10 Sitcoms Set In The Same Universe (Apparently)
the television It continues to produce endless entertainment for the masses. Television embraces eclectic storytelling genres, but sitcoms have always been one of the more evergreen sources of entertainment. Sitcoms try to create their own styles and voices, but it’s always great when worlds collide and characters split into other series.
There will sometimes be unlikely scenarios where separate TV series will be linked together, even if they are not official crossovers. Audiences would be surprised to know how many of their favorite sitcom characters are actually neighbors to each other.
10 Two sophisticated Boston atoms appear in flight
Wings and freezer
Frasier Crane made enough of an impact on me cheers It’s in the end He got his own show that would last throughout the period of its predecessor. wings It was a 90s sitcom that ran for eight seasons and focused on the day-to-day activities of a single airline passenger service.
In the third season, there is an unexpected appearance from Frasier and Lilith Crane, who are on their way to Nantucket for a workshop. It’s a fun show for Frasier and Lilith that removes them from their usual comfort zones, but the bigger revelation is that these worlds exist together.
9 Jerry’s neighbor has business with the surprising New York player
Mad About You, Buddy, and Seinfeld
friends, seinfeld, And crazy of you Three were mainstays in NBC’s comedy line during the 1990s. There is a particularly interesting connection between friends And crazy of you Where Phoebe’s sister Ursula works as a waitress who helps out regularly crazy of youDignitaries.
Even Jimmy Buchman from Helen Hunt appears in friends episode, only to be puzzled by Phoebe’s un-Ursula-like behavior. However, there is also an early crazy of you The episode that reveals that Paul Buchman has rented out his old bachelorette apartment to anyone other than Kramer from Seinfeld.
8 The adventures of Jess invading the Brooklyn Police Proceedings
New Girl and Brooklyn Nine Nine
Crossover situation new girl And Brooklyn Nine-Nine It has more to do with the fact that they were both on a FOX sitcom at the same time, but it still leads to a rather hilarious clash of characters. The two-part crossover begins Brooklyn Nine-Nine and concludes in new girl.
in the loops, Brooklyn Nine-NineJake drives a car new girlJess and they end up on a case together. There are also some amusing antics as Will and his son Nikolaj get mixed up with Nick Winston from new girl. The comforting fact that Damon Wayans Jr. He played characters in both shows.
7 Sabrina’s magic wreaks havoc on typical teens
Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Boy Meets World
ABC’s comedy block TGIF has dabbled in crossovers and synergies between its series. Fun parties between shows will happen regularly, but one week embraced a thematic crossover Salem magic Sabrina the Teenage Witch Alter the events of the rest of the TGIF block.
Salem swallows the “time ball” and you wishAnd fig angelAnd Boy meets world in disarray as Salem tries to repair the damage. in Boy meets world, the cast is taken back to the 1940s for a story based on World War II. Additionally, Cory’s older brother, Eric, happens to take Sabrina to the dance under more normal procedures.
6 A silly joke that reaches its climax and unites disparate worlds
Community and Cougar Town
social communication It really pushes the boundaries when it comes to experimental and meta storytelling. There are elaborate gags in social communication which take several seasons to fully bear fruit. One of the more extreme examples of this includes Abed’s obsession Cougar town.
Abed frequently makes references to the TV show, including when he fills an extra role in the series. Cougar town He goes further and pushes this joke with Abed in the background of a scene like this to excess. social communication He returns the favor one final time and in the show’s second-season finale, Travis and Laurie from Cougar town Come celebrate the victory of Grindal.
Last man standing and home improvement
The final episode of the Tim Allen family sitcom, home improvementaired in 1999. However, Allen’s memorable Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor reappears more than two decades later in the new Allen family sitcom. The last steadfast men Don’t reinvent the wheel. Many of her stories revolve around the Allen patriarch of the house, Mike Baxter, swaying his family’s ways.
The ninth episode of the season, “Double Time”, has Mike’s hire home improvementTim Taylor does some home repairs. It’s an odd meeting of minds since Mike and Tim seem so well-matched The last steadfast men References frequently.
4 Holmes and Sam rent Kat’s apartment
Welcome to Flatch And Call Me Kat
FOX has struggled somewhat to find a confident comedy group over the past few years and current sitcoms, Welcome to Flatch And Call me Kat, engaging in some silly synergy to raise awareness of each other’s programs. Holmes and Sam take a trip away from their sleepy town and sightseeing in Louisville, Kentucky where they rent Cat’s apartment and enjoy her Cat Café.
Oddly enough, this crossover technically fits into the FOX universe The Masked Singer. Judge Robin Thicke appears on the “Call Me Flatch” crossover trial.
Arrested Development and Wild Run
Development stopped It was lightning in a bottle TV that is hard to imitate. Wild run is an overlooked 13-episode sitcom and not all of its episodes have aired on FOX. Sitcom Made Development stoppedMitchell Horowitz and reunites the sitcom’s stars, Will Arnett and David Cross, and even features Jeffrey Tambor in a guest role as the father of Arnett’s character.
Wild run He has the same fast-paced comedy vibes of Development stoppedbut the series also explicitly mentions the Bluth Company, suggesting that they are set in the same universe, despite using the same cast in both series.
2 Charlie, Alan, and Jake appear on CSI
Two and a Half Men and CSI
It’s become fairly common for character crossovers to happen on television, but CBS series Two and a half men And CSI They conducted an ambitious experiment where they exchanged the book. Two and a half men“Fish in a Drawer” wrote before CSI Scribes appropriately is about death and subsequent interrogation.
CSIAuthored by “Two and a Half Deaths”. Two and a half men Masterminds. The procedural plot involves death An annoying comedian. However, it also finds a place where Charlie, Alan, and Jake also appear.
1 Ray and Doug are cut from the same cloth as New York City
Everyone loves Raymond and the King of Queens
Everyone loves Raymond And King of Queens It was a hit sitcom for CBS that collectively had over 400 episodes. Raymond early on that dogg than King of Queens he One of Ray Barron’s best friends He is often present among Ray’s group of friends.
Ray returns the favor and this Long Island resident shows up to visit his Queens-based friend a few times King of QueensRun nine seasons. It’s easy to forget that these two shows exist together, even if their connections are handled normally.