Saturday Night Live is a sketch comedy show that has been on the air since 1975. It features a live studio audience and includes a variety of comedic sketches, parody commercials, and musical performances. The show is known for its recurring characters, running gags, and celebrity impersonations. It often satirizes current events, pop culture, and politics.
The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967 and ITV from 1968 to 1992. It follows the adventures and comedic day to day life of puppets Sooty, Sweep and Soo with their owner Harry Corbett, and in later years, his son Matthew.
Sesame Street is an educational TV show set in an inner-city neighborhood. Through a combination of live-action, puppetry, and animation, the show teaches children valuable lessons about reading, counting, and personal development. With a diverse cast of characters, including the iconic Big Bird and the lovable monsters, Sesame Street promotes multiculturalism and offers educational content with fun and entertainment.
Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja, aspires to become the strongest ninja in his village, Konohagakure. He faces numerous challenges and battles along the way, including his search for Sasuke Uchiha, his best friend who has turned rogue.
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein is a cult-favorite TV show that takes place in a haunted castle. The show features various characters including a vampire, a mad scientist, a werewolf, and more. With its slapstick comedy, hidden characters, and spooky adventures, this show is an entertaining mix of horror and humor.
Rainbow is a comedic and educational TV show featuring puppets and anthropomorphic characters. It has become a cult favorite with a dedicated fanbase.
Bear in the Big Blue House follows the adventures of Bear and his friends as they explore the world around them, teaching kids important lessons about friendship, empathy, and problem-solving. With its delightful characters and catchy songs, this show is a favorite among children and parents alike.
Hallo Spencer is a German children's television series, created by Winfried Debertin and produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk from 1979 until 2001. In these 22 years, 275 episodes were filmed, including a number of 'specials' featuring the characters taking part in traditional fairy tale and nursery rhyme themed stories. It is a puppet based show, featuring characters created and operated in the same fashion as Jim Henson's Muppets and Sesame Street, which in fact, some of the show's staff were former employees of the German version of Sesame Street. To this day, the series is popular and well loved in its home country to the extent that the theme park Heide Park features a themed area devoted to the show. The series has been repeated on the commercial channels Nickelodeon Germany and on the pay-TV channel Premiere. Episodes were regularly found on regional broadcast stations until March 2011.
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss is an American live-action/puppet television series based on characters created by Dr. Seuss, produced by Jim Henson Productions. It aired for two seasons on the Nick Jr. Block on Nickelodeon. For the first few episodes, the show aired during Sunday night prime time, immediately before Nick News. It also premiered on PBS from January 12, 1998 until May 25, 2002. It is notable for its use of live puppets with digitally animated backgrounds, and in its first season, for refashioning characters and themes from the original Dr. Seuss books into new stories that often retained much of the flavor of Dr. Seuss's own works. It derives its name from wubble, a type of unicycle mentioned in the Dr. Seuss book I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew.
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.
Shrek, a grouchy ogre, is forced to go on a quest to rescue a princess and get his land back from a mean lord who exiles fairytale creatures to his swamp. Along the way, Shrek forms an unexpected bond with the princess and discovers the importance of true love and acceptance.
Tales from the Crypt is a horror anthology TV show that aired from 1989 to 1996. It is based on the EC Comics series of the same name and features a crypt keeper who introduces and concludes each episode. The show combines elements of comedy, crime, fantasy, horror, mystery, sci-fi, and thriller.
Coraline, an 11-year-old girl, moves to a new home and discovers a parallel world that seems ideal but hides sinister secrets. She must navigate this dangerous world to protect herself and her loved ones.
Chiquititas is a TV show that follows the lives of orphaned children living in a manor. They form strong friendships and face various challenges, including rebellion, domestic violence, and bullying. The show highlights themes of friendship, family, and coming-of-age.
The Muppet Show is a show-within-a-show that follows the backstage antics of a vaudeville-style puppet theater. With a talented cast of Muppet characters and celebrity guest stars, the show is filled with slapstick comedy, musical numbers, and plenty of laughs.
In 'Today's Special,' a department store security guard named Jeff shrinks and goes on magical adventures with a mannequin named Jester. Together, they learn important life lessons and solve problems in the store. With the help of hocus-pocus and some educational moments, Jeff discovers the true meaning of friendship and self-discovery.
LazyTown is a town where nobody likes to do anything or exercise. However, everything changes when the energetic superhero Sportacus comes to town. With his help, the children of LazyTown discover the joy of being active and healthy, much to the dismay of the lazy and villainous Robbie Rotten. Together with Sportacus, the kids learn important life lessons and have fun adventures.