TV series

La Petite Vie

1993–2023 · 5 seasons

A gentle, silly sitcom full of oddball relatives and deadpan domestic nonsense that plays like a warm in-joke you slowly get let in on.

Overview: La petite vie was first a stage sketch of the comedy duo Ding et Dong, formed by Claude Meunier and Serge Thériault, and later a hit Quebec television sitcom aired by Radio-Canada from 1993 to 1999. In total, 59 episodes were created plus 3 specials, two for Christmas and one for New Year's 2000. It is to date the only Canadian TV show to ever gather more than 4 million viewers, a performance it achieved twice in 1995.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, whimsical and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, class, identity, work
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
identity
work
love
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild