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Plot Summary:
Victor and Hugo, Bunglers in Crime is an animated series made by Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and screened on CITV from 6 September 1991 to 29 December 1992 and is a spin off from Count Duckula. The series centres on the exploits of two bumbling French criminals - the eponymous brothers of the title. Despite referencing the French author Victor Hugo in their names, neither brother was particularly intelligent. The plot of each episode dealt with Victor and Hugo and their English-based business "Naughtiness International" being hired by crime figures to steal something. Victor would come up with a "meticulous plan" to achieve this goal, which was routinely botched by Hugo. The episodes would traditionally end with the brothers imprisoned.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: 2d animation
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Where's Chicky? (2014)
Plot Summary:
Have you seen Chicky? Up to you to find him! Chicky is an adorable, irresistible little chick who discovers a new place and an unknown object in each of his adventures.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: France
Duration:
Plot tags: cute
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Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996)
Plot Summary:
Dennis and Gnasher is an animated British TV series based on characters from The Beano comic, It features the daily adventures of the rebellious schoolboy Dennis the Menace and his dog Gnasher.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: retro, 2d animation
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Bagpuss (1974)
Plot Summary:
Classic Children's Animation.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: children's program, folk tale, cult film
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Plim Plim, a heart's hero (2011)
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Plim Plim, Hero´s heart, is an Argentine animated television series created by Smilehood, broadcast on Disney Junior for all Latin America. The pre-release was aired on September 21, 2011 and was officially launched on October 1 of the same year. This animated series consists of 7-minute-long episodes and its main goal is to promote human values such as solidarity, honesty, responsibility, early habits and respect for the environment. This series is inspired from and based on the teachings of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar the founder of Art of Living Foundation. The series revolves around the adventures of Plim Plim, a child who combines the features of a clown, hero and a magician. He accompanies his friends and teaches positive values as well as how to take care of our planet through setting examples. "Plim Plim Clown, Hero´s heart", is based on the essence of each one of these values, analyzing the nuances which make them different and reinforces them to achieve a simple, direct and effective education, keeping a dynamic balance between learning and entertainment. Plim Plim helps his pals whenever they face situations that cannot be taken care of at school and leads them to a magical world where they can have fun and learn too. Plim Plim is a generous, valiant, and enthusiastic child whose stories are portrayed as fables, including all sorts of visual and musical traits that result in the creation of multi-target content which also embraces parents and educators.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 3 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining, 2d animation
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Hey Duggee (2014)
Plot Summary:
Animated preschool series about a clubhouse that is run by a big dog called Duggee.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, 3d animation, educational, 2d animation
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Sunny Day (2017)
Plot Summary:
10-year-old Sunny, Friendly Falls's best hairstylist, learns that problems can be solved by using determination and creativity.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
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Engie Benjy (2002)
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Engie Benjy is a pre-school children's television show, broadcast on ITV's children's strand, CITV. Engie Benjy is a blue haired boy, a mechanic who helps fix problems with his friends' vehicles. His dog is Jollop. Other characters include Pilot Pete and Astronaut Al. The vehicles included in the show are a van, a bus, a bike, a plane, a boat, a tractor and a spaceship. Engie Benjy has a few catch phrases: "whadda-we-do-Dan?", "This is an emergency!" and "Great work team!" Engie also has a song he sings when solving a problem: "There's a problem here without a doubt, let's look around and check it out... Spin the screws, hear the hum, check the temperature.." before Jenny joins in singing "Make a mess, break stuff, whack the dummy with a bat...." The main character voices are provided by television double act, Ant and Dec. In the first series Dec voiced the title role of Engie Benjy while Ant voiced his dog, Jollop. In the third series another character was added for Ant to voice called Trucker Troy, Engie Benjy's cousin, whilst Brianna Gentilella, the duo's American rival, voices Jenny, the assistant of Benjy. Many of the other characters are voiced by the entertainer Les Dennis.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
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The New Magic Roundabout (2007)
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In 2006/2007, a new TV version of The Magic Roundabout was created, with 52 11-minute episodes, by French animation house Action Synthese with scripts and voices produced in the UK. Directed by Graham Ralph of Silver Fox Films and produced by Theresa Plummer Andrews. Using the CGI designed versions of the original characters from the movie (2005) also produced by Action Synthese, the only new character taken from the film is Soldier Sam. The new series also created a few original characters of its own. The series was first broadcast in the UK from Monday 22 October 2007 at 8.00 am on satellite channel Nick Jr. This series picks up where the 2005 film left off. In 2010, a second season of 52 11-minute episodes was created.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK, France
Duration: 15 min
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The Numtums (2012)
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The Numtums is a children's television show about a group of ten small creatures called Numtums. It first aired in 2012 on the BBC's children's channel CBeebies, and is designed as an interactive programme to help a young audience learn about numbers.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: learning
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101 Dalmatian Street (2018)
Plot Summary:
