The Worst Sitcoms of All Time
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- CreatorJohn MulaneyStarsJohn MulaneyNasim PedradSeaton SmithJohn's desire to be a good person challenges his friendship with his roommates Jane and Motif.
- CreatorJoe LawsonJosh GordonWill SpeckStarsBill EnglishNick KrollKaitlin DoubledayA trio of Neanderthals struggles to live in modern-day America.
- CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- CreatorJeffrey KlarikStarsEssence AtkinsRachel TrueChico BenymonMona and Dee Dee are half-sisters with the same father who didn't really know each other when they were little and are complete opposites, but as adults they live in the same apartment building and at least try to bond.
- CreatorDavid HornsbyStarsDavid HornsbyKevin DillonDave FoleyAn uptight writer of a weekly etiquette column is forced to hire a rude, crude, sloppy life coach to jump-start his articles. As time goes on, both learn valuable lessons from each other.
- CreatorMichelle NaderStarsMolly ShannonSelma BlairJohn Michael HigginsU.S. version of the hit Australian comedy about a dysfunctional mother and daughter relationship.
- CreatorJulie LarsonDottie Dartland ZicklinStarsLaura PreponLauren LapkusJake McDormanA comedy about a 20-something woman based loosely on the outrageous number one best-selling book by Chelsea Handler.
- CreatorSherry BilsingEllen KreamerStarsJaime PresslyKatie FinneranKevin RahmA story of two life-long friends who realize their children have turned out to be the same type of unlikable bullies that made high school insufferable.
- CreatorJoanna JohnsonStarsFaith FordKelly RipaMacey CruthirdThey're sisters, but blood may be the only thing they have in common. When Faith, a soap opera diva, is killed off her show, "The Sacred and the Sinful," she flees the tabloids by moving to the suburbs with her sister, Hope's, family.
- CreatorAli LeRoiStarsShad MossTerry CrewsEssence AtkinsBased on the hit film, centers on the blended Kingston-Persons of Seattle facing the challenges of everyday life in a new blended family.
- CreatorRob GreenbergStarsKal PennJerry O'ConnellTony ShalhoubA young guy finds camaraderie living among the more experienced guys he meets in a short-term rental complex.
- CreatorJohn EnbomChris NielStarsHank AzariaKathryn HahnMo MandelAlex is recently divorced, and Helen lost her fiance a year ago. Obviously, these two are definitely not ready to be dating again. So naturally, they end up in bed together one night. Oops. And they're co-workers. Double oops. At least they have one thing in common: they're both in need of getting back on the horse again but unable to figure out how. Despite their little romantic encounter, however, they decide to just remain friends. Helen insists this has nothing to do with Alex crying like a baby after sex. And Alex tries to reassure Helen that she'll have no trouble finding a new boyfriend as soon as she removes the pictures of her dead fiance that are all over her apartment. The rest of the office tries to get Alex back out there... but no matter how many terrible shirts they make him buy, he's never going to be a ladies' man. His colleagues aren't actually much help: from the boss who can't wait to hear about Alex's sexual exploits to the eternal "player" who wants Alex as his new wing man. When he finally gets up the courage to go on a date, Helen finds herself just a little jealous... which is what Alex secretly wanted all along. And one drunk-dial later, they end up back in bed together. Looks like this might be the start of something (awkward) big. This crooked workplace/romantic comedy written by John Enbom (Party Down) and directed by Emmy Award winner Todd Holland (Malcolm in the Middle) proves you can try to put yourself back out there, but sometimes what you need is right in front of you. Even if it's a really bad idea.
- CreatorStu SilverStarsEmmanuel LewisAlex KarrasSusan ClarkThe post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, and life lessons, in every episode.
- CreatorBill EngvallMichael LeesonStarsBill EngvallNancy TravisJennifer LawrenceA sitcom revolving around the life of therapist Bill Pearson and his family.
- CreatorSara Finney-JohnsonVida SpearsStarsBrandy NorwoodWilliam Allen YoungMarcus T. PaulkA teenager struggles to come to terms with everything life throws at her.
- CreatorWhitney CummingsStarsWhitney CummingsChris D'EliaRhea SeehornA girl, a guy, and their friends are twenty-somethings living in Chicago.
- CreatorDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsKirstie AlleyKathy NajimyDan CorteseVeronica Chase is the ultimate romance expert. Unfortunately, her expertise only works on others. After leaving her philandering husband, she must rebuild her life and her image through her company and with the help of her employees.
