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Plot Summary:
E/R is an American television sitcom that aired in 1984 and 1985. Developed from the long running play of the same name created and produced by the Organic Theater Company under the direction of Stuart Gordon and conceived by Dr. Ronald Berman, the series was produced by Norman Lear and Embassy Television and lasted a single season. Shuko Akune and Bruce A. Young reprised their roles from the original Organic Theater Company production of the play. Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton borrowed heavily from this show in the creation of their television drama similarly entitled ER.George Clooney, a regular on this show, would later appeared in the NBC's drama.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, medical drama, sitcom
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Nurses (1991)
Plot Summary:
Nurses is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1991 to 1994, developed and produced by Susan Harris as a spin-off of Empty Nest.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Modern Men (2006)
Plot Summary:
Three single men and lifelong friends hire a life coach to help them with their love lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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It's a Living (1980)
Plot Summary:
It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was cancelled, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television and Lorimar-Telepictures.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, retro
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House Calls (1979)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: medical drama, sitcom
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Night Court (1984)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, retro, clever, offbeat, realistic, talky, not serious, vintage
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Doctor's Diary (2008)
Plot Summary:
Doctor’s Diary is a German-Austrian medical drama, that aired for three seasons from 2008 to 2011 on RTL in a coproduction with ORF. The focus of the series is the young doctor Margarete "Gretchen“ Haase, who wants to make a career in a hospital. It was directed by Bora Dağtekin and shown from the June 23, 2008 to February 14 2011 on German television, RTL Television. In Canada, it was shown starting August 31, 2010 on Séries+ television. In France, from June 8, 2011 on TF1 television and starting March 31, 2013 on HD1 television.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, sincere, captivating, corny
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Plot Summary:
Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to offend those who try to get close to him, he is extremely dedicated to his medical practice in the Bronx, N.Y., where he always goes the extra mile to help those in need. But Dr. John Becker looks at the world around him and sees a society gone mad, full of incongruities and just plain wrong thinking. And he has no qualms about saying anything that comes to mind – anything.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, talky, semi serious, sincere, realistic, mockumentary, sitcom
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, sentimental, semi serious, retro, sitcom, vintage, black cinema
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Frasier (1993)
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After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty, talky, funny, feel good, hilarious, light, sincere
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Interns (2010)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, sitcom, intellectual, witty, sincere, feel good
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The Loop (2006)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, light, realistic, mad
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Plot Summary:
Based on the real life and achievements of Dr. Kathy Magliato, this unique character-driven medical drama follows Dr. Alex Panttiere, an outspoken world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon and one of the few women in her field. Stubborn and fearless, Alex always operates on her own terms. Watch as she revels in a racy personal life, manages the daily demands of skeptical faculty and dutiful interns, and pushes the boundaries of medical science to impressive new heights.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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Getting On (2013)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, feel good, light, captivating, dark comedy, hilarious, medical drama, sincere, offbeat
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AfterMASH (1983)
Plot Summary:
AfterMASH is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 26, 1983, to December 11, 1984. A spin-off of the series M*A*S*H, the show takes place immediately following the end of the Korean War and chronicles the adventures of three characters from the original series: Colonel Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy. M*A*S*H supporting cast-member Kellye Nakahara joined them, albeit off-camera, as the voice of the hospital's public address system. Rosalind Chao rounded out the starring cast as Soon-Lee Klinger, a Korean refugee whom Klinger met, fell in love with and married in the M*A*S*H series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen." AfterMASH premiered in the fall of 1983 in the same Monday night 9:00 P.M. EST. time slot as its predecessor M*A*S*H. It finished 10th out of all network shows for the 1983-1984 season according to Nielsen Media Research television ratings. For its second season CBS moved the show to Tuesday nights at 8:00 EST., opposite NBC's top ten hit The A-Team, and launched a marketing campaign featuring illustrations by Sanford Kossin of Max Klinger in a nurse's uniform, shaving off Mr. T's signature mohawk, theorizing that AfterMASH would take a large portion of The A-Team's audience. The theory, however, was proven wrong. In fact, the exact opposite occurred, as AfterMASH's ratings plummeted to near the bottom of the television rankings and the show was canceled nine episodes into its second season, while The A-Team continued until 1987, with 97 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 763
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, retro, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sincere, touching, humorous, captivating, hilarious
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom, captivating, psychological, light, sincere, humorous
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Man Up! (2011)
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Three modern men try to get in touch with their inner tough guys and redefine what it means to be a 'real man.'.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, funny, sweet
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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.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, retro, sentimental, feel good, realistic, not serious, telenovela, mad
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The Delivery Man (2015)
Plot Summary:
Matthew decides to leave his job and train to become a male midwife on a busy maternity ward. He is soon joined by best friend and former policeman friend Ian who joins as the hospital security guard.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 802
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sitcom
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Porters (2017)
Plot Summary:
Deluded Simon Porter, dreams of becoming a doctor - but he has to start from the bottom and be a porter. His plan? Work his way up to be the best porter the NHS has ever seen.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 363
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Nina (2015)
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At the age of 39, Nina finds herself a trainee nurse under the orders of Léo, a 15-year-younger "girl" with a difficult temperament, and Dr. Proust, who likes to scare her ... Not easy ! Especially for all, Nina is the wife of the boss, Costa Antonakis, his ex with whom nothing is really settled despite their divorce. But after healing Lily, their daughter, for ten years, nothing scares Nina! With years spent in hospitals in contact with doctors such as nurses and health-care aides, Nina, the daughter of a great internist and a renowned obstetrician, runs the risk of disappointing them to trace her own path in the hospital universe to which she can not really escape ... Listening and care as a profession of faith, the desire to live and love as a prescription.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: medical drama, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Plot Summary:
Comedy centering on Dr. George Coleman, a top veterinarian with an impressive list of famous animal patients at the Crane Animal Hospital - a bustling New York City veterinary practice where it often seems as if the patients are running the place. Despite his unorthodox style, George has an undeniable gift with animals of all kinds - except the human kind. Much to his chagrin, George recently learned that his ex-girlfriend, Dorothy Crane, has inherited the family business and is now George's boss. Whip-smart and ambitious, Dorothy shakes up the hospital as she brings order to the chaos and butts heads with George's animal-friendly administration.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, sitcom, exciting, realistic, not serious
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Plot Summary:
The Tracy Morgan Show is an American sitcom that aired from December 2, 2003 to March 20, 2004 on NBC. The series stars Tracy Morgan and Tamala Jones. The show was canceled in its first season after 18 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, sincere, feel good, realistic, light, entertaining, medical drama
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, sincere, feel good, absurd, realistic, light, medical drama, hilarious
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty
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The Goldbergs (2013)
Plot Summary:
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: retro, humorous, feel good, realistic, sentimental, sitcom, hilarious, light, entertaining, funny
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Scrubs (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 267000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, medical drama, witty, sincere, surreal, funny, feel good, captivating, hilarious