Follow the adventures of eldest siblings Dolly and Dylan, their Mum Delilah and Dad Doug, and their 97 younger brothers and sisters as they embark on urban adventures and extreme sibling rivalry. Together, the pups explore growing up and finding their own spot inside the biggest, messiest, furriest blended family ever.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, 2d animation
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Little Robots (2003)
Plot Summary:
Tiny and his Little Robot friends create their own world from the scrapheap on which they find themselves abandoned.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Denmark
Duration: 10 min
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The Raccoons (1985)
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The Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with three preceding television specials from its inception in 1980 and one direct to video special in 1984. The franchise was created by Kevin Gillis with the co-operation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: retro, children's program, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Top Cat (1961)
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Top Cat is a Hanna-Barbera prime time animated television series which ran from November 26, 1961 to April 18, 1962 for a run of 30 episodes on the ABC network. Reruns are played on Cartoon Network's classic animation network Boomerang.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, not serious, retro, slapstick, cult classic, humorous, slapstick comedy, 2d animation
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Löwenzahn (1981)
Plot Summary:
Peter Lustig lives in a imaginative converted caravan. From there he goes on a journey of discovery, explaining to his young spectators the connections between nature, environment and technology.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 847
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: West Germany
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, explanatory, humorous, educational, realistic, semi serious
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Pepper Ann (1997)
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Pepper Ann is an American animated series created by Sue Rose and aired on first run syndication. It debuted on September 1, 1997, and ended on November 24, 2000. Pepper Ann stars adolescents and charts their ups and downs at Hazelnut Middle School. It aired as part of the The Disney Afternoon block. The character originated in a comic strip published in YM magazine.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Droopy: Master Detective (1993)
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Droopy, Master Detective is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera in association with Turner Entertainment. The show is a spin-off from Tom & Jerry Kids and was dropped from Fox's Saturday morning schedule on January 1, 1994. Months later, the series was aired on weekday afternoons in August and September 1994.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, 2d animation
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Danger Mouse (1981)
Plot Summary:
Danger Mouse, the world's greatest secret agent, and his side-kick Penfold work to foil the evil schemes of Baron Greenback.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Taiwan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: parody, exciting, witty, humorous, light, captivating, anime, children's program, not serious, spoof
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Police Academy: The Series (1988)
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Police Academy: The Series, also known as Police Academy: The Animated Series, is a 1988 American animated television series based on the Police Academy series of films. The show was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions for Warner Bros. Television. It aired weekdays and lasted two seasons for a total of 65 episodes. Some episodes feature a crime boss named Kingpin. His keen intelligence, girth, and stature are very similar to the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Other new characters were added to the show as well. Among them were a group of talking police dogs called the Canine Corps. They were made up of Samson, Lobo, Bonehead, Chilipepper, and Schitzy. The theme song is performed by the Fat Boys who also make an appearance in two episodes as House's Friends: Big Boss, Cool and Mark. While the character of Carey Mahoney did appear in the show, he did not appear in either Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, and Police Academy: Mission to Moscow.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 957
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, fast, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Count Duckula (1988)
Plot Summary:
Count Duckula is a British children's drama, horror, comedy, animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. The series aired on 6 September 1988 and was produced by Thames Television for three series and Central Television for the fourth and final series. In all, 65 episodes were made, each about 22 minutes long. All 65 episodes have been released to DVD in the UK, while only the first series has been released in North America. Both the series and its characters continue to have a large following on the internet. The show is a loose parody of the story of Count Dracula. Set in Transylvania, Duckula lives in a spooky castle known as Castle Duckula alongside his butler Igor and his large nanny. Almost all of the characters in the show are anthropomorphised birds.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: retro, gothic, children's program, spooky, parody, offbeat, humorous, not serious, weird, nostalgic
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Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (2002)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Bean is an animated television series by Varga Studio based on the British live-action series of the same name. Characters from the original live action series included Mr. Bean, Irma Gobb, Teddy, and the mysterious driver of the Reliant Supervan, with the new addition of Mrs. Wicket, Bean's landlady, and her evil cat Scrapper. The series again featured little actual dialogue, with most being either little sound bites or mumbling, mild slapstick, with occasional sexually suggestive moments. Rowan Atkinson provided the voice for Bean; additionally, all of the animated Bean actions are taken from Atkinson himself. Other characters' voices are provided by Jon Glover, Rupert Degas, Gary Martin, Sally Grace and Lorelei King. Despite the series' actual title being simply Mr. Bean, some broadcasters referred to this series as Mr. Bean: plus a subtitle for disambiguating with the original live-action series. Disney Channel Asia refers this series as "Mr. Bean - The Animated Series" and the original live-action series as "Mr. Bean - Live Action Series" in their schedule. The German version, aired on Super RTL, is titled "Mr. Bean - Die Cartoon-Serie".
