A.M.A.N., was a Greek television
parody
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show and the natural continuation of another TV show called ''Comfuzio'' that was aired by
ERT3
ERT3 ( el, ΕΡΤ3, "ERT Tria") is a Greek free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ( el, EPT – Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση). It is an en ...
in the early 1990s. A.M.A.N began after the death of their friend and broadcaster Antonis Pararas and the capital letters translates the word "Αντώνη Μας Άφησες Νωρίς" which means "Antonis you left us early". A.M.A.N. began in May 1997 at
Mega Channel
MEGA Channel, also known as MEGA TV or just MEGA, is a television network in Greece, that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming.
It is the first and the oldest private television network in Greece.
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, but only 9 episodes were aired. Since October 1997 and up until 2000, the show was broadcast by
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece. The alternate spelling is wordplay in Greek; ''ena'' (ένα) is the Greek number ''1'' (one), thus ''ANT1'' is pronounced the same as ''Antenna'' (Αντέννα). It laun ...
television. The hosts were Antonis Kanakis (Αντώνης Κανάκης) and Sotiris Kalivatsis (Σωτήρης Καλυβάτσης), with a variety of supporting players, most notable Giannis Servettas (Γιάννης Σερβέτας). Spin-offs of the show were the series ''
A.M.A.N. Ta Katharmata'' (originally an unrelated show to A.M.A.N., but later mutated into a spin-off/continuation of ''A.M.A.N.''), ''Oi Treis Files'', ''Haivania 3-0'' and ''Giannis o omorfos''.
See also
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List of programs broadcast by ANT1
This article lists programs broadcast by ANT1 and on ANT1 Cyprus for international viewers from Greece and Cyprus:
Serials (comedies and dramas)
Length of new episodes from the earliest to the latest are written in brackets.
*''30 Meres Agonias ...
References
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External links
A.M.A.N. Official websiteComfusio on IMDBGiannis o omorfos on IMDBRadio Arvyla on IMDBBellas TV on IMDB
Greek comedy television series
ANT1 original programming
Mega Channel original programming
1997 Greek television series debuts
2000 Greek television series endings
1990s Greek television series
2000s Greek television series