Weirdest Sitcoms
by TsarStepan | created - 07 May 2020 | updated - 08 Aug 2020 | PublicWhich of these situation comedies has the trippiest premise?
Let's trip the silly, light fantastic to the canned laughter of these Lynchian-adjacent sitcoms over here..
*No reality television series or parody/sketch series. Weird does not necessarily equal bad. Though, they do tend to often overlap.
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1. The Squid Girl: The Invader Comes from the Bottom of the Sea! (2010–2014)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Furious about ocean pollution, Squid Girl launches a one-squid land invasion to subjugate all humanity.
Stars: Hisako Kanemoto, Miki Ôtani, Rie Tanaka, Ayumi Fujimura
Votes: 507
2. Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san (2018– )
15 min | Animation, Comedy
The day-to-day happenings that take place at a bookstore where the love of manga is abundant.
Stars: Sôma Saitô, Shizuka Itou, Yûko Sanpei, Eri Kitamura
Votes: 257
3. Midori Days (2004)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A boy wakes up one day to find that his hand has been replaced by a miniature version of a girl who has a crush on him.
Stars: Mai Nakahara, Kishô Taniyama, Matt Caplan, Darren Pleavin
Votes: 739
4. My Mother the Car (1965–1966)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.
Stars: Jerry Van Dyke, Maggie Pierce, Ann Sothern, Cindy Eilbacher
Votes: 753
5. Heat Vision and Jack (1999 TV Movie)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Astronaut on the run with special powers and his talking motorcycle must deal with a malevolent artificial life form that's possessing people and turning them into dust, as well as NASA's hitman and real life actor Ron Silver.
Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Ron Silver, Christine Taylor
Votes: 1,781
The pilot was the only episode produced.
6. Good Luck Girl! (2012)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A goddess of misfortune comes to Earth to deal with the obnoxious but lucky girl whose good fortune is causing the world to fall out of balance.
Stars: Colleen Clinkenbeard, Brina Palencia, Kana Hanazawa, Joel McDonald
Votes: 495
7. Sekkô Boys (2016)
8 min | Animation, Comedy
The statues of Medici, Mars, Hermes and St. Giorgio are trying to become professional idols. Are they going to make it to the top or will they fail?
Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Tomokazu Sugita, Shinnosuke Tachibana, Jun Fukuyama
Votes: 86
8. Cromartie High School (2003–2004)
TV-14 | 12 min | Animation, Comedy
A satire comedy of a misfit high school with punks, robots, gorillas and much more.
Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Ben Pronsky, Takuma Suzuki, Illich Guardiola
Votes: 893
9. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000–2023)
TV-MA | 15 min | Animation, Comedy
The misadventures of a milkshake, an order of fries, a meatball, and their retired next door neighbor in the suburbs of New Jersey.
Stars: Dave Willis, Carey Means, Dana Snyder, Matt Maiellaro
Votes: 26,808
10. Mr. Smith (1983)
30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
An orangutan accidentally raised to genius human-level intelligence secretly works in Washington, D.C. as a political advisor.
Stars: Leonard Frey, Tim Dunigan, Terri Garber, Laura Jacoby
Votes: 61
11. The Flying Nun (1967–1970)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The misadventures of a nun who can fly and her convent and neighbours.
Stars: Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Madeleine Sherwood, Alejandro Rey
Votes: 2,800
12. The Mighty Boosh (2003–2007)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Surreal British comedy in which Vince Noir and Howard Moon have adventures filled with oddball characters while working as Zoo Keepers, before pursuing a musical career and running a second-hand shop.
Stars: Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Michael Fielding, Rich Fulcher
Votes: 24,053
13. $#*! My Dad Says (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A middle-aged son moves in with his old-fashioned dad.
Stars: William Shatner, Jonathan Sadowski, Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso
Votes: 5,334
14. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, History
The misadventures of Abraham Lincoln, his loony associates, and the only sane man among them, the President's Black butler Desmond Pfeiffer.
Stars: Chi McBride, Max Baker, Dann Florek, Christine Estabrook
Votes: 132
15. Cavemen (2007–2008)
30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A trio of Neanderthals struggles to live in modern-day America.
Stars: Bill English, Nick Kroll, Kaitlin Doubleday, Stephanie Lemelin
Votes: 2,534
16. Living Biblically (2018)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An adaptation of the non-fiction book by A.J. Jacobs in which a man tries to live in accordance with the Bible's teachings as closely as possible.
Stars: Jay R. Ferguson, Lindsey Kraft, David Krumholtz, Tony Rock
Votes: 1,128
17. Small Wonder (1985–1989)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
The zany adventures of a suburban family, their next-door neighbors, and an innovative robot designed to look like a human child.
