Summary

Family sitcoms from the 2000s were a huge draw for television audience at the time , but some of them have all but faded from viewers ' memories . Many of these shows focused on the typical humorous misadventures of a family who has their portion of dysfunction but also has a lot of love to portion out . It is a conversant construct that has been around since the early day of television withshows likeLeave it to Beaver , but the 2000s was the last X where these shows were dominate the TV landscape painting .

While there are certain shows of this sort from the 2000s , likeTwo and the Half MenandMalcolm in the Middle , that still hold some popularity , there are many sitcoms from the era that are forgotten . With the gradual move away from connection television to premium channels and cyclosis , these appearance cursorily felt out of shoes in the world of more intriguing show . It is interesting to look back on the situation comedy of the 2000s and see which of them might sound familiar .

The ' 80s was the decade of the family unit and workplace - centrical sitcom and some of those show are among the best to ever air on TV .

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1Two Guys And A Girl (1998-2001)

The Series Ushered In The Noughties

Originally titledTwo guy , A Girl , And A Pizza Place , this sitcom debuted just as the century turned , and it give out through a lot of change over its run , which might be why so many citizenry do n’t remember the gem . StarringRyan Reynoldsas a college scholarly person who worked at a pizza place in the first season , the show initially focused on Berg ( Reynolds ) , his friend Pete ( Richard Ruccolo ) , and his schoolmate Sharon ( Traylor Howard ) .

While the show center on the relationships between those character , it apace got them out of college and introduced Modern love interest for all of them . It also finally abandoned the pizza shoes all , hence the deed change , and ascertain the characters rapidly change career path . Berg , for representative , eventually become to med school day to become a doctor , and Pete last from being the vice Chief Executive of a cosmetics caller to being a firefighter . The show did n’t have a job drastically modify thing up to keep the audience concerned .

2The Bad Girls Guide (2005)

Bad Girls Attempt To Give Advice

Despite a pretty star comedic casting that include Jenny McCarthy and Christina Moore , The Bad Girls Guidedidn’t last long , which is why a lot of television set situation comedy buff might not even remember this show exist . Only six installment aired on UPN before the internet draw out the hack on the series because ratings and audience sake just did n’t capture on .

The series was inspired by a series of books by Cameron Tuttle , which were , in turn of events , animate by some of her own lifespan experience . The thought of her books was to provide humourous advice from a “ bad girl ” who had already been in the situations the proofreader might retrieve themselves in . The show aimed to do the same , with each episode spotlighting a unlike small-arm of advice in a sitcom format . The serial plain off with “ The Guide To Procrastination ” and might have worked if it had been on a more pop video internet .

3Center Of The Universe (2004-2005)

John Goodman Stars As Another Sitcom Dad

Before Ty Burell became the “ every dad ” thanks toModern Family , there was John Goodman on TV . He ’s well known for being the patriarch onRoseanne , and the sequel seriesThe Conners , but he ’s played the pappa that everyone loves in a variety of picture show and video show admit forget gems likeCoyote Uglyon the big screen andCenter of the Universeon the small CRT screen .

Here , Goodman is the dad who find himself the “ center of the universe ” for his class as his kid , his parent , and his drawn-out kinfolk all seem to rely on him to get them through financial difficulties and Clarence Shepard Day Jr. - to - twenty-four hours problems . It ’s a relatively straightforward musical theme for a family sitcom , but it ’s the shape that really could have made the show heavy . While Goodman was the lead , his son was played by Spencer Breslin , his wife by Jean Smart , and his father by Ed Asner .

The show was stacked with talent but fail to discover an interview . Only 12 of the 15 episodes produced made it to publicise .

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4The Pitts (2003)

A Family Has The Worst Luck

The Pitts took the melodic theme of a family situation comedy and turned it up to 11.Instead of distinctive family sitcom joke , the show gave the Pitts the worst fortune they could maybe have in some of the most flaky scenario possible . Because of just how far out there some of the melodic theme were , the show might have actually done best on a family groove rather of FOX , drive some of the theme at a younger interview rather of at adults in primetime .

Some of those outlandish ideas include a machine shine in dear with the adolescent daughter of the family and the parent becoming werewolves . With David Henrie and Lizzy Caplan as the children of the Pitts and Dylan Baker and Kellie Waymire as the parent , the dramatis personae had great comedic timing even with the ridiculous nature of the story . After the show ’s cancelation , the idea was drift of evolve the serial into animation instead , but it never got off the earth .

5Freddie (2005-2006)

Inspired By Freddie Prinze Jr.’s Life

Freddie Prinze Jr. is probably always going to be best - sleep together for his rolesinShe ’s All ThatandI bed What You Did Last Summerbecause they were released during a fortunate age for teen movies . He did , however , taste his hand at television by developing a serial loosely base on the life of him and his friends when they were vernal . alas , the show fall flat with critics and audiences , so it only lasted for one time of year , leaving plenty of tv set audiences forgetting it was one of the most talked about telly bear witness to debut in 2005 .

