Shows You Feel Should Be Called "Dramedies"...

[Adamantium]

rather than Sitcom or Drama.

The Wonder Years - The perfect combination of comedy and drama. It doesn't have the sitcom feel to it, yet it is a funny show. So... Dramedy!

Doogie Howser, M.D. - Exactly what I said for TWY applies to this series.

Family Affair - Johnny Whitaker himself called it a "Dramedy" on the DVD interview. I believe Kathy Garver did too.

M*A*S*H - More towards the later years, but you can't watch the show and get straight sitcom out of it. It's really a dramedy in my book.

Monk - This gets lumped in with the comedies for the EMMY awards, and it is hilarious. But it's also very dramatic. So I think this is an hour long dramedy.

There are more, but I'll leave my list short so others can add theirs.

[Ireneparalegal]

Eight is Enough

[Adamantium]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Eight is Enough

Agreed.

[Mikado]

I agree with you on Family Affair and Wonder Years , but not on M*A*S*H...yes it had dramatic moments, but, it was mostly a sitcom in all ways, incl the laughtrack. (of course, some sitcoms like corner Gas have no laughtrack, and are deffinately not dramas)

[Mr. Television]

Family Affair and Eight Is Enough both had laugh tracks.

I always considered the Wonder Years a sitcom. It was more comedy than drama and it was always paired up with other sitcoms.

[Adamantium]

Originally Posted by Mikado

I agree with you on Family Affair and Wonder Years , but not on M*A*S*H...yes it had dramatic moments, but, it was mostly a sitcom in all ways, incl the laughtrack. (of course, some sitcoms like corner Gas have no laughtrack, and are deffinately not dramas)

On the subject of M*A*S*H, on the 30th anniversary reunion special, the cast says that they don't feel that "M*A*S*H" was a sitcom.

With the exception of the first three seasons, I've never tuned into M*A*S*H thinking I'm gonna laugh and get great comedy. I tune into it, thinking I'm going to get a wonderful show that will be funny and dramatic. Okay, I don't think that every single time lol, but in general that's my opinion of M*A*S*H.

I believe the early years can definately be considered a "Sitcom" but as the show goes on it gets more and more dramatic, that I can't see it as a sitcom anymore. But that's just me, of course.

I guess we see different sides of this show which means it should stay a Sitcom, since that's what it's already considered.

[Mikado]

ill agree with that

[JulieSomoski]

Of course The Wonder Years, mainly because it was one of those few ABC halfhour shows without a laughtrack. But, there wasn't exactly drama in it. It had it's sad, growing up moments, but I wouldn't call those exactly dramatic.

[clj2]

The Wonder Years - DEFINATELY a dramedy or even a drama. To me, almost a lighthearted drama.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by Adamantium

rather than Sitcom or Drama.

The Wonder Years - The perfect combination of comedy and drama. It doesn't have the sitcom feel to it, yet it is a funny show. So... Dramedy!

Doogie Howser, M.D. - Exactly what I said for TWY applies to this series.

Family Affair - Johnny Whitaker himself called it a "Dramedy" on the DVD interview. I believe Kathy Garver did too.

M*A*S*H - More towards the later years, but you can't watch the show and get straight sitcom out of it. It's really a dramedy in my book.

Monk - This gets lumped in with the comedies for the EMMY awards, and it is hilarious. But it's also very dramatic. So I think this is an hour long dramedy.

There are more, but I'll leave my list short so others can add theirs.

Yes, agreed. Although all of these have a comedic quality, they have clear dramatic elements as well. EIE too, as Irene pointed out.

[Tubehead]

i would say some Family ties epsidoes had dramer in them. even Quatam Leap had dreamer in them. my two favortie shows.

[Adamantium]

Originally Posted by Tubehead

i would say some Family ties epsidoes had dramer in them. even Quatam Leap had dreamer in them. my two favortie shows.

The difference there is that "Family Ties" is a sitcom with some dramatic moments in it. A Very Special Episode here and there. However, the other "Dramedies" are more evenly balanced among comedy and drama. Any show with a studio audience, in my book is a situation comedy. Laugh tracks don't count (again "in my book") because these shows are in the sitcom genre, so the producers put laughter in the episodes. Even though it's not really necessary. Heck, even some sixties cartoons have a laugh track, lol.

As for "Quantum Leap" (one of my favorites as well), it's in the Sci-Fi genre. It can be very funny as well as very dramatic. But it's a Sci-Fi show.

[Ireneparalegal]

As for Eight is Enough, it was definitely more a dramatic show than a sitcom. It didn't rely on funny moments to move the storylines along, but only added them in for some humorous moments or to take us away for a moment from the seriousness of a storyline.

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[JT]

"The Love Boat" will always be a comedy-drama to me. I like that there were different writers for each of the storylines in the episodes; that way, there was always a good mix of drama and comedy. It was a perfect blend for the show because you could get a some deep family drama and then segue into light romantic comedy. It's part of what made the show so great.