Top Sitcoms, a list by Proton

8.5

/532241/

82

/28487/

78

/3169/

85

/108/

90

87

/30/

age 13+

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.

73

7.7

/142224/

75

/8542/

80

/2865/

63

/28/

age 10+

The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

85

8.8

/277965/

86

/12397/

82

/1261/

94

/273/

90

72

/77/

age 17+

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

78

IMDb 55

7.7

/31765/

76

/1442/

67

/224/

97

/99/

76

75

/35/

age 14+

Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at 40-year old. When a chance encounter convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 and lands a job as an assistant at Empirical Press. Now she just has to make sure no one finds out the secret only she and her best friend Maggie share.

80

8.3

/774186/

80

/45530/

81

/5505/

84

/82/

85

69

/46/

age 14+

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

84

8.4

/409160/

83

/29629/

82

/3783/

95

/180/

88

73

/53/

age 14+

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

77

IMDb 94

8.1

/927838/

78

/64458/

79

/12159/

81

/123/

85

61

/50/

age 14+

Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.

79

7.8

/260702/

77

/17331/

73

/1586/

95

/103/

84

67

/29/

age 14+

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.

88

8.8

/225737/

86

/12915/

85

/2720/

93

/219/

96

82

/57/

age 15+

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?

69

6.7

/112627/

72

/9488/

72

/1656/

66

/26/

age 14+

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.

72

7.4

/43295/

75

/2728/

73

/618/

69

/34/

age 14+

Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls. Testing her sobriety is her formerly estranged mother, now back in Christy's life and eager to share passive-aggressive insights into her daughter's many mistakes.

75

7.7

/58873/

78

/3595/

75

/714/

71

/28/

age 12+

The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

83

8.6

/310822/

85

/19985/

80

/1704/

93

/203/

89

67

/46/

age 14+

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

80

8.3

/137087/

81

/8187/

74

/758/

78

/230/

91

73

/68/

age 14+

Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.

67

8.0

/43648/

76

/2530/

74

/357/

53

/27/

age 14+

Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.

83

8.6

/174416/

84

/13057/

79

/1370/

91

/154/

84

79

/82/

age 15+

Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his mother. In between dealing with his boss and his co-workers - one of whom is his ex-girlfriend - Archer manages to annoy or seduce everyone that crosses his path. His antics are only excusable because at the end of the day, he still somehow always manages to thwart whatever crises was threatening mankind.

81

8.6

/340692/

83

/14925/

79

/1574/

75

/151/

85

78

/102/

age 15+

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

82

7.9

/46798/

77

/2145/

79

/349/

97

/43/

89

73

/26/

age 14+

Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear.

83

8.5

/308596/

84

/22496/

79

/1962/

88

/234/

88

74

/76/

age 14+

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.

84

8.2

/49953/

79

/2859/

74

/251/

99

/90/

89

83

/39/

age 5+

In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

77

7.9

/82004/

76

/6366/

75

/760/

93

/105/

81

58

/25/

age 14+

A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.

73

7.5

/39976/

74

/2374/

73

/341/

age 13+

A married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.

79

7.8

/97183/

72

/5856/

76

/1172/

95

/134/

76

82

/36/

age 15+

Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.

82

7.9

/409885/

77

/20518/

82

/12484/

Letterboxd

3.8

/795441/

92

/198/

88

77

/43/

age 14+

Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

73

7.3

/27271/

72

/1888/

71

/325/

92

/103/

58

77

/34/

age 14+

A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.

69

7.1

/6439/

76

/434/

75

/66/

57

/10/

age 14+

A love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.

79

7.8

/115364/

76

/5346/

77

/1068/

82

/44/

89

77

/60/

age 14+

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.

52

6.6

/32932/

65

/2369/

62

/250/

23

/35/

56

43

/35/

age 14+

Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league baseball player whose career was put on the shelf for good by his own struggle with anger issues.

