Less Than Kind 

15-year-old Sheldon Blecher is overweight, with a self-destructive driving instructor father and pyromaniac mother who never quite seem to fit into their community. His egotistical ... See full summary »

Creators:

Marvin Kaye, Chris Sheasgreen

Stars:

Jesse Camacho, Benjamin Arthur, Wendel Meldrum

22 wins & 53 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jesse Camacho	...	Sheldon Blecher / ... 42 episodes, 2008-2013
Benjamin Arthur	...	Josh Blecher 41 episodes, 2008-2013
Wendel Meldrum	...	Anne Blecher 40 episodes, 2008-2012
Nancy Sorel	...	Clara Fine 40 episodes, 2008-2012
Brooke Palsson	...	Miriam Goldstein 39 episodes, 2008-2013
Lisa Durupt	...	Shandra 27 episodes, 2008-2012
Maury Chaykin	...	Sam Blecher 26 episodes, 2008-2010
Tyler Johnston	...	Danny Lubbe 23 episodes, 2010-2012
Ross McMillan	...	Mr. Lubbe 19 episodes, 2008-2012

Storyline

15-year-old Sheldon Blecher is overweight, with a self-destructive driving instructor father and pyromaniac mother who never quite seem to fit into their community. His egotistical failed-actor brother has just returned home and taken up residence in his bedroom after marking the territory. His family business is on its way down the toilet, and under investigation for tax evasion. AND, on top of all this, he lives in Winnipeg.

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Plot Keywords:

driving instructor | overweight teenager | family relationships | winnipeg manitoba canada | dysfunctional family | 

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Taglines:

An epiphany during his delayed Bar Mitzvah reveals to 15-year-old Sheldon Blecher that his life sucks.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2008 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Nadie es perfecto

Filming Locations:

Manitoba Production Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund,Buffalo Gal Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The school the show was filmed in is regularly a school for teenage mothers with small children

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Connections

Featured in Less Than Kind: Behind the Scenes (2008)

User Reviews

My favourite sitcom at the moment

This is my favourite sitcom at the moment. Only The Office comes close and Less Than Kind is better than. It's sort of like a cross between the British sitcom Shameless and Malcolm in the Middle.

Just to give an example of how well written and well acted this show is, in the episode in which the Blechers cars are being repossessed, there is very minor character, the towtruck driver. He only appears for two minutes and only in this one episode, but in those two minutes they gave him a whole back story and a fully-fleshed out personality. You want to see more of this guy.

After pursuing them through the whole episode, the towtruck driver, gently persuades Sam to let him take the car. "People bounce back from these things all the time, man. I see it every day." It's a wonderful scene and the way Maury Chaykin plays Sam's slow and tired surrender is pure genius.

Chaykin is one of Canada's best actors of all time. But in Less Than Kind he plays second fiddle to the awesome Jesse Camacho who really carries the show.

Less Than Kind has been renewed for a second season. In the meantime, I'm happy to watch the first season episodes over and over again. It's that good. You can watch all the first season episodes on the CityTV website.