The Samsonadzes
| The Samsonadzes | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Shalva Ramishvili |
| Country of origin | Georgia |
| Original language | Georgian |
| No. of episodes | 20[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Imedi TV |
| Release | November 2009 – 2010 |
The Samsonadzes (Georgian: სამსონაძეები, Samsonadzeebi) is a Georgian animated sitcom created and produced by Shalva Ramishvili. It first aired in Georgia in November 2009 and ended sometime in 2010.[2]
Description and resemblance to The Simpsons
[edit]The series has been described as "bearing more than a passing resemblance" to the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons,[2] although the creator has denied accusations of plagiarism.[3]
The Samsonadzes are "a yellow-skinned cartoon family, consisting of a dopey husband" (Gela Samsonadze, who works in a bank) "and his lavishly coiffed wife, Dodo, who live in a made-up city with their children", Shorena and Gia. They also have a parrot named Koke.[2] Their home city has been noted for its apparent resemblance to Tbilisi.[1]
Ramishvili has stated that the series aimed to be "relevant to Georgian reality and touch on social issues that will resonate with a Georgian audience",[2] while its chief scriptwriter, Zviad Bliadze, explained: "We just took an average family and made a parody of the common traits, like laziness or love of alcohol."[citation needed]
Russian focus
[edit]The series has attracted some attention by featuring Russian leaders in a negative light, in a context of tense Georgia–Russia relations. Russian President Vladimir Putin appears in one episode, sending a spy into Georgia.[2] Ramishvili described this criticism of the Russian government as "simply our civil liberty and duty".[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Putin appears in Georgia's Simpsons-like cartoon show", British Broadcasting Corporation, February 3, 2010
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Georgia's answer to 'The Simpsons'", The Independent, December 18, 2009
- ↑ Dart, Chris (5 February 2016). "This Georgian Simpsons ripoff is really weird". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ "Georgia's answer to the Simpsons", The Guardian, January 15, 2010
External links
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- 2000s adult animated television series
- 2000s animated comedy television series
- 2000s Georgia (country) television series
- 2009 Georgia (country) television series debuts
- 2010 television series endings
- Adult animated comedy television series from Georgia (country)
- Animated satirical television series
- Animated television series about families
- Animated television series spinoffs
- Computer-animated television series
- Cultural depictions of Vladimir Putin
- Imedi TV original programming
- Non-American television series based on American television series
- The Simpsons
- Television shows involved in plagiarism controversies
- Television shows set in Georgia (country)
- Television sitcoms from Georgia (country)