Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!
Paul plays at being a detective until dad, who is a revenue officer, sends him out to prove his worth by rounding up some desperate moonshiners.
Set in a satirical vision of modern Britain, Hadrian is a young and ambitious civil servant who arranges to receive Greek lessons in preparation for a government promotion which will see him steer British economic policy throughout Greece. But when he meets his teacher Maria, she asks that instead of payment, Hadrian exchanges an hour of his time each week to help her prepare for a citizenship exam that offers potential promotion from Class B to Class A immigrant.
Edgar impulsively invites his boss, Mr. Markham, to his home for dinner when his boss compliments him for giving coffee money to a down and out man. At the train station Edgar intervenes, keeping another man from beating a young man named Frankie, and Edgar takes Frankie home with him, even though the stranger warns Edgar that the young man is nothing but trouble.
Megan is right there to help her best friend David cope with the news that his beloved companion is dying. But when Megan’s good intentions turn into a jealous obsession, David must make the most difficult decision yet…
Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and now has to depend upon the dog to lead him in his daily rounds. 'Sparky" was the dog who was responsible for the Interstate Commerce Commission passing a special ruling allowing guide-dogs to travel first-class in Pullman cars to accompany their blind partner, and not as animals confined to the baggage car. Smith shows how 'Sparky' went to Washington D. C. with his master and helped sell the change to the legislators.
Bunji is a famous traditional curry shop. Many people in the district love its taste of curry and also Chako, the curry girl. One day, people from a big enterprise comes to propose taking over the curry shop to build food chain-shops. To keep Curry Shop Bunji, Chako has to take part in a special curry competition between Japanese curry and Indian curry. It is also a love competition between Chako and her boyfriend Hayami......
Two Amish teens embark on a rite of passage as they discuss sex, self-discovery, and the taste of cigarettes.
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
The story takes place in a dystopia deprived of freedom of making choices and begins as the protagonist, decides for the first time in his life to escape to Yass Land where any decisions are celebrated. He escapes a fictional land in which the civilians' actions are controlled and monitored by the government. The actor deviates from the controlled community for freedom in YAASS land. As he flees, viewers are given two actions that the actor could take. The story continues on from the actions they choose, leading to different endings.
The big Barber College competition between rivals Clipton and Beardsley is coming up and everything is on the line for professor and coach Kapouris. But thanks to a secret depilatory he developed, Clipton has the edge.
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After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…
When it comes to differences of opinion during Karl und Kasimirs' daily preperations, a heated discussion sparks between the two, wich threatens to escalate as a result of Kasimir's momentous decision.
A village girl wants a better life and searches the Internet for a foreign husband, rejecting the marriage proposals of local suitors. She finds a German fiancé and leaves for Germany. But will she get what she wants...?
Mary Ann is the daughter of a washerwoman, who washes for Mrs. Wainwright. Her daughter, Geraldine, decides that she will bring a little sunshine into the lives of the poor and begins with Mary Ann. She invites her to spend the afternoon. First she puts her in a riding habit and makes her ride a horse. Mary Ann stands it as long as she can. Then she rebels and her clothes are changed to a frock and half socks which embarrass her much. She has a horrid time till she sees a man with a hose. She takes it away from him and proceeds to enjoy herself. They all try to get it away from her and everyone is soaked. Mary Ann goes home determined to do without "sunshine."
A young man living with his parents in Wisconsin comes face to face with a terrifying monster while searching for the elusive cryptic known as the Hodag.
While with one of his clients, the young male prostitute Cédric receives a voicemail from his mother. She is going through detoxification and desperately wants him to come and visit her. Cédric embarks on a journey through Paris, attempting to get to her as fast as he can against all the odds.