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Plot Summary:
As our third longest serving Prime Minister, Andrew Dugdale mattered. He dined with presidents and kings, hosted world summits and changed the lives of millions of his fellow Australians. But now he's retired; a not-so-elder statesman with time on his hands to ponder the question - was it all worth it? Not that he's asking of course. No, his inquisitive and over enthusiastic ghostwriter Ellen has an unhelpfully insatiable appetite for the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Bogan Pride (2008)
Plot Summary:
Bogan Pride is an Australian comedy television series which first screened on SBS TV in 2008. The six-part series created by and starring actress, Rebel Wilson, is directed by Peter Templeman and produced by Tony Ayres and Michael McMahon. The series centres around the life of a teenage bogan girl. The series was not renewed for a second season by SBS.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 157
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Father, Dear Father (1978)
Plot Summary:
The hugely successful British television series Father Dear Father is transplanted to Australia when novelist Patrick Glover and his assistant Nanny trek down under to write the great Australian crime novel, and end up supervising Patricks boisterous young nieces while their own father is abroad.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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The Adventures of Lano and Woodley (1997)
Plot Summary:
The Adventures of Lano and Woodley is an Australian comedy television show starring the comedic duo of Lano and Woodley, consisting of two series which aired on ABC TV from 1997 to 1999. The first series was distributed on VHS and in 2004 The Complete Adventures of Lano and Woodley was released as a 2-disc DVD rather than each series being released separately.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 810
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, cult classic
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Ronny Chieng: International Student (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ronny is a Malaysian student who’s come to Australia to study law. Though smart, driven and competitive, he’s also blunt and barbed, so it’s not long before Ronny is at odds with most people on campus.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 879
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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She and he (2002)
Plot Summary:
The tv show follows the story of a Bulgarian couple - Sylvia and Martin. They are together for eleven years but are not married. They have a lot of differences but always manage to iron out all the problems.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Bulgaria
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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Catastrophe (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of Catastrophe begins with one night stand with Frank and Audrey living the most intense 6 days of their lives.A few weeks after Frank receives a phone call from her.She is pregnant.The couple decides to experience parenthood together without knowing much.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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My World and Welcome to It (1969)
Plot Summary:
My World and Welcome to It is an American half-hour television sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber. It starred William Windom as John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist who works for a magazine closely resembling The New Yorker called The Manhattanite. Wry, fanciful and curmudgeonly, Monroe observes and comments on life, to the bemusement of his rather sensible wife Ellen and intelligent, questioning daughter Lydia. Monroe's frequent daydreams and fantasies are usually based on Thurber material. My World — And Welcome To It is the name of a book of illustrated stories and essays, also by James Thurber. The series ran one season on NBC 1969-1970. It was created by Mel Shavelson, who wrote and directed the pilot episode and was one of the show's principal writers. Sheldon Leonard was executive producer. The show's producer, Danny Arnold, co-wrote or directed numerous episodes, and even appeared as Santa Claus in "Rally Round the Flag.".
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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True Story with Hamish & Andy (2017)
Plot Summary:
In each half-hour episode Hamish and Andy meet one regular Australian who tells them an amazing, true story from their life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Supernova (2005)
Plot Summary:
Supernova is a British comedy television programme produced by Hartswood Films and jointly commissioned by the BBC in the UK and UKTV in Australia. It follows Dr Paul Hamilton, a Welsh astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and unloved girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian Observatory, deep in the Australian outback. The comedy centres around his difficulties adjusting to life in the outback and his eccentric fellow astronomers. The first series was released in the United Kingdom and Australia in October 2005 and consisted of six 30-minute episodes. The second series began airing on 3 August 2006 in the UK. The exterior scenes were shot at Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. The observatory itself is a CGI creation, according to the DVD commentary, and only a partial doorway was constructed on site for filming purposes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, offbeat
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The O'Keefes (2003)
Plot Summary:
The O'Keefes is an American television sitcom, that aired on The WB Television Network. It premiered on May 22, 2003 and ended on June 12, 2003.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Family Time (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Stallworths, a working class African American family, scratch off a lottery ticket and jump to middle class overnight.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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WTH: Welcome to Howler (2016)
Plot Summary:
Hilarious web series about 3 college freshman in search of having the time of their lives with their off the wall RA and 2 hot neighbors in their co-ed dorm.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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The Ropers (1979)
Plot Summary:
The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spin-off of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred. The series focused on middle-aged couple Stanley and Helen Roper who were landlords to Jack, Janet, and Chrissy on Three's Company. As was the case during their time on Three's Company, opening credits for The Ropers exist with either Audra Lindley or Norman Fell credited first.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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How We Roll (2022)
Plot Summary:
Stoic Midwest husband and dad, Tom gets laid off from a car assembly line and makes the extraordinary decision to provide for his family by following his dream of becoming a professional bowler. Tom begins his new career with the loving okay from his wife, Jen the unfaltering support of Archie, his mentor and the proud owner of Archie’s Lanes: Home of the Curly Fry, the cautious backing of his protective mom, Helen, and the encouragement of his son, Sam.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 635
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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The Brady Brides (1981)
Plot Summary:
