Ključna beseda Janitor

Drama spremlja uporniškega mladeniča Willa Huntinga, ki kot hišnik dela na slovitem inštitutu MIT, čeprav ima fotografski spomin in je matematični genij. Kot gradbenik dela in živi v južnem Bostonu skupaj s prijatelji iz otroštva, posebej s prostodušnim Chuckiejem. V študentskem naselju spozna čedno, inteligentno britansko študentko Skylar in med njima se začne razvijati ljubezen. Univerzitetni profesor in nekdanji državni matematični prvak Lambeau nekoč pripravi poseben izziv za svoje študente: na hodnik pred učilnico razobesi zahtevno matematično nalogo in kdor bi jo pravilno rešil, naj bi imel zagotovljeno oceno pri njegovem predmetu. Will skrivaj opravi preizkušnjo in Lambeau se postopoma dokoplje do briljantnega avtorja pravilne rešitve.

Zdi se, da je Hirayama povsem zadovoljen s svojim preprostim življenjem čistilca stranišč v Tokiu. Zunaj svojega zelo strukturiranega vsakdana uživa v svoji strasti do glasbe in knjig. Obožuje drevesa in jih fotografira. Vrsta nepričakovanih srečanj postopoma razkrije več o njegovi preteklosti.

Navdihujoča resnična zgodba o Richardu Montañezu, hišniku Frito Lay-a, ki je usmeril svojo mehiško-ameriško dediščino in vzgojo v to, da je ikonične Flamin' Hot Cheetos spremenil v prigrizek, ki je postal ikonični globalni fenomen pop kulture.

Nadarjena študentka Rhoda nekega večera na nočnem obzorju opazi nov planet, toda zaradi nepazljivosti povzroči nesrečo, v kateri umre nedolžna družina. Preživi zgolj skladatelj John in po dolgoletni zaporni kazni ga Rhoda obišče, vendar si mu ne upa izdati svoje prave identitete. Med njunim negotovim zbliževanjem znanstveniki ugotovijo, da je novi planet popolna kopija Zemlje, zato si Rhoda želi izvedeti, kakšno življenjsko pot je usoda namenila njeni dvojnici na skrivnostnem planetu.

Po nenadni smrti očeta se sestri Mary in Nora, ki živita na Beverly Hillsu, na lepem znajdeta brez prebite pare. Prisiljeni sta se preseliti k teti v revno sosesko in se privaditi na nov način življenja. Mlajša Mary je razvajena in se na vsak način skuša vrniti na Rodeo Drive, medtem ko je starejša Nora z nogami na realnih tleh. Dekleti si bosta primorani poiskati službo, kmalu pa bosta v njuni življenji tudi vstopila moška, ki bosta še dodatno zapletla njuni življenji.

Tired of just scraping by, an ambitious janitor scams and schemes his way to the good life in 1980s Poland amid changing regimes and personal chaos.

Oshima Goro, a janitor of an elementary school, becomes a gifted teacher who teaches children that have fallen behind even though he has no licence. Single mother Akasaka Chiaki opposes formal education in schools during the war and sees the potential in a school to give coaching for a free, well-rounded education. The two of them become a couple both at work and at home, and create new history in the industry in this story depicting a family’s 50 years, set against the backdrop of the Showa to Heisei era.

Working Stiffs is a short-lived 1979 American television series which starred James Belushi and Michael Keaton as brothers Ernie and Mike O'Rourke. The pair were janitors who aspired to work their way up in the field of business. The brothers worked in an office building owned by their Uncle Harry. Ernie and Mike also were roommates in an apartment over a cafe where they befriended the owner Mitch and waitress Nikki. Each episode featured slapstick and physical comedy. Penny Marshall directed the pilot. Includes an early appearance of Paul Reubens as Heimlich the delivery boy at the cafe. The series aired on CBS. It competed against the highly-rated shows NBC's CHiPs and ABC's The Ropers in its timeslot. Nine episodes were produced but after four episodes aired, the series was canceled. After Belushi and Keaton became major film stars in the 1980s, six episodes of the show were released on home video. Reruns have also aired on A&E Network, Comedy Central and TV Land. The syndication package included the previously unaired episodes.