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'''Sitcom''', an abbreviation of the term "situation comedy," is a [[television]] [[genre]] in which characters, and the relations between them, form the basis of [[comedy|comedic]] interactions.  Sitcoms will often mix in elements of drama and other plot devices, sometimes including situational or political messages.   

'''Sitcom''', an abbreviation of the term "situation comedy", is a [[television]] [[genre]] in which characters, and the relations between them, form the basis of [[comedy|comedic]] interactions.  Sitcoms will often mix in elements of drama and other plot devices, sometimes including situational or political messages.   

While sitcoms tend to be family-friendly, this is not always the case: comparing modern sitcoms like ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''The Big Bang Theory'' and ''Modern Family'' with older sitcoms like ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''[[McHale's Navy]]'', ''Happy Days'' and ''Full House'' reveals the wide range of the genre.

While sitcoms tend to be family-friendly, this is not always the case: comparing modern sitcoms like ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' and ''Modern Family'' with older sitcoms like ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Green Acres'', ''[[McHale's Navy]],'' ''[[Ensign O'Toole]],'' ''Happy Days'', and ''Full House'' reveals the wide range of the genre.

A popular family-friendly sitcom from the 1980's was ''[[The Cosby Show]]''.

A popular family-friendly sitcom from the 1980s was ''The Cosby Show''.

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