Underplayed Gems

On Tiptoes (2002)

On Tiptoes poster
Original title
پاورچین‎
Directed by
Mehran Modiri
Genre
comedy, family
Country
Iran
Length
1 season, 127 episodes
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Iranian sitcom follows the everyday lives and misadventures of a family. It blends humor with domestic situations and character quirks.

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What happens

On Tiptoes (Persian: پاورچین) is an Iranian television sitcom serial directed by Mehran Modiri. It was broadcast for the first time by the IRIB on Thursday 10 September 2002 until Thursday 10 January 2003. It could usually be seen every night at 8:00 p.m. Tehran time on Tehran TV, also known as Channel 5 in Iran. Later due to the popularity of the show, episodes were shown in syndication on various Iranian provincial channels as well as IRIB 1 & IRIB 2 for those living out of the country. Shab-ha-ye Barareh is the prequel to On Tiptoes. Shabhaye Barareh is set in "Barareh" and describes Farhad's family more than fifty years ago. The series also has many of the cast members from other Modiri works such as Noghtechin and Jayezeye Bozorg. In On Tiptoes Modiri plays the role of "Farhad" and "Shir Farhad" (Farhad's father). In Shabhaye Barareh, Modiri is playing the younger version of "Shir Farhad". Shabhaye Barareh also feat"Toghrol", showing him to have had a military career in his youth, hence his strict behavior and attitude. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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