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Full House: Season 2
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Full House: Season 2

1988
With three active girls in the house, father Danny (Bob Saget), Uncle Jesse (John Stamos) and pal Joey (Dave Coulier) have their hands full in Season 2 of the family sitcom. This season, D.J. (Candace Cameron) struggles with junior high school pressures; attention-starved Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) gets married; the Beach Boys pop by; Jesse plans to marry Becky (Lori Loughlin); and Michelle (the Olsen twins) continues her reign as Queen Cutie.

Directed by:

  • Peter Baldwin
  • Bill Foster
  • Lee Shallat-Chemel
  • Steve Zuckerman
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    El Brassier de Emma
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    El Brassier de Emma

    2007
    In 1962 Mexico City, precocious Emma (Sofía Espinosa) is hovering on the edge of adolescence and coping with a difficult family situation when her changing figure leads her to the conclusion that breasts are the center of the universe. After Emma's sister departs for college, leaving her alone with their quarreling parents, Emma begins to attract the attention of boys and starts a campaign to get her first bra in this quirky coming-of-age comedy.

    Directed by:

  • Marisa Sistach
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 5
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 5

    2003
    An off-the-scale IQ only takes you so far when the devious and dysfunctional quotient of your family is similarly sized -- at least that's what academically gifted but domestically cursed teen Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) finds in the Emmy-winning sitcom's fifth season. With baby Jamie turning the Wilkerson household upside down, the boys inherit new responsibilities, which they master with varying degrees of success.

    Directed by:

  • Todd Holland
  • Arlene Sanford
  • Ken Kwapis
  • Chris Koch
  • Nick Marck
  • Jeff Melman
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    The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger
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    The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger

    2009
    When smooth-talking gambling man Shea McCall (Dean Cain) manipulates his way into half-ownership of a ranch run by sharpshooter B.J. Stoker (James Tupper), the two clash over everything from running the homestead to winning the heart of lovely widow Liz Calhoun (Allison Hossack). But when Mexican bandits threaten to seize their farm, the rivals must settle their differences and defend their land. Anne Wheeler directs this family-friendly Western.

    Directed by:

  • Anne Wheeler
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    Possible Loves
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    Possible Loves

    2000
    Director Sandra Werneck's earnest romantic comedy -- winner of the 2001 Sundance Jury Prize for Latin American Cinema -- takes a unique approach to young love by posing multiple scenarios for main characters Carlos (Murilo Benício) and his girlfriend, Júlia (Carolina Ferraz). As Carlos waits for Júlia to arrive at a Rio de Janeiro movie theater, will one seemingly insignificant choice change his entire future?

    Directed by:

  • Sandra Werneck
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 1
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 1

    2000
    Young mom Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) enjoys a relationship with her precocious teenage daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), that's based more on friendship than maternal love. Together, they face life's challenges such as dating, finances and social woes -- and even the required Friday night dinners with Lorelai's parents in exchange for paying Rory's tuition at a college prep school. The entire first season of this charming TV drama is included.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    The Middle: Season 2
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    The Middle: Season 2

    2010
    In the second season of this ABC sitcom, working mom Frankie Heck (Patricia Heaton) is hitting her stride. But she can't seem to rise out of the metaphorical "middle" of, well, just about everything -- no matter how much she yearns to get on top. They say curiosity killed the cat. But mediocrity never hurt anyone ... or did it? Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher and Atticus Shaffer co-star as her ordinary but lovable family.

    Directed by:

  • Julie Anne Robinson
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    Ladies Room
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    Ladies Room

    1999
    Revealing conversation floods the ladies' room in this bittersweet comedy with two intertwining tales. The first vignette captures the loaded exchange between three actresses forced to prepare for a show in the rest room. Meanwhile, a woman (Veronica Ferres) runs into her lover's (John Malkovich) pregnant wife (Greta Scacchi) in the opera house bathroom, and the two engage in a tête-a-tête of life, love and marriage. Lorraine Bracco co-stars.

