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The American satirical sitcom television series, 30 Rock (2006–2013), was created by Tina Fey and originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006 to January 31, 2013. It focuses on the backstage antics at Saturday Night Live and follows a young Liz Lemon, who is the head writer for a live sketch-comedy show in New York City. However, things become complicated when the network’s new president demands that Liz hires a mentally unstable movie star, Tracy Jordan, to join the cast. This throws Jenna Maroney, the neurotic leading lady and Liz’s best friend, into a state of chaos. Despite all the egos surrounding her, Liz works hard to pursue her own ...

In School for Scoundrels (2006), an American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder play characters who face ridicule in their daily lives. For example, Roger, a downtrodden meter reader, dreams of dating his building’s foreign graduate student, Amanda, but lacks self-esteem. To boost his confidence and win her heart, he enrolls in a course taught by Dr. P. Unfortunately, this turns out to be no easy fix as Dr. P and his assistant Lesher constantly bully and humiliate their students ...

Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) is an American computer-animated short film that was included as a special feature on the DVD of Cars. Mater, always up for a good prank, has been playing tricks on his fellow residents of Radiator Springs. From moving Red’s flowers to startling Guido and Luigi with a tire pile resembling the Colosseum, to dressing up as a cone vampire to scare Sally, Mater has been causing mischief. Even though he attempted to scare Lizzie while she slept, his plan was unsuccessful. He also teased Lightning by pretending to hide behind gas cans until Sheriff sets him straight. When Lightning asks about the supposed ghostlight, Sheriff ...

The French spy comedy OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) marks the feature directorial debut of Michel Hazanavicius. Pre-credits, we see Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath (OSS 117) and his friend Jack Jefferson take over a Nazi plane and recover stolen V2 plans during a black and white scene titled ‘BERLIN 1945’. The film then transitions to Rome, several years later, where de La Bath is in a hotel room with Egyptian Princess Al Tarouk who gives him an envelope to deliver to his superiors in Paris. In Paris, de La Bath is shown photos depicting Jack’s death from the envelope. This triggers flashbacks ...

Be Cool (2005) is an American crime comedy film based on Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name. It serves as the sequel to Leonard’s 1990 novel Get Shorty, which was also adapted into a film in 1995. The story centers around Chili Palmer, a mobster who becomes disenchanted with filmmaking and turns to the music industry following the public murder of his friend Tommy Athens, who owned a struggling record label. Chili offers to help Tommy’s widow, Edie Athens, revive the business which is in debt to hip-hop producer Sin LaSalle for $300,000. ...

Paco’s Men (2005–2021), a Spanish television series that aired on Antena 3 from 2005 to 2010, was created by Daniel Écija and Álex Pina and features various actors, including Paco Tous and Pepón Nieto. The plot centers around a group of police officers in San Antonio, a fictional neighborhood in Madrid. Initially, the focus was on three kind-hearted but clumsy agents – Paco, Mariano and Lucas – under the supervision of Don Lorenzo Castro Riquelme. Another major plotline revolved around the forbidden romance between Sara (Paco’s daughter) and Lucas, ...

The Pixar short film One Man Band (2005) was a hit at the 29th Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France and took home the Platinum Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival in Italy. Bass, a skilled street performer, played his wind and percussion instruments in an abandoned Italian village square, hoping for a tip in his rusty iron cup. His routine was interrupted when he noticed Tippy, a peasant girl with a gold coin, about to make a wish by tossing it into the plaza fountain. Immediately seizing the opportunity, Bass played an impromptu piece that caught Tippy’s attention. However, just as she was about to give him her coin, another performer ...

Rumor Has It (2005) is an American romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner. In 1997, Sarah Huttinger, a writer for The New York Times, returns to her hometown of Pasadena, California for her sister Annie’s wedding with her fiancé Jeff Daly. While in town, Sarah confides in her grandmother Katharine Richelieu about her doubts regarding marriage. To Sarah’s surprise, Katharine reveals that Sarah’s mother Jocelyn also had cold feet and ran off to Cabo San Lucas a week before her own wedding. Seeking more information, Sarah seeks out her mother’s old friend Aunt Mitsy who confirms that Jocelyn spent ...

The romantic comedy-drama film The Upside of Anger (2005), written and directed by Mike Binder, opens with Terry Wolfmeyer, her four daughters, and their friend Denny Davies attending a funeral. However, the story quickly flashes back to three years earlier when Terry’s heavily intoxicated confession to her daughters revealed that their father, Grey, had left the family for his secretary in Sweden. Terry turns to alcohol to deal with her anger and heartbreak, causing her daughters to resent her. She finds solace in her neighbor Denny, a retired baseball player and fellow heavy drinker who hosts a radio talk show. ...

Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman created American Dad! (2005–2024), an animated sitcom for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show moved to TBS in 2014 and continues to debut new episodes. It was also the first series to premiere on Fox’s Animation Domination block. American Dad! has received several award nominations, including four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards. In June 2013, it was recognized as a top television series by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. ...

Robot Chicken (2005–2024) is an adult animated sketch comedy series on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, the show features the voices of its writers, particularly Green. It was produced by ShadowMachine Films (Seasons 1–5) and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios in conjunction with various companies including Williams Street, Sony Pictures Digital (Seasons 1–5), and Sony Pictures Television (Seasons 6–10). The series satirizes popular culture, parodying toys, movies, television, games, ...

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) is an animated film set in the Family Guy universe. It follows Stewie’s journey to find his real father after a near-death experience, leading him to San Francisco where he discovers it is himself from the future. Along with commentaries and a sneak peek of American Dad! Volume 1, the DVD was released on September 27, 2005. Fox later aired the film as three separate episodes for the finale of Family Guy season 4 on May 21, 2006. Some scenes were edited or removed by Fox to fit into a 66-minute time slot. Stewie B. Goode. While at the Quahog ...

How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014), the popular American sitcom created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS, aired from 2005 to 2014. Set in Manhattan, the show follows Ted Mosby and his group of friends. The story is told through a flashback as Ted recounts his journey to meeting their mother to his children, Luke and Penny, in 2030. The show was a joint production between Bays & Thomas Productions and 20th Century Fox Television, and syndicated by 20th Television (now Disney-ABC Domestic Television). Season 1 ...

Directed by Andy Tennan, Hitch (2005) is an American romantic comedy film. As a professional ‘date doctor’, Alex ‘Hitch’ Hitchens excels at coaching men in the art of wooing women with the ultimate goal of developing genuine, long-term relationships. He has achieved great success in this field. During one of his coaching sessions with client Albert Brennaman, who has fallen for Allegra Cole, a celebrity at the investment firm where Albert works, Hitch finds himself drawn to Sara Melas. Despite their budding relationship, Hitch struggles to make a connection with Sara as his usual methods fail to ...

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) is an American action comedy film directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg, following the story of John and Jane Smith. The couple, who have been married for five or six years, attend marriage counseling to address their troubled relationship. Despite their initial claims of meeting in Bogotá, Colombia and falling in love, it is revealed that they are actually highly skilled field operatives working for separate contract-killing firms. They have successfully kept their true professions hidden from each other. The Smiths live in a ...

The Office (2005–2013) is a US sitcom that follows the daily work lives of office employees at the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It aired on NBC for nine seasons, from March 24, 2005 to May 16, 2013. Adapted from the British series of the same name by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, it was created for American television by Greg Daniels. While its short first season received mixed reviews, subsequent seasons, particularly Steve Carell’s ...

Garfield: The Movie (2004) is a comedy film based on Jim Davis’ popular comic strip. It was directed by Peter Hewitt and written by Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. The story follows the life of Garfield, an overweight and free-spirited orange cat, who lives with his owner Jon Arbuckle. Garfield enjoys teasing Jon and outsmarting their aggressive Dobermann neighbor, Luca. Despite their differences, Garfield also has a unique friendship with a mouse named Louis, whom he ...

Six Shooter (2004), a short film by Martin McDonagh, follows Donnelly as he receives the news of his wife’s passing. As the doctor breaks the devastating news that she died at 3 o’clock that morning, Donnelly is brought to her bedside. However, the doctor must quickly excuse himself due to a chaotic scene at the hospital. Two cot deaths and a woman whose son ‘shot the poor head off her’ have caused an influx of patients. Left alone with his wife, Donnelly struggles to find the right words and instead gives her a photo of their pet rabbit, David. On his train ride home, Donnelly finds himself ...

Directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, Raising Helen (2004) is an American comedy-drama film. The story follows three sisters, Jenny, Helen, and Lindsay Harris, who are all living in New York. After the loss of their mother when they were young, Jenny took on the role of raising her two younger sisters. While Jenny and Lindsay are devoted stay-at-home moms, Helen enjoys her glamorous lifestyle as an executive assistant at one of Manhattan’s top modeling agencies. One day, Jenny calls ...

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) is a American romantic comedy film and the sequel to 2001’s The Princess Diaries. Unlike its predecessor, this film is not based on any of the books. It follows Mia Thermopolis as she returns to Genovia after graduating from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs. On her 21st birthday, Mia attends a party where all eligible bachelors are invited to dance with her in hopes of finding a husband. There, she meets Nicholas, with whom she shares a mutual attraction. However, their budding romance is threatened when Mia’s tiara falls off and is caught by Viscount ...