game show, not serious
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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.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, exciting, sitcom, funny, light, retro, sketch comedy, slapstick, not serious
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Grounded for Life (2001)
Plot Summary:
Right out of high school, Sean Finnerty got his girlfriend Claudia pregnant. Now she’s his wife, and at just 32, he’s somehow found himself with 14-year-old daughter Lily, two little boys, and a constant struggle between his need to be responsible and his desperate desire to be irresponsible. His judgmental father Walt and devil-may-care brother Eddie are no help at all. When they all get together, stories always start to fly. Of course, Sean’s family will never let him finish a story; they interrupt, they debate, they derail, they defend themselves; just like any good family would.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, entertaining, light, captivating, not serious
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Land of the Lost (1974)
Plot Summary:
Rick Marshall and his children Will and Holly were on a weekend expedition rafting trough a river when an enormous earthquake diverts them to an eclectic alien world inhabited by dinosaurs, chimpanzee-like cavemen called Pakuni, and aggressive, humanoid creatures called Sleestak.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, stylized, semi serious, epic fantasy, vintage, weird
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My Wife and Kids (2000)
Plot Summary:
My Wife and Kids is an American television family sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001 until May 17, 2005. Produced by Touchstone Television, it starred Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin, and centers on the character of Michael Kyle, a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor. Wayans and veteran television writer/producer Don Reo co-created and executive produced the series.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, feel good, sincere, funny, slapstick, hilarious, sensitive
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Dog with a Blog (2012)
Plot Summary:
Avery Jennings and Tyler James are step-siblings who are complete opposites. The family faces an even bigger adjustment when their new dog, Stan, can talk and also has a blog, unbeknownst to the family. Stan uses his blog to discuss the happenings in the Jennings-James household. Avery and Tyler later learn of Stan's talking ability and agree to keep it a secret from their parents.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, semi serious, humorous, not serious, nostalgic
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The Jim Henson Hour (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Jim Henson Hour is a short-lived television series that aired on NBC in 1989. It was developed as a showcase for The Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the popular Muppet characters. Only nine of the twelve episodes produced managed to air on NBC before the low-rated program was cancelled. Two later aired on Nickelodeon in 1992 and 1993, and the final episode never aired in the US, but it did air in the UK in 1990.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 524
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: anthology, exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Sydney to the Max (2019)
Plot Summary:
Outgoing 13-year-old Sydney is on the fast track to growing up, despite the goodhearted efforts of her protective father, Max. As Sydney attempts to spread her wings and make more decisions for herself, Max does everything he can to rein her in and keep her his little girl. But in so doing, his mother, Judy, is reminded of his own antics at Sydney's age, and the parallels -- illustrated by comical flashback sequences starring a young Max -- are both amusing and enlightening.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 680
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sitcom
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31 Minutos (2002)
Plot Summary:
31 minutos is a Chilean television show which takes the form of a mock news broadcast, and is fronted by puppets who present various items. The program was devised by Álvaro Díaz and Pedro Peirano and is produced by their own company, APLAPLAC. It was first aired in March 2003 on the TVN channel in Chile. 31 minutos has achieved considerable success in Chilean television, captivating adult viewers as well as children. The sarcastic and carefree humor along with the producers' reputation in Chile of being the essential part of the extinct cult show Plan Z earned the series immediate acceptance among the public and helped boost its popularity, being considered a spiritual successor of sorts of that earlier show. When the first season had its debut, it occupied the morning time slot on Saturdays. But its orientation toward children was somewhat questioned because of the enthusiastic response from adult audiences; therefore the second season was moved to the time slot after the night time news at 10:00 pm on Fridays. Its almost explosive commercial success is reflected in the range and quantity of products spawned by the show, including an audio CD with the songs from its first season. In 2004, Nickelodeon started airing the first season across Latin America, being particularly popular in Brazil and Argentina, and a second CD was released with music from the second season. In 2005, a third album was released, with the third season's music and some extras.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: Chile
Duration: 31 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story of a 10-year-old girl Dawn Haley whose sibling rivalry with her three brothers is heightened by the fact that they are quadruplets.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, sitcom, semi serious, captivating, funny, entertaining, humorous, light, realistic, nostalgic
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Me and My Monsters (2010)
Plot Summary:
Me and My Monsters the story of the Carlson family who have recently relocated from Australia to the UK to discover there are three out of control hilarious monsters living in their basement.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Australia, Germany
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, spooky, not serious
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That's So Raven (2003)
Plot Summary:
Raven Baxter is a winsome teen whose ability to glimpse flashes of the future often gets her into hot water.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, captivating, anime, smart, clever, teen comedy, nostalgic
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Step by Step (1991)
Plot Summary:
Step by Step is an American television sitcom that starred Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers as two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family. The series aired for seven seasons, originally running on ABC as part of their TGIF lineup on Friday nights from September 20, 1991 to August 15, 1997, and was canceled by the network after six seasons, reportedly due to declining ratings. The series was picked up on CBS and aired on that network from September 19, 1997 to June 26, 1998 for its seventh and final season.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, sincere, witty, not serious, retro, vintage, nostalgic
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The Munsters (1964)
Plot Summary:
The Munsters is an American television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters. It stars Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and the wholesome family fare of the era, and was produced by the creators of Leave It to Beaver. It ran concurrently with The Addams Family. The series original aired on CBS from September 24, 1964 to May 12, 1966; 70 episodes were produced. It was broadcast weekly on BBC1 in the UK. It was canceled after ratings dropped to a low due to the premiere of ABC's Batman, which was in color. Though ratings were low during its initial two-year run, The Munsters found a large audience in syndication. This popularity warranted a spin-off series, as well as several films, including one with a theatrical release. On October 26, 2012, NBC aired a modern reimagining of The Munsters called Mockingbird Lane.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, gothic, spooky, scary, parody, retro, black and white, spoof, offbeat, humorous
