15 Best Sitcoms Ever, According To Ranker
5. How I Met Your Mother
Staying true to its name, How I Met your mother leaves no surprise to what the show is all about. It revolves around a hopeless romantic guy in his thirties named Ted Mosby narrating the story of how he met his kids’ mother to his two kids.
How I Met Your Mother packs a punch with gut-busting comedy along with the heartwarming chemistry of the cast. No doubt it is considered to be one of the best sitcoms ever. And if that wasn’t enough, its popularity still keeps increasing as it trends among youngsters on streaming sites like Netflix and Amazon Prime.
4. The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory remains one of the most unique and iconic shows to have been made. The foremost reason is just how relatable it is for most of us. The show is based on the lives of four friends/roommates, who by the very nature of the society we live in could be stereotyped as “nerds” or even “losers”. Consisting of an experimental scientist, a theoretical scientist, an astrophysics expert, and an engineer.
What makes the show so special is how it is nothing short of a warm hug to all of us who have never felt like the popular, main character of a story. It embraces the word “nerd” and makes it a title to own with pride. Above all, it’s a gentle pat in the back kind of comfort show which doesn’t fail to provide entertainment with facetious humour, with just the right touch of a heart-warming friendship. It definitely deserves a top spot among your list of the best sitcoms ever.
3. The Office
Another top hit grabbing the third position on the list of Best Sitcoms ever is The Office US. A remake of its UK counterpart, it shows the daily happenings or rather misadventures of the employees of a paper company called Dunder Mifflin under the supervision of their eccentric and childish Regional Manager, Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell).
With no flashy sets or fancy clothes, this show aimed to drive home the point that beauty could be found in the most mundane things. The mockumentary style of shooting added a breath of fresh air to the overall trends of the sitcoms at that time. With the great chemistry between the diverse cast members and a very dry sense of humour, The office is going to tickle your funny bones.
2. Seinfeld
At the no. 2 spot of fan-favourite sitcoms, we have Seinfeld. Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, this sitcom ran for 9 seasons from 1989 to 1998. The show revolves around the fictionalized life of Jerry Seinfeld himself, and his three friends. Set in an Upper Manhattan apartment, it details the daily misadventures and shenanigans of the four friends as they go about their normal lives.
Even though Seinfeld aired almost a decade ago, it still shows up on the list of many Gen-Zers and Millenials as one of the best sitcoms ever. It was also voted as the second-best series of all time by the Writers’ Guild Of America.
1. F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Ranked at no.1 by Ranker, Friends is considered to be among the best sitcoms ever. Friends follow the daily life of a group of six friends in their mid-twenties as they try to navigate through heartbreaks, boring jobs, and daily shenanigans.
With fun characters, relatable situations and the desire to pause your youth from turning any older than 30, Friends would surely make their way into your heart. The whole premise of the show reiterates the idea of friends being the family you could choose. After all, who wouldn’t like to have a group of friends whom you could trust to be there for you at all times?