Top 10 Best Animated Sitcoms
Daria is an American animated sitcom created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn for MTV as a spin-off of Beavis and Butt-Head. It aired from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, running for five seasons. The series centers on Daria Morgendorffer, a smart, sarcastic teenage girl navigating high school... read more
Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show premiered in 1991 and follows a group of toddlers navigating life from their unique perspectives. It became one of Nickelodeon's most successful and longest-running animated... read more
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening. It originally aired as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show starting April 19, 1987, and debuted as a standalone series on December 17, 1989. As of 2023, it remains the longest-running animated sitcom. The show follows Homer Simpson,... read more Excellent! I am not surprised it has been on so long and is still going strong!
One of the best shows ever. It has 34+ seasons, too, a record that no one will beat.
Number 1. The best, most watchable animated sitcom.
South Park is an American adult animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. The show centers on four boys: Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick, and their adventures in the fictional town of South Park, Colorado. It's known... read more Starts as a regular show and turns into aggressive research comedy. This is the best show ever!
The best because they aren't afraid to make fun of anyone.
My favorite show ever. It never seems to lose its quality like The Simpsons or Family Guy.
The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It originally premiered as a series of shorts on Oh Yeah! Cartoons in 1998 before debuting as a full series in March 2001... read more
Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a family consisting of Peter, Lois, their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie, and their anthropomorphic dog, Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog,... read more You haven't seen funny until you have seen this. Bob's Burgers and The Simpsons are good but don't make me laugh so hard to the point that I can't breathe. This show does.
Hilarious characters and very funny stories. They need to make new episodes.
Rick and Morty is an American adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Adult Swim. The series premiered in 2013 and follows the misadventures of an eccentric scientist, Rick Sanchez, and his good-hearted but easily influenced grandson Morty. The show is known... read more Why should you watch Rick and Morty?
As of August 2016, the series has received universal critical acclaim, holding a 100% approval rating by critics on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Additionally, the first season of Rick and Morty holds a Metacritic score of 85 based on eight reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."
The smartest show I have ever seen. It is incredibly intelligent, incredibly relevant, and, most importantly, laugh-out-loud funny.
Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show follows Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy who's cryogenically frozen and wakes up 1,000 years in the future. It blends satire, science fiction, and social commentary. This is the best animated sitcom ever and, in my opinion, also the best show, period. It is unique. How many others on this list are set in the future? Most are about the everyday lives of (insert names here).
Best animated sitcom ever. Cool characters (Bender, Fry, Leela, Zoidberg, Professor, Hedonismbot). All of them are genius and intelligent stories. I have seen the series countless times and will watch it again and again whenever I can!
So clever that it surpasses The Simpsons. I cannot believe that it is this low on the list.
Bob's Burgers is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for Fox Broadcasting Company. It premiered on January 9, 2011, and is still running as of May 2025.
King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox. The show centers on the Hill family in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas, and satirizes suburban life and American culture. It starred voices including Mike... read more By far the best. Most realistic and down-to-earth. The show introduces Southern life and Texas culture along with some good morals and values.
Provides good humor without going over the top. I love the subtle jokes.
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The Amazing World of Gumball is a British, Irish, American, German, and Australian animated children's television series created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series was produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. It features a unique mix of animation styles and follows the misadventures... read more
BoJack Horseman is an American adult animated tragicomedy created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. The series stars Will Arnett as the title character, BoJack Horseman. The show premiered on Netflix in 2014 and ran for six seasons, gaining critical acclaim for its dark humor and exploration of mental health... read more Profound humor. Too deep, but fascinating at levels we didn't even know existed.
Deep as hell. Very rarely does an animated sitcom tackle the problems faced by celebrities in a funny manner. Bojack very cleverly uses dark humor to convey the complex emotions faced by Bojack.
One of the most thought-provoking animated sitcoms. Not for kids, obviously.
So good. Why is The Cleveland Show above this?
The best and funniest show ever. Not afraid to be real.
American Dad! is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company and currently airs on TBS. It was the first television series to premiere on the network's Animation Domination block. The series premiered on February 6, 2005,... read more A lot better than South Park and Rick and Morty.
The Looney Tunes Show is an American animated television series that premiered in 2011. It is a modern interpretation of the classic Looney Tunes characters, featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and others as they navigate contemporary suburban life. The show blends elements of comedy, drama, and adventure... read more I really wish this show had gotten more than two seasons. I have my complaints about some character changes (mostly Lola), but the dynamic between Bugs and Daffy as housemates in a sitcom feels like it was meant to be.
The ongoing nature of the show allows for jokes and continuity to build. This show builds on and remains mostly true to the original Looney Tunes shorts while, I think, turning them into something even better.
Why is this 10th? Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck make legendary roommates in this! This has seriously cracked me up way more than anything else on this list, especially the added 3D Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons, as well as the Merrie Melodies songs.
Beavis and Butt-Head is an American adult animated television series created by Mike Judge. The show originally aired from 1993 to 1997 and was revived in 2011 and again in 2022. It follows two teenage slackers who comment on music videos and engage in absurd and often crude adventures.
The Flintstones is considered the first animated prime-time American television series. It was broadcast on ABC from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966. The show was set in the prehistoric town of Bedrock and followed the lives of the Flintstone and Rubble families. Way better than everything listed above except maybe The Simpsons.
The Jetsons is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in primetime from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, then later in syndication, with new episodes in 1985 to 1987 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera block. It may not be the funniest show, and its animation may be a bit lacking, but dammit, The Jetsons is a classic. It was a great casual sci-fi cartoon for its time, and for that, I will show respect and vote for The Jetsons.
The Cleveland Show is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, and Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It's a spin-off of Family Guy and centers on Cleveland Brown, one of the characters from the original series. The show aired from 2009 to 2013.
Rocko's Modern Life is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the surreal life of an anthropomorphic Australian-immigrant wallaby named Rocko, along with his friends: the gluttonous steer Heffer, the neurotic turtle Filburt, and Rocko's faithful... read more
Brickleberry is an American adult animated television sitcom that aired on Comedy Central from 2012 to 2015. The series was created by Waco O'Guin and Roger Black and executive produced by O'Guin, Black, and comedian Daniel Tosh.
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator the late Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It is currently the most popular animated television show on Nickelodeon and is world-renowned by children and adults alike due to its humor, high-quality... read more Most family and generationally acclaimed.
Phineas and Ferb is an American animated comedy-musical television series. Originally broadcast as a one-episode preview on August 17, 2007 and again previewed on September 28, 2007, the series officially premiered on February 1, 2008 and ended on June 12, 2015 on Disney Channel, and follows Phineas... read more
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994 to September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck.
Scooby-Doo is a famous fictional dog character from the animated television series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, which premiered in 1969. He is the protagonist of the franchise, known for his role in solving mysteries alongside his human friends in Mystery Inc. The character was created by Joe Ruby and... read more Another classic that has had generational success.
Ed, Edd n Eddy is a Canadian-American animated comedy television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network, and the sixth of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series revolves around three preteen boys: Ed, Edd "Double D," and Eddy—collectively known as "the Eds"—who live in a suburban... read more The best cartoon show during everyone's childhood. This should be at least in the top 10.