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Krovim Krovim

Krovim Krovim (Hebrew: קְרוֹבִים קְרוֹבִים; lit. Close Relatives/Near Ones, Dear Ones) is an Israeli television sitcom created by Ephraim Sidon and B. Michael [he]. The series originally aired on Israeli Educational Television from 1983 to 1986. It is considered to be the first Israeli sitcom.

The series focuses on an extended Jewish Israeli family that shares a residential apartment building in the center of Tel Aviv.

The opening tune of the series was composed by Nurit Hirsch.

The series focuses on an extended middle-class Hiloni family that lives in three apartments in an apartment building in the center of Tel Aviv-Yafo. Tiki and her husband Ilan live with their daughter Galia on the third floor. Tiki's brother Yehoram lives with his wife Liora and their three children (Eviatar, Efrat and Molly) on the second floor. Tiki and Yehoram's aunt Hannah lives on the first floor.

Episodes addressed everyday family situations and socio-political issues including school plays, the Israeli Air Force Flight Academy, vegetarianism, astrology, elections for the condominium board, burglary, birthday celebrations, inflation, Israel–United States relations, hiring an Israeli Arab housekeeper, Mizrahi-Ashkenazi relations, and interfaith marriage.

Most of the characters in the series were called by the first names of the actors. The last names of the main characters was never revealed.

The original concept was to produce a comedy series for the Israeli Educational Television focusing on parent-children relationships. Before production commenced, the show's working title was "The Family" (המשפחה). In an interview with Modi Bar-On, Yitzhak Shauli, the program's director, stated that he and producer Risha Tierman decided to create an Israeli sitcom, they traveled to the United States to observe the filming of a "Three's Company" episode and learn about the directing and production process of a successful sitcom. Despite developing concerns that conditions in the Israeli television industry were not as favorable, they decided to proceed with producing the program.

The building featured in the show as "Vitek 9", is fictional. The building shown in the opening sequence is located in the area of Rothschild Boulevard and Hasmonean Street in Tel Aviv-Yafo. The building became a well-known landmark due to the show's popularity. The name "Vitek" is a tribute to Risha Tierman's husband who died a few months before production began. The number 9 represents the 9 family members featured in the program (Hanna, Yehoram, Leora, Eviatar, Efrat, Molly, Tiki, Ilan and Galia).

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