Sitcoms are the favorite form of TV entertainment. No matter how many times re-runs are shown, people still watch their favorite comedies and laugh at their characters. Sitcoms have been present on TV for decades, and there are hundreds of them right now. However, not all TV shows become so popular that the audience still loves them even years after their last episode. The notion of a few people interacting and simply dealing with everyday problems is one of the best cinema creations.
Sitcoms can be very different and directed at various audiences, but there is always a set of versatile characters who possess a unique sense of humor and represent our friends, relatives, and even ourselves. At the same time, they fit together perfectly.
No matter how old you are and what you like, you probably have your favorite sitcom. But what are the most entertaining and popular TV comedies?
Here is the list of 7 best sitcoms ever.
Friends
Undoubtedly, Friends is a legendary sitcom that has made you laugh more times than any other TV show. It is one of the most watched sitcoms ever created. The final episode beat the record of the number of views in the history of TV series. Friends first aired in 1994 and was shown for a whole decade. A generation of people grew up watching this show and laughing together with its main characters.
Its main focus is the life of six best friends who live in New York and meet almost every day. The best feature of Friends is the variety of the characters’ personalities—everybody can find the one whom they like the most. There are the Geller siblings—clever paleontologist Ross, who happens to be an “expert” in divorces, and punctilious Monica, who has changed greatly since her childhood. There are also Monica’s neighbors and friends: a struggling actor and womanizer Joey and Ross‘ college friend Chandler, who provides the best comic relief throughout the whole series. Their another friend Phoebe is a little strange and ditsy but charming nevertheless. And one day they reunite with Rachel, a whimsical daughter of rich parents who grows to be an independent woman in the end.
This rich variety of protagonists is complemented by a hilarious script, funny supporting characters, and the ability to amuse you every time you re-watch an episode.
The Simpsons
Maybe, the best seasons of The Simpsons have already passed, but we still love those hilarious innuendos and the strange behavior of the main family of the show. The Simpsons is the only animated sitcom on our list, but it is one of the best sitcoms ever created. Do not think that if it is animated, then it is a cartoon for children. Actually, we would not advise small children to watch the show as its jokes can be rather crude.
Nonetheless, it is a great TV show that has lived through 24 seasons, 528 episodes, and 26 years of its existence. It is a pretty impressive result.
The Simpsons family consists of six members: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, and grandpa. Each of them has a unique personality and represents a satirical depiction of an average middle-class family. Through many years, the show has been both liked and disliked, but this fact only brought additional attention to it. It was named the best television series of the 20th century and awarded with a star on the Walk of Fame.
Seinfeld
Though Seinfeld is not a modern sitcom, it is still popular nowadays. Seinfeld aired for almost ten years—from 1989 to 1998—and had 180 episodes.
The main character of the show is a fictional representation of its creator Jerry Seinfeld—a stand-up comedian with the same name who lives in Manhattan. Most of the time he spends with his friends. The show mainly features Jerry’s three buddies. One of them is his best friend George, whose constant lies and complaints lead him into trouble. Also, there is his neighbor, Cosmo Kramer, whose hairstyle and clothing are always eccentric and funny. Unlike George, Kramer is successful both at work and with women. The last and the most appealing friend of Jerry is his ex-girlfriend, Elaine. Her personality suits the atmosphere of sitcoms the best—she is playful and overly honest sometimes; Elaine often makes poor choices in men.
Sometimes, this squeamish comedy seems to be unsympathetic, but it is what makes it so good. It shows the truth and all the problems of American life.
How I Met Your Mother
HIMYM is a TV comedy that does not reveal its main intrigue till the last episode. Initially, HIMYM shows us the main character, Ted Mosby, in the future, starting to tell his kids the story of how he had met their mother. And so, the adventures of five main characters are shown as his memories.
The versatility of the main characters is what the fans love about the show. Each one of them is funny, but their jokes and sense of humor differ, so every viewer can find his favorite person in the group and laugh together with them. During nine seasons of the show, the best years of their adult life are shown. Like in real life, it is impossible to stay the same through the decade. So, the heroes change too—they grow up, develop, and alter their perception of the world.
There are many encounters when people think that Ted will finally meet his future wife, but all of them just tease the audience.
The show is full of romance as all characters at some points have strong feelings for their friend. HIMYM is full of real life situations in which you can see yourself and laugh at how Ted, Marshall, Lily, Robin, and Barney deal with them.
The Office
The fact that The Office sitcom has both British and American variants shows how popular and good this sitcom is. The best part of the show is that you can watch the reruns in any order and at any time, and they will still be good. Each episode has the full set of tools (characters, jokes, awkwardness, and brilliant moments) that show the true nature of The Office.
Unlike many other sitcoms, the setting of this one is very uncommon and unique. This pseudo-documentary show features the everyday life at the office. In fact, it may be any office in the world—everybody can find parts of their work life in it. Maybe, it is a set of stereotypical office workers, but each of them has unique features, and the cast plays them wonderfully.
You may see some of your friends in the main characters of The Office—some are eccentric, some are lazy, and some are overly serious. In each episode, there are many funny pranks that will not bore you till the end.
That 70’s Show
Like most popular sitcoms, That 70’s Show is a series full of various characters with different, sometimes even opposite, personalities that fit together greatly. The special humorous and comfy atmosphere of the show is created by all those characters who co-exist in one communityand only compliment each other.
That 70’s Show was running from 1998 to 2006. Each episode of these eight seasons makes people laugh even today, ten years after its finale. The first few seasons are mostly focused on a group of teenagers who live in a suburban town in “that 70s” and their school life. The later seasons do not pay so much attention to school and prefer to show the life outside of it. Both settings provide great entertainment and have their advantages. The show stars many famous celebrities of the 70’s who fit perfectly in it. For many modern notable actors, this show was a starting point of their career.
Though there are many sitcoms that are simply hilarious, there is something special in this one, something light and wonderful that makes you strive for more and more episodes.
Two and a Half Men
This show quickly gained the love of the audience due to its great cast that made it look good. Besides, those unpredictable dialogs made you laugh countless times. The spirit of the show is kept withing its main characters. Two brothers live together and bring up a teenage boy. The very description of Two and a Half Men characters sounds like fun. Moreover, these two brothers cannot be more different—a drinker-songwriter Charlie, who changes his women so fast that even he cannot remember all of them, and his brother Alan, who is abandoned by his wife like a “wallflower” and left to raise his son.
The humor of the show is flexible. Charlie is the man who feels free enough for crude jokes even in front of his nephew, Jake. Caring and intelligent Alan is the source of soft jokes that are funny nevertheless. And, finally, there is teenage Jake, who grows up to be independent but stays a buffoon as well.
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