Alex Borstein

Alex Borstein

Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (born February 15, 1973) is an American actress, singer, voice actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for her long-running role as Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy, and as a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv. A native of Highland Park, Illinois, Borstein is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where she studied rhetoric. She was trained in improvisational comedy at the ACME Comedy Theatre, near Hollywood, California, and was selected to join MADtv after being scouted by talent agents who noticed her work at the theatre. She was a writer and voice actor for several television shows, including Casper, Pinky and the Brain and Power Rangers: Zeo, before joining the cast of MADtv as a featured player, and later as a repertory player in 1997. As an actress, she has made appearances in such films as The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Catwoman and Dinner for Schmucks.

  • Popularity : 12.527
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1971-02-15
  • Place of Birth : Highland, Illinois, USA
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Alex Borstein Movies

  • 2004
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    Catwoman

    Catwoman

    4.614 2004 HD

    Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she's resurrected...

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  • 2005
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    Good Night, and Good Luck.

    Good Night, and Good Luck.

    7.1 2005 HD

    The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

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  • 2007
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    The Lookout

    The Lookout

    6.7 2007 HD

    Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he...

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  • 2022
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    The Bad Guys

    The Bad Guys

    7.6 2022 HD

    When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf...

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  • 2010
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    Killers

    Killers

    6 2010 HD

    When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is,...

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  • 2023
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    Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits

    Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits

    6.6 2023 HD

    Alex Borstein performs a music-infused stand-up special from The Wolford Theatre.

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  • 2005
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    Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

    Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

    6.953 2005 HD

    The major sub-plot circles around the youngest Griffin, Stewie, who has a near-death experience at a pool when a lifeguard chair falls on him, but he...

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  • 2015
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    TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special

    TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special

    1 2015 HD

    The top 40 funniest cartoon characters are showcased in this TV special, as determined by a Nielsen viewers' survey.

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  • 2003
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    The Lizzie McGuire Movie

    The Lizzie McGuire Movie

    6.3 2003 HD

    Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip,...

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  • 2012
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    Ted

    Ted

    6.433 2012 HD

    John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear...

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  • 2012
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    ParaNorman

    ParaNorman

    7 2012 HD

    In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One...

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  • 2012
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    Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

    Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

    7.7 2012 HD

    The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special brings you the awesomeness of the DC Comics universe of characters as only Robot Chicken can, with amazing guest...

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  • 2011
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    For Christ's Sake

    For Christ's Sake

    5.5 2011 HD

    Robert, a small town priest, finds out his estranged brother desperately needs a loan for cancer treatment and secretly borrows money from the...

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  • 2022
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    Maraschino Ruby

    Maraschino Ruby

    7.7 2022 HD

    Misty Luggins sets a trap for the Bad Guys, but they were already caught and in custody for another crime; stealing a push pop... allegedly.

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  • 1996
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    Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest

    Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest

    9 1996 HD

    For all that is good, there exists a dark opposite, an enemy with the will to destroy with awesome fury. Despite these adversaries, peace and harmony...

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  • 2004
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    Seeing Other People

    Seeing Other People

    5.8 2004 HD

    Ed and Alice are two months shy of getting married when she realizes that she wishes she'd had a more active love life while still single....

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  • 2010
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    Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

    Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

    6.757 2010 HD

    With the Griffins stuck again at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.”

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  • 2009
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    Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show

    Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show

    5.75 2009 HD

    A commercial-free variety special starring Seth MacFarlane and his "Family Guy" co-star Alex Borstein. The half-hour special will highlight the duo's...

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  • 2003
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    Bad Santa

    Bad Santa

    6.5 2003 HD

    A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the...

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  • 2015
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    Love the Coopers

    Love the Coopers

    6 2015 HD

    When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely...

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  • 2025
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    The Bad Guys 2

    The Bad Guys 2

    1 2025 HD

    The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced...

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  • 2015
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    Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

    Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

    7.8 2015 HD

    The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship surrenders DC Comics' multitude of Super Heroes and Super-Villains to the demented whims of...

