Season 1

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  7.4/10127 votes

  A Family Matter

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2021

  Moms, dads, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters — more than just a hilarious reflection of the people we grow up and old with, sitcoms have opened our hearts to a more inclusive visions of what “family” can mean.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.2/10115 votes

  Sex & the Sitcom

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2021

  Since America has long found it easier to laugh about sex than talk seriously about it, sitcom humor has had a critical role ushering in a new era of openness, not just towards sex, but toward women’s rights and gender identity.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.7/1099 votes

  Just Friends

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2021

  When Americans look beyond family or work for their identity, the “hanging out with friends” sitcom hilariously redefines the genre while also revealing television’s challenging quest for inclusivity and authentic representation.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.4/1078 votes

  Working for Laughs

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2021

  Work families can be even funnier than our biological ones, since the endless array of wacky sitcom characters on the job offers hilarious insights into the state of the American workplace.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.1/1075 votes

  Facing Race

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2021

  In many homes, difficult conversations about race and diversity have first happened on the sitcom screen, helping pave the way for progress with hilarity and laughter.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.3/1072 votes

  Movin' On Up

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/8/2021

  Upward mobility, the American Dream, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps – sitcom laughs have helped generations of Americans come to grips with their place in a supposed “classless” society.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.1/1063 votes

  Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/15/2021

  Aliens, geeks, monsters, immigrants, witches… the fresh perspective of sitcom fish-out-of-water give us funny new insights into the ever-changing face of America.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.2/1058 votes

  Escaping Reality

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/22/2021

  Sitcoms have long been the ultimate comedy comfort food, but what sitcoms offer escape from – and what they offer escape to – reveal a lot about the state of the American mind, and the state of sitcom form itself.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown