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Harry's Mad (1993)
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Harry's Mad was a children's television programme that was shown in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on CITV from 4 January 1993 to 11 March 1996. It is based upon a book written by Dick King-Smith.
Style:
light hearted, humorous, nostalgic
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
talking animal, parrot, villain, friendship, adaptation, unhappiness, high school life, inheritance, child protagonist, adopted son, misadventure, talking parrot, parents son relationship, human animal friendship, adopted daughter, british humour, school life
Time:
90s, 1990s
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Most similar movies to Harry's Mad
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out light hearted, humorous, semi serious and whimsical films and TV series with plots about friendship, children, coming of age, unhappiness, adaptation, small town and high school life mostly in Family, Comedy and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Harry's Mad: Simon and the Witch (1987), Bodger and Badger (1989), Super Gran (1985), Worzel Gummidge (1979), Bear Behaving Badly (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
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Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.
Style:
light hearted, period piece, slapstick, whimsical
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
magic, witch, friendship, children, silly humor, magic realism, unhappiness, adaptation, small town, unlikely friendships, good witch, high school friend ...
Time:
80s
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95%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
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Bodger and Badger is a BBC children's comedy programme which was first broadcast in 1989. It starred Andy Cunningham as Simon Bodger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes.
Style:
light hearted, slapstick, absurd, surreal, slapstick comedy
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
puppet, british, talking animal, puppetry, children, friendship, anthropomorphic animal, handyman, badger, bromance, ventriloquism, potato ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with super powers and her arch nemesis, The Scunner Campbell.
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, slapstick, parody, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
superhero, female protagonist, british, children, grandmother, heroine, television, small town, fighting crime, good versus evil, villain, pantomime ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Family, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the UK until ...
Style:
lighthearted, uplifting, surreal, folk tale, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
magic realism, friendship, unhappiness, countryside, children, adaptation, village life, tea, village, rural setting, santa claus, boy ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Life at Barney's apartment would be fairly normal were it not for the talking koala, Crazy Keith, who lives under his floorboards and his flatmate, Nev the bear, who regularly aggravates the caretaker of the block; the allergy ridden and very ...
Style:
sitcom, lighthearted, slapstick, colorful, fast paced
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers
Plot:
unhappiness, children, puppet, talking animal, anthropomorphic animal, chaos, friendship, apartment building, british, caretaker, bear, koala ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
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Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.
Style:
semi serious, spooky, offbeat, humorous, psychotronic
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers
Plot:
witch, witchcraft, spell, supernatural, friendship, teenager, black magic, teachers and students, youth, curses spells and rituals, teenage life, friends ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
The series followed Henrietta "Hettie" Hubble, (Mildred's younger cousin), through her years at Cackles Academy. Mildred is seen in the first episode accompanying her cousin to Cackles, before magically returning home. Hettie quickly ...
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, captivating, feel good, light hearted ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
magic, cousin, teenage girl, female protagonist, teenage witch, teenager, academy, witch, adolescence, wizards and magicians, witchery, teenage protagonist ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min.
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Just William is a television serial first broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. The serial is based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. This latest adaptation is written by Simon Nye. It is the first adaption of the books since ...
Style:
humorous, light hearted, feel good, funny, semi serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
children, friendship, post war, mischievous children, friends, best friend, lifestyle, child protagonist, child, friendship between boys, teenager, boy ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
england
Similarity:
60%
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224
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 20 min.
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Fudge is an American children's television series based on a series of Judy Blume books about a young boy nicknamed Fudge. The series ran for two seasons, with 24 episodes following a telefilm adaptation of Blume's novel Fudge-A-Mania, ...
Style:
family comedy, sitcom, lighthearted, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
youth, children, siblings, childhood, coming of age, brotherhood, high school life, innocence, unhappiness, everyday life, light comedy, adaptation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 26 min.
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The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ is a British television series based on the book of the same name written by Sue Townsend. It started in 1985 and starred Gian Sammarco, as the title character Adrian Mole, Stephen Moore as Adrian's ...