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  • 2014
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    Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

    Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

    7 2014 HD

    The Robot Chicken crew takes a peek at what happens when the DC villains end up on the same beach as the DC heroes on spring break!

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  • 2014
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    A Million Ways to Die in the West

    A Million Ways to Die in the West

    6 2014 HD

    As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious...

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  • 2016
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    The Angry Birds Movie

    The Angry Birds Movie

    6.235 2016 HD

    An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and...

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  • 2016
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    Man Rots from the Head

    Man Rots from the Head

    5.833 2016 HD

    A salesman on a bum route runs in to an odd lot.

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  • 2006
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    Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)

    Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)

    1 2006 HD

    Alex Borstein presents a comedy concert.

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  • 2007
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    The Thick Of It

    The Thick Of It

    1 2007 HD

    A put-upon member of Congress is harassed by inept politicians. Based on the BBC series, "The Thick of It."

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  • 2010
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    Dinner for Schmucks

    Dinner for Schmucks

    5.711 2010 HD

    Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim...

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  • 2004
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    Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer

    Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer

    6.5 2004 HD

    In this, her first non acting effort, writer/director Jamie Donahue parodies the 1950's high school educational film.

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  • 2005
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    Kicking & Screaming

    Kicking & Screaming

    5.8 2005 HD

    Phil Weston has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam,...

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  • 2001
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    A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

    A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

    8.1 2001 HD

    The holidays are approaching, and who better to play Jesus in the town nativity scene than Stewie? Plus, Peter gives the family's gifts to charity,...

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  • 2007
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    Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

    Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

    8.1 2007 HD

    "Stewie Kills Lois" and "Lois Kills Stewie" is a two-part episode of the sixth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy, which was originally...

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  • 2002
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    Showtime

    Showtime

    5.53 2002 HD

    A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.

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  • 2009
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    Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

    Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

    7.2 2009 HD

    Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

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  • 2008
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    Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

    Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

    7.3 2008 HD

    With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".

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  • 2021
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    Extinct

    Extinct

    6.2 2021 HD

    Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic,...

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  • 2006
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    Little Man

    Little Man

    5.907 2006 HD

    After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the...

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  • 2005
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    Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

    Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

    6.953 2005 HD

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  • 2009
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    Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show

    Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show

    5.75 2009 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)

    Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits

    Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits

    6.6 2023 HD

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

    Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

    7.3 2008 HD

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  • 2020
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    Bombardier Blood

    Bombardier Blood

    1.5 2020 HD

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  • 2000
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    Titus

    Titus

    7 2000 HD

    Titus is an American dark comedy sitcom that debuted on Fox in 2000. The series was created by its star, Christopher Titus, Jack Kenny, and Brian...

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  • 2006
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    Talkshow with Spike Feresten

    Talkshow with Spike Feresten

    5.5 2006 HD

    Talkshow with Spike Feresten was an American late-night talk show television program on Fox starring Spike Feresten that aired from September 16,...

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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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  • 2003
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    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    5.5 2003 HD

    Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

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  • 1994
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    Friends

    Friends

    8.437 1994 HD

    Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get...

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  • 2005
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    Too Late with Adam Carolla

    Too Late with Adam Carolla

    7 2005 HD

    Too Late with Adam Carolla was a late night talk show hosted by Adam Carolla and produced by Jackhole Industries, a team made up of old...

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  • 2004
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    Drawn Together

    Drawn Together

    8.21 2004 HD

    The world's first animated reality series gathers icons from all corners of the cartoon universe and lets them loose, with plenty of cameras to catch...

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  • 1995
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    MADtv

    MADtv

    6.875 1995 HD

    MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.

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  • 2000
    imgS7 E22

    Gilmore Girls

    Gilmore Girls

    7.9 2000 HD

    Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair...

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  • 2008
    imgS1 E23

    Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

    Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

    5.767 2008 HD

    Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy is an American cartoon web series created by Seth MacFarlane. The series is based on the cutaway jokes...

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  • 2004
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    Celebrity Blackjack

    Celebrity Blackjack

    1 2004 HD

    Celebrity Blackjack was a television show on GSN where celebrities played tournament style blackjack for charity. The show was hosted by Matt...

