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Caroline in the City

1995–1999 · 4 seasons

A breezy, joke-filled hangout with likable friends, light romantic tangles and the cozy glow of 90s Manhattan.

Created by: Marco Pennette, Dottie Dartland Zicklin
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation
Starring: Lea Thompson, Eric Lutes, Malcolm Gets

Tagline: She's got a cartoon life and a real-life love triangle.
Overview: Caroline Duffy is a successful cartoonist in Manhattan whose eclectic friends are sometimes the subjects of her comic strip.

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Created by: Marco Pennette, Dottie Dartland Zicklin
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation
Starring: Lea Thompson, Eric Lutes, Malcolm Gets

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
friendship
work
identity
family
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, drama, animation
Created by: Marco Pennette, Dottie Dartland Zicklin, Fred Barron
Written by: Marco Pennette, Bill Masters, Cathy Ladman, Gary Murphy
Starring: Lea Thompson, Eric Lutes, Malcolm Gets, Amy Pietz, Andrew Lauer, Keone Young, Bill Daily, Leslie Jordan
Cinematography: Ken Lamkin
Length: 4 seasons, 97 episodes, 22 min each
Network: NBC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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