Ramzor

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Ramzor
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Hebrew רַמְזוֹר
Genre Sitcom
Created by Adir Miller
Written byAdir Miller
Ran Sarig
StarringAdir Miller
Lior Halfon
Niro Levy
Yael Sharony
Liat Har-lev
Opening theme"Lo Rotze LeHitbager" (Don't Want to Grow Up) by Muki & Useless ID
Country of origin Israel
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes51 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time24 minutes
Production companyKuperman Productions
Original release
Network Channel 2 (Keshet)
Release24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) 
3 July 2014 (2014-07-03)
Related
Traffic Light

Ramzor (Hebrew : רַמְזוֹר; lit. Traffic Light) is an Israeli sitcom. The program was created by Adir Miller, who also co-authored the screenplay (along with Ran Sarig) and also appears in the program in the leading role.

Contents

The series ran for four seasons on Israeli Channel 2 (on Keshet) between 2008–2014. The fourth season was announced as the final one.

In early 2010, Fox purchased the rights for an American adaptation of the series, Traffic Light , which premiered on 8 February 2011. [1]

In 2010 the series won an Israeli TV Academy Award (פרס האקדמיה לטלוויזיה) in the Best comedy series category and also became the first Israeli TV series that won the International Emmy Award in the Best comedy series category. [2]

Around 2016, Lithuanian production company, Videometra, purchased the rights for a Lithuanian adaptation for the series, Šviesoforas, which premiered on 13 March 2017 on TV3.

Background

The show revolves around three friends in their mid-thirties living in Givatayim. Each of them with a distinct personal status, symbolized by the three colors of a traffic light.
Itzko is the "red light"; married with a 7-year-old daughter.
Amir is the "yellow light"; He lives with his girlfriend, Tali.
Hefer is the "green light"; He has no permanent partner.

Characters

International response

After the success in Israel, the TV series was adapted into various versions in the United States and Russia. The Russian version - Svetofor (Светофор) became very successful and had finished the 9th season in STS Channel.

The American version was cancelled after one season of 13 episodes.

A Greek version of the show was broadcast for one season of 63 episodes, under the title Gia Panta Paidia (Για πάντα παιδιά). The show was one of the first shows that broadcast on the renamed Open TV in the 2018-2019 season. [3] [4]

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  1. Gilbert, Matthew (8 February 2011). "'Traffic Light' starts with a flash of possibility". Boston Globe. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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