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Plot Summary:
Mork & Mindy is an American science fiction sitcom broadcast from 1978 until 1982 on ABC. The series starred Robin Williams as Mork, an alien who comes to Earth from the planet Ork in a small, one-man egg-shaped spaceship. Pam Dawber co-starred as Mindy McConnell, his human friend and roommate. In 1997, the episode "Mork's Mixed Emotions" was ranked #94 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time list.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, slapstick, game show, hilarious, offbeat, surreal, not serious, parody, spoof
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Mister Ed (1961)
Plot Summary:
Wilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his new barn, he finds that the former owner left his horse behind. This horse is no ordinary horse . . . he can talk, but only to Wilbur, which leads to all sorts of misadventures for Wilbur and his trouble-making sidekick Mister Ed.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, game show, offbeat, humorous, not serious
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The Ghost Busters (1975)
Plot Summary:
The Ghost Busters was a live-action children's television series that ran in 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly occurrences. Only 15 episodes were created. This series reunited Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in roles similar to their characters in F Troop. Tucker played Jake Kong, and Storch played zoot suit-wearing Eddie Spencer. The third member of the trio was Tracy the Gorilla, played by actor Bob Burns. The series was unrelated to the 1984 film Ghostbusters.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, detective, offbeat, humorous, not serious, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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Benson (1979)
Plot Summary:
Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap; however, Benson discarded the soap opera format of its parent show in favor of a more conventional sitcom structure. The series was created by Susan Harris, and produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, political, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious
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They Came from Outer Space (1990)
Plot Summary:
They Came from Outer Space is an American science fiction comedy series that aired in syndication from October 1990 to March 1991. The series was created by Tom McLoughlin.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, sitcom, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Gilligan's Island (1963)
Plot Summary:
Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The situation comedy series featured Bob Denver; Alan Hale, Jr.; Jim Backus; Natalie Schafer; Tina Louise; Russell Johnson; and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to September 4, 1967. Originally sponsored by Philip Morris & Company and Procter & Gamble, the show followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked. Most episodes revolve around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their failed attempts to escape their plight. Gilligan's Island ran for a total of 98 episodes. The first season, consisting of 36 episodes, was filmed in black-and-white. These episodes were later colorized for syndication. The show's second and third seasons and the three television movie sequels were filmed in color. The show enjoyed solid ratings during its original run, then grew in popularity during decades of syndication, especially in the 1970s and 1980s when many markets ran the show in the late afternoon after school. Today, the title character of Gilligan is widely recognized as an American cultural icon.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, retro, epic, slapstick comedy, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, vintage, mad
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The Charmings (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Charmings is an American fantasy sitcom that aired from March 1987 to February 1988 on ABC. Based on the fairy tale Snow White, it chronicles Snow White and Prince Charming after they are transported in time from the Enchanted Forest to the 20th Century Los Angeles suburbs.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, sitcom, fairy tale, offbeat, humorous, witty, cynical, not serious, semi serious
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Perfect Strangers (1986)
Plot Summary:
Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom that ran for eight seasons from March 25, 1986, to August 6, 1993, on the ABC television network. Created by Dale McRaven, the series chronicles the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous. Originally airing on Tuesdays for the short six-episode first season in the spring of 1986, it moved to Wednesdays in prime time in the fall of 1986. It remained on Wednesdays until March 1988, when it was moved to Fridays. The show found its niche there as the anchor for ABC's original TGIF Friday-night lineup, though it aired on Saturdays for a short time in 1992.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, game show, offbeat, feel good, realistic, not serious, slapstick, buddy comedy
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Cousin Skeeter (1998)
Plot Summary:
Cousin Skeeter is an American children's television show, which ran on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2001. It starred Robert Ri'chard as Bobby, a young boy whose life changed when his strange cousin Skeeter came to live with his family. With Skeeter's help, Bobby learns life lessons and tackles the ups and downs of growing up. The show also included Meagan Good as Bobby's friend Nina, Rondell Sheridan as Bobby's father Andre, and Angela Means as Bobby's mother Vanessa. Skeeter is portrayed by a hand puppet with Bill Bellamy providing his voice, and Drew Massey performing the puppetry, assisted by Alice Dinnean. Within the show, Skeeter is treated like a regular human and no mention of him being a puppet is made. Although the series was shot in a single-camera format, the show used a laugh track. No plans for a DVD release of the series or of the TV movie "New Kids On The Planet" have been announced. The show's theme song is an alternate version of 702's 1997 hit "Steelo", written by Missy Elliott.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, family comedy
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
Plot Summary:
A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, dark comedy, black and white, skit, parody, futuristic, offbeat, humorous, surreal, witty
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Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
Plot Summary:
Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman. The show was developed from Reubens' popular stage show and the one-off TV special The Pee-wee Herman Show, produced for HBO, which was similar in style but featured much more adult humor. In 2004 and 2007, Pee-wee's Playhouse was ranked #10 and #12 on TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, mysterious, absurd, offbeat, feel good, surreal, not serious, weird, campy, cult film
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The Neighbors (2012)
Plot Summary:
When the Weavers move to a gated community in New Jersey, they discover that the entire neighborhood is comprised of aliens from the planet Zabvron. But as the Weavers and the aliens face the struggles of everyday life together, they discover that some things -- the ups and downs of marriage, the desire to be a good parent and raise a happy family -- are universal. Intergalactic, even.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, entertaining, absurd, erotic, sensual, offbeat
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Phil of the Future (2004)
Plot Summary:
Phil of the Future is an American sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 18, 2004 to August 19, 2006 for a total of two seasons. The series was created by Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber and produced by 2121 Productions, a part of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment. It follows a family from the future that gets stranded in the 21st century when their time machine breaks down. The series returns to the US on May 9, 2013 as part of Disney Channel: Throwback Thursday. It also currently airs in select countries such as Canada.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, exciting, captivating, melancholic, offbeat, witty, teen comedy, campy
