Lighthearted, upbeat shows for adults?

Recently I’ve been catching up on tv and some of the more mature/adult shows, which I’ve been…Enjoying? Seems like the wrong word, but they’ve all generally been cynical or dark.

For reference, I’ve just finished Better Call Saul, which got me to finally get around to finishing Breaking Bad, and I’ve also been doing a rewatch of the anime Monster as it’s been years since I last watched it.

So basically back to back dark shows.

I’ve already watched The Good Place, which nails what I’m describing, but it’s a little blunt with the sweetness, while I’ve watched some of Bee and Puppycat which seems like it’s closer to a nice middleground of sweet and real.

What are some of your go-to shows for this kinda vibe?

Brekky,

Dead to me starts off as if it’s going to be dark but is actually pretty lighthearted

Wahots,
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Not adult, but The Owl House was a surprisingly good one. One of those multi-audience shows. Makes me think a lot of about the type of parent I want to be someday!

TheKingBombOmbKiller,

Poker Face

monkeytrench,
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Tacoma FD, Letterkenny, Shoresy, Miracle Workers, Poker Face, Resident Alien, Ghosts (US), The White Lotus, Shrinking, Ash vs Evil Dead, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Bizarroland,
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Can definitely plus one on letterkenny, Ash vs evil Dead is really good once you get past the first episode if you are squeamish about horror themes, and the adventures of brisco county junior is always a solid winner.

If you like sci-fi comedy and British humor I would also possibly throw Red dwarf into the pile.

Aesecakes,
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Red Oaks

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

Aesecakes,
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I also quite enjoyed the single series of High Fidelity that was made. Slightly less light-hearted.

SourDrink,

Broad City is pretty light-hearted

018118055,

Bluey pretends to be for kids but it’s surely for adults.

Nemo,

It’s so funny. Bandit is the best. I haven’t dentified with a cartoon dog so strongly since Mr. Peanutbutter.

jcdenton,
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No

robdor,

Yes.

antlion,
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For parents and kids, not childless adults.

TisI,

I highly recommend Bob’s burgers!

angrystego,

Star Trek: Lower Decks

metaphortune,

Worth noting: you don’t have to know Star Trek to love this show! Sure, it helps, you’ll get a few deep cuts here and there, but it is still an absolute joy.

twinnie,

We always just watch Gogglebox if we don’t want to be depressed by something.

rikudou,
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I’m rewatching Castlevania from Netflix and it kinda fits your criteria.

boomzilla,

I started it too. It’s phenomenal…but lighthearted?

rikudou,
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Well, the overall story is not that lighthearted, but the atmosphere of the main trio kinda is, they joke around, make fun of each other and so on.

boomzilla,

Ah ok. I just watched the first 2 episodes and they were quite brutal. But so was e.g. Samurai Champloo, Dorohedoro or Cyberpunk Edgerunners and in all of them the banter between the protagonists made the brutal environment bearable. So yeah the comic relief could work for OP only if he’s used to the dark undertone in those animes.

Drigo,

If you love “the good place”, then I can only recommend “parks and recreation”. That is my all-time favorite show

Also recently I have started watching “Chuck”. It’s a action/comedy/spy series, there is ofcource action, guns and bombs. But Iam laughing so much each episode, I find myself rewatching some scenes.

teichflamme,

Trailerpark Boys

SauteedGrenade,

Doc Martin

Holyhandgrenade,
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Community! If you like The Good Place you’ll love it. It’s my favorite show of all time

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