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Episodic

Episodic TV Series

Self-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 1162 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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1,162 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Jeeves and Wooster

★ 8.4
14K 23 1990–1993
British TV · Dry humor
8/10

Diff'rent Strokes

★ 6.7
14K 181 1978–1986
Sitcom · Found family · Episodic
8/10

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

★ 6.7
14K 113 1990–1996
Kids & family · Nature & science
8/10

Ancient Aliens

★ 7.0
14K 290 2009–present
Docuseries · Long-runner
8/10

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

★ 7.2
13K 52 1994–1997
Kids & family · Episodic
8/10

FBI: Most Wanted

★ 6.9
13K 108 2020–2025
Procedural · Episodic · Fast-paced
8/10

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

★ 6.8
13K 69 2003–2006
Kids & family · Found family
8/10

Tash Ma Tash

★ 9.0
13K 301 1993–2023
Satirical · Long-runner
8/10

Mission: Impossible

★ 7.9
13K 171 1966–1973
Heists & cons · Espionage
8/10

Mad TV

★ 7.3
13K 329 1995–2016
Sketch & variety · Parody
8/10

WKRP in Cincinnati

★ 8.0
13K 90 1978–1982
Workplace · Sitcom · Warm humor
8/10

Agatha Christie's Marple

★ 7.9
13K 23 2004–2013
Detective mystery · British TV
8/10

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

★ 8.0
13K 39 2000–2007
Parody · Adult animation
8/10

Bonanza

★ 7.3
13K 430 1959–1973
Rural & frontier · Long-runner
8/10

Man with a Plan

★ 7.0
12K 69 2016–2020
Sitcom · Family-safe · Episodic
8/10

The Beverly Hillbillies

★ 7.3
12K 274 1962–1971
Sitcom · Family-safe
8/10

Timon & Pumbaa

★ 7.0
12K 85 1995–1999
Kids & family · Slapstick
8/10

Perfect Strangers

★ 7.2
12K 151 1986–1993
Sitcom · Feel-good · Wholesome
8/10

Tacoma FD

★ 8.1
12K 49 2019–2023
Workplace · Sitcom · Warm humor
8/10

Sanford and Son

★ 7.9
12K 137 1972–1978
Working class · Sitcom · Episodic
8/10

Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

★ 8.2
12K 89 2003–2010
Social commentary · Satirical
8/10

Camp Lazlo!

★ 6.4
12K 61 2005–2008
Kids & family · Whimsical
8/10

Martin

★ 7.5
12K 134 1992–1997
Sitcom · Episodic · Witty banter
8/10

BB Ki Vines

★ 9.2
12K 84 2015–present
Sketch & variety · Indian TV
8/10