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SaxondaleSaxondale
BBC Three, 2006 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy

In this British-produced comedy, Steve Coogan plays Tommy Saxondale, an ex-roadie with anger management issues and a pest-control business. Tommy is a little arrogant, a little egotistical, and feels the world owes him more respect than it typically shows him.


Welcome to Myrtle ManorWelcome to Myrtle Manor
TLC, 2013 Cancelled/Ended | Family, Lifestyle, Reality

Each sixty-minute episode follows the daily drama of these quirky Southern residents with wildly different personalities as their lives collide in this proud, tight knit community.


VergüenzaVergüenza
Movistar Plus, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama
Rating: 4/5

Is a show about a wedding photographer, Jesús, who in fact wants to be an "artistic photographer", and his complicated relationship with his girlfriend Nuria. In his efforts to devote himself to art and to keep afloat his family and social relationships, Jesús will show an unusual ability to mess up constantly, without a break, and it gets worse and worse every time.


Arakawa Under the BridgeArakawa Under the Bridge
TV Tokyo, 2010 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Anime
Rating: 4/5

A young upper-class elite man, Ichinomiya "Riku" Kou, who has a policy of not ever wanting to be in debt to anyone, ends up owing his life to a strange girl, who rescues him. His saviour is Nino, a beautiful homeless girl, who believes that she is from the planet Venus and lives under the bridge by the Arakawa river. So the young man ends up living there too.


The SpaThe Spa
Sky Living, 2013 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Fitness

This is a comedy series written by Derren Litten set in set in a Hertfordshire spa that claims that it can cure anyone; the fat, the thin and the lazy.


Mad for Each OtherMad for Each Other
Kakao TV, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: 4.3/5

Bothered to realize they are next-door neighbors and share a psychiatrist, a man and a woman find it's impossible to stay out of each other's way.


The Darling Buds of MayThe Darling Buds of May
ITV, 1991 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama
Rating: 3/5

"The Darling Buds of May" paints an idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin (David Jason), a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters (including Catherine Zeta-Jones, in the role that launched her career), as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.


Pequeñas CoincidenciasPequeñas Coincidencias
Prime Video, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Romance
Rating: 4/5

"Little coincidences" is the story of a couple that is not yet known, trying to find each other; trying desperately to look for that other person who gives him love while living surrounded by a deranged universe of characters that orbit around him ...


HellfjordHellfjord
NRK1, 2012 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama
Rating: 3/5

This is the story of the urban police officer Salmander who, after somewhat accidentally killing his police horse in front of thousands of children, gets relocated to the location farthest north in Norway: Hellfjord.


Blark and SonBlark and Son
go90, 2018 On Hiatus | Animation, Comedy
Rating: 4.3/5

Blark and Son A series following the funny, rediculous, and sometimes somber lives of Blark and his son, Son.


Chio's School RoadChio's School Road
Tokyo MX, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Animation
Rating: 3/5

For Chio Miyamo, just making it to school is a miracle! Whether it's construction sites, biker gangs, or the sudden call of nature, obstacles great and small stand in the path of our titular hero!


The Greatest Show Never MadeThe Greatest Show Never Made
Prime Video, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Documentary | ► Trailer

It follows the story of how, on a wet morning in June 2002, four cameras filmed 30 contestants who had quit jobs and given up their homes and travelled to a park in South East London, to take part in the biggest reality show on TV. However, the show didn't exist and the series will explore fame, identity and the desire to escape everyday life, as the group try and turn disaster into triumph as they confront the collapse of their dreams.


Reggie PerrinReggie Perrin
BBC One, 2009 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama

Reggie works as the head of disposable razors at a male-grooming firm and, as in the original, he's repeatedly late because of bizarre rail problems. Unhappy with the world, Reggie plods through life complaining about how things should be.


Middlemost PostMiddlemost Post
Nick, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Children, Animation | ► Trailer
Rating: 2.5/5

A 2D animated series combining quirky characters with hilarious adventures and unwavering friendship, "Middlemost Post" follows Parker J. Cloud, an exuberant raincloud, lives and works in the Middlemost Post Office with Angus, a burly, rule-abiding mailman who cherishes his solitude and values efficiency, and Russell, their magical pet walrus whose stomach is so big that it doubles as a storage room. Together they journey through Mount Middlemost and the six territories of Somewhere to deliver the mail, while meeting some exceptionally quirky and peculiar people along the way. But as this loving and unconventional trio grows closer, they remain blissfully unaware that they have been brought together by one fateful stormy event.


