Best Short TV shows

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Short TV shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: humorous, captivating, feel good, entertaining, anime and semi serious. Plot: friendship, escapades, friends, imaginary, youth, male protagonist, best friend, danger, disorder and talking animal. Genre: Comedy, Animation and Family. Country: USA, UK and Australia.
Best Short TV shows
Best Short TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Abbott Elementary (2021), Bluey (2018), Gravity Falls (2012), The Guild (2007), Adventure Time (2010), Joe Pera Talks With You (2018), Childrens Hospital (2008), Raven's Home (2017), Regular Show (2010), Family Reunion (2019), Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), Robot Chicken (2001), It's Bruno! (2019), Steven Universe (2013), Transformers: Prime (2010), The Looney Tunes Show (2011), Bonding (2018), Amphibia (2019), Bob Hearts Abishola (2019), Over the Garden Wall (2014).

List of Best TV Shows

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Abbott Elementary (2021)
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, captivating, feel good, humorous, satirical ...
Plot: satire, school, public school, gay, black, workplace, teacher, lgbt, slice of life, coworker, teacher student relationship, friend ...
Time: 2020s
Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania
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 9.4
 24K
Bluey (2018)
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: feel good, contemplative, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: family life, dog, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, anthropomorphic dog, game, family relations, cartoon dog, working class, friendship, grownups, coming of age ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: australia, oceania
Is relevant ?
 8.9
 133K
Gravity Falls (2012)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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: captivating, exciting, offbeat, anime, adult animation ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family friendly, adult ...
Plot: supernatural, friendship, small town, youth, twins, magical, child protagonist, mysterious place, summer vacation, monster, imaginary, good versus evil ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: oregon, usa, california
Is relevant ?
 8.2
 10K
The Guild (2007)
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
Plot: escape from reality, socially awkward, friends, video game, misfit, addiction, geek, nerd, real world, lifestyle, antisocial behavior, social misfits ...
Time: 21st century
Is relevant ?
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 8.6
 111K
Adventure Time (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 11 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, surreal, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: friends, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, buddies, young heroes, king, creature, princess, escapades, post apocalypse, boy, youth ...
Time: 2010s
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Joe Pera Talks With You (2018)
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, psychological, semi serious, captivating, satirical ...
Plot: teacher, choir, school teacher, satire, music, school, high school teacher, high school life, male protagonist, life, breaking the fourth wall, male female relationship
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Childrens Hospital (2008)
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, dark comedy, funny ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: hospital, satire, workplace, ambulance, treatment, doctors and patients, power relations, surgery, coworker, mishap, patient, workplace situations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 7.2
 4K
Raven's Home (2017)
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, humorous, captivating, sentimental, entertaining
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: single mother, family relations, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, grownups, friendship, kids and family, black family, youth, middle school, school, african american, american culture ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
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 8.5
 56K
Regular Show (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Regular Show is an American animated television series created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network that premiered on September 6, 2010. The series revolves around the lives of two friends, a Blue Jay named Mordecai and a raccoon named Rigby —both ...
Style: not serious, adult animation, humorous, adult cartoon, sitcom ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: slacker, boss, giant bird, workplace, irresponsible, friendship, ghost, anthropomorphism, creature, friends, workplace situations, time travel ...
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Family Reunion (2019)
Genre: Comedy, 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, captivating, light, entertaining, funny ...
Plot: black family, large family, african american, family life, family relations, parents and children, male female relationship, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, humour, living together ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: georgia
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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
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: humorous, witty, light, entertaining, sweet ...
Audience: teens
Plot: mad scientist, unrequited love, villain, unfulfilled love, imaginary, life philosophy, creativity, music, love triangle, rivalry, danger, superhero ...
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 46K
Robot Chicken (2001)
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, adult cartoon, humorous ...
Audience: kids, teens, adult
Plot: stupidity, stop motion, mature, mad scientist, sketch, absurd humor, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, robot, bad taste humour, comedy team, adult humor ...
Time: future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 3K
It's Bruno! (2019)
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, sincere, entertaining ...
Plot: dog, pets, human animal relationship, owner dog relationship, human dog relationship, pet dog, satire, care, lifestyle, animal human communication, puppy love, show
Place: brooklyn new york city
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The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (2016)
Genre: Short, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: Five friends explore the complexities of relationships - both friendly and romantic.
Style: humorous, sexy, funny, light, entertaining ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, relationships, friendship, long distance relationship, bisexuality, dating, exploring sexuality, twenty something, sexuality, lgbtq, lgbtqi ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, indiana
