What do you want to watch tonight?
Each title says who it's good for, and who it isn't. Tap what you want tonight, or say no to one and why.
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American Dad! 2005
Series
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."
The sides of American Dad!
- A CIA agent father in the suburbs
- An alien named Roger living in the attic
- A goldfish with a man's brain
Good for you if
- you like Roger the alien and his endless disguises.
- you like crude jokes about the CIA, guns and family life.
- you want plots that go completely off the rails.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you can't commit to twenty-two seasons.
About: family · patriotism · satire
Una familia de diez 2007
Series
Ten members of the same family share a small house and stumble together through life's mishaps.
The sides of Una familia de diez
- Ten relatives sharing one small house
- A father always short of money
- The daily mishaps of a Mexican family
Good for you if
- you like a sitcom built on squabbles in a cramped house.
- you like grandparents, parents, kids and in-laws all under one roof.
- you want a warm family comedy with nothing too serious at stake.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language sitcom.
- you find thirteen seasons too much to take on.
About: family · money · living together
The Amazing World of Gumball 2011
Series
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.
The sides of The Amazing World of Gumball
- A blue cat and his goldfish brother
- The town of Elmore
- Cartoon, puppets and real photos in one frame
Good for you if
- you like Gumball and Darwin turning a small problem into a disaster.
- you want something you and your kids can both laugh at.
- you like short, silly episodes with a family that always makes up.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you get tired of absurd jokes that follow no logic.
About: siblings · school · family

The Addams Family 1964
Series
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
The sides of The Addams Family
- A family that loves the macabre
- Gomez and Morticia, madly in love
- Lurch the butler and a hand in a box
Good for you if
- you like a family that finds normal people frightening.
- you like a black and white sitcom turned upside down.
- you like Gomez kissing his way up Morticia's arm.
Bad for you if
- you find black and white sitcoms dated.
- you want stakes and suspense, not gentle gags.
About: difference · marriage · family
The House of Flowers 2018
Series
A wealthy matriarch tries to maintain her family's facade of perfection after her husband's mistress exposes their dirty secrets.
The sides of The House of Flowers
- A wealthy Mexico City family and its flower shop
- A matriarch keeping up appearances
- A husband's mistress who exposes everything
Good for you if
- you like laughing at a family scandal that should be a tragedy.
- you like siblings, parents and secrets all tangled under one roof.
- you like Paulina de la Mora and her slow, unforgettable way of talking.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.
- you want every twist to be believable.
About: appearances · secrets · family · identity

Married... with Children 1987
Series
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
The sides of Married... with Children
- A shoe salesman who hates his life
- A wife who never leaves the couch
- A family that insults each other at dinner
Good for you if
- you like Al Bundy's endless bad luck.
- you like a family that is mean to each other and proud of it.
- you like rooting for a bitter, lazy dad who brags about his high school football days.
Bad for you if
- you won't commit to eleven seasons.
- you want a sitcom family that ends each episode with a hug.
- you find late 1980s sitcoms dated.
About: marriage · failure · family

Vecinos 2005
Series
The everyday life of people in Mexican neighborhoods, where anything can be found. Each episode interacts between these peculiar neighbors, where they encounter real and fictitious problems.
The sides of Vecinos
- A Mexican neighborhood full of odd neighbors
- Everyday problems blown out of proportion
- Quick, broad sitcom gags
Good for you if
- you like broad slapstick from a Mexican block of neighbors.
- you want short, harmless episodes to watch without thinking.
- you can't stand violence and want a gentle family comedy.
Bad for you if
- you won't watch a comedy in Spanish with subtitles.
- you can't commit to twenty-one seasons.
About: neighbors · family · everyday life

El Chapulín Colorado 1973
Series
The sides of El Chapulín Colorado
- A clumsy superhero in a red grasshopper suit
- A squeaky toy hammer as his weapon
- Low-budget sketches from 1970s Mexico
Good for you if
- you like Chespirito's slapstick and catchphrases.
- you want a silly hero to watch with children.
- you want comedy with no real violence in it.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.
- you find 1970s studio comedy dated.
About: courage · parody · clumsiness
Family Guy 1999
Series
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
The sides of Family Guy
- A talking dog who drinks martinis
- A baby plotting to kill his mother
- A clueless dad in Rhode Island
Good for you if
- you like cutaway gags that have nothing to do with the plot.
- you laugh at jokes nobody should make, from Peter to Stewie.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you can't take on twenty-four seasons.
About: family · satire · suburbia
Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022
Film
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
The sides of Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Absurd on the surface, sincere underneath
- A mother, a daughter, an immigrant family
- Kung fu and genre mashups
- Meaninglessness answered with kindness
Good for you if
- you like a film where anything can happen, hot dog fingers included.
- you like absurd jokes and kung fu with a fanny pack.
- you like a mother and daughter story that hits hard under the chaos.
Bad for you if
- jumping between universes is hard for you to follow.
About: family · meaning · kindness
The Middle 2009
Series
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
The sides of The Middle
- A tired mom in small-town Indiana
- Three odd kids, Axl, Sue and Brick
- A family always short on money
Good for you if
- you like the Hecks, a family scraping by and sticking together.
- you laugh at Sue's endless optimism and Brick whispering to himself.
- you want a warm sitcom with nothing scary in it.
Bad for you if
- nine seasons is too much for you.
- you like your sitcoms with a darker, meaner edge.
About: family · money · ordinary life

