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17 Shows That Came From Foreign Lands

As Americans, we like to think we’re the best at everything, but that’s not always the case. With television, some of our favorite and most popular shows didn’t originate here in the U.S.

We’ve adopted lots of British television, but other countries are represented as well.

You might be surprised where some of these shows came from. 

Click through our list to see which shows weren’t born in the U.S.A.