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  • History of the Sitcom (2021–2021)
  • TV-14
    TV Series | 45 min | Documentary, History
History of the Sitcom (2021–2021)
TV-14
TV Series | 45 min | Documentary, History

Examines how sitcoms have evolved to reflect the changing face of American families.
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Updated Jul 11, 2021

Release date (First episode)
Jul 11, 2021 (United States)

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172 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Jason Alexander
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
7
Tracy Morgan
Self - Actor / Actor / Producer / Self / Self - Comedian / Writer Self - Actor / Actor / Producer / Self / Self - Comedian / Writer   See fewer
7
Emily St. James
Self - Critic / Self / Self - Critic Vox / Self - Senior White House Adviser / Self - Sr. White House Advisor Self - Critic / Self / Self - Critic Vox / Self - Senior White House Adviser / Self - Sr. White House Advisor   See fewer
7
Lorraine Ali
Self - TV Critic LA Times / Self / Self - TV Critic / TV Critic LA Times Self - TV Critic LA Times / Self / Self - TV Critic / TV Critic LA Times   See fewer
7
Tawny Newsome
Self - Actress / Self - Musician / Self Self - Actress / Self - Musician / Self   See fewer
6
Judd Apatow
Self - Director / Exec Producer / Writer / Director / Self / … See more Self - Director / Exec Producer / Writer / Director / Self / Self - Exec Producer / Self - Producer   See fewer
6
Eric McCormack
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
6
Eve Plumb
Self - Actress / Actress / Self Self - Actress / Actress / Self   See fewer
6
Cedric The Entertainer
Self - Actor / Self / Actor Self - Actor / Self / Actor   See fewer
6
Jacqueline Coley
Self - Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Self / Self - Awards Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Self - Editor Rolling Stone Self - Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Self / Self - Awards Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Self - Editor Rolling Stone   See fewer
6
Jim Colucci
Self - Author / Self - Self - Author / Self - TV Writer Self - Author / Self - Self - Author / Self - TV Writer   See fewer
6
Aramida Tinubu
Self - Film Critic / Writer AV Club / Critic / Self / Self - Critic / … See more Self - Film Critic / Writer AV Club / Critic / Self / Self - Critic / Self - Film Critic AV Club / Self - Producer / Writer   See fewer
6
Dan Levy
Director / Producer / Self - Writer / Self / Writer Director / Producer / Self - Writer / Self / Writer   See fewer
5
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Self - Actress / Actress / Self Self - Actress / Actress / Self   See fewer
5
Valerie Bertinelli
Self - Actress / Actress / Self Self - Actress / Actress / Self   See fewer
5
Tim Reid
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
5
Margaret Cho
Self - Actress / Self - Comedienne Self - Actress / Self - Comedienne   See fewer
5
Anita Sarkeesian
Self - Feminist Media Critic / Self - Critic / Self - Feminist Author / Self - Feminist Critic Self - Feminist Media Critic / Self - Critic / Self - Feminist Author / Self - Feminist Critic   See fewer
5
Herbie J. Pilato
Self - Actor / Self - Author / Self - Founder Classic TV Preservation Society / Self - Founder TV Preservation Society / Self - Historian Self - Actor / Self - Author / Self - Founder Classic TV Preservation Society / Self - Founder TV Preservation Society / Self - Historian   See fewer
5
LaToya Ferguson
Self - Writer / Actress / Self / Self - Critic / Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter Self - Writer / Actress / Self / Self - Critic / Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter   See fewer
5
Caryn James
Critic BBC Culture / Self / Self - Critic / Self - Film Critic / Self - Film Critic BBC Culture / Self - TV Critic Critic BBC Culture / Self / Self - Critic / Self - Film Critic / Self - Film Critic BBC Culture / Self - TV Critic   See fewer
5
Jim McKairnes
Self - Author / Author / Self / Self - Adjunct Professor Self - Author / Author / Self / Self - Adjunct Professor   See fewer
5
Daniel Fienberg
Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter / Self - Critic Hollywood Reporter Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter / Self - Critic Hollywood Reporter   See fewer
5
Sarah Rodman
Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly / Self - Exec Editor / Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly / Self - Exec Editor / Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
5
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Self - Author / Author / Self / Self - Writer Self - Author / Author / Self / Self - Writer   See fewer
5
Zooey Deschanel
Self - Actress / Actress / Self Self - Actress / Actress / Self   See fewer
4
Jane Leeves
Self - Actress / Actress / Self Self - Actress / Actress / Self   See fewer
4
John Lithgow
Self - Actor / Self Self - Actor / Self   See fewer
4
Ted Danson
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
4
Tina Fey
Self / Self - Actress / Actress Self / Self - Actress / Actress   See fewer
4
Jon Cryer
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
4
Sally Struthers
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
4
Jeff Garlin
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
4
Loni Anderson
Self - Actress / Actress / Self Self - Actress / Actress / Self   See fewer
4
Jaleel White
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
4
Danny Pudi
Self - Actor / Self / Self - Author Self - Actor / Self / Self - Author   See fewer
4
Drew Carey
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
4
Isabella Gomez
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
4
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
4
Norman Lear
Producer / Self - Creator / Writer / Self - Producer / Self - TV Producer Producer / Self - Creator / Writer / Self - Producer / Self - TV Producer   See fewer
