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Checkered Ninja
Checkered Ninja (Ternet Ninja) is a 2018 Danish animated comedy by Anders Matthesen and Thorbjørn Christoffersen about boy Aske and a possessed ninja doll; a record-breaking Danish box-office franchise with two sequels and a 2027 musical.
Checkmate (ballet)
Checkmate is a 1937 one-act ballet choreographed by Ninette de Valois to music by Arthur Bliss, which personifies a game of chess as a struggle between Love and Death.
Checkmate (民国大侦探)
Checkmate (民国大侦探, Min Guo Da Zhen Tan) is a 2022 24-episode iQiyi Republican-era detective drama adapted from Agatha Christie's Poirot stories, the first authorized Chinese-language adaptation, starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Yunlong.
Cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese: hard cow's-milk cheese from Cheddar, Somerset, made by cheddaring (stacking and turning curd); ripened via glycolysis, lipolysis, proteolysis; West Country Farmhouse Cheddar holds a PDO.
Cheech & Chong
Cheech & Chong, the comedy duo of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, rose from 1968 Vancouver to five platinum comedy records and Up in Smoke (1978), which launched the stoner comedy genre.
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie (2024) is David Bushell's documentary debut about the stoner comedy duo, framed as a desert road trip; premiered at SXSW 2024, released theatrically April 25, 2025, streaming on Paramount+.
Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin (born 1946, Richard Anthony Marin) is an American comedian, actor, and art collector; half of Cheech and Chong, star of Born in East L.A. and Nash Bridges, and founder of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture.
Cheek to Cheek (album)
Cheek to Cheek (2014) is a jazz standards duet album by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga on Columbia/Interscope. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, sold 130,521 first-week copies, and won the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Cheekatilo (చీకటిలో)
Cheekatilo (చీకటిలో, "In the darkness") is a 2026 Telugu crime thriller directed by Sharan Koppisetty, starring Sobhita Dhulipala as podcaster Sandhya, released 23 January 2026 on Prime Video.
Cheekh (چيخ)
Cheekh (چیخ, "Scream") is a 2019 Pakistani Urdu-language ARY Digital serial, 30 episodes, written by Zanjabeel Asim Shah, directed by Badar Mehmood, starring Saba Qamar as Mannat seeking justice for her friend Nayab's murder.
Cheeni Kum (चीनी कुम)
Cheeni Kum (चीनी कुम), 2007 Hindi romantic comedy, R. Balki's directorial debut, starring Amitabh Bachchan as 64-year-old London chef Buddhadev Gupta and Tabu as 34-year-old Nina Verma; released 25 May 2007, music by Ilaiyaraaja.
Cheer (TV series)
Cheer is a Netflix documentary series (2020-2022) by Greg Whiteley following Navarro College's cheer team and coach Monica Aldama toward the Daytona national championship; two seasons, 15 episodes, Emmy-winning, with a Jerry Harris scandal in season 2.
Cheer Up (치얼업) (South Korean TV series)
Cheer Up (치얼업) is a 2022 SBS campus mystery rom-com starring Han Ji-hyun and Bae In-hyuk about a struggling university cheer squad inspired by Yonsei's Akaraka and the Yonsei-Korea University rivalry.
Cheer Up Baby
Cheer Up, Baby! (also Cheer Up Baby) is a 57-episode American vertical micro-drama released July 22, 2025 on DramaBox, directed by Danny Farber, starring Halle Fletcher and Noah Andre in a high-school enemies-to-lovers cheerleading romance.
Cheer Up! (발칙하게 고고) (TV series)
Cheer Up! (발칙하게 고고, Sassy Go Go) is a 2015 KBS2, 12-episode high-school K-drama in which rival dance club Real King and elite study club Baek Ho are forced into one cheerleading squad, starring Jeong Eun-ji, Lee Won-geun, Chae Soo-bin, and VIXX's N; distinct from SBS's 2022 college series Cheer Up.
Cheerful Wind (风儿踢踏踩)
Cheerful Wind (風兒踢踏踩, aka Play While You Play) is Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1981/1982 Taiwanese romantic comedy, starring Feng Fei-fei and Kenny Bee in a love triangle on Penghu, restored in 2018.
Cheers
Cheers is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1982 to 1993, set in a Boston bar owned by former baseball pitcher Sam Malone.
Cheerwine
Cheerwine is a cherry-flavored, non-alcoholic soft drink created in 1917 in Salisbury, North Carolina, by L.D. Peeler. A wild cherry soda, not a cola, it remains family-owned by Carolina Beverage Corporation and is famous as a barbecue pairing.
Cheese
Cheese, or natural cheese, is coagulated milk curd drained of whey and often ripened. Covers acid vs rennet coagulation, ripening microbiology (Swiss eyes, Camembert), classification, nutrition, and legal naming standards.
Cheese curd
Cheese curd, also called squeaky cheese, is fresh unpressed cheddar taken from the vat before aging; its casein-calcium protein mesh squeaks against teeth, a freshness marker fading within 24-72 hours.
Cheese fries
Cheese fries, also called cheesy chips in the UK, are French fries topped with melted American or cheddar cheese or cheese sauce. Linked to 1950s US snack bars; distinct from poutine's curds and gravy.
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) (film)
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) is a 2018 South Korean romance thriller film directed by Kim Je-yeong and starring Park Hae-jin, adapted from Soonkki's Naver webtoon of the same name.
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) (TV series)
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) is a 2016 tvN Korean drama adapted from Soonkki's Naver webtoon, starring Park Hae-jin and Kim Go-eun, 16 episodes, aired January 4 to March 1, 2016, record US$2 million China export.
Cheese sandwich
Cheese sandwich: cheese between slices of bread, also called cheese toastie or, when heated, grilled cheese. Made with semi-hard cheeses like Cheddar; a Dutch daily staple and British lunchtime standard.
Cheese Sandwich (My Little Pony)
Cheese Sandwich is a male Earth pony party planner in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic; he debuts in "Pinkie Pride" (2014), returns in "The Last Laugh" (2019), and is Pinkie Pie's husband and Li'l Cheese's father in the finale.
Cheese Shop sketch
Cheese Shop sketch: a 1972 Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch (episode 33, "Salad Days") in which John Cleese's customer finds no cheese at the National Cheese Emporium, written by Cleese and Graham Chapman after a seasick Folkestone shoot.
Cheese-eating surrender monkeys
Cheese-eating surrender monkeys: pejorative slang for French people, coined by Ken Keeler for a 1995 Simpsons episode spoken by Groundskeeper Willie, popularized by Jonah Goldberg during the 2003 Iraq dispute.
Cheeseburger
Cheeseburger: a hamburger topped with melted cheese, word attested 1938. Origin contested: Lionel Sternberger, Pasadena Rite Spot, 1924, versus Kaelin's Louisville 1934 and a 1935 Denver trademark; American and cheddar are the standard cheeses.
Cheesecake
Cheesecake, also sernik (Polish), Käsekuchen, a tart-like dessert of sweetened curd or cream cheese on a pastry or crumb base; recipes run from Cato's Rome and the 14th-century Forme of Cury to New York, Basque, Japanese, and Polish styles.
Cheesesteak
Cheesesteak (Philly cheesesteak): Philadelphia's signature hot sandwich of thinly sliced griddled ribeye, melted cheese (Cheez Whiz, American, or provolone), and fried onions on a long roll, invented in 1930 by Pat Olivieri and famous for the Pat's vs. Geno's rivalry.