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Ironic & meta

Ironic & meta TV Series

Self-aware humor that knows it's a TV show.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 96 series

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

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

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

BH90210

★ 6.9
5K 6 2019–2019
Ironic & meta · Campy · Satirical
10/10

Community

★ 8.5
312K 110 2009–2015
Ironic & meta · Found family
9/10

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

★ 5.2
210K 9 2022–2022
Ironic & meta · Strong female lead
9/10

The Colbert Report

★ 8.4
40K 1390 2005–2014
Satirical · Ironic & meta · Parody
9/10

The Rehearsal

★ 8.5
37K 12 2022–present
Experimental · Ironic & meta
9/10

Mystery Science Theater 3000

★ 8.6
28K 199 1988–1999
Lo-fi charm · Ironic & meta
9/10

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

★ 8.5
22K 6 2004–2004
Parody · Campy · Ironic & meta
9/10

Staged

★ 8.5
12K 22 2020–2023
Ironic & meta · Witty banter
9/10

Jean-Claude Van Johnson

★ 7.5
11K 6 2016–2017
Ironic & meta · Campy · Parody
9/10

Reboot

★ 7.3
10K 8 2022–2022
Ironic & meta · Satirical
9/10

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

★ 7.9
8K 117 1993–2012
Absurdist · Ironic & meta
9/10

The Grinder

★ 7.2
8K 22 2015–2016
Ironic & meta · Witty banter
9/10

Meme Review

★ 8.5
8K 60 2017–2019
Ironic & meta · Absurdist
9/10

Interior Chinatown

★ 7.0
6K 10 2024–2024
Ironic & meta
9/10

How It Should Have Ended

★ 8.2
4K 323 2005–present
Parody · Ironic & meta · Episodic
9/10

Arrested Development

★ 8.6
345K 84 2003–2019
Dry humor · Absurdist
8/10

Fleabag

★ 8.7
249K 12 2016–2019
Female perspective
8/10

30 Rock

★ 8.3
139K 139 2006–2013
Workplace · Absurdist
8/10

A Series of Unfortunate Events

★ 7.7
73K 25 2017–2019
Child's perspective
8/10

Jane the Virgin

★ 7.8
65K 100 2014–2019
Soap & telenovela · Ironic & meta
8/10

Spaced

★ 8.5
61K 14 1999–2001
Friendship · British TV
8/10

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

★ 6.4
61K 8 2022–2022
Parody · Ironic & meta · Campy
8/10

Robot Chicken

★ 7.7
49K 227 2005–2022
Sketch & variety · Parody
8/10

Animaniacs

★ 7.8
28K 99 1993–1998
Parody · Absurdist
8/10