Style:
period piece, family comedy, heartfelt
Audience:
kids
Plot:
teenager, coming of age, teen angst, voice over narration, family relations, domestic drama, adaptation, high school life, embarrassment, social satire, friendship, teen romance ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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The Famous Five is a British television series based on the children's books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It was broadcast on ITV over two series in 1978 and 1979. It was produced by Southern Television in 26 half-hour episodes.
Style:
period piece, light hearted, detective, suspenseful
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
friendship, children, innocent, teamwork, dog, investigation, island, country house, hidden treasure, coming of age, strong female lead, amateur sleuth ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
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Dani has inherited the crumbling Bogmoor Castle from her mysterious great aunt Marjorie. Can she turn the castle into a thriving family business whilst dealing with a troublesome cousin and some even more troublesome ghosts?
Style:
humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, sincere
Audience:
kids
Plot:
love and romance, friendship, imaginary, estate, disorder, life turned upside down, impossible love, ghost, youth, best friend, inheritance, castle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, northern ireland
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Seriously Weird is a TV show that played on YTV in Canada. In the UK it was shown on ITV, and in Australia it was shown on the ABC weekly show Rollercoaster.
Style:
captivating, light hearted, teen, sitcom, situational comedy ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, magic, changing lives, fish out of water, unhappiness, magic realism, coming of age, culture clash, mythology, high school life, friendship, small town ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 366 min.
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The Baby-Sitters Club is a 1990 American television series based on Ann M. Martin's children's book series of the same name. The series originally aired on the The Disney Channel, but was also broadcast on HBO and Nickelodeon; all thirteen ...
Style:
teen, lighthearted, educational
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
babysitting, friendship, teamwork, family values, responsibility, innocent, coming of age, girlfriend, safe, small town, slice of life, high school life ...
Place:
connecticut
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Wishbone is a children's television show that aired from 1995 to 1997 in the United States. The show's title character is a Jack Russell Terrier of the same name. Wishbone lives with his owner Joe Talbot in the fictional modern town of ...
Style:
humorous, touching, feel good, semi serious, educational
Audience:
kids, toddlers, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
dog, friendship, adventurer, literature, storytelling, colonialism, youth, women, literary, animal, talking animal, talking dog ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 27 min.
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Pippi Longstocking is a TV series based on Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking children's books. The show ran for thirteen episodes, the first episode being broadcast 8 February 1969 on the then Swedish public service channel Sveriges ...
Style:
sitcom, semi serious, humorous, vintage
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
monkey, youth, nordic, redhead girl, strong female character, strong female lead, children, smart kid, magic, ape, friendship, best friend ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 11 min.
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Evie's mum, Jess, has just married Doug's dad, Simon. They arrive home to find a puppy hiding in their wedding gifts. This magical talking dog will change their lives forever.
Style:
entertaining, sincere, captivating, disturbing, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing, preschool
Plot:
talking animal, talking dog, pets, dog, blended family, pet dog, british, children, human animal relationship, husband wife relationship, relationships, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Harry and Cosh was a British children's television series directed by Daniel Peacock shown on Saturday afternoons on Shake! on Channel 5
It starred Harry Capehorn, Coshti Dowden, Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty and Gemma Baker. It told the story of ...
Style:
comedy drama, light hearted, sitcom, satirical
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly
Plot:
british, teenager, friendship, dysfunctional family, youth culture, coming of age, relationships, family issues, high school life, unhappiness, humour, teen romance ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
43%
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114
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 30 min.
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Out There is an Australian comedy-drama series following the trials and tribulations of an American high school boy named Reilly who moves to Australia from Connecticut as his father flees the authorities. He stays with his aunt and uncle who are ...
Style:
humorous, serious, touching, realistic, comedy drama ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, youth, friends, introspection, teenage life, clinic, friend, teenager, adolescence, self discovery, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
43%
520
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 179 min.
