plural sitcoms
: a television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of comedic circumstances : situation comedy
… lame, formulaic sitcoms driven by an overinsistent laugh track.—
Ted Cox
Ted CoxLike many classic sitcoms, this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.—Greg Morabito
Greg MorabitoDidn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld?—Benjamin Svetkey
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The actor got his start on Family Ties, an '80s sitcom about the Keaton family, whose matriarch and patriarch were once 1960s radicals now attempting to raise their Reagan-era children in suburbia.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
To paraphrase one more sitcom star (who happens to be extremely British, just like Alice), the best love stories are ugly and uncomfortable and, yes, messy and complicated, too.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
But the sitcom’s magic came from the entire cast, including Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife and Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee, with each actor shaping a character that became a career-long signature.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
We were inspired by it, writing an NBC sitcom about a community college.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 June 2026
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Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
To paraphrase one more sitcom star (who happens to be extremely British, just like Alice), the best love stories are ugly and uncomfortable and, yes, messy and complicated, too.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
But the sitcom’s magic came from the entire cast, including Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife and Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee, with each actor shaping a character that became a career-long signature.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
We were inspired by it, writing an NBC sitcom about a community college.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 June 2026
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