4
Patrick Gomez
Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club   See fewer
4
Laura Morowitz
Self - Producer / Self - Professor Arts and History / Self - Professor of Arts / Self - Professor of Arts History Self - Producer / Self - Professor Arts and History / Self - Professor of Arts / Self - Professor of Arts History   See fewer
4
Patrick Gomez
Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club / Editor-in-Chief AV Club / Self / Self - Exec Editor AV Club Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club / Editor-in-Chief AV Club / Self / Self - Exec Editor AV Club   See fewer
4
Alice Leppert
Self - Author / Author / Self Self - Author / Author / Self   See fewer
4
Henry Winkler
Self - Actor / Self Self - Actor / Self   See fewer
3
Alyson Hannigan
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
3
Pamela Adlon
Director / Self - Writer / Producer / Self - Exec Producer Director / Self - Writer / Producer / Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
3
Tim Allen
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
3
Constance Wu
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
3
Randall Park
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
3
Paul Reiser
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
3
Michael Gross
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
3
Peter Scolari
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
3
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
3
Linda Lavin
Self - Actress / Actress / Self Self - Actress / Actress / Self   See fewer
3
Kim Fields
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
3
Bob Saget
Self - Actor / Actor / Self Self - Actor / Actor / Self   See fewer
3
Ernest Thomas
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
3
Geri Jewell
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
3
Mitchell Hurwitz
Exec Producer / Self / Self - Director / Self - Exec Producer Exec Producer / Self / Self - Director / Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
3
Mara Brock Akil
Self - Exec Producer / Self - Producer Self - Exec Producer / Self - Producer   See fewer
3
Bob Leszczak
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
3
Warren Littlefield
Self - NBC President Self - NBC President   See fewer
3
Tom Werner
Self - Exec Producer / Exec Producer / Self Self - Exec Producer / Exec Producer / Self   See fewer
3
Peter Casey
Producer / Self / Self - Exec Producer / Self - Writer Producer / Self / Self - Exec Producer / Self - Writer   See fewer
3
Bambi Haggins
Author / Self - Author / Self - Phd / Self - Writer Author / Self - Author / Self - Phd / Self - Writer   See fewer
3
Michael Schneider
Self - Critic Variety / Self - Sr Editor Variety / Self - Sr. Editor Variety Self - Critic Variety / Self - Sr Editor Variety / Self - Sr. Editor Variety   See fewer
3
Soraya McDonald
Self - Cultural Critic / Self - Culture Critic Self - Cultural Critic / Self - Culture Critic   See fewer
3
Matt Brennan
Self / Self - TV Critic LA Times / Self - TV Editor LA Times / TV Editor LA Times Self / Self - TV Critic LA Times / Self - TV Editor LA Times / TV Editor LA Times   See fewer
3
Malcolm Venable
Self / Self - Sr. Editor TV Guide / Self - Sr. Staff Writer / Sr. Editor TV Guide Self / Self - Sr. Editor TV Guide / Self - Sr. Staff Writer / Sr. Editor TV Guide   See fewer
3
Ethan Alter
Self - Sr Writer Entertainment Weekly / Self - Sr Writer Yahoo Entertainment / Self - Sr. Writer Self - Sr Writer Entertainment Weekly / Self - Sr Writer Yahoo Entertainment / Self - Sr. Writer   See fewer
3
Troy Patterson
Self - Staff Writer New Yorker / Self - Writer Self - Staff Writer New Yorker / Self - Writer   See fewer
3
Stephen L. Cox
Self - Author / Author / Self Self - Author / Author / Self   See fewer
3
Adrienne Barbeau
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Mel Brooks
Producer / Self - Producer / Self - Writer / Writer Producer / Self - Producer / Self - Writer / Writer   See fewer
2
Helen Hunt
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Rob McElhenney
Actor / Self / Self - Actor Actor / Self / Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Kelsey Grammer
Actor / Self / Self - Actor Actor / Self / Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Lisa Kudrow
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Rainn Wilson
Actor / Self / Self - Actor Actor / Self / Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Michael Schur
Diretor / Producer / Self - Exec Producer / Self - Writer Diretor / Producer / Self - Exec Producer / Self - Writer   See fewer
2
Barbara Eden
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Vicki Lawrence
Actress / Self / Self - Actress Actress / Self / Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Candice Bergen
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Jake Kasdan
Self - Director / Exec Producer Self - Director / Exec Producer   See fewer
2
Jane Kaczmarek
Actress / Self / Self - Actress Actress / Self / Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Judd Hirsch
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
2
Meredith Baxter
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Mark Linn-Baker
Actor / Self / Self - Actor Actor / Self / Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Gavin MacLeod
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Jasmine Guy
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
2
George Lopez
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
2
Willie Aames
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Marsha Warfield
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Barry Livingston
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Billy Gray
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Jim J. Bullock
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Christopher Knight
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Daphne Reid
