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Punky Brewster (1984)
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Punky Brewster is an American sitcom about a girl named Punky Brewster being raised by her foster parent. The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984 to September 7, 1986 and again in first-run syndication from October 30, 1987 to May 27, 1988.
Punky Brewster spawned an animated spin-off It's Punky Brewster. The series featured the original cast voicing their respective characters. The cartoon was produced by Ruby-Spears, and aired on NBC from September 14, 1985 to December 6, 1986.
Style:
sitcom, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, golden retriever, friendship, family relations, children, female protagonist, little girl, friendship between girls, orphanage, apartment building, culture, optimism, foster child, youth, friends, pets, family problems, social worker, custody, mischievous children, strong female presence, disorder, young heroes, photographer, restaurant ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, realistic and sitcom films and TV series with plots about family relations, youth, family, friends, friendship, best friend and teenage girl mostly in Comedy, Family and Drama genres. Some movies like Punky Brewster: Diff'rent Strokes (1978), Growing Pains (1985), El Chavo del Ocho (1972), Silver Spoons (1982), The Facts of Life (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Duration: 30 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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