- CreatorAmy HeckerlingStarsRachel BlanchardStacey DashDavid LascherA follow-up to the blockbuster movie of the same name, following the rich teenager Cher and her friends as they attend high school in Beverly Hills.
- CreatorLew MortonRob SchneiderStarsRob SchneiderCheech MarinClaudia BassolsCenters on solitary guy, Rob, who marries into a huge Mexican-American family.
- CreatorClyde PhillipsSteven PetermanGary DontzigStarsBrooke ShieldsJudd NelsonKathy GriffinJack owns a magazine and is Susan's former brother-in-law. After she is left without her fiancé on her wedding day, Jack agrees to take her back to the magazine.
- CreatorDan StaleyRob LongStarsBob NewhartJudd HirschJason BatemanMild-mannered bookstore-owner George Stoody encounters a hoodlum/magician named Leo Wagonman--the estranged father of his new daughter-in-law Casey. Leo, on the run from a mob intent on collecting the payoff money he stole from a Las Vegas casino, decides to stay in the spare room above George's bookstore.
- CreatorBrian GatewoodAlessandro TanakaStarsJustin KirkJoAnna Garcia SwisherBobby LeeAn animal loving veterinarian despises pet owners.
- CreatorJohn FoxKen JeongJared SternStarsKen JeongSuzy NakamuraTisha CampbellA frustrated doctor juggles his career, marriage, and family.
- CreatorRichard AppelMike HenrySeth MacFarlaneStarsMike HenrySanaa LathanKevin Michael RichardsonCleveland Brown moves back to his hometown in Virginia, where he finds his high school sweetheart and her two troublemaking kids.
- CreatorClaudia LonowStarsSarah ChalkeElizabeth PerkinsJon DoreA woman faces the ups and downs of moving back in with her parents, along with her young daughter.
- CreatorLiz FeldmanStarsElisha CuthbertNick ZanoKelly BrookA lesbian and her straight guyfriend decide to have a baby together.
- CreatorDavid KohanMax MutchnickStarsMike CastleAshley TisdaleLauren LapkusA group of people who all went to high school together but ran in very different crowds now find themselves working together at a barbershop in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
- CreatorErin CardilloRichard KeithStarsJosh ZuckermanNathaniel BuzolicKrista AllenBudding Portland restaurateur Nate's world is turned upside down when he finds out his best friend/roommate is now dating his recently separated mother.
- CreatorBruce HelfordKevin JamesRock ReubenStarsKevin JamesTaylor SpreitlerRyan CartwrightA retired police officer is on a fresh career path as he rises to the challenge of being a newly single dad. His kids are grateful to him for making sure they're okay, but decide it's time for him to get out of the house, so they turn to Vanessa (Leah Remini), his former police partner, for help.
- CreatorAnne HecheChad KultgenStarsKate WalshTone BellJohn DuceyA hard-living, sexually unapologetic woman plays with the law, and her life on the edge is constantly in balance as she also happens to be a judge in the Criminal Court system.
- CreatorRobert L. BoyettRobert HornStarsKelsey GrammerMartin LawrenceRory O'MalleyTwo Chicago lawyers from vastly different backgrounds unexpectedly meet in court as they each face a personal crisis. Marcus Jackson (Martin Lawrence) is a kind-hearted community activist going through a heartbreaking divorce when he meets Allen Braddock (Kelsey Grammer), an elitist lawyer who has just been fired from his father's firm. Brought together by fate and desperation, they develop a partnership and friendship, forcing each other to find the balance between the ethical and the unscrupulous in both their professional and personal lives.
- CreatorDJ NashStarsMark-Paul GosselaarTone BellVanessa LacheyA look at the life of two best friends, a meek politically correct Caucasian ethics professor and an easy-going African American, and their families.
- StarsWill ArnettJason BatemanKristin ChenowethAbout the teachers at a slightly poor, non-distinguished school and their random day-to-day problems.
- CreatorDanielle AlexandraMichael JacobsStarsPaul ReiserGreg EviganStaci KeananWhen Marcy Bradford dies, she leaves her teenage daughter Nicole in the custody of two ex-boyfriends: straight-laced, formal Michael and wild artist Joey.
- CreatorBetsy BornsWill SmithJada Pinkett SmithStarsDuane MartinLisaRaye McCoyKhamani GriffinThe estranged wife of a television reporter returns to invade his new life.
- CreatorJay LacopoStarsJack Cutmore-ScottMeaghan RathJames EarlCooper Barrett, along with his friends/roommates Barry and Neal, is figuring out his life beyond hedonistic behavior. Cooper is seriously attracted to neighbor Kelly while ignoring advice from his brother Josh and his wife Leslie.
