Top 5 Classic Comedy Shows on Netflix That Are Sure to Lift Your Spirits
These are some of the best comedies of the 2000s.
In addition to many original series and movies, Netflix has a large library of popular TV shows and movies from years past. Comedy shows are no exception. So if you're looking for something seasoned to laugh at, check out these five series.
Reba (2001-2007, 6 seasons, 6.7 on IMDb)
In this live audience sitcom, Reba McEntire stars as Reba Hart, a feisty middle-aged Texas woman whose longtime husband has just left her with three children for his assistant who is pregnant with his baby. Already devastated, Reba is dealt another blow when her seventeen-year-old daughter reveals that she's also pregnant with her high school boyfriend's baby. And now McEntire's character must bring order to a chaotic life with two preteen children who need her love and attention.
Royal Pains (2009-2016, 8 seasons, 7.2 on IMDb)
This comedy-drama follows Dr. Hank Lawson, a diagnostic surgeon from New York who is discredited and fired from his job after he chooses to help a teenager over an older man who happens to be the hospital's billionaire donor. Hank's younger brother, Evan, convinces him to move to the Hamptons to open a concierge medicine practice catering to the super-rich. Hank reluctantly agrees, and his life changes forever.
Monk (2002-2009, 8 seasons, 8.1 on IMDb)
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The comedy procedural drama centers on Tony Shalhoub's Adrian Monk, a San Francisco private investigator with OCD and several phobias who works with the local police department to solve extraordinary cases. Detective Monk has a Dr. Watson-like assistant who doubles as his personal nurse, helping him recover from the trauma caused by the murder of his wife, which he is secretly investigating along with other cases.
Gilmore Girls (2000-2007, 7 seasons, 8.2 on IMDb)
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Set in the fictional Connecticut town of Stars Hollow, this comedy-drama follows Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a young single mother and her teenage daughter with big dreams. Lorelai dreams of owning her own inn. Rory wants to go to Harvard. The two characters are so similar but have so many differences that it's fascinating to see how their lives will unfold in the confines of this tiny town.
How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014, 9 seasons, 8.3 on IMDb)
In this classic CBS sitcom, Ted Mosby tells his two children, Luke and Penny, in the year 2030, the greatest love story of his life – the story of how he met their mother in the 2000s. Ted begins his story with the events that led him to believe he needed to settle down after his best friends of many years, Marshall and Lily, decided to get married. Ted's story is full of twists and turns that inevitably lead him to meet the mother of his future children.