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Marvin Marvin (2012)
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Marvin Marvin is an American science fiction slapstick comedy television series that aired from November 24, 2012 to April 27, 2013. The series was set to premiere on Nickelodeon in 2013, but was pushed forward to November 24, 2012. It stars Lucas Cruikshank as the title character Marvin Marvin, an alien teenage boy adjusting to human life. On June 26, 2013, Cruikshank said that he had left Nickelodeon.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, sitcom, feel good, teen comedy
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Mighty Med (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mighty Med is a live-action comedy series starring popular Disney Channel stars Bradley Steven Perry and Jake Short, premieres as a special one-hour event, October 7 on Disney XD. The series is created by Jim Bernstein and Andy Schwartz, and is executive produced by Bernstein and Stephen Engel.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, captivating, light, cult classic, sitcom, surreal, odd
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Henry Danger (2014)
Plot Summary:
When 13-year-old Henry Hart lands a job as Danger, the sidekick-in-training to superhero Captain Man, he must learn to navigate a double life balancing the challenges of 8th grade with the crazy adventures of a real-life crime fighter!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, not serious, semi serious, inspirational, light, humorous, parody
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Small Wonder (1985)
Plot Summary:
Small Wonder is an American science fiction sitcom that aired in first-run syndication from September 7, 1985 to May 20, 1989. The show chronicles the family of a robotics engineer who, after he secretly creates a robot modeled after a real human girl, tries to pass it off as their daughter. The show was created under Metromedia Productions and its rights were acquired by 20th Century Fox Television in 1986.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, game show, sensitive, offbeat, humorous, semi serious
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My Favorite Martian (1963)
Plot Summary:
My Favorite Martian is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show starred Ray Walston as Uncle Martin and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. John L. Greene created the central characters and developed the core format of this series, which was produced by Jack Chertok.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, retro, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, detective, vintage
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
Plot Summary:
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show is an American syndicated science fiction sitcom based on the 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. It expands upon the original film's concept of a shrinking experiment gone wrong to include a myriad of experiments gone awry. It debuted in first-run syndication on September 1, 1997 and ran for three consecutive seasons, concluding with the 66th episode on May 20, 2000. Peter Scolari took over the role as Wayne Szalinski, the wacky inventor in the original film, played by Rick Moranis. Each episode incorporates new technologies and digital effects to feature the family in various new adventures. The series was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, with its main studios located in Currie Barracks, a decommissioned Canadian Forces dormitory.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: children's program, sitcom, offbeat, humorous, not serious
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Red Dwarf (1988)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, stylized, witty, feel good, not serious, apocalyptic, cliffhanger, funny, sexy, psychedelic
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The Munsters Today (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Munsters Today is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from 1988 to 1991. The series served as a sequel to the 1960s sitcom The Munsters.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: spooky, sitcom, offbeat, humorous, not serious
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Mr. Bean (1990)
Plot Summary:
Mr Bean turns simple everyday tasks into chaotic situations and will leave you in stitches as he creates havoc wherever he goes.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 130000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, not serious, realistic, feel good, light, funny, retro, game show, hilarious
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RocketMan (1997)
Plot Summary:
Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, inspirational, not serious, funny, hilarious, slapstick, offbeat, psychotronic, slapstick comedy
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My Two Dads (1987)
Plot Summary:
My Two Dads is an American sitcom that starred Staci Keanan, Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan. It aired on NBC from 1987 to 1990 and was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with Tri-Star Television and distributed by TeleVentures.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious
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3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Plot Summary:
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet. The extraterrestrials pose as a human family in order to observe the behavior of human beings.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty, light, hilarious, parody, offbeat, telenovela, fun
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ALF (1986)
Plot Summary:
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, cliffhanger, game show, hilarious, feel good, not serious, light, funny, offbeat
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Best Friends Whenever (2015)
Plot Summary:
The live-action comedy follows best friends Shelby and Cyd who, when their aspiring scientist friend Barry’s invention goes awry, gain the power to leap forward and backward in time whenever they want – and sometimes when they don’t. Now, they experience the twists and turns of friendship and must decide between fixing mistakes in the past or catching a glimpse of the future. While Barry and his assistant, Naldo, try to figure out how to replicate time travel for themselves, Cyd and Shelby use their newfound power to navigate high school life and Shelby’s mischievous twin brothers, Bret and Chet.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, corny, teen comedy
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Black Books (2000)
Plot Summary:
Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran, their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction. Black Books is a haven of books, wine and conversation, the only threat to the group’s peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, talky, not serious, offbeat, witty, surreal, realistic, funny, hilarious
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The Tick (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Tick is an American sitcom based on the character Tick from the comic book of the same name. It aired on Fox in late 2001 and was produced by Columbia TriStar Television. With a pilot airing on November 8, the series ran nine episodes on broadcast television. It was released to DVD in 2003.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, parody, not serious, suspenseful, spoof, anime, offbeat, slapstick comedy, weird
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The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Plot Summary:
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and seeks the help of a scientist in order to reclaim and repair his ship and get back home.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: cute, humorous, mysterious, freeze frame, offbeat, feel good, semi serious, hilarious, fairy tale, light
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Flubber (1997)
Plot Summary:
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining, slapstick, slapstick comedy, parody, grindhouse, cult classic, hilarious, disgusting