- CreatorRichard C. OkieEarl PomerantzJohn G. StephensStarsGerald McRaneyShanna ReedNicole DubucA hard-nosed, conservative Marine impulsively proposes to the liberal reporter doing a story on him and agrees to help her raise her three daughters.
- CreatorSteven LevitanStarsPamela AndersonBrian ScolaroChristopher LloydA party girl starts a new life as an employee at a family-run bookstore.
- CreatorKevin AbbottDavid B. HarrisDavid A. StewartStarsReba McEntireSara RueJustin PrenticeCountry music superstar/actress Reba returns to television as a wife and mother whose world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her country music legend husband has a cheatin' heart.
- CreatorEric CohenTonya HurleyStarsMary-Kate OlsenAshley OlsenEric LutesTwin teenagers Riley and Chloe are subject to the trials and tribulations of school, family, friends, and boys.
- CreatorMartin CohanDavid W. DuclonRon LeavittStarsRicky SchroderErin GrayJoel HigginsRicky Stratton is a spoiled rich kid who lives the life that many kids dream of, but he still suffers from the problems that many teens do.
- CreatorBarbara WeisbergMichael JacobsBarbara WeisbergStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles, a college student, is a live-in housekeeper in the Powell household. Charles, along with his friend Buddy, attempts to juggle his studies, friendships, and duties to the family.
- CreatorKim BassGary GilbertFred ShaffermanStarsTia MowryTamera Mowry-HousleyJackée HarryTia Landry and Tamera Campbell are twins separated at birth who learn of each other's existence and come together as teenagers.
- CreatorShana Goldberg-MeehanScott SilveriStarsMatt LeBlancPaulo CostanzoDrea de MatteoIn this spin-off of Friends (1994), Joey Tribbiani moves to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.
- CreatorThe KatydidsStarsCaitlin BarlowKaty CollotonKate LambertTeachers show their hilariously warped perspective as six elementary school educators try to mold young minds although their own lives aren't really together.
- CreatorMitchell HurwitzCarol LeiferStarsEllen DeGeneresJim GaffiganEmily RutherfurdAn Internet executive moves back to her small hometown.
- CreatorBruce HelfordConrad JacksonFreddie Prinze Jr.StarsFreddie Prinze Jr.Jacqueline ObradorsBrian Austin GreenA successful chef takes in his older sister and, niece, widowed sister-in-law, and his fiesty Latina grandmother; all while learning to survive living with four very different women in his prime as a socialite in Chicago.
- CreatorMike GibbonsStarsJoel McHaleChristopher Mintz-PlasseChris WilliamsAn adventure reporter must adapt to the times when he becomes the boss to a group of millennials in the digital department of the magazine.
- CreatorSteve ByrneRob LongStarsSteve ByrneBrian Doyle-MurrayChristine EbersoleSteve Sullivan surprises his parents when he leaves his job as a corporate lawyer to take over a bar owned by his father in Pittsburgh.
- CreatorTad QuillStarsJane LynchMaggie LawsonKyle BornheimerAllison isn't quite sure if her new friend, Amy, is her guardian angel or a crazy person.
- CreatorFred BarronMarco PennetteDottie Dartland ZicklinStarsLea ThompsonMalcolm GetsAmy PietzCaroline Duffy is a successful cartoonist in Manhattan, whose eclectic friends are sometimes the subjects of her comic strip.
- CreatorBernard SladeHarry AckermanMax WylieStarsSally FieldMarge RedmondMadeleine SherwoodThe misadventures of a nun who can fly and her convent and neighbours.
- CreatorTom BurkhardMatt DearbornStarsHutch DanoAdam HicksDaniel Curtis LeeTwo best friends set their sights on becoming the world's greatest skateboarders.
- CreatorJeff FranklinStarsMark CurryHolly Robinson PeeteSandra QuartermanAmerican comedy with a larger-than-life teacher and his housemates.
- CreatorVictor FrescoStarsSean HayesMegan HiltyEcho KellumCenters on Sean, who must figure out how to parent his 14-year-old daughter, who just moved in, while navigating a temperamental new boss at work.
- CreatorChuck LorreStarsBrett ButlerCasey SanderKaitlin CullumGrace is a recovering alcoholic, now divorced from an abusive husband, struggling to bring up three children on her own.
- CreatorElaine AronsonSam BobrickStarsMark-Paul GosselaarTiffani ThiessenDustin DiamondWhile the gang is no longer the 'it' crowd at Cal U, Slater balances 3 sports, Screech his extracurriculars, Kelly her crushes, and all manner of college parties, but most of the 2 years follow Zach growing up and winning Kelly's heart.
