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The Facts of Life (1979)
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980's. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focuses on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, an all-female boarding school in Peekskill, New York.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
boarding school, boarding school life, high school, friendship between girls, tomboy, women, teachers and students, high school student, strong female presence, lgbtq, lgbtqi, preppy, friendship, rich, youth, friends, abortion, best friend, teenage life, lifestyle, coming of age, teenager, school, college, teenage girl ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, sitcom and semi serious films and TV series with plots about teenager, youth, teenage life, friends, high school, teenage girl and friendship mostly in Comedy, Family and Drama genres. Some movies like The Facts of Life: Boy Meets World (1993), Saved by the Bell (1989), Shake It Up (2010), True Jackson, VP (2008), Lizzie McGuire (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, boys' night, pre-teens ...
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high school, family relations, coming of age, college, teenager, high school life, teenage life, supportive parent, siblings relations, parents and children, school, teachers and students ...
Time:
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Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Saved by the Bell is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from 1989 to 1993. The series was a retool of the Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss. The show follows the exploits of a group of friends and their principal, and ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, sweet, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens
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high school, cheerleader, teenage girl, teenager, school, high school life, teachers and students, high school student, education, drug, teenage boy, girl ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Shake It Up is an American sitcom airing on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on November 7, 2010. Created by Chris Thompson and starring Bella Thorne and Zendaya, the show follows the adventures of CeCe Jones and Rocky Blue ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, not serious, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
teenage girl, dancer's life, teenage life, workplace situations, media, rivalry, artists and showbiz, youth, workplace, showbiz, dream come true, children ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, illinois
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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True Jackson, VP is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon from November 8, 2008 to August 20, 2011. The series starred Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti, Greg Proops, Robbie Amell and Ron Butler. The theme ...
Style:
sitcom, semi serious, feel good, realistic, humorous
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
fashion, best friend, friendship, disorder, lifestyle, power relations, overnight success, boss and employee, workplace, rise to the top, workplace situations, teenage life ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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100%
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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 ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, female protagonist, friendship, teenage life, family relations, siblings relations, school, teenager, teenage girl, middle school, popular girl, high school ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Jonas, previously promoted as "J.O.N.A.S.", is a Disney Channel Original Series created by Roger S. H. Schulman and Michael Curtis, starring the Jonas Brothers.
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feel good, sitcom, teen, not serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids
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teenage life, lifestyle, teenage love, music band, siblings relations, teenager, brother brother relationship, love and romance, artists and showbiz, high school life, youth, musician's life ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles, new jersey
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, semi serious, humorous, realistic, entertaining
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens
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Time:
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Place:
malibu california, los angeles, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and talented Hannah Montana. Having the "Best of Both Worlds" is a complicated proposition, ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, sitcom, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
teenage life, teenage girl, high school, female protagonist, secret identity, double life, friendship, love and romance, music, musician's life, teenager, siblings relations ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, malibu california, usa
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100%
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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, inspirational, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 23 min.
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The Latest Buzz is a Canadian teen sitcom from Decode Entertainment aired on the Family Channel, the series ran from September 1, 2007 to April 19, 2010. This is Family Channel's first original multi-camera sitcom.
In this series, a struggling ...
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semi serious, realistic, humorous, sitcom, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, teen drama
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high school, teenage life, youth, fashion, aspiring writer, school, youth culture, high school life, friendship, coming of age, teamwork, slice of life ...
Time:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her ...
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sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good
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kids, teens, family outing
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teenage life, teenager, teenage girl, comedian, aspiring actor, youth, artists and showbiz, friends, friendship, showbiz, best friend, new life ...
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Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous ...
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kids, family outing
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100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, sweet, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
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teens, kids, girls' night
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Place:
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100%
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 ...
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kids, family outing, teens
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
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Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations. The segments are usually ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, entertaining, light, sitcom ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
high school, friendship, teenage life, social relations, love and romance, student, society, slice of life, high school student, occupation, teen romance, aspiring writer ...
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom starring identical twins Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry. The premise of the show was that the girls were separated and adopted at birth, one to a single mother, one to a single father, and have met again ...
Style:
sitcom, touching, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage girl, teenage life, high school life, parents and children, sister sister relationship, friendship, black, biracial, twin sister, youth, lifestyle, eccentric family ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
michigan, detroit, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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In the series, ...
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sitcom, sweet, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
female protagonist, family relations, youth, teenager, satire, grownups, drug, high school, high school student, middle school, women, architect ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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feel good, humorous, light, captivating, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, friends, middle school, school, best friend, youth, teachers and students, social relations, high school life, preteen, grownups ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
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Mr. Young is a Canadian comedy series that premiered on March 1, 2011 on YTV. The series is shot in front of a live audience in Burnaby, British Columbia. The series was created by Dan Signer, and stars Brendan Meyer, Matreya Fedor and Gig Morton as ...
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semi serious, humorous, feel good, entertaining, realistic
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. The show premiered on September 27, 1996 on ABC to over 17 million viewers in its "T.G.I.F." line-up.
The show stars Melissa Joan ...
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not serious, feel good, sitcom, humorous, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
witch, high school, magic, witchcraft, female protagonist, hereditary gift of witchcraft, teenage girl, youth, teenage life, supernatural, supernatural ability, wizards and magicians ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, funny, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids
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teenage girl, stopped time, father daughter relationship, time freeze, supernatural power, friendly alien, mayor, uncle niece relationship, alien race, magic, alien, alien planet ...
Place:
california
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min.
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, semi serious
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
friendship, slice of life, teenage girl, circle of friends, middle school, teenager, female friendship, hardcore, friends, ambition, teenage life, female protagonist ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
australia
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 366 min.
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Style:
teen, lighthearted, educational
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 22 min.
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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide is an American live action sitcom on Nickelodeon that debuted in the Nickelodeon Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The series' actual pilot episode aired on September 7, ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Place:
california
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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kids, teens, pre-teens
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Naturally, Sadie is a Canadian comedy teen drama sitcom that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007. It was produced in Canada, set in Whitby, Ontario. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, most of the show was shot inside a former ...
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humorous, feel good, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
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realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous, sitcom
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family outing, kids, teens
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Time:
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Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
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Style:
humorous, sitcom, thought provoking, sincere, entertaining ...
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teens, family outing, kids, teen drama
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Place:
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