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Parody

Parody TV Series

A sustained send-up of other genres or works.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 114 series

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

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

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

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

Robot Chicken

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

Police Squad!

★ 8.3
25K 6 1982–1982
Parody · Absurdist · Deadpan cool
10/10

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

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

Get Smart

★ 8.2
15K 138 1965–1970
Parody · Espionage · Episodic
10/10

Documentary Now!

★ 8.1
9K 27 2015–present
Parody · Anthology · Dry humor
10/10

Sledge Hammer!

★ 8.1
9K 41 1986–1988
Parody · Campy · Slapstick
10/10

The Day Today

★ 8.6
6K 7 1994–1994
Parody · Satirical · Absurdist
10/10

Black Dynamite

★ 8.1
5K 20 2011–2015
Parody · Adult animation · Campy
10/10

Honest Trailers

★ 8.4
5K 692 2012–present
Parody · Satirical · Dry humor
10/10

Burning Love

★ 7.9
5K 36 2012–2013
Parody · Campy · Cringe comedy
10/10

A Touch of Cloth

★ 7.8
5K 7 2012–2014
Parody · Dry humor · Absurdist
10/10

The Spoils of Babylon

★ 6.7
4K 6 2014–2014
Parody · Campy · Absurdist
10/10

How It Should Have Ended

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

NTSF:SD:SUV

★ 7.3
4K 40 2011–2013
Parody · Absurdist · Campy
10/10

Mad

★ 6.0
3K 103 2010–2022
Parody · Sketch & variety
10/10

The Colbert Report

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

American Vandal

★ 8.1
35K 16 2017–2018
Parody · True crime · Satirical
9/10

Cunk on Earth

★ 8.1
31K 5 2022–2022
Deadpan cool · Parody · Dry humor
9/10

Animaniacs

★ 7.8
28K 99 1993–1998
Parody · Absurdist
9/10

Reno 911!

★ 8.0
25K 124 2003–present
Parody · Episodic · Cringe comedy
9/10

Drawn Together

★ 7.1
23K 36 2004–2007
Raunchy · Adult animation · Parody
9/10

Gintama

★ 8.7
22K 375 2005–2021
Anime · Parody · Absurdist
9/10

Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!

★ 7.8
22K 35 2016–2025
Parody · Anime · Absurdist
9/10