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売れっ子女房

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Country
Japan

How it feels

A popular female cartoonist and her ordinary salaryman husband navigate married life in 1970s Japan. Their daily adventures include dealing with childbirth and the classic mother-in-law daughter-in-law tensions, always keeping a bright and optimistic outlook.

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What happens

『売れっこ女房』(うれっこにょうぼう)は1979年4月5日から1979年9月27日まで関西テレビで放映されたドラマ。 阪急ドラマシリーズの1つであり、人気漫画家の妻とごく普通のサラリーマンの夫との夫婦生活を描く典型的なホーム・コメディ。出産や嫁姑問題も絡ませながらも明るく乗り切る夫婦の姿を描く。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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