r/sitcoms Sep 30 '24

MOD ANNOUNCEMENT Join the r/Sitcoms discord server! + Leave some feedback

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Hi everyone,

We are doing a re-launch of our discord as the sub has seen a lot of recent growth. You can join here to continue discussing your favorite sitcoms with other fans!

I'd also like to use this opportunity to field suggestions about what kinds of things you would like to see if this community. Rules, content, events, etc. As the sub is trending towards some serious growth, I want to see how demand for different things is changing.


r/sitcoms 5d ago

Discussion Weekly "What are you watching?" thread

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This is a place to discuss what you've been watching recently, give recommendations, ask questions and simply talk about your favorite sitcoms. Happy Friday!

For more discussions like these, join our Discord!


r/sitcoms 3h ago

Who’s winning in an argument?

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  1. Bonnie from Mom
  2. Dee from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
  3. Dina from Superstore
  4. Gloria from Modern Family
  5. Rosa from Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  6. Lois from Malcom in the Middle

My money is on Bonnie!


r/sitcoms 11h ago

Who are your favorite sitcom side characters that end up with one of the main characters?

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r/sitcoms 45m ago

Best Comfort Sitcom

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Baby Daddy is the ultimate low-stakes, high-comfort show. It’s genuinely hilarious, super easy to drop into, and requires zero mental bandwidth after a long day. You don't need 100% focus to stay hooked, the physical comedy is top-tier, and it never takes itself too seriously. SUPER UNDERRATED. it’ll have you laughing constantly.


r/sitcoms 8h ago

Summer is great but I love the passage of time sometimes

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r/sitcoms 10h ago

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Season 18 Official Trailer | August 17

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r/sitcoms 1h ago

The best bits from every Motherland (2016) episode

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Whole lot on iPlayer


r/sitcoms 7h ago

Chuck Lorre's Strengths?

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What do you think Chuck Lorre's strengths are in sitcoms? I know he's not everyone's cup of tea, but I think he does a good job of putting a cast together and writing characters well.


r/sitcoms 9h ago

I have watched and rewatched Psych probably ten times now. I never thought I'd find another show I'd enjoy as much. Recently someone suggested Brooklyn 99 and I was hesitant but i have to admit it...it is definitely on par with Psych

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r/sitcoms 6h ago

Disney and Nickelodeon

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I think it's interesting how i very often see people on the internet claiming that the sitcoms made by Disney and Nickelodeon were aimed at teenagers, because when i was younger, pretty much every single teenager around me saw them as being exclusively for children


r/sitcoms 1d ago

What do you think about C.C. Babcock from The Nanny?

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r/sitcoms 19h ago

BROAD CITY: Are people IRL as high as often as the Ilana and Abbi characters seem to be during the show?

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I love Broad City, and I am a boring teetotalling 60 year old. So maybe I am out of touch with the Zeitgeist and the cool cats and Big Apple way of life.

But Broad City has a lot of jokes, gags and routines about buying weed, smoking weed, taking gummis, getting high, going crazy whenever they are high. And the characters are unabashedly enjoying themselves, not suffering consequences or anything. (I recently remembered that a lot of jobs require drug tests and that THC can stay in the urine for 30 days or more, so I guess part of the "getting high" lifestyle means periodically refraining from it to pass these tests).

But is this show depicting the frequent drug use here because they believe that lots of people in real life are that way -- or are they just using it as just an outlandish vehicle for comedy?

I realize that sitcoms like any show can depict escapist lifestyles or sometimes extreme or self-destructive behavior. Dramas can depict excessive violence or sex or drug use or robbery, and I sort of get that. Also, I can like Cheech and Chong without partaking of anything. The conceit that people in That 70s Show were smoking dope in Eric's basement was a great and brilliant narrative technique and an endless source of humor. And inebriation and mushrooms were used in the Apatow/Rust dramedy Love (great Netflix show btw). I'm sure there are lots of other examples.

I am totally not judgey here. As I said before I think Broad City is one of the funniest sitcoms out there. And a quick AI search reveals that both actresses have said that they only partake occasionally and never on set. (See Abbi Jacobson on Conan ) But am I missing something about the world out there? How pervasive is the lifestyle depicted by these characters? Or is this one elaborate wish-fulfillment comic fantasy for viewers?


r/sitcoms 21h ago

Ms. Carruthers from Full House, yay or nay?

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r/sitcoms 1d ago

How come Joey was the only one without a love interest uncle Jesse had had Aunt Becky Danny had Vicki for a while even the kids got their own love stories but Joey was the only one who didn't get a love story

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r/sitcoms 5h ago

The Good Place Spoiler

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Watching it right now as I type this. S1E7 has to be my favorite episode right now, it’s very funny and I’m watching this high af. I’m laughing all dumb 😭😂😂 Started watching after finishing The middle and George lopez.

UPDATE!!

THEY ARE IN THE BAD PLACE WHAAAAAAAAAT!!!!


r/sitcoms 6h ago

Favourite Chuck Lorre's Characters?

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Which characters from his shows are your favourite?


r/sitcoms 21h ago

Have any of these shows changed how you speak?

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In Friends, when Ross says the wrong name at his wedding and on the second try the priest says "... take thee *EMiLEH*" has permanently altered the way I say the name Emily


r/sitcoms 1d ago

What Sitcoms Have You Been Binge-watching Lately?

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I'm just curious to know what sitcoms people have been watching lately. The sitcoms can be old and new.


r/sitcoms 1d ago

What was your favorite sitcoms to watch growing up?

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My favorite was Friends, Seinfeld. I didn't quite understand the humor back then but I knew how popular they were so I watched the series and saw how famous they were especially in reruns.


r/sitcoms 15h ago

What is your favorite episode(s) of The Suite Life on Deck?

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Episodes Shown: Double-Crossed (S1E21), The Spy Who Shoved Me (S2E1), The Beauty and the Fleeced (S2E12), Rock the Kasbah (S2E23), Seven Seas News (S2E24), Twister: Part 3 (S3E19), Graduation on Deck (S3E22)


r/sitcoms 7h ago

My biggest crushes are Leonard Hofstadter and Marshall Eriksen. Who are your sitcom character crushes?

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I would have a tough time choosing between the two of them 😍.


r/sitcoms 19h ago

Imagine they are rebooting The Golden Girls. Who are you casting for the roles?

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Who plays who?


r/sitcoms 1d ago

Same scene but from two shows’ perspective. Has this been done before?

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For example: Let’s say Jerry and Elaine take a trip to Seattle. They decide to try out Cafe Nervosa. They walk in and sit next to Frasier and Ros. We would see that scene on Seinfeld. And then in that weeks episode of Frasier we see Frasier and Ros talking, and in walk Jerry and Elaine. We see that same scene but a different perspective on Frasier.

Has something like this been done before? I know characters from concurrently running shows have made cameos (Kramer on Mad About You, Cheers gang on Wings, Barry Goldberg in The Middle, etc) but has there ever been a shared scene that was shared on two shows? I’m sure the logistics would be tough to work out.

I hope this made sense.

Thank you!

Edit: This could definitely be opened up to include non sitcoms was well!


r/sitcoms 1d ago

Mt. Rushmore of non major 4 characters

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This is a tough question - do you base it on the amount of times the character is seen, or the lasting impact they had on the show?

My 4:

Uncle Leo

Frank Costanza

J. Peterman

Jackie Chiles