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  1. 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

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  2. The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

    The sides of Arrested Development

    • A rich family that lost everything
    • Michael Bluth holding it together
    • A father in prison and a banana stand

    Good for you if

    • you like a family this selfish played for laughs.
    • you like running jokes that pay off seasons later.
    • you like deadpan lines and a narrator who corrects the characters.

    Bad for you if

    • you lose track of a dozen Bluths and their schemes.
    • you want a family sitcom where people end up being kind to each other.

    About: family · money · denial

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  3. Blackadder 1983

    Series

    Blackadder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of The Great War.

    The sides of Blackadder

    • A scheming Edmund Blackadder across the centuries
    • Baldrick and his cunning plans
    • The trenches of the First World War

    Good for you if

    • you like Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him.
    • you like English history played as a farce, from the Middle Ages to 1917.
    • you laugh at the plague, executions and the trenches.

    Bad for you if

    • you find 1980s British television dated.
    • you can't root for a hero who is cruel, cowardly and selfish.

    About: cynicism · class · the absurdity of war

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  4. 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

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  5. 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

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  6. Frasier 1993

    Series

    After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

    The sides of Frasier

    • A radio psychiatrist back in Seattle
    • Two snobbish brothers
    • A retired cop father and his dog

    Good for you if

    • you like witty banter between two pompous brothers.
    • you like farces built on lies and slammed doors.
    • you like a son and his blue-collar father learning to live together.

    Bad for you if

    • you find eleven seasons too much to take on.
    • you find a 1990s sitcom with studio laughter dated.

    About: family · snobbery · loneliness

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  7. The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick Solomon. Along for the ride are his alien compatriots Harry, Sally and Tommy -- who is the eldest of the group but is now angrily trapped in a teen's body.

    The sides of 3rd Rock from the Sun

    • Aliens posing as a family in Ohio
    • John Lithgow as a commander turned professor
    • The oldest officer stuck in a teenager's body

    Good for you if

    • you like aliens getting everything about humans wrong.
    • you like a sitcom with a giant head giving orders from space.
    • you like John Lithgow at his most unhinged.

    Bad for you if

    • six seasons is too much for you.
    • you find 1990s sitcoms dated.

    About: being human · outsiders · family

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  8. Convencido de que los comunistas están contaminando los Estados Unidos, un general ordena, en un acceso de locura, un ataque aéreo nuclear sorpresa contra la Unión Soviética. Su ayudante, el capitán Mandrake, trata de encontrar la fórmula para impedir el bombardeo. Por su parte, el presidente de los EE.UU. se pone en contacto con Moscú para convencer al gobierno soviético de que el ataque no es más que un estúpido error. Mientras tanto, el asesor estadounidense, un antiguo científico nazi, el doctor Strangelove, confirma la existencia de la «Máquina del Juicio Final», un dispositivo de represalia soviético capaz de acabar con la humanidad para siempre.

    Las caras de ¿Teléfono rojo? Volamos hacia Moscú

    • Un general que lanza por su cuenta un ataque nuclear
    • Una sala de guerra donde está prohibido pelear
    • Peter Sellers en tres papeles

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta reírte del fin del mundo.
    • te gusta Peter Sellers como presidente, como oficial y como científico loco.
    • te gusta un clásico de Kubrick en blanco y negro.

    Mala para ti si

    • quieres una película de guerra con batallas, no con hombres discutiendo en una sala.
    • necesitas algo de esperanza en una comedia donde todos los que mandan empeoran las cosas.

    Temas: el miedo nuclear · el absurdo del poder · la Guerra Fría

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  9. Malcolm 2000

    Serie

    Sitcom familiar que aborda los divertidos problemas y situaciones de una familia americana de clase media en la que el hijo Malcolm parece ser el único sensato... o al menos el único que da señales de cordura. La familia está compuesta por sus neuróticos padres Hal y Lois, el hermano mayor Francis y sus otros dos hermanos, Reese y Dewey.

    Las caras de Malcolm

    • Un niño superdotado que habla a la cámara
    • Una madre que grita y gana
    • Hermanos que destrozan la casa

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta Malcolm hablándole directo a la cámara mientras sus hermanos lo destrozan todo.
    • te gusta una familia ruidosa y sin dinero que aun así se mantiene unida, con Lois al mando.

    Mala para ti si

    • siete temporadas del mismo caos son demasiado para ti.
    • no te ríes de hermanos que se atormentan y de una Lois que los castiga aún más fuerte.

