Classic TV Comedies on Netflix
Last updated April 22, 2024
The Wonder Years
1988 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAnyone who grew up in the 1960s will recognize the emotional and physical landscape of this comedy-drama told from the point of view of the youngest member of the Arnold clan, Kevin, as he inches from adolescence to adulthood amid turbulent times.
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The Wonder Years: Season 2
1988 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKevin can't figure out whether Winnie likes him as more than a friend. He asks out Becky Slater to make Winnie jealous, but his plan backfires. Meanwhile, Paul celebrates his Bar Mitzvah, and Karen starts hanging out with a rebellious crowd.
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The Wonder Years: Season 5
1991 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAs the reflective coming-of-age series continues, Kevin starts high school and soon finds he's been reduced to the role of small fish in a big pond. Later, money gets in the way of the longstanding friendship between the Arnolds and the Pfeiffers.
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The Wonder Years: Season 3
1989 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsNow in eighth grade, Kevin confesses his feelings to Winnie, but things get awkward for the new couple when they're invited to a make-out party. Kevin also gets a new puppy -- and his first zit.
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The Wonder Years: Season 6
1992 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKevin starts off 11th grade on a high note when he steals a rival school's mascot, but his relationship with Winnie falters after a misunderstanding. Norma graduates from community college, and Jack decides to quit his job and open a new business.
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The Wonder Years: Season 4
1990 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsNinth grade is off to a rough start for Kevin: Winnie's going to school across town, Becky Slater has it in for him, and a bully steals his locker. A beautiful new girl tests Kevin and Winnie's relationship, and Norma starts working at the school.
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The Wonder Years: Season 1
1988 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKevin Arnold (Fred Savage) takes the leap into adolescence as he begins junior high with his two best friends -- the brainy Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano) and the rapidly maturing Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar) -- in this Emmy-winning comedy-drama set in 1968. Narrated by the older, wiser Kevin (voice of Daniel Stern) in poignant and hilarious detail, this landmark series chronicles the challenges of growing up in an imperfect world.
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Keeping Up Appearances
1990 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis comedy series follows the antics of snooty Hyacinth Bucket -- pronounced bouquet -- whose insistence on proper form at all times is a perpetual thorn in the side of her husband, Richard.
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Keeping Up Appearances
1990 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsMeet everyone's favorite snobbish pretender and social climber, Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) and her wacky extended family in this hilarious British series that first aired on the BBC. While Hyacinth's days are spent performing "charitable" acts for the lower classes (including her sisters), she still finds time to give her long-suffering husband, Richard (Clive Swift), plenty of unnecessary advice and keep her neighbors on edge.
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Fawlty Towers
1975 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHaughty, misadventure-prone Basil Fawlty and his bossy wife, Sybil, try to raise the profile of their "English Riviera" operation -- the Fawlty Towers Hotel -- but never-ending misunderstandings arise, leading to constant farcical lunacy.
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Fawlty Towers: Series 1
1975 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsJohn Cleese stars as Basil Fawlty, the manic and much-put-upon hotel manager whose life is plagued by dead guests, hotel inspectors and riffraff. His biggest headache, though, is his "little nest of vipers" -- nagging wife Sybil.
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Fawlty Towers: Series 2
1979 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 Stars"Fawlty Towers" returns for a second madcap series with Basil once again hampered at every turn by his scathing wife Sybil and the hapless Manuel. It would almost be possible to feel sorry for him, if it wasn't for his appalling rudeness.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 5
1988 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJames Herriot's Yorkshire vet practice returns. Snow transforms the dales into icy beauty as James tries to save a litter of dying piglets. Helen is confined to the bedroom with a slipped disc, and Tristan is on the hunt for a new job.
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis collection celebrates John Belushi's classic "SNL" performances as Jake Blues and King Bee, as well as his spot-on impersonations of Joe Cocker, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor and others.
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The Munsters
1964 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsFred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo star in this 1960s sitcom as Herman and Lily Munster -- just your typical ghouls-next-door who live in a Victorian mansion with vampire Grandpa (Al Lewis), their werewolf son, Eddie (Butch Patrick), and their normal-looking niece, Marilyn (Beverley Owen, Pat Priest). The Golden Globe-nominated show welcomed a robust array of guest stars in its two seasons, including Harvey Korman, John Carradine and Paul Lynde.
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All Creatures Great and Small
1978 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhile working alongside quirky Yorkshire vet Siegfried and his lazy but lovable brother, Tristan, newcomer James Herriot experiences all manner of misadventures treating animals and clashing with superstitious country folk.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 6
1989 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe enormously popular BBC series based on the real-life travails of British veterinarian James Herriot (Christopher Timothy) continues to delight fans with yet another season of charming and hilarious episodes. In Series 6, James and his two partners, Tristan (Peter Davison) and Siegfried (Robert Hardy), follow the ups and downs of Calum and Deirdre's relationship while dealing with the usual assortment of animal crises and quirky country folk.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 4
1988 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIt is the early 50s, and the Dales are still suffering from the bleak austerity that gripped all England after WWII. Tristan has landed a position in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries so the Darrowby practice recruits a young Scottish vet.
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The Munsters: Season 1
1964 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThough not your typical television family, The Munsters quickly became one of the most beloved. Pieced together through traits of horror film characters were Herman Munster (Fred Gwynne), his wife, Lily (Yvonne DeCarlo), their son, Eddie (Butch Patrick), niece Marilyn (Beverley Owen) and the grandfather (Al Lewis). Residing at the creepily campy address of 1313 Mockingbird Lane, the clan gets into mishap after mishap as they try to fit in.
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The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 4
1964 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe hilarity continues in this fourth season of Carl Reiner's Emmy Award-winning TV series starring Dick Van Dyke as writer Rob Petrie and Mary Tyler Moore as his better half, actress Laura.
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The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 3
1963 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn its five seasons, this classic comedy series from Carl Reiner carved out its place in television history as one of the most consistently funny gems of all time. The show, with comedy writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) and his actress wife, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) struggling through careers, marriage and life in general, was nominated for 12 Emmys, winning six. The episodes on these videos are re-mastered and contain footage not aired before.
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The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 2
1962 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsLaugh along with Season 2 of this legendary sitcom as you relate to the Petries as they deal with marriage, family and career. Learn how Rob and Laura finally got married, how Ritchie ended up with seven middle names and more.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 7
1990 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn Series 7, James tries to persuade his daughter not to become a vet, Tristan swoons over more than one lovely lass and dictatorial doggie Tricki Woo keeps the practice running in circles.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 3
1979 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSeries 3 sees veterinarian James become more entrenched in Yorkshire life, but even more bewildered and beleaguered by the people that surround him -- perhaps more than the animals they bring him.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 2
1978 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSeries 2 of this comedy continues the true-life story of veterinarian James Herriot in 1940s England. Newly married and settled into a practice in Yorkshire, James finds his life injected with adventures as wild as the variety of animals he treats.
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