Stress Inducing Sitcom

Hey guys! So far, 2021 has been difficult. It can be a stressful time right now, with covid and life can be very challenging. It is essential to take care of your mental health. Here is some T.V. show that will help you laugh and relax for the day.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Six young men and women hang out in the same apartment complex. They face life and love together in Manhattan, New York City, as they're constantly sticking their noses into each other's businesses. The group always gets into ridiculous situations that most other people never experience and continuously makes fun of each other.

Original Releases: September 22, 1994 - May 6, 2004

Streaming Platform: HBO Max

Big Bang Theory

Best friends and roommates Leonard and Sheldon, they are physicist who work at the California Institute of Technology. They may be able to tell everybody more than they want to know about quantum physics. But they have a problem with the most basic social situations, especially ones involving women, totally baffles them. When waitress/aspiring actress Penny moves in next door. She frequently hang out with Leonard and Sheldon, also some of their friends and fellow Caltech scientists Wolowitz and Koothrappali. Will worlds collide? Does Einstein theorize in the woods?

Original Release: September 24, 2007 – May 16, 2019

Streaming Platform: HBO Max, Hulu, Apple T.V., Sling T.V., and T.B.S.

How I Met Your Mother

Ted has fallen in love. It all started when his best friend, Marshall, drops the bombshell he plans to propose to his longtime girlfriend Lily, a kindergarten teacher. Suddenly, Ted realizes that he had better get a move on if he hopes to find true love. Helping him in the quest is Barney, a friend with endless -- often outrageous -- opinions, a penchant for suits and a foolproof way to meet women. When Ted meets Robin, he is sure it's love at first sight, but the affair fizzles into friendship. Voice-over by Bob Saget ("Full House") tells the story through flashbacks.

Original Release: September 19, 2005 - March 31, 2014

Streaming Platform: Hulu and Amazon Prime Video

New Girl

After going through a rough breakup, awkward and upbeat Jess (Zooey Deschanel) moves in with three single guys. Intelligent and witty, Nick is an underachiever who took the bartender off-ramp on his road to success. Schmidt obsesses over his social standing and looks at Jess as a personal project. Winston is a former competitive athlete who moves into the loft after realizing he will never become a pro. Together with Jess' best friend, Cece, they bond to form an unlikely and dysfunctional family.

Original Release: September 20, 2011

Streaming Platform: Netflix, Hulu, Sling T.V., and T.B.S.

Park and Recreation

Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in an Indiana Parks and Recreation Department, hopes to beautify her town (and boost her career) by helping local nurse Ann Perkins turn an abandoned construction site into a community park. But what should be a relatively simple project is impeded at every turn by oafish bureaucrats, selfish neighbours, governmental red tape, and many other challenges. Leslie's colleague Tom Haverford, who delights in exploiting his position for personal gain, is as likely to undermine her efforts as to help her. At the same time, her boss, Ron Swanson, is adamantly opposed to government in any form, even though he's a bureaucrat himself.

Original Release: April 9, 2009 - February 24, 2015

Streaming Platform: Peacock, Sling T.V., Fubotv, and Philo

The Good Place

When Eleanor Shellstrop finds herself in the afterlife, she's both relieved and surprised that she's made it into the Good Place. But it doesn't take long for Eleanor to realize she's there by mistake. She hides in plain sight from the Good Place's architect, Michael, and his all-knowing assistant, Janet. Her seemingly perfect neighbours, Tahani and Jason, and open-hearted soul mate, Chidi, help her realize that it's never too late to change. With the help of her new friends -- and a few enemies -- Eleanor becomes determined to shed her old way of life in hopes of discovering a new one in the afterlife.

Original Release: September 19, 2016 – January 30, 2020

Streaming Platform: Netflix and Apple T.V.

The Office

This U.S. adaptation, set at a paper company in Scranton, Pa., has a similar documentary style to the Ricky Gervais-led British original. It features the staff of Dunder-Mifflin, a team that includes characters based on characters from the British show (and, quite possibly, people you work with within your office). There's Jim, the likable employee who's a bit of an everyman. Jim has a thing for receptionist-turned-sales rep Pam (because office romances are always a good idea). There's also Dwight, the successful co-worker who lacks social skills and common sense. And there's Ryan, who has held many jobs at the company.

Original Release: March 24, 2005 - May 16, 2013

Streaming Platform: Peacock