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The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
Style:
fairy tale, mysterious, sincere, thought provoking, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
coming of age, puppet, friendship, magical, child, pinocchio, magical creature, friends, magic, deception, con trick, father son relationship ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
Roddy and Tessa Oliver, two ordinary children have their lives are turned upside down when William Povey, a shoeshine boy from Victorian England appears in Roddy's bedroom as a ghost and appeals to him for help.
Style:
exciting, captivating, humorous, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost hunter, ghost, friendship, children, friends, apparition, hunting, friend, haunting, adventure hero, teamwork ...
Time:
victorian era
Similarity:
41%
165
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 135 min.
TV show
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When the "Good For You" party bans chocolate, two boys resolve to bring down the government.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, satirical, light hearted ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
chocolate, bootlegging, politics, government, resistance, fighting the system, political satire, friendship, children, rebellion, unhappiness, dystopia ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
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Johnny Maxwell stumbles upon a time machine when he helps an old woman, but little does he know that his journeys back to 1941 cause a chain of events which alter history. Johnny and his friends must go back in time to reverse the changes and save ...
Style:
suspense, emotional, comedy drama, dark comedy, whimsical
Audience:
kids
Plot:
world war two, machine, travel, friendship, paradox, family drama, courage, loyalty, alternate history, nostalgia, magic realism, coming of age ...
Time:
1940s, future
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Catweazle is a British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London Weekend Television under the LWI banner, and screened in the UK on ITV in 1970. A second season in 1971 ...
Style:
light hearted, sitcom, surreal
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
time travel, medieval, wizard, magic, travel, fish out of water, english countryside, friendship, sorcerer, serial killer, community, small town ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: East Germany
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Carola is a mischievous girl who doesn't care much for school- except for sports and recess, of course. Without her good friend Willi to keep her on the straight and narrow, she would really be in trouble. One day at school, Carola has an idea. ...
Style:
light hearted, humorous, whimsical, grotesque
Audience:
kids
Plot:
ghost, school, children, child protagonist, friendship, body swap, unhappiness, supernatural, pretense, imagination, possession, rescue mission ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Story:
A trio of preteens are dared by two snobby brothers into going into a haunted house that is occupied by a trio of monsters. The kids accidentally free a genie that is trapped in a pipe organ. The genie offers to grant the kids one wish. The kids ...
Style:
family comedy, exciting, semi serious, humorous, epic fantasy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
superhero, girl heroine, shape shifting, middle school, adaptation, friends, heroes, escapades, rivalry, comic book, haunted house, super villain ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
38%
378
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
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Aquila is a British children's television show which aired on the BBC from 1997 to 1998. An episode was aired once a week, and was based on the story of two boys, Tom Baxter and Geoff Reynolds, who find a spacecraft when digging in a field. It ...
Style:
suspenseful, lighthearted, educational
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
children, cave, boy, curiosity, friendship, secrets, moral dilemma, coming of age, adaptation, exploration, spaceship, alien technology ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bristol, wales
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Fantasy, Family, Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Eustace, along with a new companion named Jill Pole, is brought back to Narnia. The pair are told by Aslan they must search for King Caspian's missing son, Prince Rillian.
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, humorous, stylized, exciting
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
narnia, imaginary, imaginary kingdom, giant, legends and myths, parallel world, hopes, young heroes, good versus evil, heroes, heroic mission, magic ...
Place:
britain
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
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Story:
A Grandpa with a magic Shrinking Cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. When he puts the cap on Grandpa shrinks and creates comic mayhem, but somehow Grandpa and Jason always manage to save the day. It’s teamwork!
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, lighthearted, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
grandfather, family relations, parents and children, coming of age, youth, misfit, children, magic, grandson, teamwork, friendship, magical object ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: UK
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Renford Rejects was a teen sitcom produced and broadcast by Nickelodeon UK between 1997 and 2001. The show briefly aired in the United States on Nick GaS.
The show concerned a five-a-side school football team, made up of aspiring players who had ...
Style:
sitcom, light hearted
Audience:
family friendly, kids, teen drama
Plot:
soccer, football, teenager, british, humour, light comedy, teamwork, friendship, high school life, perseverance, coming of age, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
36%
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