When audiences watch a sitcom, those characters come to feel like members of the family. They’re in our homes every week, so we naturally become endeared to them. A lot of sitcoms have leaned into this with family-centric stories. From the Simpsons to the Jeffersons to the extended clan of Modern Family, these are the best sitcom families of all time.
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The Barones
Everybody Loves Raymond
The Barones might not have the healthiest relationship, but they’re hilarious to watch. Ray and Robert’s sibling rivalry is a joy to see — they regress to their childhood selves whenever they disagree — and Debra’s fish-out-of-water role as the outsider grounds the Barone craziness in a comic reality. Bickering, overbearing Frank and Marie are the M.V.P.s; they’re everyone’s grandparents.
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The Tanners
Full House
The Tanner family at the heart of Full House might’ve been a little more unconventional than the traditional nuclear family units usually seen on TV, especially at that time: it sees a widowed single dad co-parenting three daughters with his brother-in-law and his best friend. But they were one of the healthiest and most wholesome TV families of all time — there was so much love going around.
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The Huangs
Fresh Off The Boat
The immigrant experience is rarely reflected on television, and there are hardly any family sitcoms about Asian American families, but Fresh Off the Boat captured both of those underrepresented communities and proved that everyone can relate to those experiences. Everyone can relate to the good cop/bad cop dynamic of sweet, amiable dad Louis and strict, tough-loving mom Jessica.
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The Evanses
Good Times
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The Petries
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The Roses
Schitt’s Creek…
The Hills
King Of The Hill…