    Temas: la familia · la escuela · crecer

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  10. Seinfeld 1989

    Series

    A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

    The sides of Seinfeld

    • A stand-up comedian and his three friends in Manhattan
    • A neighbor named Kramer who bursts through the door
    • Arguments over parking spots and soup

    Good for you if

    • you like four friends turning tiny daily annoyances into big fights.
    • you like long, sharp conversations about nothing in a diner booth.
    • you want a sitcom where nothing serious ever happens.

    Bad for you if

    • nine seasons is too much for you.
    • you can't spend time with people this selfish. Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer look out only for themselves.

    About: friendship · everyday life · selfishness

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  11. The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.

    The sides of Curb Your Enthusiasm

    • Larry David playing himself
    • Fights over tiny social rules
    • Improvised scenes in Los Angeles

    Good for you if

    • you like a man turning every small talk into a war.
    • you like rooting for someone as petty as Larry.
    • you like improvised arguments that go on and on.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't commit to twelve seasons.
    • you want comfort, and social disasters make you squirm.

    About: social rules · pettiness · friendship

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  12. 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

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  13. 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

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  14. 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

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  15. Friends 1994

    Serie

    Las aventuras de seis jóvenes neoyorquinos unidos por una divertida amistad. Entre el amor, el trabajo y la familia, comparten sus alegrías y preocupaciones en el Central Perk, su café favorito.

    Las caras de Friends

    • Seis amigos en Nueva York
    • Una cafetería y dos apartamentos
    • Ross y Rachel

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta una comedia de situación que puedes citar de memoria.
    • quieres pasar tus noches en el sofá naranja del Central Perk.
    • te gustan los amigos que se vuelven familia.

    Mala para ti si

    • diez temporadas son más de las que quieres empezar.
    • los chistes de los 90 te parecen anticuados.

    Temas: la amistad · el amor · crecer

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  16. The Office 2005

    Serie

    Steve Carell protagoniza The Office, un fresco y divertido vistazo, con formato pseudo-documental, al día a día en la vida de unos excéntricos trabajadores de la empresa Dunder Mifflin. El serio pero despistadísimo director Michael Scott se considera un magnífico jefe y mentor, pero realmente inspira más críticas que respeto a sus empleados.

    Las caras de The Office

    • Un jefe que quiere que su plantilla lo quiera
    • Una oficina de una empresa de papel en Scranton
    • Un equipo de cámaras que graba cada momento incómodo

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta reírte de las peores ideas de Michael Scott.
    • quieres una serie para poner una y otra vez después del trabajo.
    • te gusta el lento romance de Jim y Pam en la recepción.

    Mala para ti si

    • nueve temporadas son demasiadas para ti.
    • no puedes reírte cuando Michael Scott dice algo ofensivo y la cámara se queda en las caras de todos.

    Temas: el trabajo · la amistad · el amor · la pertenencia

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  17. 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

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  18. Community 2009

    Series

    Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

    The sides of Community

    • A disbarred lawyer at a community college
    • A Spanish study group that becomes a family
    • Campus paintball games turned into action movies

    Good for you if

    • you like jokes about TV and film tropes, mostly from Abed.
    • you like a study group of misfits who become a family.
    • you like background gags you only catch the second time.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a sitcom that stays a sitcom, not episodes in claymation or as a western.
    • you lose track of a study group of seven.

    About: friendship · second chances · belonging

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  19. The Flintstones 1960

    Series

    The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.

    The sides of The Flintstones

    • A Stone Age family with modern habits
    • Fred and Barney living next door
    • Dinosaurs used as household appliances

    Good for you if

    • you like a gentle sitcom where Fred's schemes go wrong but the two families stay close.
    • you like jokes about foot-powered cars and dinosaur cranes.
    • you want an old cartoon to share with your children.

    Bad for you if

    • you find 1960s sitcom humor dated.
    • you don't watch animated series.

    About: marriage · neighbors · work

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  20. Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.

    The sides of The King of Queens

    • A delivery driver in Queens
    • A father-in-law living in the basement
    • A married couple who bicker and make up

    Good for you if

    • you laugh at Arthur turning Doug's basement into his kingdom.
    • you want an easy half hour you can drop into at any episode.
    • you like a marriage where Doug and Carrie fight and still clearly love each other.

    Bad for you if

    • nine seasons is too much for you.
    • you want comedy with more bite than a couple bickering over dinner.

    About: marriage · in-laws · working-class life

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