# Shows with same name **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [March 1, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981 "2013-03-01T04:31:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matkam11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@matkam11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/matkam11)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/1 "2013-03-01T04:31:23Z")
Hey, not sure if this is quite the right place to post this comment but on my Ubuntu Plex Server i have two shows with the same titles in this case lets say ThuderCats (1987) and ThunderCats (2011). I've tried changing the way i named the folders/episodes multiple times but i can get plex to see it as the 1987 version or the 2011 version despite having both.   Thoughts?   Thanks ---
**Author:** ![mmccurdy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mmccurdy/32/83290_2.png) [@mmccurdy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mmccurdy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/2 "2013-03-01T04:37:52Z")
Are you following the naming guide to the letter? -\> [http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Media\_Naming\_and\_Organization\_Guide#TV\_Shows](http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Media_Naming_and_Organization_Guide#TV_Shows) If so, can you copy/paste or grab a screenshot of exactly how a show that is giving you problems is named? In your specific example, one issue is probably going to be that TheTVDB only knows about Thunder Cats (2011) -\> [http://thetvdb.com/?string=thunder+cats&searchseriesid=&tab=listseries&function=Search](http://thetvdb.com/?string=thunder+cats&searchseriesid=&tab=listseries&function=Search) ---
**Author:** ![matkam11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@matkam11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/matkam11)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/3 "2013-03-01T05:08:00Z")
Hey Thanks for the quick reply! So TheTVDB has the 1987 version just as "ThunderCats"so currently I have the 1987 version as TV Shows\ThunderCats\Season X\ ThunderCats - SXXEXX - Name.avi TheTVDB has the 2011 version as "ThunderCats (2011)" so I have it as TV Shows\ThunderCats (2011)\Season X\ ThunderCats (2011) - SXXEXX - Name.avi ---
**Author:** ![mmccurdy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mmccurdy/32/83290_2.png) [@mmccurdy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mmccurdy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/4 "2013-03-01T06:50:38Z")
I see, I was searching with a space in the name of the show.  Your naming looks okay.  Are you seeing this with a lot of shows?  I wonder if it's the lack of year on just one of the shows that may be tripping up the scanner in this case.  Usually TheTVDB has years for both on shows that have years at all.  If you remove one or the other from the section, empty trash, deep scan, refresh metadata does it pick up the correct one? ---
**Author:** ![matkam11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@matkam11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/matkam11)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/5 "2013-03-01T14:14:34Z")
Yeah When i only have one of the shows its able to see the correct one. Alliteratively I have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  the 1987, 2003, and 2012. I have all three versions but only the 2003, and the 2012 versions show up while the 1987 version has episodes split up between the two. The folder layout is TheTVDB has the 1987 version as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)" so I have it as TV Shows\Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)\Season X\Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) - SXXEXX - Name.avi TheTVDB has the 2003 version as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)" so I have it as TV Shows\Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)\Season X\ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) - SXXEXX - Name.avi TheTVDB has the 2012 version as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)" so I have it as TV Shows\Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)\Season X\ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) - SXXEXX - Name.avi ---
**Author:** ![matkam11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@matkam11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/matkam11)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/6 "2013-03-04T05:02:47Z")
Bump? ---
**Author:** ![matkam11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@matkam11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/matkam11)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/7 "2013-03-06T02:38:47Z")
Bump? ---
**Author:** ![fdileague](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d78d45/32.png) [@fdileague](https://forums.plex.tv/u/fdileague)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/8 "2017-06-30T16:49:18Z")
Bump exactly these two shows I am having problems with. ---
**Author:** ![kegobeer-plex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kegobeer-plex/32/17444_2.png) [@kegobeer-plex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kegobeer-plex)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/9 "2017-06-30T16:52:30Z")
> @fdileague@gmail.com said: > Bump exactly these two shows I am having problems with. Have you tried: TV Shows\Thundercats\Season 01\Thundercats - S01E01 - Exodus.mkv TV Shows\Thundercats (2011)\Season 01\Thundercats (2011) - S01E01 - Omens (1).mkv ---
**Author:** ![fdileague](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d78d45/32.png) [@fdileague](https://forums.plex.tv/u/fdileague)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/10 "2017-06-30T16:57:10Z")
Yes it did not work, mostly dealing with ninja turtles ---
**Author:** ![fdileague](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d78d45/32.png) [@fdileague](https://forums.plex.tv/u/fdileague)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/11 "2017-07-06T18:21:45Z")
> @kegobeer-plex said: > > > @fdileague@gmail.com said: > > Bump exactly these two shows I am having problems with. > > Have you tried: > > TV Shows\Thundercats\Season 01\Thundercats - S01E01 - Exodus.mkv > TV Shows\Thundercats (2011)\Season 01\Thundercats (2011) - S01E01 - Omens (1).mkv Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)\Season 01\Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) - S01E01.mkv Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\Season 01\Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - S01E01.mkv It just will not differentiate. frustrating ---
**Author:** ![fdileague](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d78d45/32.png) [@fdileague](https://forums.plex.tv/u/fdileague)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/12 "2017-07-06T18:28:18Z")
![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/1/2/12cfb65a14529fdc9b6510fbb1425bbf9ffa36de.png) screenshot of duplicate info ---
**Author:** ![ramirous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9a28c/32.png) [@ramirous](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ramirous)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/13 "2017-12-28T15:18:27Z")
Hope this helps The directory I have is named: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 It shows the 1987 version (I have plex in spanish): ![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/0/3/03f13cce3bfcada6af8843f63288cf9513e7ddef.png) ---
**Author:** ![kynrek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kynrek/32/141135_2.png) [@kynrek](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kynrek)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/14 "2019-07-20T14:15:47Z")
adding “1987” to the the name making it Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 fixed it for me. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shows-with-same-name/29981/15 "2019-12-20T22:59:09Z")
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