Self - Actor / Self - Actress Self - Actor / Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Kim Coles
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Elizabeth Meriwether
Creator / Self / Self - Creator Creator / Self / Self - Creator   See fewer
2
Steven Levitan
Exec Producer / Self - Director / Self - Producer Exec Producer / Self - Director / Self - Producer   See fewer
2
David Crane
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
2
Tony Thomas
Self - Exec Producer / Self - Producer Self - Exec Producer / Self - Producer   See fewer
2
Yvette Lee Bowser
Producer / Self - Exec Producer / Self - Writer Producer / Self - Exec Producer / Self - Writer   See fewer
2
Joel Zwick
Self - Director Self - Director   See fewer
2
Lloyd J. Schwartz
Self - Producer / Self - Son of writer Sherwood Schwartz Self - Producer / Self - Son of writer Sherwood Schwartz   See fewer
2
James Ackerman
Self - Producer / Self - Son of Producer Harry Ackerman Self - Producer / Self - Son of Producer Harry Ackerman   See fewer
2
Jay Moriarty
Exec Producer / Self - Producer / Self - Writer Exec Producer / Self - Producer / Self - Writer   See fewer
2
Bill Carter
Author / Self / Self - Author Author / Self / Self - Author   See fewer
2
Daniel de Vise
Author / Self / Self - Author Author / Self / Self - Author   See fewer
2
Gerrad Hall
Self - Senior Editor / Self - Sr. TV Executive Self - Senior Editor / Self - Sr. TV Executive   See fewer
2
Alan Sepinwall
Self / Self - TV Critic / TV Critic Rolling Stone Self / Self - TV Critic / TV Critic Rolling Stone   See fewer
2
Andy Greene
Self - Author / Self - Sr. Writer Rolling Stone Self - Author / Self - Sr. Writer Rolling Stone   See fewer
2
Beretta Smith Shomade
Self - Associate Professor Self - Associate Professor   See fewer
2
Diana DePasquale
Author / Self / Self - Actress Author / Self / Self - Actress   See fewer
2
Sarah Eskridge
Author / Self / Self - Author Author / Self / Self - Author   See fewer
2
Marissa Guthrie
Self - TV Writer Self - TV Writer   See fewer
2
Kaitlin Olson
Actress / Self Actress / Self   See fewer
1
Annie Potts
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Laurie Metcalf
Actress / Self Actress / Self   See fewer
1
Donald Trump
Self - 45th US President Self - 45th US President   See fewer
1
Melissa Joan Hart
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Dick Van Dyke
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Patricia Heaton
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Craig T. Nelson
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Cybill Shepherd
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Bill Lawrence
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
1
1
Patricia Richardson
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Bronson Pinchot
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Marion Ross
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Pam Dawber
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Marlo Thomas
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Suzanne Somers
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Dawn Wells
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
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Edward Asner
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Loretta Swit
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Cindy Williams
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Elinor Donahue
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Chuck Lorre
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
1
Jamie Farr
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Howard Hesseman
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Jerry Mathers
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Tony Dow
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
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Hal Linden
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
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Greg Daniels
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
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Todd Bridges
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Danny Bonaduce
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Brian Henson
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
1
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Darren Star
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
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Joey Soloway
Exec Producer / Self - Director Exec Producer / Self - Director   See fewer
1
Marta Kauffman
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
1
Mark Tinker
Self - Son of Grant Tinker Self - Son of Grant Tinker   See fewer
1
Marc Copage
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Candy Spelling
Self - Wife of producer Aaron Spelling Self - Wife of producer Aaron Spelling   See fewer
1
Bruce Helford
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
1
Al Jean
Self - Exec Producer / Writer Self - Exec Producer / Writer   See fewer
1
Amy Fox
Producer / Self - Co-Creator / Writer Producer / Self - Co-Creator / Writer   See fewer
1
Michael Allan Schneider
Self - Sr. Editor Variety Self - Sr. Editor Variety   See fewer
1
Diane English
Self - Creator Self - Creator   See fewer
1
Amy Fox
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
1
Jerry Beck
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
1
Lucas Brown Eyes
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
1
Howard Fishman
Self - TV Critic New Yorker Self - TV Critic New Yorker   See fewer
1
Gerrard Hall
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Preston Beckman
Self - Exec VP NBC Self - Exec VP NBC   See fewer
1
Tom Gilbert
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
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Tom Gilbert
Self - Self -   See fewer
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