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Plot Summary:
Renford Rejects was a teen sitcom produced and broadcast by Nickelodeon UK between 1997 and 2001. The show briefly aired in the United States on Nick GaS. The show concerned a five-a-side school football team, made up of aspiring players who had been turned down by their school's main team. They were named "Renford Rejects" when a rival player sabotaged their league entry form, but decided to stick with the name as it suited their "outcast" nature.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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The Women's Football Show (2013)
Plot Summary:
Football series looking at the biggest issues in the women's game.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: non fiction
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The Demon Headmaster (1996)
Plot Summary:
The Demon Headmaster is a British television series based on the children's books by Gillian Cross of the same name. Made for CBBC, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998. The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 2 to 18 January 1996, the second series contained seven episodes, and aired once a week from 25 September to 6 November 1996, and the third series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 6 to 22 January 1998. School location scenes in the first series were filmed at Hatch End High School, in Hatch End, Harrow, North West London and The Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Other scenes were filmed around West London and the Vulcan Tower is in fact the Atrium building in Uxbridge. CGI was used to make this building appear on a traffic island close to Warwick Avenue tube station. Some scenes in the later series were filmed in the village of Sarratt, Hertfordshire and other locations in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 757
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
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Jamie Johnson (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jamie Johnson is a boy with a dream. A boy who lives and breathes football. Join Jamie with his struggle to settle into a new school, search for his absent father and make the all-important football team.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Holly's Heroes (2005)
Plot Summary:
Holly's Heroes is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Difficult teens (2019)
Plot Summary:
Popular footballer Anton Kovalev, after serving two years in prison for drunken debauchery in a cafe, is released. The misconduct cut off the successful career of Kovalev, who was previously the captain of the Russian national team. The reputation of a "downed pilot" does not allow him to continue his favorite business and get a prestigious job. The head of the center for difficult teenagers, Herman, who once raised Anton, offers him a place in the center to prepare difficult children for the local Olympics. Out of desperation, Kovalev agrees to the proposal, but he has no idea how difficult it will be to find a common language with the guys, and what an important place they can take in his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 349
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, sincere
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Match of the Day 2 (2004)
Plot Summary:
A light-hearted look at the United Kingdom's Premier League action, rounding-up the weekend's football action.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, non fiction
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Fries with That? (2004)
Plot Summary:
Fries with That? is a YTV produced sitcom. It first aired in April 2004. This sitcom revolves around a group of high-school students who work at a local fast food restaurant named Bulky's in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The sitcom follows primarily five high school students and focuses on many themes such as love, responsibility, friendship, and honesty. Each member of the Bulky's main crew has a unique personality. It was cancelled after completion of the second season due to declining ratings.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 913
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 532
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 26 min
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Grange Hill (1978)
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: children's program
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Smart Guy (1997)
Plot Summary:
T.J. is a boy genius who gets bumped up from the fourth grade to high school. T.J. tries to adjust to his new life, but he shares some classes with his 14 year-old brother Marcus, the school jock, and his clueless and self-absorbed 16 year-old sister Yvette.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, nostalgic
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The Kicks (2015)
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Devin Burke and her family have moved cross-country to California and now must adjust to a new life and a new soccer team. The Kentville Kicks don't quite play up to the standard that Devin is used to, so she must establish herself as a leader while also trying to make friends in a strange place.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 778
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, teen comedy
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Hang Time (1995)
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 934
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen comedy
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15/Love (2004)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 581
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, France
Duration:
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Teen Angel (1997)
Plot Summary:
Teen Angel is an American fantasy sitcom that aired during ABC's TGIF Friday night lineup from 1997 to 1998. The series was created by Simpsons writers/producers Al Jean and Mike Reiss.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 846
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sweet, sitcom, juvenile, nostalgic
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Plot Summary:
Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran for four seasons, ending its run on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the two oldest children in a stepfamily. It ended with 70 episodes and one spin-off television film, entitled Vacation with Derek.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 915
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, sentimental, feel good, not serious, teen, realistic, teen comedy, nostalgic
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Just for Kicks (2006)
Plot Summary:
