Science fiction sitcom
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The science fiction sitcom genre 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
- Astronauts -- The misadventures of a group of astronauts on a space station; despite being written by two of The Goodies, it flopped.
- 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.
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams' wildly inventive science fiction farce, on radio, television, computer games, LPs, a towel, and a movie.
- Homeboys in Outer Space -- (1996) Short-lived UPN show.
- 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.
- Kinvig -- a UFO fanatic becomes convinced that the woman who continually rejects him is an alien queen; written by Nigel Kneale of Quatermass fame, but not very funny.
- Luna -- A synthetically produced family in a futuristic urban habitat.
- Meego -- kids' show in which a shape-shifting alien lives with a family.
- Metal Mickey -- kids' show in which a wise-cracking robot lives with a family.
- Mork & Mindy -- spinoff of Happy Days starring Robin Williams and Pam Dawber.
- My Favorite Martian -- Oldest SF comedy, based around an alien living on Earth.
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 -- A man and two robots are trapped in orbit and are forced to watch bad movies.
- Quark -- Show about space garbage collectors starring Richard Benjamin.
- Red Dwarf -- Space based comedy, includes many science fiction concepts.
- Space Ghost: Coast to Coast -- Former superhero hosts a late-night talk show.
- The Strangerers -- Two highly eccentric alien agents on an equally eccentric alternative Earth; ends on an unresolved cliffhanger.
- Small Wonder -- (1984-1989) About a father who invents a robot child.
- 3rd Rock from the Sun -- Modern comedy similar in principle to Mork and Mindy.
- Tripping the Rift -- Animated space opera satire.