With a show being titled “Absolutely Fabulous,” it would have been quite awkward if this show wasn’t exactly that. Fortunately, Jennifer Saunders’ sitcom – inspired by a French and Saunders sketch about a PR executive who is still trying to live as she did in her younger years, up-all-night and always ready for a party.
There’s lots of fun with the role reversal comedy of Eddy’s relationship with her sensible teenage daughter Saffy. Still, the real standout is Joanna Lumley as a real force of nature that is Patsy Stone – a true comedy icon.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
This show has an ensemble of characters with zero redeeming qualities, but despite that, it's difficult not to enjoy it for it's carefully crafted writing. The show has made it to fourteen seasons, which is remarkable for any sitcom, and we know that it has some value if it can keep audiences coming back for so many seasons.
Through the prism of the assorted cast, the show filters every modern-day issue possible, from racism to climate change, and even more! If nothing else, we cherish this show for the way it has unleashed DeVito as an actor.
I Love Lucy
Television's first great sitcom focused on a zany New York housewife who desperately wanted to get into showbiz and husband, a Cuban bandleader, who has his hands full, trying to deter her. "I Love Lucy" was just one of Lucille Ball's many endeavors, but it was arguably one of the most popular, too. The series debuted in 1951, ushering in a new wave of television.
After years of producing the show, Lucille and her co-star husband, Desi Arnaz, decided to move on to a different landscape.
Dennis the Menace
"Dennis the Menace" starred Dennis, the Mitchell family's mischievous son who often went back and forth with their neighbor, George Wilson. The family-oriented sitcom was based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham.
The show aired on CBS on Sunday evenings and had special appearances by many of Hollywood's most celebrated. Still very culturally relevant, the television show had four seasons and 146 episodes in total.
Pen15
The ever original Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle burst onto our screen in 2019 with their hilarious take on adolescence, and they're here to stay. In its second season, the show takes a slightly darker turn into some of the more difficult aspects of tweenhood and friendships.
There's also more input from the moms of the show, as well as a deliciously complex arc about the girls' new frenemy. If you grew up in the early 2000s, you would appreciate the show's hyper level of accuracy!