Ellen Albertini Dow

Ellen Albertini Dow

Ellen Rose Albertini Dow (November 16, 1913 – May 4, 2015) was an American film and television character actress and drama coach. She portrayed feisty old ladies and may be best known as the rapping grandmother Rosie in The Wedding Singer (1998), performing "Rappers Delight". Dow's other film roles include elderly lady Mary Cleary who "outs" her grandson in Wedding Crashers, Disco Dottie in 54, the recipient of Christopher Lloyd's character's slapstick in Radioland Murders and a choir nun in Sister Act. She was best known to small screen audiences for her guest appearances on sitcom The Golden Girls. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Albertini Dow,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Ellen Albertini Dow
  • Popularity: 7.761
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1913-11-16
  • Place of Birth: Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Also Known As: The Rapping Granny, The Rapping Grandmother
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Ellen Albertini Dow Movies

  • 1998
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    Patch Adams

    Patch Adams

    7.311 1998 HD

    The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his...

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  • 1998
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    54

    54

    5.8 1998 HD

    Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the...

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  • 1998
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    The Wedding Singer

    The Wedding Singer

    6.8 1998 HD

    Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her...

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  • 1987
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    Munchies

    Munchies

    4.9 1987 HD

    Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food...

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  • 2000
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    Ready to Rumble

    Ready to Rumble

    5.2 2000 HD

    Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.

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  • 2005
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    Wedding Crashers

    Wedding Crashers

    6.5 2005 HD

    John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi:...

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  • 2005
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    Annie's Point

    Annie's Point

    6 2005 HD

    A recently widowed grandmother is determined to grant her husband's last wish of setting his ashes free over the idyllic bluff they called Annie's...

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  • 2011
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    Not Another Not Another Movie

    Not Another Not Another Movie

    3.4 2011 HD

    Follows a struggling movie studio that's willing to do anything to make some money - even if it means ruining their reputation, and running the movie...

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  • 2007
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    The Blue Hour

    The Blue Hour

    7 2007 HD

    Several strangers in Los Angeles weave their stories of loss and hope, not knowing that their lives have brushed up against each others in small but...

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  • 1994
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    Radioland Murders

    Radioland Murders

    6 1994 HD

    A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

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  • 2000
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    Road Trip

    Road Trip

    6.2 2000 HD

    After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the...

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  • 1988
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    Going to the Chapel

    Going to the Chapel

    5 1988 HD

    As a couple (Valentine and Greene) prepare to get married all sorts of uninvited and unexpected guests arrive and secrets are revealed.

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  • 2015
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    Frank the Bastard

    Frank the Bastard

    3 2015 HD

    A young woman returns to her birthplace after her father's death and unearths distant memories and long-buried secrets that change everything she...

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  • 2010
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    The Invited

    The Invited

    3.3 2010 HD

    A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century home where they discover that a great evil has...

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  • 2002
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    Eight Crazy Nights

    Eight Crazy Nights

    5.2 2002 HD

    Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far.

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  • 2001
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    Longshot

    Longshot

    5.8 2001 HD

    Teen Alex Taylor and his older brother Jack live in L.A. where Jack is a personal fitness trainer. Jack had an affair with Mitzi Price, a very...

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  • 1998
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    Carnival of Souls

    Carnival of Souls

    3.7 1998 HD

    A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped and murdered her mother.

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  • 2006
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    Fat Girls

    Fat Girls

    4.5 2006 HD

    A gay theater-obsessed Texan high school senior has his heart set on Broadway stardom with an eye out for love. With the help of his 300-pound best...

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  • 1992
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    Space Case

    Space Case

    1 1992 HD

    In the future, mental institutions are located on far-away planets. One such planet is the apex for an invasion of Earth by rodent-like aliens. It is...

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  • 1992
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    Sister Act

    Sister Act

    6.8 1992 HD

    A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust...

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  • 1993
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    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

    6.372 1993 HD

    Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to...

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  • 1995
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    Problem Child 3

    Problem Child 3

    4.6 1995 HD

    Now a pre-teen, Junior has fallen head over heels for a classmate who doesn't even notice him, but does notice three other boys – a child star,...

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  • 1992
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    Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    5.9 1992 HD

    After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

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  • 1990
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    My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    6.1 1990 HD

    FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is...

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  • 2009
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    Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

    Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

    4.6 2009 HD

    Venturing into the woods causes nothing but trouble and hilarity for three misguided males in this straight to video spin-off of 2004's "Without A...

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  • 2001
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    Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

    8.1 2001 HD

    When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least...

