# 2 TV Shows with the same name- help please

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [January 29, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/2-tv-shows-with-the-same-name-help-please/828772 "2023-01-29T18:20:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![carrot71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@carrot71](https://forums.plex.tv/u/carrot71)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/2-tv-shows-with-the-same-name-help-please/828772/1 "2023-01-29T18:20:05Z")

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Hello- In my library, I have 2 shows by the same name. Still Standing, 1 is the American Sitcom from the 90s, and the other is the Canadian reality show. I’ve tried to distinguish the 2 by calling the  
Canadian Show “SS Canada” but it will only show up in Plex under folder view. Is there a way to fix this issue or am I stuck? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![leelynds](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/leelynds/32/82049_2.png) [@leelynds](https://forums.plex.tv/u/leelynds)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/2-tv-shows-with-the-same-name-help-please/828772/2 "2023-01-29T18:42:03Z")

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Canadian show: try Still Sanding (2015) as a folder name for the series  
American show : try Still Standing (2002) as folder name.

You can also add a reference to the TVDB or TMDB in curly braces: to help Plex out:  
Still Standing (2015) {tmdb-66922} or Still Standing (2015) {tvdb-297219}  
Still Standing (2002) {tmdb-402} or Still Standing (2002) {tvdb-70692}

EDIT: you might have to [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) the Canadian show to get it to show properly after you change the folder name.

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**Author:** ![carrot71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@carrot71](https://forums.plex.tv/u/carrot71)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/2-tv-shows-with-the-same-name-help-please/828772/3 "2023-01-29T19:57:51Z")

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THANK YOU!! Renaming these shows with the years afterwards worked!! THANK YOU!!!

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**Author:** ![carrot71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@carrot71](https://forums.plex.tv/u/carrot71)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/2-tv-shows-with-the-same-name-help-please/828772/4 "2023-01-30T17:19:12Z")

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I have one other question you may be able to help with- when I want to play all episodes, how come plex gets hung up after certain episodes, then I have to push play on my remote to get the episodes to start up again? Is there some way the videos begin that hangs up plex?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/2-tv-shows-with-the-same-name-help-please/828772/6 "2023-04-30T18:26:42Z")

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