Comedy describes series that are primarily intended to amuse. Shows include sitcoms, single camera comedies, satire, and sketch comedy series. (For animated series fitting this descriptions, see Animation.)
Comedy Series
"Bill Cosby gave us the greatest instruction. He said, 'do not try to be funny, just tell the story.' And that’s what we did." - Phylicia Rashad
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- 2
- 227
- 3
- 3rd Rock From the Sun
- A
- Addams Family, The
- Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet
- Alan Young Show, The
- All in the Family
- Amanda’s
- Andy Griffith Show, The
- Archie Bunker's Place
- Arrested Development
- B
- Bagdad Café
- Barney Miller
- Benson
- Beulah
- Beverly Hillbillies, The
- Bewitched
- Bill Cosby Show, The
- Bob Cummings Show, The aka Love That Bob (1955-1957, NBC)
- Bob Newhart Show, The (1972-78, CBS)
- Bosom Buddies
- Brady Bunch, The
- C
- Checking In
- Cheers
- Chico and the Man
- Cosby Show, The
- CPO Sharkey
- D
- Danny Thomas Show, The aka Make Room for Daddy
- Designing Women
- Dick Van Dyke Show, The
- Different World, A
- Doris Day Show, The
- E
- Ellen
- Empty Nest
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- F
- Family Ties
- Father Knows Best
- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The
- G
- George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The
- Get Smart
- Gilligan’s Island
- Goldbergs, The
- Golden Girls, The
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- Good Times
- Green Acres
- H
- Happy Days
- Here's Lucy
- Honeymooners, The
- I
- I Dream of Jeannie
- I Love Lucy
- I Married Joan
- It's About Time
- J
- Jack Benny Program, The
- Jack Benny Program, The: "Hal March Show"
- Jeffersons, The
- John Forsythe Show, The
- Julia
- L
- Laverne & Shirley
- Leave it to Beaver
- Life With Elizabeth
- Life With Lucy
- Love, American Style
- Lucy Show, The aka Here's Lucy
- M
- M*A*S*H
- Mama
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
- Mary Kay and Johnny
- Mary Tyler Moore Show, The
- Mary Tyler Moore Show, The: "Chuckles Bites the Dust"
- Maude
- McHale's Navy
- Mister Ed
- Mork & Mindy
- Mr. Ed
- Mr. Peepers
- Murphy Brown
- My Sister Eileen
- My Three Sons
- N
- Nanny, The
- New Leave it to Beaver, The
- Newhart
- O
- Odd Couple, The
- One Day at a Time
- P
- Partridge Family, The
- Pete and Gladys
- Phil Silvers Show, The aka You’ll Never Get Rich aka Sergeant Bilko
- Phyllis
- R
- Rhoda
- Roseanne
- S
- Sanford & Son
- Seinfeld
- Smothers Brothers Show, The
- Soap
- T
- Taxi
- Three’s Company
- Too Close for Comfort
- W
- WKRP in Cincinnati
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