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The Gregory Hines Show (1997)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Gregory Hines Show is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS. The series premiered on Monday, September 15, 1997 before airing on September 19, 1997 as a part of the network's Block Party Friday night lineup. It ended its run on February 27, 1998 with 15 episodes aired, out of the 22 that were produced.
It was the only show on the Block Party lineup that was not produced by Miller-Boyett Productions.
Style:
sitcom, heartfelt, lighthearted, sentimental, nostalgic
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family friendly
Plot:
single father, black, father son relationship, black family, parenting, widower, light comedy, urban, suburban life, workplace, dating, family relations, african american, male female relationship, friend
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sitcom, humorous, lighthearted and realistic films and TV series with plots about family relations, urban, black, african american, american culture, father son relationship and black sitcom mostly in Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like The Gregory Hines Show: The Hughleys (1998), Sparks (1996), Marlon (2017), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), Hello, Larry (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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kids, teens
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, feel good, lighthearted, sentimental, retro ...
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family friendly
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
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starting over, family relations, friends, hopes, couples, female protagonist, friendship, light comedy, second chance, single woman, real estate, personal growth ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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kids
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Time:
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Place:
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26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, romantic comedy, feel good, lighthearted, emotional ...
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family friendly
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, satirical, psychological, captivating, semi serious ...
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Time:
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Place:
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26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, family comedy ...
Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
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Country: USA
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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sitcom, feel good, humorous, semi serious, family comedy ...
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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