74

7.2

/14972/

71

/438/

71

/101/

89

/39/

79

64

/52/

age 15+

Single working mom Christine Campbell has just learned that her ex is dating a much younger woman with the same first name. To avoid any confusion, the new girlfriend is dubbed New Christine, which leaves her with the unfortunate nickname Old Christine.

85

7.6

/45324/

79

/2470/

80

/1072/

96

/31/

96

88

/32/

age 12+

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.

78

7.7

/31717/

74

/2232/

71

/283/

94

/81/

80

75

/28/

age 12+

A '90s-set single-camera comedy about a hip-hop-loving Asian kid growing up in suburban Orlando, being raised by an immigrant father obsessed with all things American and an immigrant mother often bewildered by white culture.

85

8.2

/215955/

82

/18165/

79

/1869/

97

/233/

90

82

/48/

age 14+

Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.

60

6.0

/45591/

61

/1309/

62

/342/

50

/26/

73

58

/4/

age 14+

Joey has struck out on his own and moved to Hollywood, hoping to truly make it as an actor. Joey says goodbye to a time when his friends were his family and welcomes the chance to turn his family into his friends. After reuniting with his high-strung sister Gina, a strong and sexy hairdresser, Joey moves in with her genius 20-year-old son, graduate student Michael, who literally is a rocket scientist. What Joey lacks in book smarts, however, he more than makes up for with his people skills, making him the best new friend his nephew could ask for.

71

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6.7

/22890/

71

/680/

72

/265/

age 8+

No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and misadventures as she enlists the help of friends, including best friends Eddie and Chelsea, to change life's little outcomes. Raven's younger brother, Cory, is obsessed with money and creates get-rich-quick schemes to try to earn cash.

73

7.1

/47517/

72

/2712/

64

/254/

89

/87/

83

61

/43/

age 14+

Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter. Along for the journey is her son, her ex-husband, her husband/neighbor and her friends who together make up her dysfunctional, but supportive and caring extended family... even if they have a funny way of showing it sometimes.

62

53

5.5

/4992/

62

/202/

70

/132/

age 6+

Siblings Emma, Ravi, and Zuri Ross leave their extravagant New York City penthouse once again to return to Camp Kikiwaka, a rustic summer camp in Maine where their parents met as teenagers.

70

7.4

/13554/

70

/761/

77

/173/

60

/25/

age 13+

A family comedy narrated by Katie, a strong-willed mother, raising her flawed family in a wealthy town filled with perfect wives and their perfect offspring.

65

6.5

/29594/

69

/1505/

66

/253/

62

/26/

age 14+

A comedy about a working class Chicago couple who find love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting.

71

7.4

/17121/

75

/655/

72

/123/

66

/28/

age 15+

Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."

74

7.5

/36316/

73

/2166/

62

/176/

86

/118/

83

69

/43/

age 14+

Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.

79

IMDb 96

7.6

/43165/

78

/2632/

75

/176/

94

/77/

79

74

/35/

age 14+

A retired professor with a knack for snooping gets a new lease on life when a private investigator recruits him to go undercover and crack a case.

79

7.5

/82804/

73

/5764/

71

/593/

96

/159/

84

80

/63/

age 14+

When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a world she didn’t think even existed anymore.

73

66

7.1

/4176/

72

/266/

77

/147/

age 8+

Best friends Raven and Chelsea, now both divorced mothers, are raising their children in a house together. Their house is turned upside down when they realize one of Raven's children inherited the same psychic abilities as their mother.

74

7.1

/26783/

73

/828/

79

/432/

age 7+

Teens PJ and Teddy and tween brother Gabe are typical kids -- that is, until their mother has another baby. The arrival of their new sister completely upends the entire household. When their mother heads back to work after Charlie's birth, it's up to the kids and their dad to keep the home fires burning -- and to keep Charlie out of trouble as she learns to sit up, crawl, walk and run. Teddy, as the older sister, makes a personalized video diary for Charlie, in each episode adding a nugget of wisdom for her baby sibling.

76

6.8

/50345/

72

/1528/

64

/266/

97

/23/

85