8 American Shows That Exploded Overseas
Now in season two, "Jersey Shore" is making major waves internationally. But it wasn’t the first TV show with overseas appeal. From "Baywatch" to "Kojak," here are eight American shows that paved the way for GTL.
Unlike most 1950s comedies, which focused on perfect, suburban middle-class families (Leave It to Beaver, anyone?), The Honeymooners told the story of the blue-collar, Brooklyn-bred Kramdens. Perhaps the urban setting is what made the show catch on with city dwellers in Western Europe. In 1994 the Dutch network KRO produced a remake of The Honeymooners set in 1950s Rotterdam; the show was so popular, it ran for 16 years.
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