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  • 1989
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    Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

    8.3 1989 HD

    A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

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  • 2005
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    American Dad!

    American Dad!

    7 2005 HD

    The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his...

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  • 1999
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    Family Guy

    Family Guy

    7.4 1999 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1987
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    8.359 1987 HD

    Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new...

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  • 2007
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    In Case of Emergency

    In Case of Emergency

    10 2007 HD

    Four old friends from high school find themselves at that stage where they realize that their lives didn't turn out exactly the way they'd planned....

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  • 1999
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    Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

    7.5 1999 HD

    Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy...

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  • 1985
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    The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

    7.5 1985 HD

    Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely,...

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  • 1985
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    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    7.741 1985 HD

    This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two...

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  • 2005
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    My Name Is Earl

    My Name Is Earl

    7.7 2005 HD

    When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.

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  • 1993
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    The Nanny

    The Nanny

    8.1 1993 HD

    Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield...

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  • 2003
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    Cold Case

    Cold Case

    7.8 2003 HD

    The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly...

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  • 2003
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    Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

    7 2003 HD

    Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run...

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  • 1987
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    Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

    7.5 1987 HD

    Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a...

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  • 1985
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    Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

    7.5 1985 HD

    After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various...

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  • 1995
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    Cybill

    Cybill

    6 1995 HD

    Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring, Cybill Shepherd,...

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  • 1995
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    Murder One

    Murder One

    7.8 1995 HD

    Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but...

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  • 1989
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    Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

    8 1989 HD

    Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to...

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  • 1982
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    Newhart

    Newhart

    7.2 1982 HD

    Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually...

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  • 1989
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    Family Matters

    Family Matters

    6.7 1989 HD

    A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor,...

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  • 1988
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    The Wonder Years

    The Wonder Years

    8.3 1988 HD

    The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult...

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  • 2006
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    Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana

    7.168 2006 HD

    At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and...

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  • 2001
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    Scrubs

    Scrubs

    8.025 2001 HD

    In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

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  • 1998
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    Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

    6.8 1998 HD

    Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along...

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  • 1997
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    Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

    6.7 1997 HD

    Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997, to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes...

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  • 1994
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    ER

    ER

    7.8 1994 HD

    ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened...

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  • 1997
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    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    7.2 1997 HD

    Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each...

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  • 2011
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    New Girl

    New Girl

    7.3 2011 HD

    Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable...

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  • 1999
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    Family Guy

    Family Guy

    7.4 1999 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1996
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    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    7.842 1996 HD

    On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as...

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  • 1992
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    Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

    8 1992 HD

    Frustrations and sparks fly in Washington, D.C. when a strict conservative hires a free spirited journalist as his boss's press secretary. Their...

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  • 1999
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    Payne

    Payne

    1 1999 HD

    Payne is an American television series, patterned after the British program Fawlty Towers. It starred American actor John Larroquette, who portrayed...

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  • 1994
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    On Our Own

    On Our Own

    6 1994 HD

    On Our Own is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 13, 1994 until April 14, 1995. The series stars Ralph Louis Harris and six real...

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  • 2000
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    Nikki

    Nikki

    5.5 2000 HD

    Nikki White pursues her dream of being a Las Vegas showgirl, while her husband, Dwight, tries to break into professional wrestling.

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  • 1995
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    Hope and Gloria

    Hope and Gloria

    5 1995 HD

    Hope and Gloria is an American sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Television and aired on NBC from March 9, 1995, through June 22, 1996. The show was...

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  • 1993
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    The John Larroquette Show

    The John Larroquette Show

    6.7 1993 HD

    The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night...

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  • 1988
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    Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

    6.5 1988 HD

    Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the...

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  • 2004
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    Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

    Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

    8.5 2004 HD

    The whacky adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. Polk Middle School, as "every-kid" Ned shatters the fourth wall to...

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  • 1990
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    Wings

    Wings

    6.9 1990 HD

    Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and...

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  • 1985
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    The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

    7.5 1985 HD

    Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely,...

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  • 1985
    imgS7 E26

    The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

    7.5 1985 HD

    Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely,...

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  • 1993
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    Dave's World

    Dave's World

    6.4 1993 HD

    Dave's World is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997. The series is based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry.

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  • 1996
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    Suddenly Susan

    Suddenly Susan

    5.7 1996 HD

    Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer who begins to adjust to being...

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  • 2011
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    Shameless

    Shameless

    8.2 2011 HD

    Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When...

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  • 1995
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    Ned and Stacey

    Ned and Stacey

    7.2 1995 HD

    A self-centered ad exec and a liberal journalist enter into a marriage of convenience. He's trying to boost his business image; she likes his...

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