The Brady Brides is a spin-off sitcom of The Brady Bunch that aired on NBC from February 6, 1981 to April 17, 1981.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Good Advice (1993)
Plot Summary:
Good Advice is an American situation comedy series that aired for two seasons on CBS from 1993 to 1994. It was co-created and executive produced by Danny Jacobson and Norma Safford Vela; and starred Shelley Long and Treat Williams. The Show was a hit, but it was cancelled because Long had suffered health problems that made her unable to film any new episodes for a long period of time.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Count Arthur Strong (2013)
Plot Summary:
Count Arthur Strong is a faded star from the golden days of variety, prone to delusions of grandeur, selective memory loss and the blurting out of malapropisms. He was never as famous as he thinks he was... or still thinks he is. Believing that another great entertainment triumph is only a phone call away, Arthur spends his day making the most of any opportunity that comes along - gaining a free lunch or selling a dodgy foot-spa he doesn't want - creating chaos and confusion wherever he goes, blissfully unaware that he has done so.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick comedy
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The Neighbors (2014)
Plot Summary:
A sitcom about the relationships between a group of people who live in the same apartment building.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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House Arrest (2011)
Plot Summary:
House Arrest on Bulgarian (Domashen arest) was Bulgarian sitcom aired by bTV and produced by bTV Studios. The series spearheaded the new generation of Bulgarian cinema and television. Some critics have said that it is the most successful Bulgarian sitcom. The first season aired from 24 November 2011 as part of the "Season of Bulgarian TV series". Directors of production are Peter Valchanov and Nikolay Penchev, Stanislav Todorov - Rogi, Grigor Kumitski and writer Nelly Dimitrova. Chief operator Grigor Kumitski.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Comedy
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Super Family (2017)
Plot Summary:
Chun-Il is married to Ra-Yeon and they have a daughter Ik-Hee. Chun-Il works as a salaryman and tries to survive at his company. Ra-Yeon is worried about her husband's low salary and Ik-Hee going through adolescence.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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The Coopers vs The Rest (2016)
Plot Summary:
The Cooper family share a small house, and absolutely no DNA. Mum Tess wanted to save as many kids as she could from the sort of childhood she had. So, along with her husband Toby, she now divides just about enough money and nowhere near enough time between their three adopted children Frankie, Alisha and Charlie.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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Mountain Goats (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set around the antics of a ragtag group of Mountain Rescue volunteers, Mountain Goats celebrates the Highlands of Scotland, with proper kilt wearing maniacs fighting disaster on a weekly basis against the stunning backdrop of the Glencoe hills. When our heroes aren't out rescuing people, or being rescued themselves, they spend their time in 'The Old Goat' pub - a place of great warmth and camaraderie, where people come in for a quick pint and never want to leave. The regulars in the pub are Jimmy, an old school mountain goat with a fag burn in his jumper and a glint of mischief in his bloodshot eyes, the wild and mysterious Bill; Bernie, a cheery, hard-working woman, who keeps the others on the straight and narrow; and Conor, a handsome, easy-going young man who is more than a little bit naive. Their HQ is in the local pub, and the landlady is Jules - a formidable force of nature who'll have you out on your ear at the first sign of trouble.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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It's Your Move (1984)
Plot Summary:
It's Your Move is an American sitcom starring Jason Bateman, Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie Sabella, David Garrison, and Garrett Morris. The show originally aired on NBC from 1984 to 1985.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 767
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, teen comedy
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Luis (2003)
Plot Summary:
Luis is an American sitcom starring Luis Guzmán that aired on Fox from September to October 2003. Scheduled in the Friday night death slot, the series received low ratings and was canceled after five episodes. The series was the first show of the 2003-2004 season to be canceled.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Mister Winner (2020)
Plot Summary:
Leslie Winner is an eternally-optimistic klutz with his heart in the right place. Somehow, despite his calamitous nature, he has found love with his fiancé Jemma and they are preparing for their wedding. The pressure is on Leslie to find, and keep a job, pay for the honeymoon and keep his father-in-law happy, his mum and her new boyfriend happy and hang on to Jemma long enough to walk up the aisle together. Will Leslie be a winner or will his surname continue to be ironic?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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George and Mildred (1976)
Plot Summary:
George and Mildred is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television that aired from 1976 to 1979. It was a spin-off from Man About the House and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as an ill-matched married couple, George and Mildred Roper. The premise of the series had George and Mildred leaving their flat as depicted in Man About the House and moving to a modern, upmarket housing estate. Their arrival horrifies their snobbish neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile, an estate agent who despairs that the Ropers' presence will devalue his home. It was written by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Like many sitcoms of the day, George and Mildred was also turned into a film, which was dedicated to actress Yootha Joyce who died suddenly in 1980, just as the cast had been looking forward to recording a sixth series.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Off the Hook (2009)
Plot Summary:
Off the Hook is a British sitcom about a group of freshers at university. The shows' cast includes Jonathan Bailey who plays the main character Danny, Danny Morgan as Shane and James Buckley as Fred. They are joined by Joanna Cassidy who plays Scarlett and Georgia King as Wendy 'Weird Bloke'.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
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The Robinsons (2005)
Plot Summary:
The show's central character is a divorced reinsurance actuary, Ed Robinson, who realises that reinsurance is not his passion and decides to rethink his life.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Stark Raving Mad (1999)
Plot Summary:
Stark Raving Mad is an American sitcom that aired from on NBC from 1999 to 2000. The series stars Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Utopia (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set inside the offices of the "Nation Building Authority", a newly created government organisation responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, Utopia explores that moment when bureaucracy and grand dreams collide. It's a tribute to those political leaders who have somehow managed to take a long-term vision and use it for short-term gain.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, mockumentary, hilarious, biting, suspense