List of science fiction sitcoms
Appearance
The genre of science fiction sitcom is a relatively new one having started significant growth only during the last few decades of the twentieth century. Most of the comic science fiction in this genre is considered lightweight compared to the mainstream.
List of science fiction sitcoms
- ALF -- An alien (played by a puppet) living with a family on Earth
- Come Back Mrs Noah -- Housewife gets stranded on a space station
- Futurama -- Cartoon space comedy
- Goodnight Sweetheart -- Man finds portal to the past, falls in love, starts leading a double life
- It's About Time -- an early example of the genre, involving astronauts who travel back in time to meet a tribe of cavemen
- The Jetsons -- a Hanna-Barbera cartoon about George, Jane, Judy, and Elroy Jetson, family of the future
- Luna -- A synthetically produced family in a futuristic urban habitat
- Mork and Mindy -- spinoff of Happy Days starring Robin Williams and Pam Dawber
- My Favorite Martian -- Oldest SF comedy based around an alien living on Earth
- Quark -- Show about space garbage collectors starring Richard Benjamin
- Red Dwarf -- Space based comedy, includes many science fiction concepts
- Third Rock from the Sun -- Modern comedy similar in principle to Mork and Mindy
See also: Science fiction television, List of science fiction television, situation comedy, cult television