Movies and TV shows like Family Matters
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Family Matters (1989)
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, scenic, feel good, realistic, witty, semi serious, surprise ending, nostalgic
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
african american, teenager, time travel, mental illness, dysfunctional family, makeover, family relations, middle class, youth, parents and children, family life, suburbs, lifestyle, suburban life, social relations, disorder, siblings relations, silly humor, goofy hero, verbal byplay, police officer, scientist, friendship, party, inventor ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
chicago illinois, usa, illinois
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, sitcom, realistic and feel good films and TV series with plots about family relations, youth, siblings relations, teenage girl, teenage life, teenager and parents and children mostly in Comedy, Family and Drama genres. Some movies like Family Matters: The Wonder Years (1988), Moesha (1996), Roseanne (1988), Full House (1987), Step by Step (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988, following ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.
The show achieved a spot ...
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sitcom, touching, semi serious, realistic, sentimental ...
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teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
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childhood, generation gap, high school, friends, childhood sweetheart, coming of age, family relations, americana, love and romance, family life, siblings relations, teenage life ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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 ...
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sitcom, sweet, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
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teens, pre-teens, family outing
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high school, african american, dysfunctional family, black cast, family relations, blended family, teen social issues, friends, youth, best friends, lifestyle, eccentric family ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
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A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
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sitcom, humorous, funny, cynical, biting ...
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kids, family outing
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working class, strong female lead, girl, dysfunctional family, halloween, siblings, pregnancy, love, tv show, lgbt, women, overweight ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife Pam, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help ...
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sitcom, humorous, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot:
father daughter relationship, single father, friends, friendship, single parent, family life, eccentric family, parents and children, siblings relations, precocious child, husband wife relationship, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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50%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Step by Step is an American television sitcom that starred Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers as two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended ...
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sitcom, realistic, humorous, not serious, witty ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
couples, family relations, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, sister sister relationship, couple relations, youth, parents and children, family life, siblings relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.
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sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, realistic ...
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teens
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family relations, artists and showbiz, parenthood, parents and children, family life, eccentric family, black family, husband wife relationship, marriage, uncle nephew relationship, black history, siblings ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
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sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, witty ...
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family outing, kids
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family relations, liberal, culture clash, lifestyle, hippie, parents and children, youth, siblings relations, family life, americana, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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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 ...
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sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
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kids, teens, family outing, boys' night, pre-teens ...
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high school, family relations, coming of age, school, college, teachers and students, teenage life, high school life, supportive parent, power relations, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, Long Island, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September ...
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sitcom, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous ...
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kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
teenager, family relations, psychiatrist, friends, society, youth, love and romance, suburbs, adolescence vs adulthood, suburban life, couple relations, teenage life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
long island, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 13, 2003. It follows the life of the Stevenses, a Jewish family living in suburban ...
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sitcom, witty, feel good, semi serious, humorous ...
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teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
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cheerleader, family relations, sibling rivalry, high school life, teenage life, siblings relations, parents and children, youth, family life, eccentric family, disorder, mischievous children ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, sacramento california
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two ...
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sitcom, realistic, touching, sentimental, semi serious ...
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family outing, kids
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orphan, interracial adoption, african american, family relations, adoption, brother brother relationship, odd couple, family life, siblings relations, parents and children, child care, society ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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43%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
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humorous, sitcom, realistic, witty, funny ...
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teens, kids
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teenager, siblings relations, youth, prodigy, social satire, teenage life, eccentric family, suburban life, sibling relationship, suburbs, family life, family problems ...
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90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Kenan & Kel is an American teen comedy sitcom produced by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 1996 to July 2000. The show starred friends and then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, sweet, humorous, teen comedy
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
african american, teenager, high school, friendship, goofy hero, nothing goes right, youth, buddies, dimwit, teenage life, boss, disorder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
chicago illinois, illinois, usa
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42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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 ...
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sitcom, humorous, semi serious, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens
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youth, female protagonist, friendship, teenage life, family relations, siblings relations, school, teenager, disney, middle school, high school, teenage girl ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The show stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who ...
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sitcom, humorous, witty, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
family relations, black family, youth, teenager, african american, culture clash, fish out of water, hip hop, misfit, verbal byplay, eccentric family, siblings relations ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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 ...
