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.
Closest to The King of Queens first
Home Improvement 1991
Series
The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.
The sides of Home Improvement
- A clumsy TV handyman
- A house with three boys
- A neighbour whose face you never see over the fence
Good for you if
- you like Tim and Jill raising three boys with lots of noise.
- you laugh at Tim's power tools blowing up on Tool Time.
- you want a gentle family sitcom with a lesson at the fence.
Bad for you if
- eight seasons is too much for you.
- you find early 1990s sitcoms dated.
About: fatherhood · marriage · masculinity

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
Bewitched 1964
Series
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
The sides of Bewitched
- A suburban housewife who is a witch
- A husband who wants no magic at home
- A meddling mother-in-law, Endora
Good for you if
- you want a gentle sitcom where every mess is fixed by the end.
- you like Samantha twitching her nose to fix a disaster.
- you like a witch and a mortal making their marriage work.
Bad for you if
- eight seasons is too much for you.
- you find a 1960s sitcom dated.
About: marriage · magic · family · fitting in

The Cosby Show 1984
Series
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
The sides of The Cosby Show
- A doctor and a lawyer raising five kids
- A brownstone in Brooklyn
- Family dinners and teenage excuses
Good for you if
- you like the Huxtable parents handling five children with humour.
- you like gentle jokes about homework, dates and chores.
- you want something the whole family can watch together.
Bad for you if
- you find 1980s sitcoms dated.
- eight seasons is too much for you.
About: parenthood · family · growing up

Step by Step 1991
Series
Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family
The sides of Step by Step
- Two single parents who marry on vacation
- A big blended family under one roof
- A nineties sitcom with a laugh track
Good for you if
- you want a gentle sitcom where everything works out.
- you like two families learning to live together.
- you want something to watch with children.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you find nineties sitcoms and laugh tracks dated.
About: blended families · siblings · marriage
Modern Family 2009
Series
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
The sides of Modern Family
- Three related households in Los Angeles
- Interviews straight to the camera
- A father who tries too hard to be cool
Good for you if
- you like Phil Dunphy's terrible jokes and Cam's dramatic entrances.
- you like Jay, his children and their families meddling in each other's lives.
- you want short, warm episodes where everyone makes up by the end.
Bad for you if
- you can't commit to eleven seasons.
- you roll your eyes at the lesson-of-the-day voice-over at the end.
About: family · acceptance · parenthood
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
Schitt's Creek 2015
Series
Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis, suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small depressing town they once bought as a joke.
The sides of Schitt's Creek
- A rich family gone broke
- Two rooms in a small-town motel
- Moira Rose and her wigs
Good for you if
- you want a warm show where a small town slowly wins everyone over.
- you laugh at Moira's strange words and David's panic.
- you like a spoiled family learning to actually like each other.
Bad for you if
- six seasons is too much for you.
- you want comedy with an edge, and this one stays kind.
About: family · starting over · acceptance
According to Jim 2001
Series
Jim is the typical all-American guy — a macho "everyman" — with a soft spot for his beautiful wife and children. Jim's boyish bravado and humorous antics keep a certain level of turmoil in their home, but there's never a doubt that this "opposites attract" couple are in their marriage for keeps!
The sides of According to Jim
- A macho dad who acts like a kid
- A wife who is always one step ahead
- A house full of children
Good for you if
- you like Jim's schemes blowing up in his face every week.
- you want a family sitcom where nothing truly bad happens.
- you like a marriage that bickers but always holds.
Bad for you if
- eight seasons is too much for you.
- you want comedy with an edge, not a classic family sitcom.
About: marriage · parenting · masculinity
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
Friends 1994
Series
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
The sides of Friends
- Six friends in New York
- A coffee shop and two apartments
- Ross and Rachel
Good for you if
- you like a sitcom you can quote by heart.
- you want to spend your evenings on the orange couch at Central Perk.
- you like friends who become family.
Bad for you if
- ten seasons is more than you want to start.
- 90s jokes feel dated to you.
About: friendship · love · growing up

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
The Nanny 1993
Series
That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer Mr. Sheffield, his boisterous brood and his wisecracking staff.
The sides of The Nanny
- A nanny from Flushing in a Manhattan townhouse
- A widowed Broadway producer with three children
- A butler who never misses a joke
Good for you if
- you like a nasal voice landing a punchline every thirty seconds.
- you want a sitcom you can start at any episode.
- you like a will-they-won't-they stretched over years.
Bad for you if
- six seasons in the same household is more than you want.
- you find nineties laugh tracks and shoulder pads dated.
About: class · family · love
Full House 1987
Series
After the death of his wife, Danny enlists his best friend and his brother-in-law to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.
The sides of Full House
- A widowed father raising three daughters
- His brother-in-law and an old friend moving in
- A San Francisco house full of catchphrases
Good for you if
- you want a warm sitcom where every problem is solved by the end.
- you like three men raising three girls together.
- you like Michelle's one-liners and Joey's impressions.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at the heart-to-heart talk ending every episode.
- eight seasons is too much for you.
About: family · grief · fatherhood
Will & Grace 1998
Series
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.
The sides of Will & Grace
- A gay lawyer and his straight closest friend sharing an apartment
- Karen and Jack causing trouble
- Dating in Manhattan
Good for you if
- you like Karen's one-liners and Jack's dramatic entrances.
- you like a friendship that outlasts every boyfriend.
- you like fast banter that never stops.
Bad for you if
- eight seasons is too much for you.
- you find late-1990s sitcoms with a studio audience dated.
About: friendship · love · New York
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 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990
Series
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
The sides of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- A teenager from West Philadelphia sent to live in Bel-Air
- A strict uncle who is a judge
- A cousin named Carlton and his dance
Good for you if
- you like Will teasing Carlton and Geoffrey the butler's dry replies.
- you like Will going from high school to college under Uncle Phil's roof.
- you like a rich family that slowly becomes Will's own.
Bad for you if
- a 90s sitcom with a laugh track feels dated to you.
- you roll your eyes at the serious talks with Uncle Phil at the end of an episode.
About: family · class · growing up

Roseanne 1988
Series
A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
The sides of Roseanne
- A working-class family in Illinois
- Parents juggling bills and jobs
- Kids who talk back
Good for you if
- you like a mother whose sarcasm keeps the house running.
- you like a family that fights, jokes and sticks together on little money.
- you like John Goodman as Dan, a gruff, tender dad joking through the hard times.
Bad for you if
- ten seasons is too much for you.
- a sitcom from the late 80s feels dated to you.
About: money · family · work
Grace and Frankie 2015
Series
Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined - when their husbands leave them for each other. Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21st century world.
The sides of Grace and Frankie
- Two wives left for each other's husbands
- A shared beach house
- Starting over in their seventies
Good for you if
- you like Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as opposites forced to live together.
- you like two rivals who become each other's family.
- you want a gentle comedy with nothing violent in it.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you need suspense to keep watching.
About: aging · starting over · friendship
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