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  • 2002
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    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    6.7 2002 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Cleveland Show

    The Cleveland Show

    5.8 2009 HD

    The bizarre adventures of Cleveland Brown and his family.

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  • 2004
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    Drawn Together

    Drawn Together

    8.21 2004 HD

    The world's first animated reality series gathers icons from all corners of the cartoon universe and lets them loose, with plenty of cameras to catch...

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  • 2013
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    Getting On

    Getting On

    6.5 2013 HD

    Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they...

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  • 1993
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    Power Rangers

    Power Rangers

    7.071 1993 HD

    A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees,...

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  • 2012
    imgS1 E10

    Bunk

    Bunk

    1 2012 HD

    A game show spoof featuring a rotation of comedian contestants performing comedy challenges.

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  • 2016
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    Bordertown

    Bordertown

    5.083 2016 HD

    The comedy, which takes place in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.-Mexico border, centers on the intertwining daily lives of neighbors Bud...

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  • 2016
    imgS1 E13

    Bordertown

    Bordertown

    5.083 2016 HD

    The comedy, which takes place in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.-Mexico border, centers on the intertwining daily lives of neighbors Bud...

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  • 2011
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    Workaholics

    Workaholics

    7.409 2011 HD

    The misadventures of three recent college dropouts, roommates, and co-workers at a telemarketing company and their drug dealer.

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  • 1993
    imgS11 E24

    Frasier

    Frasier

    7.7 1993 HD

    After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father...

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  • 2021
    imgS3 E8

    Resident Alien

    Resident Alien

    7.8 2021 HD

    Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple...

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  • 2000
    imgS7 E22

    Gilmore Girls

    Gilmore Girls

    7.9 2000 HD

    Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair...

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  • 2017
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    8.1 2017 HD

    It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West...

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  • 2015
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    6.6 2015 HD

    Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an...

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  • 2015
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    Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

    7 2015 HD

    Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various...

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  • 2020
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    Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

    Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

    7.1 2020 HD

    Nora Lin leans on her family as she navigates life and young adulthood in outer borough-NYC.

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  • 2001
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    Gary & Mike

    Gary & Mike

    1 2001 HD

    Gary & Mike is a television show that aired on UPN in 2001 and Adult Swim on 2002. The show was produced in stop motion and lasted only one season. A...

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  • 2019
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    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    6.2 2019 HD

    Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...

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  • 1995
    imgS15 E8

    MADtv

    MADtv

    6.875 1995 HD

    MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.

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  • 1995
    imgS15 E8

    MADtv

    MADtv

    6.875 1995 HD

    MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.

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  • 2014
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    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    5.5 2014 HD

    Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of...

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  • 2014
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    Delirium

    Delirium

    9.708 2014 HD

    Set in a world where love is deemed illegal and can be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, Lena...

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  • 2013
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    Masters of Sex

    Masters of Sex

    7.07 2013 HD

    William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and...

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  • 1996
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    Big Bad BeetleBorgs

    Big Bad BeetleBorgs

    6.773 1996 HD

    When three kids explore Charterville's haunted Hillhurst Mansion on a dare, they discover a lot more than they bargain for! The trio find a wild and...

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  • 2010
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    Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

    7.4 2010 HD

    Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and...

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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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  • 2011
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    Shameless

    Shameless

    8.161 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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  • 2019
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    Las que faltaban

    Las que faltaban

    5.7 2019 HD

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  • 2016
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    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    7.3 2016 HD

    Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore through four seasons of change.

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  • 2016
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    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    7.3 2016 HD

    Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore through four seasons of change.

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  • 1970
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    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    7.4 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
    imgS22 E15

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    7.4 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
    imgS11 E12

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    8.161 1970 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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  • 1970
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    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    6.1 1970 HD

    The popular animated characters Pinky and the Brain continue to concoct schemes to rule the world while hiding out in the suburbs where they live...

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  • 1970
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    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    6.4 1970 HD

    Casper is a friendly ghost--the friendliest ghost you know! Unfortunately he lives with his three Hauntaholic uncles: Uncle Stretch, who's convinced...

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