Best Short TV shows
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Best Short TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Abbott Elementary (2021), Raven's Home (2017), Bonding (2018), Bluey (2018), Life's Too Short (2011), The Guild (2007), Childrens Hospital (2008), Gravity Falls (2012), Joe Pera Talks With You (2018), Robot Chicken (2005), Adventure Time (2010), Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), The Looney Tunes Show (2011), Over the Garden Wall (2014), It's Bruno! (2019), Transformers: Prime (2010), The Cosmopolitans (2014), Bob Hearts Abishola (2019), Steven Universe (2013), We Bare Bears (2014).
List of Best TV Shows
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their ...
Style:
sitcom, satirical, humorous, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
school, satire, public school, black, workplace, teacher, lgbt, slice of life, coworker, gay, african american, black american ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Best friends Raven and Chelsea, now both divorced mothers, are raising their children in a house together. Their house is turned upside down when they realize one of Raven's children inherited the same psychic abilities as their mother.
Style:
sitcom, captivating, humorous, sentimental, psychotronic ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
single mother, sarcasm, grownups, friendship, family relations, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, middle school, black family, school, youth, kids and family, african american ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
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19K
Genre: Short, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 17 min.
TV show
Story:
A New York City grad student moonlighting as a dominatrix enlists her gay BFF from high school to be her assistant.
Style:
feel good, sex comedy, psychological, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
pervert, dominatrix, bdsm, gay lead character, sex worker, fetishism, lgbt, female protagonist, relationship problems, gay couple, sex, gay best friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
46K
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: Australia, UK, USA
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story:
Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, contemplative ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
anthropomorphic dog, dog, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, game, family relations, family life, cartoon dog, working class, friendship, grownups, childhood ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".
Style:
sitcom, mockumentary, funny, cynical, humorous ...
Plot:
comedian, actor, humour, agent, everyday life, fame, actor's life, lifestyle, dark humor, career, showbiz, workplace ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england
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11K
Genre: Short, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 4 min.
TV show
Story:
The Guild is an American comedy web series created and written by Felicia Day, who also stars as Cyd Sherman. It premiered on YouTube on July 27, 2007. Seasons two through five webisodes premiered on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace, Zune ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, exciting
Plot:
escape from reality, socially awkward, video game, friends, addiction, misfit, geek, nerd, social misfits, lifestyle, real world, antisocial behavior ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Short, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
Childrens Hospital is a satirical American comedy television series and web series that lampoons the medical drama genre, created by and starring actor/comedian Rob Corddry. The series began on the web on TheWB.com with ten episodes, roughly five ...
Style:
humorous, parody, not serious, spoof, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
satire, hospital, workplace, ambulance, treatment, doctors and patients, surgery, power relations, patient, workplace situations, coworker, workplace romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
174K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea, Canada
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
Style:
exciting, captivating, offbeat, adult animation, anime ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family friendly, adult ...
Plot:
supernatural, friendship, small town, child protagonist, youth, mysterious place, good versus evil, summer vacation, magical, twins, imaginary, summer ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, california, north america
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Genre: Short, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
A teacher in Michigan's Upper Peninsula explores subject matters such as pancakes, blueberries, eggs, toast, sausage, bacon, English muffins, coffee, orange juice, maple syrup, waffles, cornbread, and strawberries.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, psychological, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
choir, teacher, deadpan, slice of life, small town, school teacher, satire, high school teacher, school, high school life, music, education ...
Place:
michigan, midwest
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Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
Robot Chicken is an American stop-motion claymation comedy television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The writers, especially Green, also provide ...
Style:
parody, adult animation, sketch comedy, humorous, sitcom ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
stupidity, mature, stop motion, adult humor, absurd humor, mad scientist, sketch, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, robot, comedy team, joke ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, future, 21st century
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Germany
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Told in eight parts, Islands tells the story of Finn, Jake, BMO and Susan Strong leaving Ooo and traveling across the ocean to solve the mystery of Finn's past. During their trip, they unlock secrets, encounter various creatures, make new ...
Style:
exciting, feel good, captivating, surreal, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, family friendly ...
Plot:
friends, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, young heroes, buddies, creature, king, escapades, princess, boy, youth, post apocalypse ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Short, Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain with his own video blog, is attempting to join the prestigious Evil League of Evil (led by the legendary "thoroughbred of sin", Bad Horse), but his plans are usually foiled by the egotistical ...
Style:
spoof, entertaining, witty, humorous, sweet ...
Audience:
pre-teens, teens
Plot:
unrequited love, mad scientist, villain, unfulfilled love, imaginary, life philosophy, music, creativity, love triangle, rivalry, danger, super villain ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The Looney Tunes Show is an American animated sitcom which premiered May 3, 2011 on Cartoon Network. The show features characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons updated for the 21st century. It is produced by Warner ...
Style:
humorous, light, adult animation, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
suburbs, looney tunes, friendship, goofy hero, bugs bunny, coyote, furry, buddies, disorder, dimwit, imaginary, unrequited love ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
Two brothers find themselves lost in a mysterious land and try to find their way home.
