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Plot Summary:
Pan Tau is a kind gentleman who wears an elegant suit and is always there when families need him. Although it radiates from a completely different time and not a word is spoken, but everything is there and responds to problems in its own way. There can be magic appearing seemingly randomly among families across all social strata in any way possible by tapping the bowler hat on his head for magical perspective shifts. By doing this, it seems to be ignoring all the laws of physics.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags: modern day adaptation, urban fantasy
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Sihirli Annem (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sadık, who lives an "ordinary" life with his children, does not know yet that his life will drastically change in a way that he could never imagine when he meets with Betüş. Wondering why? There is a "secret" that Sadık and the children do not know about yet ! Betüş is both a human and a fairy.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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The Lears (2017)
Plot Summary:
A modern take on William Shakespeare's King Lear.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: modern day adaptation
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The Invisibles (2014)
Plot Summary:
A businessman discovers he has a hidden gene that enables him to breathe water, threatening the existence of the secret Aquarian race, in this charming, comedic fantasy drama from the Czech Republic.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
Plot tags: urban fantasy
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Drive In (1983)
Plot Summary:
Drive In is an Italian television variety show, broadcast by Italia 1 between 1983 and 1989. It was referred as the most innovative and popular Italian television show of the 80s.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: parody, slapstick comedy, slapstick, non fiction
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The Flying Cestmir (1983)
Plot Summary:
Young boy Cestmir finds a magic rock which allows him to bring the seeds of the flowers which allow flying from Blue Planet.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Czechoslovakia, West Germany
Duration: 258 min
Plot tags: urban fantasy
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Rentaghost (1976)
Plot Summary:
Rentaghost was a British children's television comedy show, broadcast by the BBC between 6 January 1976 and 6 November 1984. The show's plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called Rentaghost, which rented out the ghosts for various tasks.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 637
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: detective
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Pan Tau (1970)
Plot Summary:
Pan Tau always had a gentle expression and a friendly smile, he was elegantly dressed in a stroller, with an umbrella and a white carnation in the lapel. Foremost, he was famous for his magic bowler hat. By tapping on his hat, Pan Tau was able to change his appearance into a puppet, to conjure up miscellaneous objects or to do other magic. His most characteristically behavior is that he would help children who were experiencing some sort of difficulties in-between their dreams and reality, like finding a place for skiing, settling family problems on Christmas, and even give a boy a good time at a fair when he is supposed to have piano lessons. To adults, he usually remained invisible.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia, West Germany
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: urban fantasy
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Mr. Merlin (1981)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Merlin is an American sitcom that ran for one season, from 1981 to 1982, about Merlin the wizard, who is immortal, living in modern-day San Francisco, and disguised as Max Merlin, a mechanic. Mr. Merlin was produced by Larry Rosen and Larry Tucker, working as the Larry Larry Company, in association with Columbia Pictures Television.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Don't Eat the Neighbours (2001)
Plot Summary:
Don't Eat the Neighbours is a children's comedy series that originally aired in the United Kingdom and Canada in 2001-2002. It was filmed mainly with puppets, but occasionally used computer graphics. The series was focused on the characters Rabbit, Wolf, and their children. Music for the show was done by Jim Guttridge, with the theme done by Dan Gagnon, Sandy Nuttgens, and Michael Scott. Only four episodes were released on VHS and DVD in the 2001 volume A Rabbit for All Seasons.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, computer animated
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Simon and the Witch (1987)
Plot Summary:
Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags:
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Jinx (2007)
Plot Summary:
Jinx is a British children's comedy television sitcom based on the 'Lulu Baker' trilogy of books, written by Fiona Dunbar. The first series premiered on 31 October 2009 on CBBC and ended its initial run on 23 January 2010. The series follows the life of Lulu Baker, a teenager who is able to cook spells. However, her fairy godmother, Cookie, stops things from going smoothly. The first series was produced by Kindle Entertainment and over a three month period, filmed in BBC Manchester studios and Oxford Road Studios, a second series has not been commissioned yet. Australian free-to-air channel ABC3 started airing the first episode on 28 September 2010.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, teen comedy
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Mister Ed (1961)
Plot Summary:
Wilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his new barn, he finds that the former owner left his horse behind. This horse is no ordinary horse . . . he can talk, but only to Wilbur, which leads to all sorts of misadventures for Wilbur and his trouble-making sidekick Mister Ed.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, game show, offbeat, humorous, not serious
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Shining Time Station (1989)
Plot Summary:
Shining Time Station is an American children's television series co-created by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by The Britt Allcroft Company and Quality Family Entertainment in New York for New York City PBS Station WNET, and was filmed first in New York City and then in Toronto. It incorporated sequences from the British TV show Thomas & Friends. The series aired on PBS from January 1989 to June 1993, but aired re-runs until 1997. It aired on Fox Family from 1998 to 1999. It also aired on Nick Jr. in 2000 and on Canadian TV networks such as APTN and SCN. Elements from the show were incorporated into the Thomas the Tank Engine film Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 740
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anthology, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Pair of Kings (2010)
Plot Summary:
Pair of Kings is an American television sitcom shown on the cable channel Disney XD. The sitcom's target audience are teenagers. The series began production on February 15, 2010, with stars Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw departing fellow Disney series Hannah Montana and The Suite Life on Deck respectively, and premiered on September 10, 2010 on the Disney Channel. The show is filmed before a live studio audience. On November 20, 2010, Disney XD announced that Pair of Kings had been renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 13, 2011. In December 2011, the series was renewed for a third season, however Disney announced that Musso would be replaced with actor Adam Hicks who has worked with Disney on previous projects such as Zeke and Luther. The third season premiered on June 18, 2012. However, it was announced on Adam Hicks' Twitter page that Disney XD would not renew Pair of Kings for a fourth season.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light, sincere, sitcom, nostalgic