Everybody Loves Raymond 1996
Series
Ray Barone is a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife Debra, daughter Ally, and twin sons, Geoffrey and Michael. Ray's meddling parents, Frank and Marie, and brother, Robert, live directly across the street.
The sides of Everybody Loves Raymond
- A sportswriter on Long Island
- His parents living across the street
- A mother who never knocks
Good for you if
- you like family arguments played for laughs.
- you know what it is to have parents who meddle in everything.
- you want a warm sitcom you can put on any night.
Bad for you if
- nine seasons is too much for you.
- you want comedy with a darker edge. The jokes here are about in-laws and chores.
About: marriage · family · parents
My Wife and Kids 2001
Series
Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor.
The sides of My Wife and Kids
- A father who parents with pranks
- Three kids and a wife who sees through him
- Life lessons with a punchline
Good for you if
- you like Damon Wayans turning every family problem into a joke.
- you like a sitcom about a dad who loves his kids and his wife.
- you want a sitcom you can watch with the whole family.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a life lesson at the end of each episode.
- you need stakes higher than a teenager in trouble with his dad.
About: parenting · marriage · growing up

31 Minutes 2003
Series
The program focuses on the adventures of the team of a low-prestige newscast, where something unexpected always happens. Their notes, while some are quite ridiculous, others are educational and leave a message both explicitly and implicitly. The news program is hosted by Tulio Triviño.
The sides of 31 Minutes
- A puppet news anchor named Tulio Triviño
- A newsroom where everything goes wrong
- Silly songs between the news reports
Good for you if
- you like a vain puppet anchor whose show falls apart every week.
- you want a show that makes kids and parents laugh together.
- you like catchy, absurd songs from a puppet newsroom.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Chilean show.
- you can't get into a world of sock and plush puppets.
About: children's rights · the news · friendship
Rick and Morty 2013
Series
Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.
The sides of Rick and Morty
- A genius grandfather and his nervous grandson
- Adventures across dimensions
- A family falling apart in every universe
Good for you if
- you like nihilistic jokes about everything.
- you like ideas so strange they shouldn't work.
- you like fast, absurd episodes.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you can't take cartoon gore, with Rick blasting aliens to pieces.
About: family · nihilism · intelligence
The Simpsons Movie 2007
Film
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
The sides of The Simpsons Movie
- Homer pollutes the lake
- Springfield under a dome
- Spider-Pig
Good for you if
- you like The Simpsons at movie length.
- you want a short, easy comedy.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want a character study. Homer, Marge and the kids stay just as you know them from the show.
About: family · responsibility
Malcolm in the Middle 2000
Series
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
The sides of Malcolm in the Middle
- A gifted kid talking to the camera
- A mother who yells and wins
- Brothers wrecking the house
Good for you if
- you like Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything.
- you like a loud, broke family that still sticks together, with Lois in charge.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons of the same chaos is too much for you.
- you don't laugh at brothers tormenting each other and Lois punishing them even harder.
About: family · school · growing up

Dinosaurs 1991
Series
Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.
The sides of Dinosaurs
- A dinosaur family in a modern home
- Baby Sinclair hitting his father with a pan
- Puppets from the Jim Henson Company
Good for you if
- you like a sitcom dad bullied by his own baby.
- you like a classic family sitcom with dinosaurs in it.
- you want puppets kids and parents can laugh at together.
Bad for you if
- you need some hope, and the satire about pollution and greed gets darker than the puppets suggest.
- you find early 1990s sitcoms dated.
About: family · work · the environment
Close Enough 2020
Series
A surreal take on transitioning from 20-something to 30-something centering on a married couple juggling such everyday challenges as parenthood, friendship, ham theft, stripper clowns and choosing the right day care.
The sides of Close Enough
- A young couple in their thirties in Los Angeles
- Their daughter and two divorced roommates
- Everyday problems that turn surreal
Good for you if
- you like quick, silly episodes about adult life.
- you like ordinary chores turning into absurd adventures.
- you like four friends sharing one small house.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you want something to watch with your children.
About: turning thirty · parenthood · friendship
The Goldbergs 2013
Series
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.
The sides of The Goldbergs
- A geeky kid with a video camera in the eighties
- A smothering mom named Beverly
- A family that shouts a lot
Good for you if
- you like a loud family sitcom full of eighties jokes.
- you like a family that yells a lot and loves even more.
- you want an easy, warm half hour.
Bad for you if
- ten seasons is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at the sweet lesson at the end of each episode.
About: family · nostalgia · growing up