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
- ALF
- All in the Family
- All in the Family: "Sammy's Visit"
- All's Fair
- Amanda’s
- Amos ‘N’ Andy
- Andy Griffith Show, The
- Archie Bunker's Place
- Arrested Development
- B
- Bachelor Father
- Bagdad Café
- Barney Miller
- Benson
- Beulah
- Beverly Hillbillies, The
- Bewitched
- Big Bang Theory, The
- Bill Cosby Show, The
- Bill Dana 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
- Captain Nice
- Car 54, Where Are You?
- Checking In
- Cheers
- Chico and the Man
- Coach
- Cosby Show, The
- CPO Sharkey
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- D
- Danny Thomas Show, The aka Make Room for Daddy
- Designing Women
- Dick Van Dyke Show, The
- Diff'rent Strokes
- Different World, A
- Dinosaurs
- Doris Day Show, The
- Dream On
- Dukes of Hazzard, The
- E
- Ed Wynn Show, The
- Ellen
- Empty Nest
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- F
- Family Ties
- Father Knows Best
- Fay
- Fernwood 2-Night
- Flying Nun, The
- Frasier
- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The
- Friends
- G
- George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The
- Get a Life
- Get Smart
- Gilligan’s Island
- Glee
- Gloria
- Goldbergs, The
- Golden Girls, The
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- Good Times
- Green Acres
- Growing Pains
- Guestward Ho!
- H
- Hank McCune Show, The
- Happy Days
- Here's Lucy
- Hogan's Heroes
- Honeymooners, The
- Hot in Cleveland
- I
- I Dream of Jeannie
- I Love Lucy
- I Married Joan
- I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
- It's About Time
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
- J
- Jack Benny Program, The
- Jack Benny Program, The: "Christmas Shopping"
- 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
- Love, Sidney
- Lucy Show, The aka Here's Lucy
- M
- M*A*S*H
- M*A*S*H: "The Interview"
- Mama
- Mama’s Family
- Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
- Mary Kay and Johnny
- Mary Tyler Moore Show, The
- Mary Tyler Moore Show, The: "Chuckles Bites the Dust"
- Mary Tyler Moore Show, The: "The Lars Affair"
- Maude
- McHale's Navy
- Mister Ed
- Modern Family
- Monkees, The
- Moonlighting: "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
- Mork & Mindy
- Mothers-In-Law, The
- Mr. Ed
- Mr. Peepers
- Murphy Brown
- My Little Margie
- My Mother the Car
- My Sister Eileen
- My Three Sons
- N
- Nanny, The
- New Leave it to Beaver, The
- Newhart
- Newhart: "The Last Newhart"
- Night Court
- O
- Odd Couple, The
- One Day at a Time
- Our Miss Brooks
- P
- Partridge Family, The
- Partridge Family, The: "Soul Club"
- Pete and Gladys
- Phil Silvers Show, The aka You’ll Never Get Rich aka Sergeant Bilko
- Phyllis
- R
- Rhoda
- Roll Out!
- Roseanne
- S
- Sanford and Son
- Seinfeld
- Smothers Brothers Show, The
- Soap
- Spin City
- Square Pegs
- Step By Step
- T
- Taxi
- That Girl
- Three’s Company
- Too Close for Comfort
- W
- Welcome Back Kotter
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- Wonder Years, The
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Highlights
Norman Lear describes how William Tankersley, then head of S&P at CBS, fought him over a (02m 56s)
We Laughed (01m 34s)
Henry Winkler on the genesis of Fonzie's "whoa"and the "thumbs up" (04m 23s)
Mary Tyler Moore on the sensibilities of The Dick Van Dyke Show (02m 30s)
Norman Lear "My parents were Archie and Edith" on Al (00m 50s)
Andy Ackerman on the Seinfeld episodes "The Pothole" and "The Rye" and his directorial choices on the series (05m 02s)
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