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Plot Summary:
The Julekalender is a Norwegian Christmas season television series produced by and starring Travellin' Strawberrys in collaboration with Saks Film and Entertainment and TV 2, 1994. Around 400,000 viewers followed the series in December 1994, and it has since been broadcast anew in 1996, 2003, 2008 and 2012. It was based on the Danish series The Julekalender from 1991, which also inspired a Finnish version in 1997. The original concept and script of the series, as well as its numerous songs came from the Danish trio of De Nattergale. The characters spoke Norwenglish, a pidgin of English and Norwegian. The series consisted of 24 episodes, and its production crew came from Trondheim, Norway.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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The Joulukalenteri was a 1997 Finnish television miniseries produced by MTV3 that was broadcast again in 1998. It was based on the Danish series The Julekalender from 1991. A Norwegian version was made in 1994. The series came out in December 1997 with one episode per day, concluding on Christmas Eve. The original concept and script of the series, as well as its numerous songs came from the Danish trio of De Nattergale. The Finnish adaptation was directed by Jukka Virtanen and starred Seppo Korjus, Kari Lehtomäki, Raimo Smedberg and Jukka Virtanen. In December 2007 there was a rerun on Subtv and now a DVD and a CD which contains the songs played in the series, can be bought on a special web-site.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 498
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Finland, Denmark
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: parody
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
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Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
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Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Comedy
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Duration: 23 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
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The Mystery of Greveholm (1996)
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 15 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 271
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 534
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 937
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 666
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 341
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 16000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 259
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 424
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 44000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, witty, touching, humorous, realistic, slapstick, semi serious, romantic comedy, vintage