Is relevant ?
Steven Universe (2013)
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, stylized, captivating, offbeat, witty ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: supernatural ability, gem, goodhearted, intergalactic, danger, youth, heroes, save the world, supernatural, imaginary, alien, outer space ...
Is relevant ?
Transformers: Prime (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, 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, sincere ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens, toddlers
Plot: transforming robot, androids and robots, benign alien, transformation, space and aliens, transformers, good versus evil, japanese girl, government official, killer robot, chaos and mayhem, save the world ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
The Looney Tunes Show (2011)
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, exciting, entertaining, light, tense ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, preschool
Plot: looney tunes, suburbs, bugs bunny, friendship, goofy hero, coyote, disorder, dimwit, imaginary, unrequited love, neighbor, cartoon duck ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 18K
Bonding (2018)
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, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience: teens
Plot: pervert, sex worker, dominatrix, bdsm, lgbt, relationship problems, female protagonist, fetishism, gay best friend, lgbtq, friendship, love affair ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 8.3
 9K
Amphibia (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The adventures of 13-year-old, self-centered Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to the fictitious world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will transform into a hero ...
Style: funny, feel good, captivating, enigmatic, colorful ...
Audience: kids, teen fantasy, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, frog, animal that acts human, danger, magic, human animal relationship, 13 year old, giant bird, teenager, parallel world, betrayal, insect ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: fictional island, los angeles
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Bob Hearts Abishola (2019)
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, light, entertaining, humorous, sweet ...
Plot: interracial relations, interracial marriage, interracial couple, hospital, love and romance, parent grown child relationship, class differences, fall in love, society, family business, job, black history ...
Place: africa, nigeria
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Over the Garden Wall (2014)
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, horror for children ...
Plot: folk horror, siblings relations, beast, getting home, forest, danger, brother brother relationship, child protagonist, children, imaginary, brothers, travel ...
Time: 2010s, 80s
Is relevant ?
 8.1
 4K
Mickey Mouse (2013)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 4 min.
TV show
Story: Disney proudly presents the award-winning first season of DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE. The whole family will adore these wonderful new cartoons, complete with an exciting "Making Of" bonus feature. Join Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, Daisy and ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, sincere ...
Audience: kids, preschool
Plot: mickey mouse, imaginary, friendship, escapades, friends, buddies, youth, adventure hero, twists and turns, obsessive quest, disorder, talking animal ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)
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, preschool
Plot: princess, friendship, good versus evil, teenage life, family relations, youth, magic wand, high school life, magical girl, imaginary, butterfly, parents and children ...
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 7.7
 4K
Animaniacs (2020)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story: The Warner siblings, Yakko and Wakko, and Dot, have a great time wreaking havoc and mayhem in the lives of everyone they meet. After returning to their beloved home, the Warner Bros. Water Tower, the Animaniacs waste no time in causing chaos and ...
Style: parody, humorous, feel good, stylized, anime ...
Audience: kids
Plot: anthropomorphism, trio, brother sister relationship, satire, brother brother relationship, best friend, partner, talking animal, adventurer, cartoon mouse, female protagonist, male protagonist ...
Time: 90s, 2020s
Is relevant ?
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds. Created by Guillermo del Toro.
Style: exciting, captivating, entertaining, sincere, anime ...
Audience: kids, preschool
Plot: protector, good versus evil, amulet, friends, magical sword, troll, double life, small town, supernatural, parallel world, love and romance, superhero ...
Is relevant ?
 8.1
 15K
Sesame Street (1969)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, 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, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: sesame street, muppets, puppet, pop culture, friendship, friends, education, small business, hardcore, asexual, occupation, sketch ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s, 70s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
Is relevant ?
The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico; the lemurs King ...
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, light, anime ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, toddlers
Plot: animal life, buddies, bird, friendship, friends, disorder, plan gone awry, danger, nothing goes right, escapades, anthropomorphism, uptight character ...
Place: madagascar, usa, new york
Is relevant ?
Shaun the Sheep (2007)
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, stop motion, friendship, animal, pets, security guard, friends, escapades, partner, frame up, power relations ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
 8.4
 616
The Outs (2012)
Genre: Short, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: A web series centered around a broken couple, Jack and Mitchell. It depicts the events before, during, and after the break-up. An interesting turn of events follows in this romantic drama portrayed in a non-linear fashion.
Style: witty, emotional, realistic, semi serious, clever ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, friendship, affair, socially awkward, best friend, looking for love, love and romance, city life, gender, lgbtq, gay man straight woman relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brooklyn new york city, usa, new york
Is relevant ?
Most Dangerous Game (2020)
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, life & death, mission of murder, game, struggle for survival, threat to kill, danger, chases and races, chase, cruelty ...
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