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Best Comedy TV Series of 1988

218 Comedy series that started in 1988, ranked by popularity

All Comedy series All series from 1988

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 8 Adult 0 Adventure 12 Animation 32 Biography 1 Comedy 218 Crime 8 Documentary 2 Drama 25 Family 33 Fantasy 3 Game-Show 6 History 0 Horror 1 Music 9 Musical 5 Mystery 4 News 1 Reality-TV 2 Romance 4 Sci-Fi 6 Short 1 Sport 2 Talk-Show 6 Thriller 0 War 0 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 8530 2010s 14143 2000s 6739 1990s 3522 1980s 1870 1970s 1169 1960s 658 1950s 315 1940s 38 1930s 2 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 443 2025 1042 2024 1203 2023 1373 2022 1398 2021 1524 2020 1547 2019 1457 2018 1444 2017 1632 2016 1628 2015 1544 2014 1399 2013 1459 2012 1389 2011 1208 2010 983 2009 943 2008 825 2007 795 2006 803 2005 714 2004 620 2003 594 2002 521 2001 484 2000 440 1999 445 1998 434 1997 418 1996 361 1995 390 1994 320 1993 309 1992 275 1991 278 1990 292 1989 255 1988 218 1987 228 1986 193 1985 177 1984 191 1983 166 1982 167 1981 128 1980 147 1979 148 1978 135 1977 126 1976 120 1975 121 1974 113 1973 103 1972 117 1971 101 1970 85 1969 96 1968 79 1967 76 1966 73 1965 69 1964 61 1963 56 1962 42 1961 57 1960 49 1959 42 1958 25 1957 39 1956 34 1955 31 1954 33 1953 25 1952 29 1951 21 1950 36 1949 20 1948 10 1947 4 1946 1 1944 2 1943 1 1936 2

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 1 Rock Solid 1 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 1

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 0 Gritty 0 Dark tone 0 Feel-good 1 Cozy 1 Wholesome 1 Melancholic 0 Tense 0 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 2 Campy 1 Cynical 0 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 1 Nostalgic 1 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 1 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 1 Episodic 8 Serialized 0 Procedural 1 Mystery box 0 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 0 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 4 Absurdist 4 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 1 Witty banter 5 Dark comedy 1 Warm humor 4 Raunchy 0 Parody 1 Ironic & meta 1

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 1 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 0 Coming of age 1 Workplace 1 School & campus 0 Love story 0 Friendship 1 Found family 0 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 0 Space & sci-fi 1 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 0 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 1 Social commentary 1 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 0

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 1 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 1 Child's perspective 1 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 1 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 0 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 6 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 1 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 0 Stylized direction 0 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 2 Atmospheric 0 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 5 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 4 Young adult 0 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 2 Game & quiz show 1 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 2 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 3 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 0 Disturbing 0 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 4 Emotionally heavy 0 Easy watching 8

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218 series

Roseanne

50K 230 1988–2018

Working class · Sitcom · Dry humor

The Wonder Years

44K 115 1988–1993

Nostalgic · Coming of age

Red Dwarf

39K 74 1988–present

British TV · Dry humor

Mystery Science Theater 3000

28K 199 1988–1999

Lo-fi charm · Ironic & meta

Garfield and Friends

15K 121 1988–1994

Kids & family · Family-safe

The Kids in the Hall

12K 111 1988–2021

Sketch & variety · Absurdist

Murphy Brown

12K 260 1988–2018

Sitcom · Strong female lead

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

7K 27 1988–1991

Kids & family · Family-safe

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

6K 137 1988–2011

Sketch & variety · Episodic

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

6K 50 1988–1991

Wholesome · Kids & family

Count Duckula

5K 65 1988–1993

Kids & family · Family-safe

Empty Nest

4K 170 1988–1995

Sitcom · Warm humor · Episodic

You Rang, M'Lord?

4K 26 1988–1993

British TV · Period piece

Denver, the Last Dinosaur

3K 50 1988–1990

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Monsters

2K 72 1988–1990

Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Dear John

2K 90 1988–1992

Dominion Tank Police

2K 6 1988–1994

Action · Animation · Comedy

Rab C. Nesbitt

2K 67 1988–2014

My Secret Identity

2K 72 1988–1991

Action · Adventure · Comedy

Wagle Ki Duniya

1K 14 1988–1990

Police Academy: The Animated Series

1K 65 1988–1989

Animation · Comedy · Crime

The French as Seen by...

1K 5 1988–1988

Comedy · Documentary · Drama

Patlabor: Early Days

1K 7 1988–1988

Action · Animation · Comedy

Tanner '88

1K 11 1988–1988

Comedy · Drama

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