    Directed by:

  • Penelope Buitenhuis
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    Wholphin: Issue 5
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    Wholphin: Issue 5

    2008
    The fifth edition of this eclectic mix of shorts features Darfuri rebels being smuggled out of Sudan, a Rubik's Cube champ who can do it one-handed and blind-folded, and a study on drunken bees. Also included are the Oscar-nominated short "Madame Tulti-Putli," which follows a solitary traveler, and "House Hunting," which stars Paul Rudd and Zooey Deschanel as a couple looking for their dream home.

    Directed by:

  • Ray Tintori
  • Amy Lippman
  • George Gage
  • Carson Mell
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 4
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 4

    2003
    They just keep getting better (when they aren't battling life-changing travails, that is); those beloved Gilmore Girls, Rory and Lorelai, return for a fourth hit season filled with snappy dialogue and intriguing stories. This season, Rory (Alexis Bledel) starts her first year at Yale University, and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) opens the Dragonfly Inn for business -- at long last -- thanks to a timely loan from Luke Danes (Scott Patterson).

    Directed by:

  • Amy Sherman-Palladino
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    American Virgin
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    American Virgin

    2009
    When a shady movie producer films her during a night of drunken depravity, a usually straight-laced college girl must get her hands on that tape before the abstinence-only organization that sponsors her scholarship catches wind of it. But when the producer flees, the coed and her pals must hit the road to track him down and save her college career. This comedy from director Clare Kilner stars Rob Schneider, Jenna Dewan and Brianne Davis.

    Directed by:

  • Clare Kilner
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    Reba: Season 1
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    Reba: Season 1

    2001
    In the first year of her sitcom, country music star Reba McEntire proved a crossover hit with her sharp timing and comic portrayal of Reba Hart, a mother who discovers that her estranged husband (Christopher Rich) wants a divorce so he can marry his pregnant assistant (Melissa Peterman). And that's not all: Reba's daughter is expecting, too! What's a woman to do? Watch as Reba takes on life in Season 1 of the hit series.

    Directed by:

  • James Widdoes
  • Gail Mancuso
  • Ellen Gittelsohn
  • Amanda Bearse
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 3
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 3

    2002
    Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory's (Alexis Bledel) mother-daughter relationship is far from cloying or boring; instead, it's a constant give-and-take, forcing each to grow up a little at a time. This season begins with Rory back from the nation's capital. Lorelai's glad to have her close once again -- but of course, complications arise, including a meddling Emily (Kelly Bishop), a surprise announcement from Gran (Marion Ross) and more.

    Directed by:

  • Amy Sherman-Palladino
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    Josie and the Pussycats
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    Josie and the Pussycats

    2001
    They're three small-time girls with big-time dreams. The comic-book rockers go live-action in this music-business parody. Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook) and her pussycats, Melody (Tara Reid) and Valerie (Rosario Dawson), think they've hit it big when they get a call from record-company executive Alan Cumming. But their claws come out when they discover they're shills in a plot to feed teens subliminal messages!

    Directed by:

  • Harry Elfont
  • Deborah Kaplan
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    Rules of Engagement: Season 4
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    Rules of Engagement: Season 4

    2010
    The fourth season of this Emmy-nominated sitcom finds chronically single Russell (David Spade) still playing the field as he tries to navigate the minefield of modern dating, while his married pals Jeff (Patrick Warburton) and Audrey (Megyn Price) face their own challenges in love. Meanwhile, Jennifer (Bianca Kajlich) and her fiancé, Adam (Oliver Hudson), continue to prepare for their upcoming nuptials.

    Directed by:

  • Ted Wass
  • Gail Mancuso
  • Mark Cendrowski
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    Reba: Season 2
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    Reba: Season 2

    2002
    Country music sweetheart Reba McEntire continues to prove she has the acting chops to take on anything she sets her mind to, including situational comedy, with this collection of episodes from the second season of her hit show. This time around, Reba tries to keep order by setting house rules; hosts a party for son Jake; attempts to entrust her kids to the big, bad world of dating; channels Joan Crawford; and more.

    Directed by:

  • Will Mackenzie
  • Gail Mancuso
  • Katy Garretson
  • Jack Kenny
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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