Nachdem die Werbespezialisten Charlie und Phil fristlos gefeuert werden und auf Grund der miesen Wirtschaftslage auch keinen neuen Job finden, müssen sie sich auf völlig neuem Gebiet bewähren: Während die Frauen das Geldverdienen übernehmen, sorgen die beiden Herren der Schöpfung für Haushalt und Kinder. Obgleich das eher schlecht als recht gelingt, entdecken die Männer darin schon bald ihre große Chance: Sie eröffnen in Charlies Haus ihren eigenen Kindergarten!
Onkel Buck, das schwarze Schaf der Familie wird zur Betreuung der “lieben Kleinen” seines Bruders abkommandiert – für mehrere Tage. Nach dem Motto “rauh aber herzlich” ersetzt er fehlende Kenntnisse der geordneten Haushaltsführung durch geniales Improvisationstalent; er trocknet Socken in der Mikrowelle, backt einen Riesen-Pfannkuchen und verteidigt die Unschuld der Tochter mit der Bohrmaschine. Daß er damit so ganz nebenbei die Kinder in den Wahnsinn treibt, die Nachbarn in Panik ausbrechen und die Eltern bei ihrer Rückkehr dem Herzinfarkt nahe sind, ist eigentlich völlig klar…
Der 10-jährige Willard (ELIJAH WOOD - Der Herr der Ringe) verbringt seine Sommerferien bei Freunden seiner Mutter. Seine Ersatzeltern Lily (MELANIE GRIFFITH - Celebrity) und Ben (DON JOHNSON - Jenseits der Unschuld) leben in Paradise, einem verträumten Fischerdorf. Seit dem Tod ihres Sohnes, streiten die beiden andauernd und so verbringt Willard immer mehr Zeit mit dem Nachbarsmädchen Billie (THORA BIRCH - American Beauty). Als er erfährt, dass sein eigener Vater die Familie verlassen hat, läuft er weg ...
Alles, was Lily Jamison je tun wollte, ist zu tanzen. Als ihr mit 22 Jahren ein Platz am New Yorker Ballett angeboten wird, ist sie überglücklich. Ihre erste große Rolle ist die Zuckerfee in „Der Nußknacker“. Dies ist nicht nur ihre Traumrolle, sondern sie kann sogar an der Seite ihres Freundes Mark tanzen. Doch kurz vor der Premiere zerstört ein Anruf all ihre Träume: Ihre geliebte Schwester Beth ist bei einem Autounfall gestorben. Obwohl sie Beth zu Ehren gerne aufgetreten wäre, überzeugt Mark sie davon, zu ihrer Familie zurückzukehren – auch wenn das wegen der Entfernung das Ende ihrer Beziehung bedeutet. Lily hat seit diesem Vorfall nie wieder getanzt - und auch Mark nicht mehr gesehen. Als jedoch ihre Nichte Sadie acht Jahre später die Gelegenheit bekommt, die Rolle der Clara in „Der Nußknacker“ in Philadelphia zu tanzen, begleitet sie sie. Zufällig ist Mark der Regisseur des Stücks und bittet Lily um Hilfe, da kurzfristig die Besetzung der Zuckerfee ausgefallen ist...
Diese erste Koproduktion zwischen der DDR und Großbritannien soll zu Verständnis über Lage und Haltungen Millionen arbeitender Menschen in gegensätzlichen Gesellschaftsordnungen beitragen. Am Beispiel von Werftarbeitern, Fischern, der Brigade und Familie einer gewerkschaftlich aktiven Köchin und Arbeitslosen verschiedenen Alters und Berufs in Newcastle einerseits bzw. einer Brigade Kranführerinnen der Warnowwerft und Fischern der Warnemünder Genossenschaft andererseits sollen Einblicke in Lebensweise und -haltungen von Menschen unserer Zeit vermittelt werden.
The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.
Kevin Hill is an American legal drama that aired on UPN during the 2004-2005 TV season. It was filmed and produced in Toronto, Canada.
Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.
