Os Normais is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Jorge Furtado

Jorge Furtado

Jorge Furtado , is a Brazilian film writer and director. He also works for Rede Globo. One of his most recognized pictures is the short film Isle of Flowers from 1989. His most recent picture is Saneamento Básico, released in 2007.-External links:...

, Alexandre Machado, and Fernanda Young. It aired from 2001 to 2003 on Rede Globo

Rede Globo

Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

. It features a lot of nonsensical situations, unpredictable stories and wild, often explicit humour. The sitcom was adapted in 2003 into a film titled Os Normais, O Filme

Os Normais (film)

So Normal is a 2003 Brazilian film, based on the popular Brazilian sitcom of the same name. The film shows the beginning of the relationship between the characters Rui and Vani. It was directed by José Alvarenga Jr...

 (distributed as "So Normal" in some countries), which received the sequel Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas in 2009.

Plot

Rui (Luiz Fernando Guimarães

Luiz Fernando Guimarães

Luiz Fernando Guimarães is a Brazilian actor.At the beginning of 1980s, he participated in the Asdrubal Trouxe o Trombone, a group of actors from Rio de Janeiro who wrote, produced, and performed their plays. Regina Casé, Evandro Mesquita, Patrícia Travassos, among others, were his mates at Asdrubal...

) is engaged to Vani (Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres is a Brazilian movie, theatre and television actress. She is the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torres....

). Although they spend most of their time together in the same apartment, they live in separate ones in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

 where they have strange situations with different guests in each episode.

In 2003, during the third and last season, the series introduced two new characters, Bernardo (Selton Mello

Selton Mello

Selton Figueiredo Melo is a Brazilian actor. He works on TV, movies and theater. He also produces and directs movies and videoclips...

) and Maristela (Graziella Moretto

Graziella Moretto

Graziella Moretto is a Brazilian actress.She acted in some motion pictures, such as Fernando Meirelles' City of God, and some TV shows.- References :...

).

First Season

1. "Todos São Normais" (Everybody Is Normal)
2. "Normas do Clube" (Club's Rules)
3. "Brigar É Normal (Fighting Is Normal)
4. "Trair é Normal" (Cheating Is Normal)
5. "Um Dia Normal" (A Normal Day)
6. "Faça o Seu Pedido Normal" (Order Your Normal Wish)
7. "Mal-entendido É Normal" (Misunderstandings are Normal)
8. "Sair com Amigos É Normal" (Hanging out with Friends Is Normal )
9. "Implicância É Normal" (Finding Fault is Normal)
10. "Ler É Normal" (Reading is Normal)
11. "Fazer as Pazes é Normal" (Making Up is Normal)
12. "Complicar É Normal" (Confusion is Normal)
13. "Suepresas são Normais" (Surprises are Normal)
14. "Estresse É Normal" (Stress Is Normal)
15. "Um Sábado Normal" (A Normal Saturday)
16. "Mentir é Normal" (Lying is Normal)
17. "Desconfiar É Normal" (Distrust is Normal)
18. "Um Pouco de Cultura É Normal" (Some Culture Is Normal)
19. "Grilar é Normal" (Stridency is Normal)
20. "Cair na Rotina É Normal" (Falling into a Routine is Normal)
21. "Tentações São Normais" (Temptations Are Normal)
22. "Dar Um Tempo é Normal" (A Break is Normal)
23. "Um Pouco de Azar é Normal" (A little of Bad luck is Normal)
24. "Desesperar É Normal" (Despair is Normal)
25. "De Volta ao Normal" (Back to Normal)
26. "Seguir a Tradição É Normal" (Following Tradition is Normal)

Second Season

1. "Tudo Normal como Antes" (As Normal as Always)
2. "O Tipo da Coisa Normal" (The Normal Kind of Thing)
3. "Uma Tarde de Sábado Normal" (A Normal Saturday Afternoon)
4. "Enlouquecer Domingo É Normal" (Going Crazy on Sunday is Normal)
5. "Uma Amizade Normal" (A Normal Friendship)
6. "Confusões São Normais" (Confusions Are Normal)
7. "Ter Filhos é Normal" (Having Children is Normal)
8. "Viajar É Normal" (Traveling is Normal)
9. "Mais do Que Normal" (More Than Normal)
10. "Desconfianças Normais" (Normal Distrusts)
11. "Um Machismo Normal" (A Normal Male Sexism)
12. "Umas Loucuras Normais" (Some Normal Craziness)
13. "Um Programinha Normal" (A Normal Date)
14. "Ser Mau É Normal" (Misbehavior is Normal)
15. "É Nojento, Mas É Normal" (It's Disgusting, But It's Normal)
16. "Parece Indecente, Mas É Normal" (It Looks Indecent, But It's Normal)
17. "O Normal A Ser Feito" (The Normal Stuff To Do)
18. "Horrivelmente Normal" (Horribly Normal)
19. "Acima do Normal" (Beyond Normal)
20. "Sensações Normais" (Normal Sensations)
21. "Tudo Normal Até Que..." (Everything's Normal Until...)
22. "Acordando Normalmente" (Awakening Normally)
23. "Divertimento Normal e Sadio" (Normal and Healthy Fun)
24. "Uma Experiência Normal" (A Normal Experience)
25. "Questionamentos Normais" (Normal Questions)
26. "Gente Normal e Civilizada" (Normal and Civilized People)
27. "Motivos Normais" (Normal Reasons)
28. "Especialmente Normal" (Especially Normal)

Third Season

1. "A Volta dos Que Não Foram" (The Return of Those Who Never Went)
2. "É Uma Questão de Química, Entende?" (It's a Chemistry Thing, You Know?)
3. "Sexo, Só Semana Que Vem." (Sex, Just Next Week)
4. "Casal Que Vive Brigando Não Tem Crise" (A Couple That Always Fights Doesn't Have Crises)
5. "As Taras Que o Tarado Tara" (What the Pervert is Into)
6. "O Dia Em Que Vani Pirou" (The Day Vani Went Crazy)
7. "Ter Respeito É Trair Direito" (Respect Is Cheating Properly)
8. "Nosso Já Famoso Episódio Infame" (Our Already Famous Infamous Episode)
9. "Sonho de Uma Noite de Serão" (An Overtime's Night Dream)
10. "Querer é Poder" (You've got the power)
11. "O Grande Segredo de Rui" (Rui's Great Secret)
12. "As Outras Vidas de Rui" (Rui's Other Lives)
13. "A Vingança da CDF" (The Revenge of the Geek)
14. "Os Estranhos Lugares Comuns" (The Strange Common Places)
15. "O Magnífico Antepenúltimo" (The Magnificent Antepenultimate)
16. "Até Que Enfim Profundos" (Finally Deep)
17. "Terminar é Normal" (To End is Normal)

External links

• Brazilian's website about "Os Normais"