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, absurd, retro, anime, realistic, slapstick, sitcom, slapstick comedy, 2d animation
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Dennis & Gnasher (2009)
Plot Summary:
Based on the iconic D.C. Thomson comic strip Dennis the Menace, this 2D-animated series follows the mischievous adventures of Dennis and his best friend Gnasher the dog.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good, 2d animation
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Timothy Goes to School (2000)
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Timothy Goes to School is a cartoon series based on the Yoko series and other individual books by Rosemary Wells such as "Shy Charles", "Fritz and the Mess Fairy" and "Noisy Nora", but is titled after the book of the same name. It features a young raccoon, Timothy, who attends a fictional primary school. The series aired on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000 until 2004. Reruns were later broadcast on Discovery Kids in the US until 2006. This show airs on YTV, Treehouse TV, and TVO Kids in Canada, and also Tiny Pop, a digital TV channel in the UK. In Brazil was aired on TV Cultura. In Mexico and Latin America, was broadcast on ZAZ. The series premiered on September 30, 2000 and aired its last episode on December 28, 2001.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, 2d animation
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The Pink Panther Show (1969)
Plot Summary:
The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1979, starring the animated Pink Panther character from the opening credits of the live-action films. The series was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American television networks: from September 6, 1969 — September 2, 1978 on NBC; and from September 9, 1978 — September 1, 1980 on ABC.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, funny, light, retro, absurd, sentimental, psychedelic, political, anthology
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Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)
Plot Summary:
The Tom & Jerry Kids Show is an animated television series, co-produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Turner Entertainment, starring cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry as children. The show premiered in 1990 and continued airing until 1994. The series is about Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse in their childhood and their friends Droopy and Dripple and Spike and Tyke. It began airing as the first program of the Fox Broadcasting Company's children's block, Fox Kids on September 8, 1990. The series is somewhat similar to the "older" version of the original 1940-58 theatricals, partly akin to being produced by creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. In terms of violence level, they are far closer to the classic cartoons than previous television adaptions such as Filmation's The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show although somewhat milder than Hanna and Barbera's original series. Part of it is similar to Pink Panther and Pals and Garfield and Friends. Droopy and Dripple went on to star in their own short-lived spin-off Droopy, Master Detective.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, funny, feel good, captivating, anime, absurd, slapstick comedy, 2d animation
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Bob the Builder (1997)
Plot Summary:
Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specializing in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment. The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom where Bob is voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The show was later created using CGI animation starting with the spin-off series Ready, Steady, Build!. In each episode, Bob and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasizes conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization and various learning skills. Bob's catchphrase is "Can we fix it?", to which the other characters respond with "Yes we can!" This phrase is also the title of the show's theme song, which was a million-selling number one hit in the UK.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, exciting
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Quack Pack (1996)
Plot Summary:
Quack Pack is an animated television series made by The Walt Disney Company, featuring Donald Duck and his nephews. The show debuted on September 3, 1996 as a part of the Disney Afternoon programming block. The series ran one season with 39 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, spoof, parody, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Field Trip Starring Inspector Gadget (1996)
Plot Summary:
Inspector Gadget's Field Trip is a spin-off incarnation of Inspector Gadget, produced by DIC Entertainment, and aired on The History Channel from 1996 to 1998, with over 26 episodes with live-action sequences produced. Don Adams returned as the voice of Inspector Gadget. It currently airs in reruns in syndication. The series was an educational travelogue program for children, in which the animated Gadget would show viewers the many different sites in famous cities around the world via live-action-clips. The theme song is slightly similar to the one in the Gadget Boy series. In fact, Gadget Boy sometimes makes an appearance in the show. The show as of April 2008 currently airs on Univision's Planeta U block on Saturday mornings as Los Viajes de Inspector Gadget. The show also airs in English on television stations in selected markets—in all cases, the program complies with Federal E/I standards. During the opening sequence, an image of the Temple of Saturn in the ancient forum in Rome is presented with the label of "Greece.".
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious
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The Little Lulu Show (1995)
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The Little Lulu Show is an animated television series, based on the Marjorie Henderson Buell comic book character Little Lulu. The show was produced by CINAR Animation after Marge's death in 1993, and aired on HBO Family and Cartoon Network in the United States and on, CTV, and the Family Channel in Canada from 1995 to 1999. In Canada, reruns are currently being shown on both the English and French versions of Teletoon Retro. The series centered on the life and adventures of Lulu Moppet and Tubby Thompkins. Between stories, they showed stand-up comedy that Lulu hosted. This show is not to be confused with Little Lulu and Her Little Friends, an anime TV series featuring the same characters made in 1976.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 775
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, realistic, not serious, sketch comedy, 2d animation
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Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999)
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Three adolescent boys, Ed, Edd "Double D", and Eddy, collectively known as "the Eds", constantly invent schemes to make money from their peers to purchase their favorite confectionery, jawbreakers. Their plans usually fail though, leaving them in various predicaments.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, retro, adult animation, humorous, realistic, not serious, absurd, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy, minimal cast
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The Cramp Twins (2001)
Plot Summary:
The story of a pair of non-identical twin brothers, Lucien and Wayne, who live with their hygiene-crazed mother and their western/country-crazed father in a small town called Soap City. Lucien is a delicate, nature-loving boy, while Wayne is a rough antisocial bully, whose only interest in life is junk. Naturally, some conflicts will ensue.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, retro, anime, nostalgic