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.
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.
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.
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.
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.
Hank is an American situation comedy which is perhaps most notable for being an early example of a program with a true series finale, in which the underlying premise of the series reaches a natural conclusion with its final episode.
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.
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.
Sunshine is an American comedy/drama television series that aired from March 6 until June 12, 1975.
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.
Baby Boom is an American sitcom series starring Kate Jackson. The series is based on the 1987 film Baby Boom. The pilot premiered September 10, 1988 on NBC, and the series began on November 2, 1988.
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.
Sugar and Spice is a short-lived American sitcom that premiered on March 30, 1990 on CBS.
Out Of The Blue is an American fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC during the fall of 1979. It is chiefly notable as having featured a Mork & Mindy crossover, and for the controversy surrounding its status as a spin-off of Happy Days. The series stars Jimmy Brogan as Random, an angel-in-training who is assigned to live with a family and work as a high school teacher. The series aired from September 9 to December 16, 1979. Nine episodes had been aired at the time of cancellation. Some completed material was never broadcast.
With his looks, personality and capabilities, 35-years-old Haruno Yoichi is considered the "ideal husband". However, he feels that his wife's attitude has cooled ever since she gave birth to their child. He knows neither the cause nor the solution, and has been reduced to the "unfortunate husband" at home. 28-years-old Chisato was thought to be the "ideal wife with all the the traditional graces" who does her best to look to her best to look to her husband with respect. But her husband's words and deeds which she could excuse until after childbirth, now make her feel uneasy. Because of her continued hysterics, she has become the "monster wife" to her husband.
The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.
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.
Tucker is a television family comedy series that aired on NBC from October 2, 2000 to March 27, 2001.
