Gather 'Round was an educational series syndicated on numerous PBS stations from September 1, 1978 until January 1, 1979. The series was a production of CTI/Glad and was shown mainly during weekday in-school telecasts. The programs generally ran for 15 minutes or less. They were hosted/narrated by Paul M Lally and featured the charcoal drawings of Rae Owings. As Lally told stories, Owings would draw pictures with a charcoal pencil, illustrating the story as it was being told. Lally and Owings were also responsible for behind the scenes production work on other shows such as Cover to Cover, and The Word Shop.
A first-hand look at the cut-throat world of junior culinary competitions and the next generation culinary prodigies as they compete across the U.S. It all leads up to competition day, where 3 chefs go 2-rounds with only 1 winner.
Family saga depicting the eternal relationship of blood between a father and son, but also the strength of friendship that allows you to find a real, deep bond between people strangers to each other. The main character of this story, 14-year-old Maciek Łańko, lives in an orphanage. His mother is dead, he doesn't know his father, actually knows nothing for sure about him. Meanwhile, Władysław Michalski, an officer - mechanic of a merchant ship, learns that Maciej is his son. She wants to meet the boy, so she takes him to Gdańsk for a day, pretending to be his "uncle". The time spent together results in mutual sympathy, the man and the boy would like to stay together.
A Syrian historical series about the people of the Karkh district in Baghdad. Among its residents is a man called Abu Wahb, a wise and righteous figure who solves the city’s problems. The caliph intended to appoint him as Chief Judge, but fearing for his faith, Abu Wahb was instructed to feign madness. He then began appearing in public riding a reed, and people gave him the name ‘Bahloul.
A social comedy series starring Mohammed Al-Shammat, Samia Al-Jazairi, Rafi Wahbi, Nizar Abu Hajar, Hossam Eid, Issam Abba Ji and Mohammed Qanou. A Syrian production directed by Imad Seif Al-Din and written by Wafiq Al-Zaim
Data Bank is a cultural competition program that was shown on Saudi television in the eighties, presented by the Jordanian media program Omar Al-Khatib. The idea of the program is to ask a question to six contestants on the stage in front of an audience, whoever knows the answer presses a button in front of him and answers, if his answer is correct, his balance increases, and if it is wrong, the balance decreases, which collects the largest balance is the winner,
Fantadroms is a Latvian children's sci-fi cartoon by production company Studio Dauka. The episodes were released sporadically between 1985 and 1995, and all thirteen of them were released as a collection on DVD in 2006. The hero of the show is a yellow shape-shifting robot called Indrikis XIII, who usually takes the form of a cat. He flies through space, mediating various disputes between the other characters. One recurring dynamic in the show is the love triangle between Indrikis XIII and Receklite - the flying purple cat-octopus with whom he is in love with, and the rat – who is in love with Indrikis. Other recurring characters include a cow, a (human) woman, and an amorphous pink blob. The episode "Salt" won the Lielais Kristaps award for best animation in 1985. The show has no dialogue and drama unfolds through pantomime and expressive noises such as grunts, groans, and laughter, which allows the show to cross language barriers.
Raven: The Secret Temple is a BBC Scotland children's adventure game show, and the second spin-off to the main series, Raven. It comprises one series, which aired first on the CBBC Channel, and then during CBBC on BBC One in the United Kingdom, in 2007. In this series, warriors compete as teams and attempt to collect as many jewels as possible by completing fourteen tasks, so that they may find and enter the Secret Temple.
Funny stories that happen to neighbors living in the same building. However, there is no "your neighbor is bad, move out, save him" principle here. Everyone is talking and listening.