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Happy Together (Russian: Сча́стливы вме́сте – Schastlivy Vmeste) is a Russian TV series that was broadcast on TNT from 2006 through 2013. It is a remake of the American TV series Married... with Children.
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Happy Together is a Russian remake of Married... with Children which aired on the Russian network TNT between 2006 and 2013. What makes it particularly notable is that the remake not only covered (almost) all of the original episodes, but also had over a hundred new episodes, some of which were co-written by the original Married...with Children ...
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was a Russian adaptation of the American sitcom Married... with Children and ran for six seasons, totaling 364 episodes, which were broadcast on the Russian TV channel TNT from 2006 - 2013.
The first 245 episodes of the series were adaptation of episodes from the American sitcom, following the outlines of the original scripts closely. However, some of the American characteristics were changed to Russian ones, such as Russian holidays instead of American ones, sets that better resemble interiors in Russia, and the character's names. Al Bundy became Gena Bukin (Гена Букин), Peggy was named Dasha (Даша), the children's names were Roma (Рома) and Sveta (Света) instead of Bud and Kelly, and the dog, originally Buck, was named Baron (Барон). Additionally, being that this version is set in the 21st century and aimed at younger audiences, it was adapted to today's technology, featuring cell phones and computers.
Along with the Chilean version, it is the most successful remake of MWC, gaining so much popularity in Russia, that after adapting nearly all of the original episodes, three more seasons of completely new episodes were added. The story lines of those episodes were inspired by scripts fans submitted through a contest that was held from April to June in 2008, in order to get new ideas.
In December 2023, 10 years after the release of the last season, the show received an official spinoff, “Bukins,” which continues the story of the Bukins family ten years later. The entire main cast returned to their roles. Season 1 of 10 episodes has already been released, and season 2 and a full-length theatrical film have also been announced.
The series tells about a "typical" Russian family consisting of a husband, a wife, two (for a time - three) children and dogs that live in Yekaterinburg. The head of the family, Gene Bukin, is a seller of women's shoes, a loser both in his personal life and in his "career". His wife Dasha is a housewife, who spends most of the time in front of the TV, eating candy. Their children are attractive, promiscuous and stupid daughter Sveta and unsuccessful in communicating with the opposite sex, but intelligent son of Roma. They also have a Bernese Mountain dog named Baron.
Their neighbor Elena Stepanova is considered to be a very unattractive woman. With her cohabiting at different times Zhenya Stepanov (first husband), who eventually leaves her and becomes a hunter, and Tolia Poleno (the second husband) - a former criminal, handsome and gigolo. As in other situational comedies, the humor of the series is based on the fact that the characters constantly get into various difficult or sometimes even funny situations and try to get out of them.
The TV series tells about a "typical" Russian family of the so-called "middle class", consisting of a husband, wife, two (sometimes three) children and a dog who live in...
Mar 7, 2006 · Premiered March 7, 2006. Runtime 25m. Total Runtime 2d 10h 20m (140 episodes) Creators Ron Leavitt + 1 more. Country Russia. Languages Russian. Studios Lean-M + 2 more. Genres Comedy. "Happy Together" - a comedy series ( sitcom ), the Russian version of the American TV series " Married ... with Children , is broadcast on channel THT .
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This is a recap page for the Russian remake of Married... with Children, Happy Together. The first three seasons are actually referred to in official press releases as "maxi-seasons", considering their length.
Happy Together ( Russian: Сча́стливы вме́сте – Schastlivy Vmeste) is a Russian TV series that was broadcast on TNT from 2006 through 2013. It is a remake of the American TV series Married... with Children.