Astarotte's ToyAstarotte's Toy
Tokyo MX, 2011 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Anime
Rating: 5/5

While job hunting, Naoya is taken by a mysterious girl to a magical land where he is installed in the harem of the succubus Queen Lotte. Thanks to trauma from her childhood, Lotte hates men and surrounds herself with lots of other women, who all have quirks of their own. In spite of her selfishness, when Naoya learns that Lotte is really quite lonely he agrees to stay in her world...if he can bring his daughter Asuha with him.


Killer CoasterKiller Coaster
Prime Video, 2023 Running | Comedy, Action, Crime, Horror | ► Trailer
Rating: 5/5

Sandrine Laplace, a bumbling contract worker, thinks she's a CIA agent, and decides to investigate a mysterious accident at the local fairground. Incompetent and intolerant to glucose, she will have to infiltrate this very closed world rich in cotton candy. Between clan wars, fluff and bumper cars, she will be forced to team up with Yvanne and Carmen, two fairgrounds without faith or law. What if there was a killer in the carnival?


Asylum (2015)Asylum (2015)
BBC Four, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Action, Adventure | ► Trailer
Rating: 1/5

A comedy featuring a government whistleblower and an internet entrepreneur who become trapped together in a London embassy.


The WinnerThe Winner
FOX, 2007 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy

This comedy tells the story of a 32-year-old slacker who still lives with his parents--as told through the eyes of the successful 40-something man he has become.


Azumanga DaiohAzumanga Daioh
TV Tokyo, 2002 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Animation
Rating: 5/5

ã'ずまã'"が大çŽ', Azumanga Daioh, follows the daily high school lives of six female students and two teachers with unusual personalities, from the first day of high school to graduation. Tomo Takino is the energetic loose cannon; Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara is the short-tempered, intelligent one; Chiyo Mihama is the 10-year-old genius; Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga is the slow and not too bright one; Sakaki is the shy cat-loving one, prone to cat bites; and Kagura is the resident jock. The teachers include the wacky, childish, English teacher Yukari Tanizaki, and Minamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa, the sane gym teacher who gets drunk easily. The anime is based on the original manga by Kiyohiko Azuma, and has five parts to each episode, each with its own title (similar to five mini-episodes put together for one big episode).


Wasteful Days of High School GirlsWasteful Days of High School Girls
AT-X, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Anime, Animation
Rating: 5/5

One day out of boredom, Tanaka decided to give her classmates nicknames based on their quirks. Her friend Sakuchi became "Ota" for her nerdy interests, and her other friend Saginomiya became "Robo" because of her expressionless personality. In retaliation, her friends decided to name Tanaka "Baka." These are the ridiculous days of three high school friends claiming (or not) the height of their youth.


Greg the BunnyGreg the Bunny
FOX, 2002 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy
Rating: 3.3/5

Can puppets and humans live side by side? In the world of Greg the Bunny, they can. Set in Hollywood, land of movie stars and struggling actors of all fabrics, Greg the Bunny (Dan Milano), a squeaky-voiced rabbit puppet, longs to live the high life - one where he's got a job or something. Greg's best friend and roommate, Jimmy Bender (Seth Green), is a slacker - not to mention a human. Jimmy's father, Gil (Eugene Levy), is the blunt and perpetually nervous executive producer/director of the low-budget (and low-rated) children's show, Sweetknuckle Junction. A cross between Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sweetknuckle mixes the fun of trains with the joy of letters and numbers, and is brought to you by the human co-stars, Junction Jack (Bob Gunton), the conductor, and Dottie Sunshine (Dina Waters), the helper, with funding provided by the puppet co-stars, Professor Ape (Dan Milano), the scholarly monkey, and Count Blah (Drew Massey), the counting vampire. Off-ca


Wild West AlaskaWild West Alaska
Animal Planet, 2013 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Adventure, Reality

Wild West Alaska takes you on a thrilling journey to Alaska's custom gun shop. Meet the quirky Alaskans and witness their adventures. This part-comedy TV series is all about the fun and excitement of life in Alaska. Join the team and experience the Wild West like never before.


Short PoppiesShort Poppies
TV1, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy | ► Trailer

Short Poppies follows a journalist as he meets the not-so-ordinary characters in a small New Zealand town. All of the townsfolk are also played by Darby.


Senpai, This Can't be Love!Senpai, This Can't be Love!
MBS, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Romance
Rating: 5/5

Yanase has worked as a 3D CG designer all across the world. Now back in Japan, Yanase is training a newbie by the name of Kaneda Yuki. There's only one issue: Kaneda is super unfriendly towards Yanase, leaving Yanase frustrated and disappointed. With a new project where they will have to work side by side, how can these two overcome their different personalities?


2point4 Children2point4 Children
BBC One, 1991 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy

Bill and Ben seem at first sight to be a typical couple, married with children Jenny and David and unmarried man-loving family friend Rona. Further developments show, however, that they are prone to situations of an increasingly bizarre nature, belying the ironic implications of the show's title.


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