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Plot Summary:
Written by and starring acclaimed comedy troupe The Katydids, Teachers shows their hilariously warped perspective as six elementary school teachers trying to mold young minds, even though their own lives aren’t really together.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, touching, feel good, captivating, entertaining, hilarious
Best tv shows and movies like Teachers (2016):
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Jennifer Falls (2014)
Plot Summary:
Jennifer Doyle who must move back in with her own mom after being let go from her high-powered, six-figure salary job. With her teenage daughter in tow, Jennifer has to face her new life and figure out what the next steps are to rebuild.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 948
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, sitcom, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (2020)
Plot Summary:
Nora Lin leans on her family as she navigates life and young adulthood in outer borough-NYC.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sitcom
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Miss Guided (2008)
Plot Summary:
Miss Guided is an American sitcom that ran from March 18, 2008 to April 3, 2008 as a mid-season replacement on ABC. The series follows the life of Becky Freeley, a guidance counselor at a high school that she attended when she was a teenager. The pilot was directed by Todd Holland. The series was not renewed for a second season.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, sitcom, feel good, captivating, melancholic
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Life with Bonnie (2002)
Plot Summary:
The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three young children— and career obligations.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Rodney (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the middle of real, everyday America, Rodney Hamilton's life revolves around two things: His family and his thankless job at a fiberglass plant.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Sweet Mother (2014)
Plot Summary:
Picucha may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. At 85 years old, she pushes the limits of her age and does everything she can for her family and friends. Sweet Mother illustrates the everyday life of the elderly with clarity and levity, and shows that youth actually starts at 80. In the role that earned her the 2013 International Emmy® Awards for Best Actress, Fernanda Montenegro adds another success to her list of characters, which includes an Oscar nomination for the film Central Station.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, sentimental, semi serious, feel good, funny, light, uplifting, captivating
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Odd Mom Out (2015)
Plot Summary:
Acclaimed author Jill Kargman plays a version of herself as she navigates the treacherous and elite ecosystem of New York's Upper East Side, and the uber-wealthy mommy clique inhabiting this fantastically outrageous domain.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sitcom, feel good, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, hilarious, realistic
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Crowded (2016)
Plot Summary:
No more sex, booze and paying the bills naked. After 20 years of parenting, empty nesters Mike and Martina are finally reclaiming their wild side. But when both of their two grown daughters unexpectedly move back in and Mike's parents scratch their plans to spend their golden years in Florida, their roost is full again. This new (and very timely) family comedy proves that life is crazy with a full house, especially the second time around.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Telenovela (2015)
Plot Summary:
If you think the steamy sex, sensational scandals and heart wrenching heartbreak on Latino soap operas are a little extreme, just wait until you see what happens behind the scenes! Eva Longoria stars in this new comedy about Ana Sofia, a sizzling TV superstar, and her lively family of cast and crew all competing to steal the spotlight. When the cameras turn off, the drama turns up as Ana battles pesky network execs, drunken scriptwriters, narcissistic co-stars and an unfortunately familiar new on-screen love interest.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, hilarious, realistic, telenovela
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Kevin Can Wait (2016)
Plot Summary:
A newly retired police officer looks forward to spending more quality time with his wife and three kids only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Our Little Village (2017)
Plot Summary:
The amusing everyday life of a small, stereotypical Hungarian village focusing on a corrupt mayor, a bodybuilder priest, a hot bartender girl, a dumb police officer, and a womanizing football coach.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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What About Joan? (2000)
Plot Summary:
What About Joan? is an ABC sitcom that aired in 2001 for 2 seasons. It starred Joan Cusack as Joan Gallagher, a Chicago schoolteacher and the comedy of her day-to-day life. It co-starred Kyle Chandler. It was produced by James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, David Richardson and Ed Weinberger.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty
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The Kennedys (2015)
Plot Summary:
Multi-generation family sitcom set in the 1970s, loosely based on Emma Kennedy's memoirs. The Kennedy family pursue every opportunity they can to climb the social ladder on their housing estate.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 736
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sitcom, semi serious, hilarious
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Benched (2014)
Plot Summary:
Nina is a dedicated, career driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion and now finds herself working as a public defender. Her personal and professional worlds are turned upside down when she joins the ranks of the legal world’s underdogs and very quickly realizes that the law isn't quite as fair as she once thought.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, semi serious, feel good, captivating, light, hilarious, realistic
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Retired at 35 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Retired at 35 is an American sitcom on TV Land starring George Segal, Jessica Walter, Johnathan McClain, Josh McDermitt, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Ryan Michelle Bathe. It is the network's second original scripted series after Hot in Cleveland. The series premiered on January 19, 2011. On March 21, 2011, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on Tuesday June 26, 2012, at 10:00 pm ET/PT, and concluded on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. On December 13, 2012, TV Land announced that they were not renewing Retired at 35 for another season and it was cancelled, making it the first TV Land original sitcom to be cancelled from the network.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 528