- CreatorDavid KohanMax MutchnickStarsMichael UrieDavid KrumholtzSophia BushTwo lifelong friends, who are both architects, form a business partnership.
- CreatorJimmy FallonCharlie GrandyAmy OzolsStarsAnthony AndersonJesse BradfordZach CreggerThree 30-something dads struggle as parents because they are still children at heart.
- CreatorClaudia LonowStarsJenna ElfmanJon FosterAshley Jensen37-year-old Billie breaks up with her boss at the newspaper and gets pregnant by 22-year-old Zack, who moves into her apartment. They both have their pals.
- CreatorSuzanne MartinStarsPatrick WarburtonCarrie PrestonMiranda CosgroveAn empty nest couple find out that their adult daughters want to move back home with them.
- CreatorLennon ParhamJessica St. ClairStarsLennon ParhamJessica St. ClairLuka JonesAfter a divorce Jessica goes to live with her best friend Lennon, not realizing she would have so many problems with her boyfriend Joe.
- CreatorBrian GallivanStarsJoey McIntyreJimmy DunnJack McGeeComedy about a sports-crazed Irish-Catholic family that shares a three decker house in Boston and the one member that dares to move out on his own.
- CreatorMort LachmanSy RosenStarsNell CarterLara Jill MillerKari MichaelsenNell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.
- CreatorCristela AlonzoKevin HenchStarsCristela AlonzoMaria Canals-BarreraCarlos PonceIn her sixth year of law school, Cristela is finally on the brink of landing her first big (unpaid) internship at a prestigious law firm.
- CreatorCarol BlackNeal MarlensDavid S. RosenthalStarsEllen DeGeneresDavid Anthony HigginsJoely FisherEllen Morgan is a neurotic bookstore owner who deals with life through comedy and extensive rambling.
- CreatorAnil GuptaRichard PintoAdil RayStarsAdil RayBhavna LimbachiaAbdullah AfzalComedy series set in Birmingham following the trials and tribulations of (self appointed) community leader Mr Khan and his family.
- CreatorDavid CaspeStarsCasey WilsonKen MarinoJohn GemberlingAnnie and Jake finally get engaged after six years, but her larger-than-life personality and his laid-back approach to life will severely test the theory of "opposites attract". They quickly realize getting engaged was the easy part.
- CreatorChuck LorreDottie Dartland ZicklinStarsJenna ElfmanThomas GibsonJoel MurrayA free-spirited yoga instructor finds true love in a conservative lawyer and they get married on the first date. Though they are polar opposites, he fulfills her need of stability and she fulfills his need of optimism.
- CreatorDanny JacobsonJoe KeenanMatthew PerryStarsMatthew PerryThomas LennonLindsay SloaneAfter being kicked out of their houses by their wives, two friends try to share an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.
- CreatorAllison M. GibsonStarsReba McEntireJoAnna Garcia SwisherSteve HoweyReba McEntire stars as the titular character in this smash sitcom about a single mom of three, navigating life in a Houston suburb.
- CreatorDavid HoldenStarsEmily OsmentJonathan SadowskiAimee CarreroA well-off young tech entrepreneur hires a feisty young food blogger to be his personal chef.
- CreatorJohn AltschulerMike JudgeDave KrinskyStarsMike JudgeNancy CarellLinda CardelliniAn animated TV program that revolves around a family obsessed with doing the "right" thing environmentally, politically and socially.
- CreatorPaul MendelsonStarsEmily JoyceGeraldine McNultyHugh DennisThermoman is a multiple-powered superhero who originates from the planet Ultron. In an attempt to do his best to fit in with life on earth, he creates the human alias of George Sunday.
- CreatorBill BoulwareJack ElinsonMichael G. MoyeStarsHelen MartinMarla GibbsHal WilliamsThis series took place in an apartment building numbered 227. The cast would frequently be sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs, involved in some discussion that would unfold into the weekly plotline.
- CreatorJackie FilgoJeff FilgoStarsMatt LeBlancLiza SnyderMatt CookA dad finds out that parenting is harder than he thought after his wife goes back to work and he's left at home to take care of the kids.
- CreatorBernard SladeStarsShirley JonesDavid CassidySusan DeyThe humorous adventures of a family of pop musicians.
- CreatorChristopher MoynihanStarsMather ZickelDan FoglerChristopher MoynihanThree 21st century men attempt to channel their inner toughness and redefine what it means to be a "real man."