Style:
dark fantasy, atmospheric, enigmatic, period piece, adult animation ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
folk horror, siblings relations, forest, danger, getting home, brother brother relationship, beast, child protagonist, children, imaginary, brothers, lost in the woods ...
Time:
2010s, 80s
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Genre: Short, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
An old-school Brooklyn native devotes his days to caring for his adorable dog, Bruno -- and making sure the neighbors show his pooch the proper respect.
Style:
feel good, sitcom, captivating, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
dog, human animal relationship, pets, human dog relationship, owner dog relationship, care, pet dog, satire, lifestyle, animal human communication, neighbor, city life ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Short, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Five friends explore the complexities of relationships - both friendly and romantic.
Style:
sexy, humorous, entertaining, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, sexuality, friendship, relationships, twenty something, dating, bisexuality, exploring sexuality, long distance relationship, lgbtq, lgbtqi ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, indiana
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Transformers: Prime is an American computer-animated television series based on the Transformers toy franchise by Hasbro. The series aired on Hub Network from November 29, 2010 to July 26, 2013. The Transformers: Prime TV movie, Predacons Rising, ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, heroic, anime, mecha ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, toddlers
Plot:
transforming robot, androids and robots, benign alien, transformation, space and aliens, japanese girl, good versus evil, chaos and mayhem, killer robot, government official, save the world, robot ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, nevada, north america
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
A look at the lives and loves of a group of young ex-patriates living in Paris. Part of Amazon's Pilot Season, in which viewers, after watching the pilot episode, get to vote on which show they want to return for more episodes. "The ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, talky, realistic, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
love affair, love and romance, twentysomething life, city life, love, failed pilot, friendship, young adult, dating, personal growth, slice of life, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Short, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
A love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.
Style:
sitcom, sweet, entertaining, humorous, light ...
Plot:
interracial relations, interracial marriage, interracial couple, hospital, love and romance, class differences, fall in love, parent grown child relationship, society, family business, job, propaganda ...
Place:
africa, nigeria
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Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Style:
touching, captivating, stylized, offbeat, witty ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
supernatural ability, gem, goodhearted, danger, intergalactic, heroes, supernatural, save the world, youth, alien, imaginary, escapades ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three brother bears awkwardly attempt to find their place in civilized society, whether they're looking for food, trying to make human friends, or scheming to become famous on the internet. Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear stack atop one another ...
Style:
sweet, feel good, adult animation, humorous, light ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, pre-teens, kids, preschool
Plot:
anthropomorphic animal, cartoon bear, friendship, furry, everyday life, childhood, talking animal, brother brother relationship, society, anthropomorphism, panda, blog ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
san francisco, california
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.
Style:
captivating, exciting, sincere, semi serious, anime ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, teen fantasy, preschool
Plot:
princess, good versus evil, friendship, teenage life, magic wand, butterfly, magical girl, youth, family relations, imaginary, high school life, portal ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
A free-spirited mom moves her family from the west coast to the Midwest and gets to know her extended family.
Style:
sitcom, entertaining, feel good, light, humorous ...
Plot:
black family, large family, african american, parents and children, family relations, family life, kids and family, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, relationships, three generations, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
georgia, seattle
Is relevant?
24K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
dinosaur, puppet, stupidity, eccentric family, mischievous children, workplace situations, everyday life, parents and children, society, boss and employee, disorder, incompetence ...
Time:
90s, prehistory, 20th century, prehistoric times
Is relevant?
Genre: Short, Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story:
Desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life, Dodge Maynard accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he's not the hunter - but the prey.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
game of death, most dangerous game, human prey, mission of murder, game, life & death, struggle for survival, danger, threat to kill, cruelty, chases and races, chase ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its educational content, and creativity communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, ...
Style:
educational, retro, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
sesame street, muppets, puppet, pop culture, friends, friendship, education, multiculturalism, child, sketch, occupation, small business ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Dexter's Laboratory is an American comic science fiction animated children's television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory filled with his collection ...
Style:
not serious, exciting, humorous, witty, anime ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family friendly, family outing, toddlers
Plot:
mischievous children, inventions and discoveries, robot, suburbs, laboratory, goofy hero, young heroes, experimenting, everyday life, ambitious, siblings relations, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
eastern europe, russia, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law features ex-superhero Harvey T. Birdman of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio as an attorney working for a law firm alongside other cartoon stars from 1960s and 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon series. Similarly, Harvey's ...
Style:
humorous, adult animation, sitcom, not serious, adult cartoon ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
law firm, jury, courtroom, superhero, lawyer, lawsuit, judge, injustice, confession, disorder, superhuman powers, workplace ...
Time:
2000s, future
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Ireland, Germany, USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, offbeat, light, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
friends, family life, friendship, plan gone awry, youth, teenage life, buddies, eccentric family, social relations, family relations, fish, teacher ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Finland, Germany
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story:
Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children's television series produced by Aardman Animations, and commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a constituent member of the consortium of German ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, not serious, anime, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
countryside, animal life, friendship, stop motion, pets, security guard, escapades, friends, partner, rescue, power relations, frame up ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Is relevant?
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