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sitcom, realistic, humorous, witty, touching ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
family relations, female protagonist, single father, single parent, eccentric family, teenage life, youth, father daughter relationship, teenage girl, father son relationship, friendship between girls, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california
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41%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Mr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985, until July 8, 1990. The series is based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere, which was later adapted ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, witty, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
family relations, power relations, friends, disorder, culture clash, parents and children, workplace situations, friendship, fish out of water, suburban life, suburbs, family life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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 ...
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sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
high school, sibling rivalry, widower, african american, child prodigy, teenager, single parent, boy genius, family relations, friends, coach, relationship vs career ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen, that aired from September 17, 1991 to May 25, 1999. The show was created by Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra and David McFadzean. In the 1990s, it was one of the most watched ...
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sitcom, humorous, funny, sweet, not serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
handyman, friendship, parents, young heroes, teenage girl, friendship between men, family relations, brother brother relationship, male chauvinism, sibling rivalry, father son relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Phil of the Future is an American sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 18, 2004 to August 19, 2006 for a total of two seasons. The series was created by Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber and produced by 2121 Productions, a part of ...
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sitcom, not serious, humorous, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
time travel, time machine, teenager, high school, fish out of water, family relations, gadget, teenage life, hidden identity, dishonesty, family secret, siblings relations ...
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22nd century, future, 2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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My Wife and Kids is an American television family sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001 until May 17, 2005. Produced by Touchstone Television, it starred Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin, and centers on the character of Michael Kyle, a ...
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sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
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black family, family relations, african american, couple relations, dysfunctional family, parents and children, family problems, working class, family gatherings, family life, siblings relations, eccentric family ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, usa
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40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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The exploits of identical twins Liv, a former television star back home in Wisconsin and in the process of adding movie star to her credits, as well as beginning to focus on her music career, and Maddie, an outstanding student and basketball ...
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sitcom, humorous, sentimental, not serious, feel good ...
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teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
teenage life, popularity, teenage girl, siblings relations, parents and children, teenager, youth, high school life, high school, favoritism among siblings, twin sister, family life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Just Jordan is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon as a part of the network's TEENick lineup. The series debuted on January 7, 2007 and was cancelled on April 5, 2008 with 29 episodes produced.
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sitcom, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
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family outing, teens, kids
Plot:
family relations, teenage life, rise to the top, against the odds, youth, love and romance, best friends, black boy, interracial friendship, diner, friends, city life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, arkansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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Drake & Josh is an American television sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows the lives of two teenage boys with opposing personalities, Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, who become stepbrothers. Both actors had played ...
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sitcom, humorous, captivating, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens
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teenage life, siblings relations, family relations, lifestyle, teenager, step siblings, prank, unlikely partners, deal, adolescence vs adulthood, manipulation, disorder ...
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2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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The series follows Vinnie Bassett, proprietor of a pop culture memorabilia store who only takes breaks to read comic books and play video games. His bachelor life comes to a halt when he assumes guardianship of his incredibly intelligent and mature ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Two of a Kind is an American sitcom that aired on ABC as part of the network's TGIF line-up, starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The show aired from September 25, 1998 to July 9, 1999.
The series was produced by Griffard/Adler Productions, ...
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semi serious, touching, realistic, humorous, sitcom
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kids, family outing, teens
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Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show is an American syndicated science fiction sitcom based on the 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. It expands upon the original film's concept of a shrinking experiment gone wrong to include a myriad of ...
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sitcom, not serious, humorous, offbeat
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kids, family outing
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family relations, inventor, nerd, scientist, silly humor, child in peril, disorder, experiment gone awry, parents and children, cloning, youth, escapades ...
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Cory in the House is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007 to September 13, 2008 and was a spin-off from the Disney show That's So Raven. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who moved from San ...
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sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
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teenager, family relations, family life, u.s. president, lifestyle, teenage life, coming of age, parents and children, disney, white house, father son relationship, chef ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Ultra-competitive fraternal twins Lindy and Logan Watson, together with their four best friends, navigate their freshman year of high school. Each episode begins with a comedic "what just happened?" situation as Lindy and Logan each spin ...
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humorous, realistic, sitcom, semi serious
Audience:
teens, kids
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high school life, high school, twins, siblings relations, youth, teenage life, family relations, coming of age, friends, buddies, brother sister relationship, falling down ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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When the Weavers move to a gated community in New Jersey, they discover that the entire neighborhood is comprised of aliens from the planet Zabvron. But as the Weavers and the aliens face the struggles of everyday life together, they discover that ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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