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Sitcoms enjoyed a serious renaissance in the 1990s, only to sputter out by the new millennium.
But that didn’t mean the sitcom genredied.
And there’s at least 32 great sitcoms that came out after the 1990s to prove it.
Sitcoms didn’t die out with the advent of high-speed internet and smartphones.
Here are the 32 greatest sitcoms that aired after the 1990s.
(This was abigdeal when gay marriage was still fiercely debated in national politics.)
Reba
She’s a single mom who works too hard, who loves her kids and never stops.
portrayal of broken home dynamics.
The parents are flocked by their unbelievably mature kids, in particular their booksmart eldest son.
Childrens Hospital
Sick kids aren’t funny they’rereallyfunny.
is staffed by some of the most eccentric doctors you’ll ever see on TV.
(Rock himself narrates the show all throughout.)
A critical darling for all of its seasons, What We Do in the Shadows is sinfully hilarious.
A generation-defining success story, The Office’s rise is parallel to that of the internet and streaming.
Synonymous with mid-2000s comedy, The Office made mind-numbing 9-to-5 jobs look like an adventure.
New Girl
Who’s that girl?It’s Jess!
Enter the boom of information technology departments, which inspired one of the greatest British comedies of the 2000s.
The IT Crowd revolves around the eccentric, mostly antisocial IT department of a London corporation.
Scrubs
They’re no Superman, but they’re trying their best.
The series takes place in Sacred Heart Hospital to follow young interns J.D.
Across a whopping 180-plus episodes, Scrubs expertly balanced slapstick humor and comical surrealism thanks to dalliances into J.D.
’s daydreams while never forgetting the heart and soul of the sacred profession.
Superstore
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How I Met Your Mother
All these years later, fans remain split over the ending.
(The late Bob Saget voices the older Ted, the show’s narrator.)
The cherry on top: The show had anespeciallygreat curation of late 2000s indie rock.
Shoresy
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And it’s been one of HBO’s most successful sitcoms since it debuted in October 2000.
The Good Place
Welcome!
Never mind how she behaves in Season 1.
But it found new life after enrolling in Abbot Elementary.
Brunson takes charge as Janine Teagues, an idealistic second grade teacher who only wants to inspire her students.
Even in the streaming era, Abbot Elementary made honor roll as a legit web link hit on ABC.
Arrested Development
Wealth can’t buy stability.
30 Rock
In the immortal words of Jack Donaghy: “Good God, Lemon.”
