Lo Kolel Sherut
Also known as לא כולל שירות
- Years 1990-1993
- Country Israel
- Network Channel 1 (Israel)
Lo Kolel Sherut (Not Including Service) was an Israeli musical teen TV series (1990-1993) starring members of the Tzirei Tel Aviv youth band.
Set in a Tel Aviv cafe run by teens, it mixed coming-of-age stories with songs and dance, and became a symbol of early-1990s Israeli youth television.
What is the show about?
The story is set in a one-of-a-kind Tel Aviv cafe where the waiters, staff, manager, and even many of the customers are teenagers.
The cafe is the backdrop for coming-of-age stories: friendship, first loves, jealousy, school, relationships, violence, drugs, growing up, finishing high school, and army enlistment.
But Lo Kolel Sherut was more than a teen drama.
What made it so identified with the era was the mix of plot, music, and dance.
Across the episodes, members of Tzirei Tel Aviv performed original songs, covers of familiar Israeli songs, and Hebrew versions of foreign hits.
Tzirei Tel Aviv
Behind Lo Kolel Sherut stood Tzirei Tel Aviv, a youth band founded in 1984.
The series gave band members a stage that combined acting, singing, and dancing and turned them into real teen stars.
At the height of their success they performed across Israel and drew a huge fan base.
For many children and teens growing up in Israel in the early 1990s, Lo Kolel Sherut and Tzirei Tel Aviv were part of the era.
The music of Lo Kolel Sherut
Music was central to every episode, not just an add-on. The band performed well-known Israeli songs, Hebrew covers of songs from abroad, and songs written especially for Tzirei Tel Aviv.
Mixing a teen series with music videos, dancing, and songs made Lo Kolel Sherut very different from most Israeli teen shows of the time.
A show for a whole generation
Lo Kolel Sherut was much more than a series about teens working in a cafe.
It mixed music, dance, coming-of-age stories, and colorful early-1990s fashion, and turned the members of Tzirei Tel Aviv into stars.
For anyone who grew up then, a few seconds of the opening theme can bring back the cafe, the waiters with their belt bags, and the time when everyone knew the answer to the question:
Including service? Absolutely not.
Cast
Tal Mosseri
1990-1993
One of the faces most identified with the series and with Tzirei Tel Aviv. He later became one of Israel’s best-known children’s TV stars and hosts.
Shir Gottlieb
1990-1993
One of the standout stars of the series, closely identified with Tzirei Tel Aviv and the peak years of Lo Kolel Sherut.
Elinor Aharon
A member of Tzirei Tel Aviv and one of the characters most associated with the show.
Saar Fein
One of the era’s leading teen idols, who became a major youth star after the series.
Dana Dvorin
Appeared in the series as a young performer and later became an actress, TV host, and director.
Liat Ahiron
A Tzirei Tel Aviv member who later continued in television and entertainment.
Tomer Gottlieb
One of the band members and performers identified with the series.
| Image | Name | Years | Notes |
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Tal Mosseri | 1990-1993 | One of the faces most identified with the series and with Tzirei Tel Aviv. He later became one of Israel’s best-known children’s TV stars and hosts. |
| No photo | Shir Gottlieb | 1990-1993 | One of the standout stars of the series, closely identified with Tzirei Tel Aviv and the peak years of Lo Kolel Sherut. |
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Elinor Aharon | A member of Tzirei Tel Aviv and one of the characters most associated with the show. | |
| No photo | Saar Fein | One of the era’s leading teen idols, who became a major youth star after the series. | |
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Dana Dvorin | Appeared in the series as a young performer and later became an actress, TV host, and director. | |
| No photo | Liat Ahiron | A Tzirei Tel Aviv member who later continued in television and entertainment. | |
| No photo | Tomer Gottlieb | One of the band members and performers identified with the series. | |
| No photo | Betty Cohen | ||
| No photo | Yariv Yefet | ||
| No photo | Avivit Tzemach | ||
| No photo | Nir Geva | ||
| No photo | Tal Zeibert | ||
| No photo | Adi Amarani | ||
| No photo | Ravit Harel | ||
| No photo | Yuval Ninio |
Series details
- Network
- Channel 1 (Israel)
- Genre
- Teen · Musical
- Writers
- Nirit Yaron
Music
Opening theme
It includes a smile, it includes air conditioning, but it does not, does not, does not… include service. Got it?
Did you know?
- Three seasons Lo Kolel Sherut ran for three seasons between 1990 and 1993.
- Tzirei Tel Aviv Every cast member was, at different times, part of the Tzirei Tel Aviv youth band.
- Young teen stars Many cast members were only 16-17 when they became household teen stars across Israel.
- Serious themes The show also tackled relatively serious topics for a teen series, not only romance and humor.
- 2015 reunion In 2015, about 25 years after the series began, a partial Tzirei Tel Aviv reunion re-recorded the theme song.
- Yes Including Service In 2021 some of the stars reunited for a campaign playfully titled “Yes Including Service.”
- 2025 show In 2025, more than thirty years after the series ended, many of the stars reunited for a nostalgic stage show.
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