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61) Someone we know
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"The new domestic suspense novel from NYT bestselling author Shari Lapena. Maybe you don't know your neighbours as well as you thought you did.... 'This is a very difficult letter to write. I hope you will not hate us too much... My son broke into your home recently while you were out.' In a quiet, leafy suburb in upstate New York, a teenager has been sneaking into houses--and into the owners' computers as well--learning their secrets, and maybe sharing...
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"The Harper family refutes the old expression "there's no such thing as bad publicity" when Bubba gets a video camera and his heavily edited footage winds up on Raytown public access cable TV. Mama could use a personality coach, which might have helped in her campaign against neighbor Iola Boylen for president of the Church Ladies League. But despite her crankiness, Thelma Harper does the right thing after the bank ATM spits out $20 bills like a slot...
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The complete first season of the delightfully offbeat TV comedy that originally began as a skit on the legendary Carol Burnett Show. As portrayed by Vicki Lawrence, the formidable Mama put the 'diss' in dysfunctional. Mama dispenses no-nonsense motherly advice and verbal kicks in the backside. There's her nervous sister Fran, slow-witted son Vint, and his bubble-headed girlfriend Naomi, plus frequent appearances by Betty White and Carol Burnett as...
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Everybody wants to live on Hogarth Street, the pretty, tree-lined avenue with its white houses. The new family, The Wests, are a perfect fit. Katherine and Josh seem so in love and their gorgeous five-year-old twins race screeching around their beautiful emerald-green lawn. But soon people start to notice: why don't they join backyard barbecues? Why do they brush away offers to babysit? Why, when you knock at the door, do they shut you out, rather...
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As the extended Pritchett/Dunphy clan faces an uproariously unpredictable array of family vacations, holiday hassles, troublesome in-laws, and surprising secrets, they still somehow manage to thrive together as one big, loving family even as they drive each other absolutely insane.
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"There are at least three certainties in life -- death, taxes, and Mama's big mouth. She chews out K-RAY radio's consumer watchdog on the air, and promptly gets hired as his replacement. Telling people what to do comes easy for her; knowing when to stop is another matter. Heaven for her is a good detective movie marathon; she can practically solve a crime in her sleep. Figuring out what Bubba's going to do next, however, is a challenge. The Bone Crushers,...
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"Season 4 offers a rare glimpse of Mama Harper as a young housewife with daughter Eunice and son Ving in a flashback sequence instigated by Bubba's late-night beer-drinking antics. After plenty of fumin' and fightin', Bubba and his grandma finally see eye to eye. Elsewhere, Bubba goes from prom dud to prom stud with two dates to choose from. Mama can't resist getting involved, just as she still can't resist a bargain. When Thelma gets hooked on K-RAY...
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"A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu's perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his child protagonists. Shot in stunning Technicolor...
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In a shiny new subdivision in 1970s Toronto, Marilyn greets new neighbors with fresh-baked cookies before she starts stealing from them. Stay-at-home-wife Francesca believes passion is just one yard away, only in the arms of another man. And Darren doesn't understand why his mother insists he keep his head down, even though he gets good grades like his white friends. When a series of inexplicable suicides begin to haunt their community, no one is...