Stars: Richard Christie, Marla Pennington, Jerry Supiran, Tiffany Brissette
Votes: 5,333
18. Cop Rock (1990)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The musical adventures of a police force.
Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, David Gianopoulos, Larry Joshua
Votes: 662
19. Miracle Workers (2019–2023)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An anthology series in which a colorful blend of outcasts and iconoclasts confront universal issues across various time periods: love, faith, societal norms, and venturing into the unknown.
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Geraldine Viswanathan, Karan Soni, Jon Bass
Votes: 18,836
20. Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Horror
Sheila and Joel are married real estate agents who live and work in Santa Clarita, California. When Sheila dies, their lives take a dark turn.
Stars: Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo
Votes: 76,200
21. Jane the Virgin (2014–2019)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
A young, devout Catholic woman discovers that she was accidentally artificially inseminated.
Stars: Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Yael Grobglas, Justin Baldoni
Votes: 59,087
22. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2019)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and starts life over again in New York City.
Stars: Ellie Kemper, Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane
Votes: 78,748
23. Me and the Chimp (1972)
30 min | Comedy
Dentist Mike Reynolds is living a good life with his wife Liz and his two children. When Scott and Kitty find a chimp, he reluctantly agrees to keep it but finds his life turned upside down... See full summary »
Stars: Ted Bessell, Anita Gillette, Scott C. Kolden, Kami Cotler
Votes: 76
24. Homeboys in Outer Space (1996–1997)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Straight-laced Morris Clay and fun-loving Tyberius Walker are two Han Solo wannabes who fly around the galaxy in the Space Hoopty, a used starship that looks like a winged car and comes ... See full summary »
Stars: Flex Alexander, Darryl M. Bell, Rhona Bennett, Kevin Michael Richardson
Votes: 296
25. Holmes and Yoyo (1976–1977)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
The cases of a hard luck police detective and his android partner.
Stars: John Schuck, Richard B. Shull, Bruce Kirby, Andrea Howard
Votes: 267
26. Heil Honey I'm Home! (1990)
30 min | Comedy, History, War
In Berlin, 1938, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun have a love-hate relationship with their Jewish neighbours in this bizarre spoof of 'fifties American sitcoms.
Stars: Ben Boardman, Neil McCaul, Denica Fairman, Gareth Marks
Votes: 580
27. Squidbillies (2005–2021)
TV-MA | 11 min | Animation, Comedy
Follows the adventures of the Cuylers, an impoverished and dysfunctional family of anthropomorphic, air-breathing, redneck squids who live in a rural Appalachian community in the state of Georgia.
Stars: Bobby Ellerbee, Dana Snyder, Daniel McDevitt, Unknown Hinson
Votes: 7,527
28. Bosom Buddies (1980–1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Two young single ad men must disguise themselves as women to live in the one apartment they can afford.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari, Donna Dixon, Holland Taylor
Votes: 4,633
As suggested by Mark Glass.
29. Mister Ed (1961–1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The misadventures of a wisecracking talking horse and his human owner.
Stars: Allan Lane, Alan Young, Connie Hines, Mister Ed
Votes: 4,667
As suggested by Dan Dassow.
30. My Living Doll (1964–1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A psychiatrist is given care of Rhoda Miller "real name 'AF 709'", a lifelike sophisticated but naïve android that eventually learns how human society works and begins showing "or at least emulating" rudimentary emotions.
Stars: Julie Newmar, Robert Cummings, Jack Mullaney, Doris Dowling
Votes: 282
As suggested by Dan Dassow.
31. Mork & Mindy (1978–1982)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
Stars: Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Ralph James, Conrad Janis
Votes: 12,682
As suggested by Dan Dassow.
32. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A group of aliens is sent to Earth, disguised as a human family, to experience and report life on the third planet from the sun.
Stars: John Lithgow, Jane Curtin, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart
Votes: 55,741
As suggested by Dan Dassow.
33. My Favorite Martian (1963–1966)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
An exoanthropologist from the planet Mars, stranded on Earth, is rescued by Tim O'Hara, a newspaper reporter who introduces the Martian to his friends and the authorities as his uncle Martin.
Stars: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby, Pamela Britton, Alan Hewitt
Votes: 2,997
Suggested by Mark Glass.
34. Greg the Bunny (2002–2004)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Greg the Bunny is one of the 3.2 million fabricated Americans living in the United States. Wanting a job that doesn't involve working only on Easter, he finds a job on a kid's show.
Stars: Eugene Levy, Seth Green, Bob Gunton, Sarah Silverman
Votes: 1,829
Suggested by riverotter.
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