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. Comic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that exploits the genres conventions for comic effect. ...

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; written by two of The Goodies.
• 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' science fiction farce, on radio, television, computer games, LPs, a towel, and a movie.
• Homeboys in Outer Space -- Short-lived UPN show.
• Hyperdrive -- Set on a British spaceship in 2151.
• 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 critically panned as 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.
• Mike & Angelo -- a alien comes to Earth and inadvertently causes chaos and havoc to the family he lives with.
• 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.
• My Hero -- An alien superhero has difficulty maintaining his subrban secret identity.
• 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.

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Quark was a television science fiction show from the late 1970s. ... Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938 New York City, New York) American actor and film director. ... This article describes the British science fiction comedy television series. ... Space Ghost at his desk Space Ghost: Coast to Coast is a spoof talk show on the cable TV channel, Cartoon Network. ... The Strangerers is a television comedy written by Rob Grant centering around alien beings on a mission to Earth, where they take on human form. ... Small Wonder was an American sitcom from the 1980s. ... 3rd Rock from the Sun was an American television situation comedy that ran from 1996 until 2001. ... Tripping the Rift is a Canadian CGI science fiction comedy television show that aired on Sci Fi Channel in March 2004. ...

See also

• Science fiction television
• List of science fiction television
• situation comedy
• cult television