It is possible that you already live a top-3-best-sitcoms-ever storyline or plot of some kind in your real life. Especially if you have a couch in your apartment or house and frequently host family and friends. A simple and relatable set is a key component in the success and popularity of a sitcom.
If you are new to the term, sitcoms are basically comedy TV shows depicting real-life settings, with characters who live through or undergo random entertaining, almost-whacky situations.
Imagine your living room, for example. If it’s a relatively small and cozy space, a couch or some sort of sitting furniture probably holds center stage. Furnishings like TV sets, lamp shades, dining and coffee tables, and bookshelves are also popularly used. These, if strategically positioned around the living room and couch, make it livable. Sounds very relatable, doesn’t it?
If this makes you want to buy a new couch, check out these nice Liberty Furniture sofas. If you just like sitcoms, or if you are considering writing one for Netflix or your local TV station, here are some of the best sitcoms ever made to inspire you.
They are all commonly centered around couches.
How I Met Your Mother (2005 – 2014)
This situation comedy about Ted Mosby’s journey to finding his soulmate, How I Met Your Mother, features a mysterious referenced woman, only revealed in the show’s final season. She is the Mother of the two children Ted is narrating the story to. The sitcom includes his co-stars Robin, Lily, Barney, and Marshall, along with many other supporting characters and acts.
On set, ‘Apartment 4C,’ Ted and Marshall’s Upper West Side New York City apartment initially features a simple brown leather couch and two; red and brown armchairs. These are strategically positioned at the center of the room.
The group of friends spend a lot of memorable moments in the apartment, often lounging on or around the couch and talking about or tackling various life experiences and crises. Later, the couch is changed to one with a red-orange color but still maintains its central position in both the set and the script.
Friends (1994 – 2004)
If How I Met Your Mother isn’t for you, then you are probably going to love Friends.
Friends is a sitcom about six friends, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, and Joey, who are navigating life as young adults while also continuing to grow up.
- In the opening introduction video, a vintage orange couch is showcased outdoors in front of a fountain. A lit orange lampshade is standing next to it. There is also an apartment block in the background with cozy, warm orange lighting glowing from its windows. The characters then appear in the video sitting, singing, and dancing on and around the couch and fountain.
- Monica and Rachel’s apartment has a nice 4-seater cream-colored couch, and a matching accent chair. The characters spend a lot of their time here conversing, playing games, listening to music, watching TV, and arguing, among other things.
- The orange couch in the opening credits is also used at the Central Perk coffee shop in the show. The coffee shop additionally features a moss-green accent armchair.
Every time the characters gather around the seats while hanging out, it symbolizes the nuances of their blossoming friendship and relationships.
The Big Bang Theory (2007 – 2019)
There is an almost constant theme across all popular sitcoms – friends or family living their every day lives. However, no two shows can be the same. The human race presents a rich depth of characters and everyday situations for writers to choose and build from.
The Big Bang Theory (TBBT) is a good example of a show where strikingly different personalities are fully exploited to create a hit show. The characters of Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, Howard, and Amy are all brilliantly executed, making it one of the best sitcoms ever made. Moreover, the characters spend a lot of their time in Sheldon and Leonard’s apartment. The apartment is furnished with a light brown leather couch, and a cream colored armchair.
The BBT couch is popularly associated with Sheldon’s Spot on the couch, where nobody else is supposed to sit even when he is not around or in the apartment. Leonard on the other hand likes to sit on armchair.
Bonus Sitcoms you Must Watch
There are many popular old and new sitcoms on television; however, How I Met Your Mother, Friends, and The Big Bang Theory have been considered to be the best three by many viewers around the globe for a long time.
Some of the other legendary sitcoms you must definitely watch include the following:
- I Love Lucy.
- That ’70s Show.
- Three’s Company.
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
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