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Plot Summary:
The Crazy Ones is an American situation comedy series created by David E. Kelley that stars Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar. The single-camera project premiered on CBS on September 26, 2013, as part of the 2013–14 American television season as a Thursday night 9 pm entry. Bill D'Elia, Dean Lorey, Jason Winer, John Montgomery and Mark Teitelbaum serve as executive producers for 20th Century Fox Television.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, realistic, not serious
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Work It (2012)
Plot Summary:
Work It is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from January 3 to January 10, 2012 as a mid-season replacement for the canceled Man Up!. The series is set in St. Louis, and is about two men who must dress as women in order to keep a job in a bad economy. The series had received overwhelmingly negative reviews. The series premiere was watched by an American audience of 6.16 million. Ratings dropped to 4.9 million viewers in the second episode, and the series was canceled by ABC on January 13, 2012.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 973
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom, not serious, realistic, feel good, entertaining, sentimental, humorous
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Sean Saves the World (2013)
Plot Summary:
Sean Saves the World is an upcoming American television series starring Sean Hayes. The multi-camera comedy is expected to air on NBC as part of the 2013–14 American television season. The series is set to premiere on October 3, 2013, and will air in the Thursday 9 pm time slot.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, feel good, captivating, offbeat
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Free Agents (2011)
Plot Summary:
Free Agents is an American re-make of a British workplace sitcom that premiered on NBC September 14, 2011, in the 10:30 pm Eastern/9:30 pm Central time slot, before assuming its regular time slot on September 21, 2011, where it aired at 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central on Wednesday nights. It is based on the British comedy series of the same name that was created by Chris Niel, who also serves as co-creator and producer on this version with John Enbom, Karey Burke, Todd Holland, and Kenton Allen for Big Talk Productions, Dark Toy Productions and Universal Television. This show was the last series to be produced by Universal Media Studios during the revival of Universal Television. NBC canceled Free Agents on October 6, 2011 after four episodes were broadcast. The remaining four episodes produced were later released via Hulu on January 16, 2012.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, talky, sweet, sitcom, romantic comedy, fast
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The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2009)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about an inept American placed in charge of sales at his company's London branch. He has no experience with British culture, knows nothing about sales, and has only one employee, Dave. Each episode begins with a scene of Margaret appearing in dire circumstances.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, feel good, entertaining, light, sincere, captivating, funny
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Working the Engels (2014)
Plot Summary:
A family are forced to band together to keep their heads above water when their father and breadwinner passes away, leaving them all in a mountain of debt.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, sitcom, captivating, realistic
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Family Tools (2013)
Plot Summary:
Family Tools is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from May 1 to July 10, 2013, and aired on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm ET. The series, created by Bobby Bowman, is produced by Mark Gordon, ABC Studios and ITV Studios America. It is based on the British sitcom White Van Man, which was produced by ITV Studios America's parent company ITV Studios, and whose creator, Adrian Poynton, is also a co-creator and producer of the American version. The series was ordered on May 11, 2012, for a thirteen episode first season. It was later reported on November 10, 2012, that ABC cut their order from 13 episodes to 10 due to scheduling conflicts. Family Tools was canceled on May 10, 2013.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 655
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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Lovespring International (2006)
Plot Summary:
The many ins and outs of an elite Beverly Hills dating service... located in Tarzana.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, sitcom, light, dark comedy, mockumentary
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The Michael J. Fox Show (2013)
Plot Summary:
After being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, Mike Henry had to give up his career as a news anchor for New York's WNBC and focus on his health and his family. Four years later, Mike decides to get back to work and struggles between family and career.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, sincere, touching, feel good, light, funny, mockumentary, dark comedy, hilarious
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1600 Penn (2012)
Plot Summary:
1600 Penn is an American single camera television comedy series about a dysfunctional family living in the White House. The series stars Jenna Elfman, Bill Pullman and Josh Gad. Gad, along with Jason Winer and Jon Lovett jointly created the central characters and the situation-comedy core format. NBC placed a series order in May 2012. The series originally aired as a mid-season replacement from December 17, 2012 to March 27, 2013. It was announced on May 9, 2013, that NBC had canceled the series.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, political, feel good, captivating, realistic, talky, not serious
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The Millers (2013)
Plot Summary:
A divorced reporter, looking forward to the single life, finds his parents' marital problems derail his plans.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, hilarious
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Fred (2008)
Plot Summary:
Fred, a boy with a freakishly high voice, goes on many crazy adventures.
IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light, feel good, offbeat
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Still Open All Hours (2013)
Plot Summary:
Still Open All Hours is a sitcom set in a grocer's shop. It is a sequel to the series Open All Hours, written by original series writer Roy Clarke and featuring several of the permanent cast members of the original series.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Happy Family (2003)
Plot Summary:
Happy Family is an NBC sitcom that debuted in fall of 2003.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Trophy Wife (2013)
Plot Summary:
The third time's the charm, they say, and reformed party girl Kate is hoping that's true when she becomes the third wife of a slightly older man, Pete. They fell into each others' arms (literally) at a karaoke bar, and flash forward a year later, Kate finds herself with an instafamily complete with three stepchildren and two ex-wives. But Kate is determined to make this work and become a part of the family no matter what.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, light, captivating, satirical, offbeat, sex comedy
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Dads (2013)
Plot Summary:
Dads is an American sitcom which premiered on September 17, 2013 and airs Tuesdays at 8:00/7:00c on Fox. The series was created by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, and follows Warner and Eli, two successful video game developers whose lives are unexpectedly changed when their fathers move in with them. Sulkin and Wild are also executive producers along with Seth MacFarlane.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, captivating, funny, light, feel good, entertaining, game show, not serious
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Spin City (1996)
Plot Summary:
Spin City is a smart, sophisticated sitcom about the behind-the-scenes workings of City Hall in the biggest city in America. Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, political, entertaining, light, feel good, captivating, parody, hilarious, clever
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Mr. Sunshine (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ben Donovan is a self-involved manager of a second-rate San Diego sports arena who begins to re-evaluate his life on his 40th birthday. Working alongside him is his boss and arena owner, Crystal--attractive, powerful and highly erratic; Alice--the cute, tomboyish marketing director and Ben's friend with benefits; Alonzo--a former basketball player, handsome and unbelievably happy; Ben's assistant, Heather--pretty, sweet, but terrifying because she once lit a boyfriend on fire; Crystal's son, Roman--sweet-faced, clueless and Ben's newest employee; and a hapless operations crew whom Ben refers to collectively as the "Steves.".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 293 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, not serious, hilarious, realistic
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Clipped (2015)
Plot Summary:
Clipped centers on a group of barbershop coworkers who all went to high school together but ran in very different crowds. Now they find themselves working together at Buzzy's, a barbershop in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light, captivating, realistic, not serious, telenovela
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Kevin from Work (2015)
Plot Summary:
A workplace comedy centered on Kevin, a young man who declares his unrequited love for his coworker Audrey in a letter, believing he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job overseas. But when the opportunity falls through and Kevin is forced to return to his old job, how will he and Audrey continue to work together now that his feelings are no longer secret?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good, sitcom
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Animal Practice (2012)
Plot Summary:
Comedy centering on Dr. George Coleman, a top veterinarian with an impressive list of famous animal patients at the Crane Animal Hospital - a bustling New York City veterinary practice where it often seems as if the patients are running the place. Despite his unorthodox style, George has an undeniable gift with animals of all kinds - except the human kind. Much to his chagrin, George recently learned that his ex-girlfriend, Dorothy Crane, has inherited the family business and is now George's boss. Whip-smart and ambitious, Dorothy shakes up the hospital as she brings order to the chaos and butts heads with George's animal-friendly administration.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, sitcom, exciting, realistic, not serious
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The Tracy Morgan Show (2003)
Plot Summary:
The Tracy Morgan Show is an American sitcom that aired from December 2, 2003 to March 20, 2004 on NBC. The series stars Tracy Morgan and Tamala Jones. The show was canceled in its first season after 18 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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CollegeHumor Originals (2006)
Plot Summary:
Funny sketches with crude, adult, and undeniably hilarious comedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, parody, light, feel good, sketch comedy, offbeat, independent film, spoof
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The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about a husband and wife trying to raise their five kids in a New York two-bedroom apartment.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, sitcom, light, feel good
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Your Family or Mine (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on an enormously popular Israeli comedy, Your Family or Mine comes from the producers of Friends, Will & Grace, How I Met Your Mother and Happy Endings. The new series revolves around Oliver and Kelli, who are living proof of the adage, "When you marry someone, you don't just marry them, you marry their whole family". It is a family comedy with an unusual structure - each episode focuses on a different side of the family: one week featuring the couple dealing with Kelli's family, the next spent with Oliver's.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 801
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, light, entertaining, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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Just Shoot Me! (1997)
Plot Summary:
Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997, to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, hilarious, funny, witty, cynical, stylized
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10 Items or Less (2006)
Plot Summary:
10 Items or Less is a partly scripted, partly improvised American comedy series created by Nancy Hower, Robert Hickey and John Lehr. It starred Lehr as a less-than-successful businessman who returned home to run Greens & Grains, the family-owned supermarket, upon the death of his father. The series debuted on TBS on November 27, 2006. During its first season, the program aired Monday nights at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The second and third seasons aired on TBS Tuesday nights at 11 p.m. ET/PT. In November 2009, a blog posting stated the show had been cancelled, and would not be picked up for the fourth season.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, dark comedy, offbeat, realistic, witty
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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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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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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