Mr. Bean (1990)

It arrived on ITV on New Year's Day 1990 and barely needed dialogue. Rowan Atkinson, writing with Richard Curtis and Robin Driscoll, plays a social misfit who turns simple everyday tasks into chaos, and the comedy is almost entirely physical. That makes it the easiest show here to share across languages and ages, since a joke about a car or a church service needs no translation. The run is short, and each episode is ideal for watching with kids or anyone who doesn't share your sense of humor.