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Mr. Belvedere (1985)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985, until July 8, 1990. The series is based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere, which was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty. The sitcom stars Christopher Hewett in the title role, who takes a job as a housekeeper with an American family headed by George Owens, played by Bob Uecker.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Home Improvement (1991)
Plot Summary:
Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen, that aired from September 17, 1991 to May 25, 1999. The show was created by Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra and David McFadzean. In the 1990s, it was one of the most watched sitcoms in the American market, winning many awards. The series launched Tim Allen's acting career and also was the start of the television career of Pamela Anderson, who was part of the recurring cast for the first two seasons.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, funny, sweet, game show, realistic, not serious, telenovela, fun, nostalgic
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The Brady Bunch (1969)
Plot Summary:
When widower Mike Brady marries a lovely lady widow Carol Ann, their two families become one. These are the misadventures of this new couple, their six children, a dog named Tiger, and quirky housekeeper Alice.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, retro, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, campy
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Silver Spoons (1982)
Plot Summary:
Silver Spoons is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982 to May 11, 1986 and in first-run syndication from September 15, 1986 to March 4, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy Television for the first four seasons, until Embassy Communications moved the series to syndication. Silver Spoons was created by Martin Cohan, Howard Leeds and Ben Starr. The show's title refers to family wealth and to the expression that rich children are born with "silver spoons" in their mouths—they are given only the very best and want for nothing.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, game show, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Growing Pains (1985)
Plot Summary:
Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, Long Island, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, iconic, nostalgic
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The Middle (2009)
Plot Summary:
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, not serious, realistic, sitcom, offbeat, funny, game show, hilarious, odd
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3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Plot Summary:
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet. The extraterrestrials pose as a human family in order to observe the behavior of human beings.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty, light, hilarious, parody, offbeat, telenovela, fun
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ALF (1986)
Plot Summary:
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, cliffhanger, game show, hilarious, feel good, not serious, light, funny, offbeat
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Full House (1987)
Plot Summary:
Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife Pam, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, sentimental, touching, realistic, feel good, semi serious, captivating, game show, sensitive
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See Dad Run (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story of David Hobbs, who has spent the last decade playing the perfect father on one of TV’s biggest sitcoms. But when the series ends and his wife resumes her own television career, he finds himself cast in his most challenging role to date: handling the day-to-day needs of three kids who've grown accustomed to not having him around. David soon learns that playing a dad on TV is child’s play compared to the real thing.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, sitcom, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Even Stevens (2000)
Plot Summary:
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 13, 2003. It follows the life of the Stevenses, a Jewish family living in suburban Sacramento, California, mainly focusing on the clashing personalities of its two younger siblings, Ren and Louis. The series was produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment and Fireworks Entertainment. It is often cited as launching Shia LaBeouf's breakout career as an actor. The show features a fast motion photography, which features in every episode. The feature-length Disney Channel Original Movie based on the series, The Even Stevens Movie, premiered on June 13, 2003, and serves as the series finale. As of January 15, 2010, in America, Even Stevens has been removed from television syndication altogether, though The Even Stevens Movie continues to air on Disney Channel and Disney XD, and on Family Channel occasionally. However, in the UK, Even Stevens continues to air on CITV and now Pop Girl. From its launch on June 1, 2011 to late 2012, the series were shown as re-runs on Disney XD in Canada & US.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, witty, humorous, semi serious, realistic, nostalgic
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Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Plot Summary:
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 140000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, witty, realistic, funny, neurotic, light, exciting, psychedelic, anime
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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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Cory in the House (2007)
Plot Summary:
Cory in the House is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007 to September 13, 2008 and was a spin-off from the Disney show That's So Raven. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who moved from San Francisco, California to Washington, D.C., after Victor Baxter gets a new job in the White House as the official head chef. The series marks a Disney Channel first, as it is the channel's first spin-off. This is also the only Disney Channel spin-off series to be broadcast in standard definition for the entire length of the show. Reruns of the series have not been produced on Disney Channel, or on Disney XD; however they continue to air on the Family channel in Canada. Raven-Symone guest-starred, reprising her role as Raven Baxter in one episode.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, feel good, not serious, light, captivating, anime, realistic, witty, nostalgic
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The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series was first broadcast on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005, with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the iTunes Store. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and was nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award three times. The show was also a long-standing staple of the now defunct ABC Kids Saturday morning block on ABC. The series is set in the Tipton Hotel in Boston and centers on Zack and Cody Martin, troublesome twins who live at the Tipton Hotel. The series' other main characters include Tipton hotel's ditzy heiress London Tipton, the hotel's candy counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick, the hotel's manager, Mr. Moseby, and the boys' single mother and one of the hotel's nightclub performers, Carey. The series is the third Disney Channel Original to have more than 65 episodes, after That's So Raven and Kim Possible. Reruns air on Disney XD. The Suite Life spawned a spinoff series, also starring the Sprouse twins, called The Suite Life on Deck, which aired on the Disney Channel from 2008 to 2011. A TV movie based on both series, The Suite Life Movie, aired on Disney in 2011.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, funny, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, slapstick comedy, realistic
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The Addams Family (1964)
Plot Summary:
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people. The Addams Family is the creation of American cartoonist Charles Addams.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: gothic, sitcom, dark fantasy, offbeat, humorous, retro, spooky, scary, dark comedy, horror comedy
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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