The serial publication follows a stack of typical situation comedy plot as Freddie ( Prinze Jr. ) stresses about work , essay to happen the everlasting day of the month , and often babysits his niece Zoey ( Chloe Suazo , now known professionally as Chloe Bridges).Much of the conflict comes from Freddie realizing some laborious truths about himself , and for some of the sequence , the characters just was n’t sympathetic enough for the consultation to absorb with him , despite some singular plot lineslike take his niece and her friends to aRocky Horror Picture Showscreening or a granny spiel a drinking game to pass on the sentence on Halloween .

Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar are n’t concerned in asterisk in another motion picture together following 2002 ’s Scooby Doo and its sequel .

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6Dharma & Greg (1997–2002)

It Started In The 90s But Had A Great Run In The 00s

Dharma & Gregmay have started in the tardy ' 90s but the majority of its test was actually during the 2000s . create by Chuck Lorre , the same mortal behindThe Big Bang Theory , the sitcom ran for five seasons and had over 110 episodes . What made this series fun was thatDharma and Greg got married after consume one day of the month together .

Despite their vast dispute , the two get to know each other once they ’re married . Dharma was hear as the free - spirit who was hyper - emotional , whereas Greg was a lawyer who did n’t show his intuitive feeling . There were mismatched , but incredibly entertaining . agree toLooper , the series ended because it was n’t execute well with spectator , but there are still some fans who may be interested inrewatchingDharma & Gregafter all these years .

7So Little Time (2001)

The Olsen Twins Final Sitcom

So Little Timewas a TV seriesstarring the Olsen sisters Mary - Kate and Ashleyas Riley and Chloe Carlson . The sitcom followed the sister throughout their mean solar day at high school , work , and play . It was one of the first times where the two were allowed to roleplay more fledged teen after having roles as tyke in most of their late movies and shows . The audience beat to see them start to grow up as they dated and began think about their futurity .

So Little Timewould be the noted twins ' last sitcom to date , asthe Olsens did not return for theFull Houserevival , but it was a likeable television receiver series regardless . Although it only hold out for one time of year , it ’s still widely have sex , with reruns playing on Disney . According to itsFandompage , the show ended due to internet change because Fox Family before long became ABC Family .

88 Simple Rules (2002–2005)

John Ritter And Kaley Cuoco Star In The Family Sitcom

After John Ritter star as Jack Tripper inThree ’s Companybut before Kaley Cuoco was Penny inThe Big Bang Theory , there was8 Simple Ruleswith Ritter as the family man alongside Katey Sagal as the mammy of the category and Cuoco as the old daughter.8 Simple Rulesonly hold out for three season as itfocused mostly on the struggles of being a daddy with teenaged daughters . Most of the plot line revolve around the father having to deal with the fact that his stripling were produce up .

It was establish on the book8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughterwritten by W. Bruce Cameron . unhappily , John Ritter ’s tragical destruction played a office in the serial being canceled , as it was hard to recover from the deprivation of such a great ace . Though the show compose his last in and tried to go along without him , it did n’t last much longer .

9Grounded For Life (2001–2005)

Parents Raise Kids While Trying To Maintain Their Youth

Grounded For Lifewas an interesting take on the 2000s family situation comedy . Parents Claudia and Sean have a lot of memorize to do as theytry to grow up themselves while evoke their three child . With the help of Eddy , Sean ’s offbeat comrade , and Walt , Sean ’s older - fashioned Irish - Catholic father , Claudia and Sean are able to be the best parents they can be while still have their own sport from sentence to time .

It was a unique flavor at the syndicate dynamic with the parents want to recapture some of the youth they lost after having kids . The moral force between the character reference was incredibly entertaining as a result of the parents require to penalize their minor for bad human activity , but also affiance in the risky deeds themselves . The serial aired for five seasons before it was canceled .

10Still Standing (2002–2006)

A Husband And Wife Struggle With Different Parenting Styles

Still Standingaired for four season before it ended , and it was yet another situation comedy of the 2000s with the principal focus being parent strain to reckon out how to enkindle their kids . The serial pore on low-spirited - collar Chicago parents Judy and Bill , whoattempt to happen common ground in their differ parenting stylesas they grow their three nestling , Brian , Lauren , and Tina .

Judy was a strong , notable sitcom mom , while Bill was seen as the laidback , " lazy " pop , a vulgar trope for family - centered sitcom in the epoch . Along for the drive is Linda , Judy ’s unwedded baby , who tries to help out with the small fry while still being the fun aunt . The hurl had some great chemistry , but it was n’t enough to keep it on the air travel . Sadly , the 2000s situation comedy was canceled due to humbled viewership , according toTV Series Finale .

The very honest sitcoms of the 1960s have sincerely stood the test of time and persist beloved by viewer across all ages and generations .

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The cast of Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place leaning on one another and smiling for the camera

The women of The Bad Girls Guide walking and smiling for the camera

The family of The Center of the Universe posing for a photo in front of their staircase

Side by side images of the family from the canceled sitcom The Pitts posing for photos against a white background and in the rain

Freddie Prinze Jr in the sitcom Freddie as the title character playing around with his niece and her friends at a sleepover

Dharma and Greg smiling at each other in Dharma and Greg

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the school hallway in So Little Time.

Sean and the Finnertys setting up tree inGrounded For Life Christmas Episode

The family from Still Standing pose together on their sofa