ASitcom whose premise includes at least one fantasy orScience Fiction element, often anAmusing Alien. These were especially popular inThe Sixties, as writers and networks cast about for novel alternatives to the more conventionalDom Coms of the preceding years.

See also:Magic Realism,Mundane Fantastic,Urban Fantasy, andMonster Roommate. Not to be confused with a comedy that just happens to be very good. SeeSupernatural Soap Opera for a serious action and drama filled version that focuses more on the supernatural world instead of trivial everyday things.

• Trope
• Comedy Series
• Speculative Fiction
• Sitcom