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Herbie the Matchmaker (1982)
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Original name: Herbie, the Love Bug
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Herbie the Matchmaker, also known as Herbie, The Love Bug, is a short-lived situation comedy that aired on CBS in the spring of 1982. The series is based on Walt Disney Productions' popular Herbie film series, about a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own. It was cancelled after five episodes and, for the next fifteen years, would mark Herbie's last new appearance in either television or film; Herbie would next return to television in the 1997 film The Love Bug.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, humorous, lighthearted, slapstick, sentimental, nostalgic
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
talking car, anthropomorphic vehicle, children, rivalry, driving school, school, love triangle, family drama, small town, matchmaking, car chase, car, driving instructor, automobile, herbie, volkswagen beetle, car stunt, gadget car, disney
Time:
80s
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