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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
6.7/10on IMDb
First aired
Teenage Sabrina learns she is a witch and has two aunts whose advice does not stop her from making a mess with magic. Pick it for school comedy with a supernatural shortcut available at exactly the wrong moment. Salem the talking cat is good company when you want a joke from somebody who would happily make the problem worse.
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The Wonder Years (1988)
8.3/10on IMDb
First aired
Adult Kevin Arnold narrates the embarrassments that younger Kevin would rather forget. This original late-1980s series aired into the 1990s and follows a suburban family in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Pick it for a coming-of-age comedy with room for a memory to hurt a little.
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Boy Meets World (1993)
8.1/10on IMDb
First aired
Cory Matthews starts out trying to make sense of school and the people nearest to him, with Mr. Feeny around to tell him when he has missed the point. Choose it for characters you can watch grow up, with early school stories that are easy to dip into and relationships that deepen if you keep going.
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The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993)
8.4/10on IMDb
First aired
Two brothers share the same first name, and that counts as an ordinary detail in their world. Try these Nickelodeon stories for a view of growing up in which ambitions that sound small to an adult can take on the scale of a local legend. It's a good choice if you want family comedy with a stranger sense of humor.
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Spin City (1996)
7.3/10on IMDb
First aired
New York Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty spends his workday helping the mayor get through his. Start with the Michael J. Fox seasons for a City Hall office comedy where a minor public mistake gives everybody a private reason to panic.
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Home Improvement (1991)
7.3/10on IMDb
First aired
Tim Taylor hosts Tool Time and has plenty of chances to bring his confidence home with him. Try it for the comic rhythm of someone reaching for more power when a little patience would do. The family scenes work best when Jill can see exactly what is coming and Tim still has no idea.
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Family Matters (1989)
6.6/10on IMDb
First aired
The Winslows are the family at the center, and nosy next-door neighbor Steve Urkel changes the temperature of a scene the moment he comes in. Choose it if you want a warm household comedy with room for a big recurring comic character who can take over an ordinary errand.
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Roseanne (1988)
7.1/10on IMDb
First aired
The Conners have money troubles, long shifts and a kitchen table where everybody has an opinion. The original series began in 1988, and its 1990s seasons are a good route when you want family jokes with real impatience and economic pressure behind them.
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Full House (1987)
6.8/10on IMDb
First aired
Three adults help raise three girls in the same San Francisco house. The premise is built for adults to disagree about the rules, then see what the kids actually needed. Its long 1990s stretch is a good fit for an earnest rewatch with time for a lesson at the end of a mess.
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Moesha (1996)
6.0/10on IMDb
First aired
Moesha Mitchell has a strong view of what goes on in her family, especially as she adjusts to a new stepmother. Pick it for a teen lead with her own point of view and for a series that gives the friendship and home stories enough room to matter alongside the jokes.
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Dinosaurs (1991)
7.5/10on IMDb
First aired
Begin here when you want a family comedy that looks like a different kind of show entirely. Earl Sinclair and his family are prehistoric reptiles played with elaborate puppets, and the jokes about work and family lean on that gap between the look of their world and how familiar their problems are.
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King of the Hill (1997)
7.6/10on IMDb
First aired
Hank Hill takes his Texas neighbors, his job and his son Bobby's latest enthusiasm seriously enough to make a small misunderstanding funny for a whole episode. Choose the original animated run when you want patient, understated comedy and characters who can sound ridiculous without being wrong about everything.
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Becker (1998)
7.3/10on IMDb
First aired
John Becker tends to his patients in the Bronx and can find just as much to complain about over coffee at the local diner. Try this late-decade show for a regular gathering spot where a prickly character keeps getting drawn back to the neighbors he grouses about.
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Daria (1997)
8.1/10on IMDb
First aired
Daria Morgendorffer and Jane Lane have a running commentary on high school life in Lawndale. The series is a sharp choice if you want school comedy with room for silence and one dry remark to undo what everybody in the room has been pretending to believe.
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
6.4/10on IMDb
First aired
Mark Cooper shares an Oakland home with two friends and takes substitute teaching work after trying to make it in basketball. Try it for the rhythm of a roommates show crossed with a school comedy. Mark can command attention on a court more easily than he can get a classroom to listen.
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Just Shoot Me! (1997)
6.9/10on IMDb
First aired
At Blush magazine, Maya has to write and work among people with a different idea of what makes a story good. Try it when an office full of image-conscious coworkers sounds more fun than a sensible boss. A bad professional idea can have several enthusiastic backers before Maya has finished objecting.
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Futurama (1999)
8.5/10on IMDb
First aired
A pizza delivery guy wakes up a thousand years after his own time and ends up delivering packages for Planet Express. The 1999 run makes a future full of space travel feel like a workplace with the usual complaints. Try it when you want science fiction that can be funny about a routine shift.
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Coach (1989)
7.1/10on IMDb
First aired
Hayden Fox has a college football team to run and two assistants, Luther and Dauber, who don’t see the job quite the way he does. Try it for a workplace comedy about coaches and their egos, with sports mostly supplying the place for those personalities to collide.
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The King of Queens (1998)
7.4/10on IMDb
First aired
Doug and Carrie get extra company when her father Arthur moves in. Try this when you want a couple's comedy with a third opinion delivered from the basement, and when the petty bargain over who owes what is as entertaining as the larger argument.
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Sports Night (1998)
8.3/10on IMDb
First aired
Dan and Casey anchor a cable sports show, where producer Dana has to keep the broadcast moving with a live deadline in view. Start here for rapid talk and coworkers who care about the work almost as much as they care about one another. You can follow the arguments without knowing the box scores.
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Will & Grace (1998)
7.4/10on IMDb
First aired
Will and Grace have the sort of close friendship that gives them plenty to tease each other about, and Jack and Karen change the pitch whenever they arrive. Start with the original 1998 run if you want friendship comedy with a fast rhythm and outsized performances around its central pair.
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