| 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 (2009-11) – 2010 (2010) |
The Samsonadzes (Georgian:სამსონაძეები,Samsonadzeebi) is a Georgiananimated sitcom created and produced by Shalva Ramishvili. It first aired in Georgia in November 2009 and ended sometime in 2010.[2]
The series has been described as "bearing more than a passing resemblance" to the American animated television sitcomThe Simpsons,[2] although the creator has denied accusations ofplagiarism.[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, Koke.[2] Their home city has been noted for its apparent resemblance toTbilisi.[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]
The series has attracted some attention by featuring Russian leaders in a negative light, in a context of tenseGeorgia–Russia relations. FormerRussian Prime MinisterVladimir 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]The Independent, however, has remarked that there are "no plans to introduce the controversialGeorgian President,Mikheil Saakashvili" into the programme, andRussia Today has noted that the series' creators "make lots of fun of Russian politicians, while forgetting their own."[citation needed]
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| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Work on Bank for 1 Money" |
| 2 | "Please Get Me Away Cow" |
| 3 | "Battle for Movie: Qeto and Kote" |
| 4 | "You're the Evil" |
| 5 | "Double Gela" |
| 6 | "3054 G2S1" |
| 7 | "Dodo's Vacation" |
| 8 | "That's Evil-Team" |
| 9 | "Gelatown's First Land of Santa's Surprise" |
| 10 | "Evil Samsonadze Family" |
| 11 | "Simpsons in My Family" |
| 12 | "What a Fate (Part 1)" |
| 13 | "What a Fate (Part 2)" |
| 14 | "Most Money in Family" |
| 15 | "Most Power in Family" |
| 16 | "Dictatoring Ice" |
| 17 | "Hot-Lava-Land" |
| 18 | "Evil Dodo's Girlfriend" |
| 19 | "Furry Infection" |
| 20 | "Hard Trouble" |