Webster is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC from September 16, 1983 until May 8, 1987, and in first-run syndication from September 21, 1987 until March 10, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver. The show stars Emmanuel Lewis in the title role as a young boy who, after losing his parents, is adopted by his NFL-pro godfather, portrayed by Alex Karras, and his new socialite wife, played by Susan Clark. The focus was largely on how this impulsively married couple had to adjust to their new lives and sudden parenthood, but it was the congenial Webster himself who drove much of the plot. The series was produced by Georgian Bay Ltd., Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. and Paramount Television. Like NBC's earlier hit Diff'rent Strokes, Webster featured a young African-American boy adopted by a white family.
Mel is a local politician from a political family. When a family scandal leaves her niece, Lennox, and nephew, Ryder, without their parents, Mel takes them in. She hires Joe to become the family's male nanny, or "manny," after a Ponzi scheme leaves him broke.
Joey and Michael, who fought over the same woman 13 years ago now have, upon her death, been awarded joint custody of her daughter - who might be either of theirs. So how do the men settle their problems? With a paternity test? No way. Instead, they all move in together to raise Nicole as a two-dad nuclear family. Under the watchful eye of the family court judge, dads and daughter adjust to their new situation.
The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.
Allison McLean is a tough and experienced police detective, mother and wife in suburban Seattle. When she and her police partner must arrest her brother for aggravated assault, her world drastically changes as he's convicted and sent to prison, leaving his two teenagers teetering on the brink of foster care. Ultimately, she takes them into her home, ending up with four teenagers to raise.
Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional English gentleman's gentleman, Mr. Giles French, also had adjustments to make as he became saddled with the responsibility of caring for 15-year-old Cissy and the 6-year-old twins, Jody and Buffy. The show ran for 138 episodes. Family Affair was created and produced by Don Fedderson, also known for My Three Sons and The Millionaire.
Mackenzie "Mickey" Murphy is a hard-living, foul-mouthed, cigarette-smoking woman who moves to affluent Greenwich, CT to raise the spoiled kids of her wealthy sister who fled the country to avoid a federal indictment. She quickly learns what the rest of us already know - other people's children are awful.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an American musical television series loosely based on the film, which ran on CBS from September 19, 1982 to March 23, 1983.
Bringing Up Buddy is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS during the 1960–1961 season.
Nicholas, a neurotic 25-year-old, hasn’t been particularly present in his siblings’ lives, but when their single dad reveals that he is terminally ill, the girls have to cope with not only a devastating loss but also the realization that Nicholas is the one who will have to rise to the occasion, move in and hold it all together.
The Monroes is a 26-segment Western television series which originally aired on ABC during the 1966-1967 season. The series centers around the story of five orphans trying to survive as a family on the frontier in the area around, what is now, Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyoming.
Andy is a dissolute out-of work musician who forges an unlikely alliance with his 12-year-old nephew Errol after being morally blackmailed into looking after him by his chaotic sister Sam - all on the day Andy was planning to kill himself. Not a natural with either kids or responsibility, he tries to keep his new charge out of trouble while being knee-deep in it himself.
Guys Like Us is a short-lived American sitcom that aired on UPN from October 5, 1998 to January 18, 1999. The series starred Bumper Robinson, Maestro Harrell, and Chris Hardwick.
It's a Man's World is an American comedy-drama television series which aired on NBC from September 17, 1962, to January 28, 1963. Wes and Tom-Tom are friends going to college and with musician Vern share a houseboat. Wes also watches out for his younger brother Howie and the four of them deal with girls, jobs, and school. Occasionally the boys get serious but more often they use humor to handle situations.
Patrick Callahan, a former teen idol who has chosen to lead a quiet life with his wife and two sons. But when his former Rockits band mate and brother, David, shows up unexpectedly with his new-found teenage daughter in tow, the Callahan family's life becomes anything but normal. David, who refuses to give up his past glory days, comes to Patrick for help raising Ruby while he continues to tour. Patrick must now put the past with David behind them in order to help raise Ruby and keep order within the rest of the Callahan clan.
Sunshine is an American comedy/drama television series that aired from March 6 until June 12, 1975.
