Everyone has a chaotic family in some way. Personalities don’t always mesh; everyone has a different opinion, and energy levels never seem to balance out. But TV shows tend to heighten these feelings to create some of the funniest TV families that prove, even in dysfunction, it always works out. From popular sitcom titles to serious dramas, here are the funniest TV families that make dysfunction look fabulous.
6. Pritchetts/Dunphys, Modern Family
The thing about Modern Family is that it’s not just one household, but three put together. The series follows three families, who are all related, that have chaotic adventures every episode. The show follows a documentary-style format that focuses on these hilarious adventures and mishaps. The three families include Phil and Claire, who yearn for an honest and open relationship with their kids, Claire’s father, Jay, and his wife Gloria, and Claire’s brother, Mitchell, with his partner Cameron and their adopted daughter.
5. Hecks, The Middle
The Middle caused chaos on television screens everywhere for nine seasons, making it one of the funniest TV families that shows not every family is perfect. The series follows a woman named Frankie and her boisterous family, the Hecks. Her husband, Mike, her daughter, Sue, and her two sons, Axl and Brick. All characters couldn’t be more different, creating hilarious moments between them all as they struggle to get by.
4. Hapers, Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is a twist on sibling relationships and single parents. The show focuses on Alan Harper, a newly divorced father, and his young son, Jake, who move in with Alan’s freewheeling brother, Charlie. The shenanigans that unfurl in this series are unlike any other, with Charlie’s bachelor lifestyle causing chaos while Alan’s trying to raise his son. It’s definitely a darker and inappropriate comedy that is still one of the funniest TV families around.
3. Smiths, American Dad
There are so many adult animation shows that could be used for this entry, but one of the funniest TV families that make dysfunction look fabulous is the Smiths from American Dad. This show by Seth MacFarlane proves that even with chaos, they still love each other, even through various different opinions and extremes. The series follows Stan Smith’s escapades as a CIA agent while dealing with his family life, including his wife Francine, his kids Hayley and Steve, and an alien that he’s keeping safe from the CIA, Roger.
2. Roses, Schitt’s Creek
One of the best sitcoms right now is Schitt’s Creek, and rightly so because it focuses on a hilarious family that is dealing with several hilarious moments. After being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town called Schitt’s Creek.
1. Gallaghers, Shameless
Shamless is one of those shows that is more drama than comedy, but still has one of the funniest TV families ever. The series follows a scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family that makes no apologies as they try to survive. The eldest daughter, Fiona, ends up taking on the role of a parent for her five brothers and sisters: Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl, and Liam. Not only is she trying to raise them, but she’s also balancing her personal life with it, and learning that she needs to start putting herself first as they grow older.