Kukla, Fran and Ollie is an early American television show using puppets, originally created for children but soon watched by more adults than children. It did not have a script and was entirely ad-libbed. It aired from 1947 to 1957.
The concept of the show is like a Mary Poppins set in modern Japan, with Mama Shingo entering a client's home and resolving family discord. In the first episode, Shingo Mama visits the Nagashima family and the client is the mother, Sayuri. The family here was not on good terms, with the father, eldest daughter Hikaru and eldest son Ken having various problems, including Sayuri, who is in the last month of pregnancy and is very depressed. In addition, the wandering student Dekouchi-kun has lingering feelings for his girlfriend, whose heart has already left him. Shingo Mama is a story about the Nagashima family and the people around them who struggle to smile and make them happy so that they can say "oh-ha!" with a smile.
Jamie Oliver takes over a bar to host what he promises to be the ultimate Christmas party. The chef is joined by famous faces including Jonathan Ross, Charlotte Church and Louie Spence, as well as family and friends, for a feast of music, food and chat. Seasonal dishes are given a special twist, there is an all-star burger challenge and bespoke cocktails are created for his guests.
An expert in animal health and passionate about animals, the sparkling Joanie Lamoureux takes us on the road to discover and catalog all the animals that live in Quebec, in nature or in captivity. In her safari jeep, the host bringus with her to discover particular species. From Atlantic salmon to American porcupines, white-tailed deer and owls, wild and zoo residents alike, Joanie is interested in all the animals, and she knows how to make them fascinating!
Maho and Mio are twin sisters. They both are 17 years old. One day Maho goes out to look for her sister, but she is raped. After that she gets pregnant, but she has an abortion. As a result of that, she needs to have her uterus removed. The son of an store owner, Hajima Masahito proposes to Maho, but he rejects him because she can't have children. He then decides to marry Mio, her twin sister. Maho wishes them happinness but begins to have an affair with her brother-in-law behind her sister's back.
Uncle Lesha is an ordinary janitor who works in an orphanage in a small town. At night, he robs the houses of wealthy residents, and he spends the loot on the needs of the same orphanage. His scheme fails when three of the most hooligan pupils accidentally catch Uncle Lesha "at work". The hero has no choice but to take the youth as accomplices… From this moment on, Uncle Lesha's life turns into an attraction, and he has to solve a mountain of problems from his new "companions", confuse the investigation of his own crimes, regain the trust of his beloved woman, pay for serious mistakes of the past, and most importantly, implement his "Robin Hood plan" to the end. The lives of his accomplices are also changing, because thanks to this adventure they acquire a "fatherly figure."
Rosa Kato plays the type-A Yukie, an OL in the accounting department of a small firm, while Naoki Nokubo plays her partner. Yumiko Shaku (type-B) is a successful drama screenwriter, pairing up with Hiroyuki Miyasako. Yu Kashii (type-O) is a freeter whose partner is played by Taiwanese actor Wilson Chen. Asami Mizukawa plays the last Yukie (type-AB), a university student. She is teaming up with TOKIO's Shigeru Joshima.