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Dani's House (2008)
Plot Summary:
Dani's House was a British BAFTA-nominated children's sitcom series that aired on CBBC, starring Dani Harmer. The first series premiered on 26 September 2008, and its fifth series concluded on 19 July 2012.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 413
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, semi serious, fun
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The Charmings (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Charmings is an American fantasy sitcom that aired from March 1987 to February 1988 on ABC. Based on the fairy tale Snow White, it chronicles Snow White and Prince Charming after they are transported in time from the Enchanted Forest to the 20th Century Los Angeles suburbs.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, sitcom, fairy tale, offbeat, humorous, witty, cynical, not serious, semi serious
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Genie in the House (2006)
Plot Summary:
Genie in the House is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon UK about a widowed father with two teenage daughters who find a dusty old golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A quick rub of the lamp releases Adil, a trainee genie from Balamkadaar who has been confined to life in the lamp for 1000 years. Philip has banned any use of magic in the house, yet the girls and Adil the Genie find ways to get themselves into trouble using Adil's wish granting powers. The mother is never mentioned, except on Adil's birthday when Philip mentions being a widower. As of March 2012, Genie in the House is now airing on the Starz Kids & Family cable network.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Grains and Dog (2002)
Plot Summary:
A funny comedy about a various adventures of Körner (Grains) family and their dog.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Cavegirl (2002)
Plot Summary:
Cavegirl is a British TV series directed by Daniel Peacock. It starred Stacey Cadman, Stephen Marcus, Jennifer Guy, Harry Capehorn and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty. It followed the adventures of a teenage cavegirl. Although based in the time of cave people there are many references to modern pop culture and in a similar vein to The Flintstones there are many ancient versions of modern inventions featured.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Fairy Tales (2008)
Plot Summary:
Four contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, anthology, touching, captivating, stylized, sex comedy, modern day adaptation
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Young Dracula (2006)
Plot Summary:
Young Dracula is a British teenage horror drama television series airing on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula AND Young Monsters, a children's book by Michael Lawrence. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006, and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in early 2008. A third series was commissioned three years later and began airing on 31 October 2011, and a fourth began airing on 29 October 2012. The first two series follow the Dracula family, a family of vampires: Vladimir, his father Count Dracula, and older sister Ingrid. Having lived in Transylvania, they move to Stokely, a small town in Wales after various incidents involving angry peasant mobs. It was filmed in various locations around Wales, including Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Caerphilly Castle, Tretower Court and parts of Llantrisant. The third series, commissioned three years after the second, sees Vlad and the Count flee both vampires and slayers, while the Count is determined that Vlad should fulfil his destiny to become "the Chosen One". This series was filmed in Liverpool during 2011, in various locations including the disused Margaret Bevan School, Croxteth Hall and Stanley Docks. The fourth series follows on from season three's predicament and was helmed by a new director.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, gothic, dark fantasy, spooky, offbeat, teen comedy, nostalgic
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Seven & Me (2016)
Plot Summary:
A little girl discovers she’s the modern-day descendant of Snow White when seven dwarfs arrive at her suburban home to serve as her guardian angels.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, funny, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Pirlimpimpim (2001)
Plot Summary:
The adventures in science, history, learning and fantasy of a girl, a boy and their two living toys, starting from the ranch where they live, known as the Yellow Woodpecker.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, fairy tale, captivating, fable
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
Plot Summary:
Based on Carlo Collodi's classic novel, this mini-series is about an animated puppet named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 321 min
Plot tags: light, fairy tale, humorous, controversial
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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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I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Plot Summary:
I Dream of Jeannie is an American sitcom with a fantasy premise. The show starred Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie, and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, with whom she falls in love and eventually marries. Produced by Screen Gems, the show originally aired from September 1965 to May 1970 with new episodes, and through September 1970 with season repeats, on NBC. The show ran for five seasons and produced 139 episodes. The first season consisted of 30 episodes filmed in black and white.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, supernatural thriller, slapstick, sensitive, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, vintage, telenovela
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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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Scaredy Cats (2021)
Plot Summary:
On Willa Ward’s twelfth birthday, she inherits a beautiful charm necklace that belonged to her mother, who was a witch. She soon learns 2 bad witches, Wilma and Wanda are after her locket so they can have ultimate power, and she alongside her best friends Scout and Lily turn into cats to escape.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, spooky
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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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Wingin' It (2010)
Plot Summary:
Wingin' It is a Canadian teen sitcom airing on Family. The series was produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Family. It stars Demetrius Joyette and Dylan Everett. This show included guest-stars from other Family Channel shows such as The Latest Buzz. The show began airing on Disney XD Canada on June 1, 2011. Family announced that the series was renewed for a third season on June 13, 2011. The third season has aired in the United Kingdom and started airing in Canada on March 3, 2013 with new episodes every Sunday. All the episodes have already been broadcast in the UK on CBBC. Since March 1, 2013, Wingin' It has been airing with new episodes from Season 1 onward Mondays-Fridays at 7PM. It is also currently being broadcast by TVB Pearl in Hong Kong, airing Mondays-Fridays at 5PM. Family announced that the series is not planned for a fourth season.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 554
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, sitcom, realistic