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, realistic, not serious
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The Conners (2018)
Plot Summary:
This iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, feel good, sweet, semi serious, funny, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Good Morning, Miami (2002)
Plot Summary:
A talented young TV producer arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest-rated morning show in the country. Jake Silver risks taking the job when he sets eyes on the show's beautiful, down-to-earth hair stylist Dylan, who wows him like nobody before – and presents a romantic challenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Vice Principals (2016)
Plot Summary:
The story of a high school and the people who almost run it, the vice principals.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, not serious, realistic, dark comedy, sitcom, light, funny, anime, independent film
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Yes, Dear (2000)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about two young couples and their outrageously contrasting views on parenting. Greg and Kim Warner struggle on a daily basis to become perfect at the job. Kim is a neurotic, stay-at-home mother, and although her husband, Greg, is a success in his career, his more difficult job is keeping his wife calm as they raise their two young children. While Kim is determined to be the perfect mother and perfect wife and to raise the perfect children, her sister, Christine Hughes, a very down-to-earth mother of two, continually reminds her that life will never be perfect. Christine's husband, Jimmy, often feels compelled to share with his brother-in-law his philosophy about being a husband and a parent while still remaining a man.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, entertaining, funny, light, feel good, captivating, game show
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American Housewife (2016)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, sitcom, entertaining, humorous, light, thought provoking, captivating, social, sweet
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Grown Folks (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two blue-collar couples share a duplex while navigating life, marriage and friendship.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sitcom, semi serious
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Those Who Can't (2016)
Plot Summary:
There are teachers who inspire, enlighten, and challenge us. These are not those teachers.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sitcom
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Teachers (2006)
Plot Summary:
Teachers is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC. The show ran for six episodes until its cancellation on May 2, 2006. Loosely based upon a UK series of the same name, it was developed by Matt Tarses, co-executive producer of the medical comedy Scrubs.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, realistic, witty, semi serious
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The Carmichael Show (2015)
Plot Summary:
From the comedy of Jerrod Carmichael and Nick Stoller ("Neighbors") comes an irreverent sitcom inspired by Jerrod's relationships with his say-anything, contrarian father, his therapist-in-training girlfriend, his ever-hustling brother and his mother who is always, always, always right with Jesus. Taking the next step and moving in together, Jerrod and his girlfriend, Maxine (Amber West), are your average young couple trying to make it in the city. They’re smart, motivated and looking to build a fulfilling life together. The only thing standing in their way is family. Between Jerrod's larger-than-life brother, Bobby (Lil Rel Howery), and his smothering and passionate parents (David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine), Jerrod and Maxine are put to the test navigating the boundaries of romance, family and sanity.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Last Man Standing (2011)
Plot Summary:
A married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, entertaining, funny, feel good, captivating, game show, hilarious, sitcom, family comedy
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Life in Pieces (2015)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen; his coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby. Their parents are Joan the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to soften the blow of turning 70. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: light, sitcom, feel good, funny, uplifting, humorous, entertaining, captivating, buddy comedy, costume drama
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Bad Teacher (2014)
Plot Summary:
An always inappropriate, fearless and unapologetic former trophy wife masquerades as a teacher in order to find a new man after her wealthy husband leaves her penniless.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic, not serious
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Dorm Life (2008)
Plot Summary:
Dorm Life is a mockumentary web series created by former students of UCLA. It follows the fictional lives of the inhabitants of the college dorm floor 5 South. It is produced by Attention Span Media, a Los Angeles based social media studio and is a 2008 Webby Honoree for Best Writing and Comedy: Individual Short or Episode. Dorm Life is also Hulu's most watched web show. After a successful first season, Dorm Life returned for a second season with sponsor Carl's Jr.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, mockumentary, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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My Life as Liz (2010)
Plot Summary:
My Life as Liz is a mockumentary style American television series that centers on the life of Liz Lee, a misfit high-school senior living in small town Texas. The series debuted on MTV on January 18, 2010. The first season finale aired on March 8, 2010. Filming for the second season began early 2010 in New York City, mostly at Pratt Institute, the college which series star Liz Lee attends. During the My Life As Liz marathon that aired on December 27, 2010, MTV previewed the season 2 trailer and officially confirmed that season two would premiere on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 11:00 PM EST. MTV's January 24 press release confirmed that Season 2 would have 12 episodes. The series was not renewed for a third season, and the series finale aired on May 3, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 968
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, mockumentary
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Abbott Elementary (2021)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, mockumentary