Just for Kicks is an American comedy-drama series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network as a part of the channel's TEENick television lineup. The series about a group of girls in a soccer team set in New York City. This series is first called Head to Toe, then The Power Strikers, but is changed in 2005. Just for Kicks premiered in January 2006 on Nickelodeon UK and April 2006 on Nickelodeon in the US. The series is produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic
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Bella and the Bulldogs (2015)
Plot Summary:
A head cheerleader's life takes an unexpected twist when her rifle-like throwing arm takes her from the sidelines to becoming her middle school’s starting quarterback. Bella Dawson is a confident, caring and talented teenager, who suddenly finds herself fulfilling a lifelong dream but also having to navigate the world of her teammates Troy, Sawyer and Newt, without losing her two best friends, Pepper and Sophie from the cheer squad.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining
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Student Bodies (1997)
Plot Summary:
Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations. The segments are usually dark and comical. Though the show enjoyed much bigger success in Canada, the show was originally made for the American market under the distribution of 20th Television and aired on many Fox affiliated stations for one year. The show aired in Canada on Global and YTV. It has been called "an imitation of Saved by the Bell" by critics, and featured an ensemble cast of high school students at Thomas A. Edison High School.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 895
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, sitcom, realistic
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A.N.T. Farm (2011)
Plot Summary:
A.N.T. Farm is a Disney Channel sitcom which premiered on May 6, 2011 as a special preview and continued as a regular series on June 17, 2011. The pilot episode, "transplANTed" aired after the series finale of The Suite Life on Deck. The series was created by Dan Signer, a former writer and co-executive producer of The Suite Life on Deck and creator of the Disney XD series Mr. Young. In mid-November 2010, Disney Channel green-lit the series, with production beginning in early 2011. The first promo was released during the premiere of Lemonade Mouth. Taking place in San Francisco, the series stars China Anne McClain, Sierra McCormick and Jake Short are middle-schoolers in a gifted program at their local high school called the "Advanced Natural Talent" or "A.N.T." program. On November 30, 2011, A.N.T. Farm was officially picked up for a second season, which premiered on June 1, 2012 with two back-to-back episodes. On October 2, 2012, A.N.T. Farm was officially renewed for a third season by Disney Channel, which premiered on May 31, 2013 with a one hour special however, it was also announced that Carlon Jeffery will not return for the third season and Aedin Mincks joined the main cast.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, sentimental, semi serious, funny, novela, realistic, 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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Blossom (1990)
Plot Summary:
Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991, to May 22, 1995. The series was created by Don Reo, and starred Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenager living with her father and two brothers. It was produced by Reo's Impact Zone Productions in association with Witt/Thomas Productions and Touchstone Television.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, touching, witty, semi serious
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Moesha (1996)
Plot Summary:
Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles. It was originally ordered as a pilot for the CBS network's 1995-1996 television season, who rejected. It was then picked up by UPN, who aired it as a mid-season replacement. It went on to become the biggest success for the nascent network and one of the greatest hits over the course of the network's entire run.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sweet, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, multicultural, smart, clever, black cinema
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Lizzie McGuire (2001)
Plot Summary:
Lizzie McGuire is an American live-action teen sitcom, which features an animated version of the title character performing soliloquy. The animated sequences were interspersed with the show's live-action sequences. It premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 following the premiere of Zenon: The Zequel and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents. The series won Favorite TV Show at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2002 and 2003.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, feel good, witty, semi serious, realistic, teen comedy, nostalgic
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Alexa & Katie (2018)
Plot Summary:
Lifelong best friends Alexa and Katie are eagerly anticipating the start of their freshman year of high school. The pals confront a crisis that leaves them feeling like outsiders at a time when what seems to matter most is fitting in.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: uplifting, children's program, sincere, touching, emotional, captivating, sitcom
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Mike Bassett: Manager (2005)
Plot Summary:
Mike Bassett: Manager is a British TV comedy series, which began transmitting from 29 September 2005 on ITV. It is a follow-up to the film Mike Bassett: England Manager, and stars Ricky Tomlinson in the title role, Steve Edge as his assistant, and Amanda Redman as his long-suffering wife, Karine. Neil Maskell, known from the Football Factory film, appears as a clubzine reporter. The series picks up some time after Mike took England to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. The side's attempt at qualifying for the 2004 European Championships ended in disaster, resulting in Mike being sacked. Since then, a spell at Newcastle ended in similar fashion after getting them relegated two seasons in a row, while his returns to former clubs Norwich and then Colchester fared little better. Mike decides to retire, but at the last minute is offered the manager's job at Wirral County F.C., for whom his father was a player. They seem doomed to be relegated to the Football Conference. Not helping his job is the fact that the chairman is senile, the chief executive is eagerly awaiting relegation so that he can sell their ground and Karine isn't pleased with the idea of retiring in Ellesmere Port rather than Spain.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic
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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