Classic TV Comedies on Netflix
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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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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 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 5
1965 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn Season 5, Rob and Laura (and their son Ritchie) continue to navigate the suburban life of New Rochelle, New York -- that is, when Rob isn't toiling as a comedy writer in Manhattan with his two sidekicks.
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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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Saturday Night Live: Season 3
1977 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsGilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Jane Curtin return to deliver some of their best skits -- which include the Coneheads, the Killer Bees and Samurai Psychiatrist -- in the sidesplitting sketch show's third season. Steve Martin, Hugh Hefner, Charles Grodin, Jill Clayburgh, Madeline Kahn, Ray Charles, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt are among the impressive lineup of guest stars.
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Cheers: Season 9
1990 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsLaughter, camaraderie and beer continue to flow at the Boston bar filled with quirky regulars in the ninth season of the long-running sitcom, especially now that Sam has ownership of the establishment again. Developments this season include Rebecca's plan to marry jailbird Robin Colcord, an ongoing feud between the bar folks and the new owner of the second floor restaurant, and Carla's quest to be crowned Miss Boston Barmaid.
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Leave It to Beaver: Season 6
1962 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBeaver Cleaver has grown up and finally found success on the football field -- and with the ladies. But he shows his immaturity by trying to date two girls on the same night. Older brother Wally feels like he's more mature and ready for a moustache.
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Waiting for God: Season 3
1992 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen Diana is found in Tom's bed, the shockwaves reverberate around Bayview. Tom is suddenly the center of attention of the ladies bowling team. Meanwhile, it falls on Tom and Diana to look after two rather nasty children.
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Leave It to Beaver: Season 5
1961 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAs a junior in high school, Wally Cleaver finds a steady girlfriend, buys a car and takes on a weekend job. His younger brother, Beaver, goes on his first date, tries to overcome his fear of roller coasters and accidentally cheats on a test.
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Cheers: Season 5
1986 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWith plenty of laughs on tap, the Emmy-winning television show's fifth season sees snooty waitress Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) bid adieu to Cheers and to womanizer Sam Malone (Ted Danson). Joining the cast of regulars are Dr. Lilith Sternin (Bebe Neuwirth) as Frasier Crane's love interest and hockey star Eddie LeBec (Jay Thomas) as the new man in Carla Tortelli's life. Uncork a few bottles and settle in for 26 classic episodes.
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Leave It to Beaver: Season 4
1960 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBeaver Cleaver faces some tough times at school when he gets a D- on his report card, learns his favorite teacher is engaged and is caught swearing. Wally's good friend Eddie Haskell confronts tragedy of his own when a girl breaks his heart.
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Leave It to Beaver: Season 3
1959 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAs his brother Wally's love life begins to gain momentum, Beaver winds up being left home with his parents more often. Throughout this third season, Beav finds himself getting worried about school, teachers and a lost library book.
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The Vicar of Dibley
1994 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen a boisterous woman named Geraldine (Dawn French) becomes their new vicar, the dumbfounded residents of the conservative English village of Dibley have a fit. But with her sharp wit and tender compassion, Geraldine slowly wins the hearts of all those who doubted her. This popular British comedy series co-stars Gary Waldhorn as parish council chairman David and James Fleet as David's polar-opposite son, Hugo.
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Cheers: Season 11
1992 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIt's last call for Boston's most famous tavern in the Emmy Award-winning show's final season, when Rebecca accidentally sets the bar on fire, Sam escalates the war of practical jokes with a neighboring saloon and Frasier and Lilith break up for good. Meanwhile, Norm gets a job as a brewery's beer taster, Cliff discovers he may be a father, and in the last episode, long-lost Diane returns to Cheers for a final reunion.
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Saturday Night Live: Season 2
1976 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTalented cast members Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, John Belushi and others perform hilarious comedy sketches alongside guest hosts such as Steve Martin, Sissy Spacek, Elliott Gould and Buck Henry and musical guests such as James Taylor and Santana. Midway through this second hit season, cast member Chevy Chase left the show to begin a movie career in Hollywood and was later replaced by funnyman Bill Murray.
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Cheers: Season 10
1991 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJoin the entire gang in the penultimate season of this beloved sitcom set in the underground bar where everybody knows your name, as Sam and Rebecca try to conceive a child and Woody and Kelly prepare to get married. In other developments, Cliff thinks Johnny Carson stole one of his jokes and Frasier reveals that Lilith is not his first wife. Look out for guest appearances by Emma Thompson and Sen. John Kerry.
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Cheers: Season 1
1982 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsYour favorite Boston neighborhood bar -- where everybody knows your name -- lives on in this collection of the show's first season. Bartender Sam Malone and the object of his unrequited love, Diane, cross swords in the landmark television comedy.
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The Vicar of Dibley: Series 1
1994 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen the villagers of Dibley heard they were getting a new vicar, they expected a traditional, sedate male head of church. What they got was the spirited Rev. Geraldine Boadicea Granger, who teaches them about religion, expectations and life.
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Cheers: Season 2
1983 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSam and Diane prove that opposites really do attract when they finally get together in the hit sitcom's second season, much to the chagrin of some of the regulars. But their unlikely romance is hardly smooth sailing.
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Saturday Night Live: Season 4
1978 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsRelive the witty sketches and inspired satire of early "Saturday Night Live" in this anthology that includes every episode from the show's fourth season. "SNL" legends John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and Laraine Newman star, and Steve Martin, Eric Idle and Elliott Gould are among the hosts. Musical guests include the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Devo, James Taylor and the Doobie Brothers.
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Leave It to Beaver: Season 1
1957 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn many ways, this classic 1950s sitcom is the grandfather of them all, following the misadventures of 7-year-old Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver and his older brother, Wally, as they come of age in suburban Mayfield.
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Cheers: Season 7
1988 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBelly up to the bar for another season of laughs courtesy of the quirky staff and clientele at Boston's favorite tavern. In the seventh season, skirt-chaser Sam (Ted Danson) tries to make up with neurotic Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) and more. Also, dim-bulb Woody (Woody Harrelson) gets in on some bets, salty Carla (Rhea Perlman) celebrates an anniversary, and all the while, elbow-benders Norm (George Wendt) and Cliff (John Ratzenberger) hang out.
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Cheers: Season 3
1984 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter a stay in a psychiatric institution, Diane returns to Cheers to help Sam get clean and sober. She enlists the services of uptight shrink Dr. Frasier Crane. Meanwhile, Norm goes to jail and Carla gets a proposition from her ex-husband.
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Cheers: Season 6
1987 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe classic Boston bar continues to thrive in Season 6 of hilarious episodes that find Sam Malone (Ted Danson) flat broke and back at Cheers (after selling the bar and buying a yacht that sank). Promptly, he clashes with the pub's new manager, Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley). She's a smart, sassy woman who has no intention of succumbing to Sam's charms. Woody Harrelson, Rhea Pearlman, Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth and George Wendt co-star.
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