TV series

PU- PU- PU-

1998 · 1 season

A gentle, earnest story of young men finding their footing far from home, mixing light humor with quiet family drama.

Overview: Despite coming from completely different backgrounds, the three of them share one thing in common: none of them can get along with their fathers. They meet for the first time on their way to study abroad in LA, each having left home for his own reasons. Soon after they arrive, they discover they've been scammed, leaving them broke and stranded in a foreign city. Will they swallow their pride and go home to their fathers, or find a way to make it on their own?
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, coming-of-age, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
coming-of-age
friendship
isolation
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild