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| − | '''''The Samsonadzes''''' is a [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]n [[animated cartoon|animated]] [[television]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] created and produced by [[Shalva Ramishvili]]. It first aired in Georgia in November 2009.<ref name="independent">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/georgias-answer-to-the-simpsons-1844272.html "Georgia's answer to 'The Simpsons'"], ''[[The Independent]]'', December 18, 2009</ref> It almost immediately became a "hit", "taking Georgia by storm" and "sho[oting] to the number two spot among the most-popular shows on one of Georgia's main TV channels".<ref name="rt">[http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-01-19/samsonadzes-simpsons-cartoon-georgia.html "Georgian Simpsons-like movie: feel the difference"], [[Russia Today]], January 19, 2010</ref> It has been described as "bearing more than a passing resemblance" to the [[United States]] animated television sitcom ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref name="independent" />
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| − | 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, who live in a made-up city with their children", Shorena and Gia. They also have a parrot, Koke.<ref name="independent" /> Their home city has been noted for its apparent resemblance to [[Tbilisi]].<ref name="bbc" />
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| − | 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",<ref name="independent" /> 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."<ref name="rt" />
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| − | The series has attracted some attention by featuring [[Russia]]n leaders in a negative light, in a context of tense [[Georgia–Russia relations]]. [[Prime Minister of Russia|Russian Prime Minister]] [[Vladimir Putin]] appears in one episode, sending a spy into Georgia.<ref name="independent" /> Ramishvili described this criticism of the Russian government as "simply our civil liberty and duty".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/video/2010/jan/15/the-samsonadzes-georgia "Georgia's answer to the Simpsons"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', January 15, 2010</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'', however, has remarked that there are "no plans to introduce the controversial [[President of Georgia|Georgian President]], [[Mikheil Saakashvili]]" into the programme, and [[Russia Today]] has noted that the series' creators "make lots of fun of Russian politicians, while forgetting their own."<ref name="rt" />
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| − | ==Episodes==
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| − | '''Season 1'''
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| − | *0. rogor sheqmna samsonadzeebi (How to Create a Samsonadzes)
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| − | *1. samsaxuri bankshi 1tetris gamo ar daagvianot (Work on Bank For 1 Money)
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| − | *2. droxa ar gaiyida (Please get me away Cow)
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| − | *3. brdzola kinoze: qeto da kote (Battle for Movie: Qeto and Kote)
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| − | *4. matyuara shen, shen martla matyuara, mcxvenia (You're the Evil)
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| − | *5. ormagi gela (Double Gela)
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| − | *6. 3054 G2S1
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| − | *7. dodos vakacia (Dodo's Vacation)
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| − | *8. es dzarcvaa! (That's Evil-Team)
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| − | *9. gela asrulebs ocnebebs (Gelatown's First Land of Santa's Surprise)
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| − | *10. boroti samsonadzeebis ojaxi (Evil Samsonadzeebi's Family)
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| − | *11. Simpsonebi samsonadzeebshi (Simpsons on My Family)
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| − | *12, 13. ra aris bedoba nawili 1 da 2
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| − | *14. bevri fuli ojaxshi (Most Money in Family)
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| − | *15. fantastikuri dzala ojaxshi (Most Power on Family)
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| − | *16. diktatoruli yinuli (Dictatoring Ice)
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| − | *17. lavas miwa (Hot-Lava-Land)
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| − | *18. boroti daqali dodos (Evil Dodo's Girlfriend)
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| − | ==References==
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