- CreatorDavid W. DuclonStarsSoleil Moon FryeGeorge GaynesCherie JohnsonYoung Punky Brewster is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket. When she befriends Henry Warnimont, her new family life begins.
- CreatorJosh GoldsmithCathy YuspaStarsBrad GarrettJoely FisherKat FosterNewlyweds move in next door to a veteran married couple of 25 years.
- CreatorSteven BochcoDavid E. KelleyStarsNeil Patrick HarrisMax CasellaBelinda MontgomeryA teenage genius deals with the usual problems of growing up, on top of being a licensed physician in a difficult residency program.
- CreatorMartin CohanBlake HunterStarsTony DanzaJudith LightAlyssa MilanoTony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York. Together they raise their kids, Samantha Micelli and Jonathan Bower, with help from Mona Robinson, Angela's man-crazy mother.
- CreatorEmily SpiveyStarsChristina ApplegateMaya RudolphWill ArnettTakes an irreverent look at parenthood through the point of view of an acerbic working mother, along with her stay-at-home husband and opinionated parents.
- CreatorWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsPatrick DuffySuzanne SomersBrandon CallDivorced contractor Frank Lambert and widowed beautician Carol Foster meet, fall in love and quickly get married. Both have three children and when the families all move in together the kids and parents have a lot of learning to do.
- CreatorTracy NewmanJonathan StarkStarsJim BelushiCourtney Thorne-SmithLarry Joe CampbellA television show centered around a macho everyman, his loving wife, and their three precocious children.
- CreatorBrian CookeEarl BarretArne SultanStarsTed KnightNancy DussaultJim J. BullockIn liberal San Francisco a conservative cartoonist tries to keep his two daughters, who rent an apartment below him, safe. In season 6 the cartoonist buys a small-town newspaper in Tiburon.
- CreatorBarbie AdlerStarsNoah ReidPaige SparaJordan DangerWorkplace comedy about a young man who announces his love to a co-worker just before accepting another job, only to find out that his offer has been rescinded and he's stuck with his crush.
- CreatorMichael B. KaplanRon RappaportStarsLogan MillerSteve ValentineStephen FullA teenager becomes lead guitarist for his favorite washed up rock band trying to make a comeback. They let him be lead guitarist in exchange for letting them live in his house in the suburbs.
- CreatorMichael J. WeithornStarsBecki NewtonZachary KnightonMeera Rohit KumbhaniFour relationship-phobic people are unexpectedly thrust into one another's lives and form an unlikely bond in a townhouse in Queens, NY.
- CreatorDennis KleinStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadDoug E. DougHilton Lucas was forced by his employer to retire. His wife has trouble with him always being at home and so does he.
- CreatorBentley Kyle EvansJamie FoxxStarsJamie FoxxGarrett MorrisGarcelle BeauvaisJamie King is an aspiring actor from Terrell, Texas, who has come to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. To support himself, he works at his family's hotel.
- CreatorSteven LevitanChristopher LloydStarsKelsey GrammerPatricia HeatonJosh GadA pair of star news anchors work together at a local TV station.
- CreatorWhitney BlakeNorman LearAllan ManingsStarsBonnie FranklinPat Harrington Jr.Valerie BertinelliThe misadventures of a divorced mother, her family and their building superintendent in Indianapolis.
- CreatorFrank DunganJeff SteinStarsChristopher HewettBob UeckerIlene GraffThe humourous adventures of an English housekeeper working for an American family.
- CreatorGreg PoehlerJosephine BornebuschNiclas CarlssonStarsGreg PoehlerJosephine BornebuschLena OlinNew York City accountant Bruce moves to Sweden in Northern Europe, after falling in love with a Swedish woman.
- CreatorDana FoxStarsDakota JohnsonNat FaxonLucy PunchA free-spirited young guy moves in with his tightly-wound Type-A sister under the guise of being his niece's caregiver.
- CreatorRob LongDan StaleyStarsBrian Van HoltPaget BrewsterBrian Doyle-MurrayThe penthouse residing Conklin family of socialites and the basement dwelling McBride family of maintenance men find themselves unhappily linked when the heiress daughter and blue collar son fall in love.
- CreatorNeal MarlensStarsAlan ThickeJoanna KernsKirk CameronThe misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother.
- CreatorMark RobertsStarsBilly GardellMelissa McCarthyReno WilsonA couple meets at an Overeaters' Anonymous meeting.
- CreatorWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsReginald VelJohnsonJaleel WhiteDarius McCraryThe Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.