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?

goober,

Pushing Daisies. If you like death mixed with comic book sweetness

not_that_guy05, (edited )

Letterkenny and Shorsey if not Archer. Trailer Park boys

Mr_Blott,

I don’t think there is a more light-hearted show than Detectorists

Dagwood222,

The Venture Brothers is hilarious.

morphballganon,

The first 4 seasons are good.

dan1101,

Happy Endings

Cougar Town

Community

Derry Girls

Parks and Rec

quick7silver,

Kim’s Convenience on Netflix.

Ronnie,

Beyond frustrated that they got cancelled so suddenly. I wish they could have made a real final season

quick7silver,

Oh, I didn’t know they got cancelled! That explains the underwhelming ending.

WashedOver,
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Loved this show. Wish there was more.

friedligma,

Schitt’s Creek and Letterkenny deserve some spots here

Whirling_Ashandarei,

Scrubs in addition to a bunch of the great suggestions in here.

disheveledWallaby,

From around the same eara Chuck and Eureka are pretty fun and lighthearted as well.

anarchost,

It’s Always Sunny?

On the surface, it contains terrible people doing terrible things, but it’s both comedic and condemns those terrible things

plantedworld,

Eureka is kind of a disaster of the week pseudoscience problem show with a lot of heart. Don’t go looking for true scifi, but it’s so damn charming and the cast has exceptional chemistry.

lemmy_at_em,

I really loved Eureka, but the whole everyone thinks Carter is an idiot schtick makes it hard for me to rewatch.

kuneho,
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Close Enough is a really great animated tv show by the creator of Regular Show. It’s basically almost the same, but for adults.

Also, Workaholics

tacomama,

How to with John Wilson, 30 Rock, Malcolm in the Middle, The Office, Nathan for You, Parks and Rec, Joe Pera Talks to You, Ted Lasso, Baskets (LOVE it, but can be a little sad and heartbreaking in addition to being hilarious and sweet)

Edgarallenpwn,

Joe Pera and MITM definitely stand out to me on this list. Nathan as well but can be a little dry. Baskets is incredible but it does have it’s downer moments.

themajesticdodo,

Nathan for You is amazing. But it does not belong on this list.

doyadig,

Parks and Recreation. So funny. If you like the office you’ll love it!

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!

rtfm_modular,

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