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3 Sitcom Families You’ll Actually Want to Spend Thanksgiving With
A few laughs can go a long way at the start of the holiday season.
By Caitlin Busch
Nov. 27, 2025
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If you come from a dysfunctional family, you might have a hard time believing that some families sometimes enjoy spending time together. Sure, no family is perfect — and Friendsgiving is always an option — but the holidays are a bit less stressful when folks aren’t fighting over the cranberry sauce. The fiercely loyal families in these series wouldn’t want to spend Thanksgiving or the rest of the holiday season in any other way than with each other. If you feel like you need some comfort (and a few laughs) this time of year, pull up these comedies on Netflix.
Leanne
Comedian Leanne Morgan co-created and stars in Leanne, a comedy about the eponymous matriarch whose life is turned upside down when her husband of 33 years, Bill (Ryan Stiles), leaves her for another woman. Despite her heartbreak, Leanne picks herself up and dusts herself off because, dang it, she’s got stuff to do. She’s a devoted mom to her grown children, Tyler (Graham Rogers) and Josie (Hannah Pilkes) — who are taking her side in the divorce — and a doting grandmother. Her aging parents (Celia Weston and Blake Clark) need her help more than ever. And her chaotic sister, Carol (Kristen Johnston), just moved back to town. Starting over when you’re in menopause isn’t exactly what she had in mind, but with the help of her family, Leanne will face this new chapter with grace, dignity, and plenty of Jell-O salad.
One Day at a Time
Justina Machado (Queen of the South) leads this 2017 sitcom — based on the 1975 series — as Penelope Alvarez, an Army veteran and single mom who’s juggling life with two kids, a nursing job, and her exuberant mother, Lydia, played by legend of stage and screen Rita Moreno (West Side Story). In Season 1, Penelope is adjusting to life as a civilian: Her daughter, Elena (Isabella Gomez), is fighting tooth and nail against having a quinceañera; her son, Alex (Marcel Ruiz), is too cool for school; her landlord, Schneider (Todd Grinnell), is kind but overly involved; and her boss, Dr. Berkowitz (Stephen Tobolowsky), is paying her colleague — who is a man — a higher salary in spite of Penelope’s superior experience. Despite all that, they’ll get through it together as long as they take life … one day at a time.
Fuller House
This Full House sequel reunites the Tanner family in that iconic San Francisco home. D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure), now a widowed mother to three boys — Jackson (Michael Campion), Max (Elias Harger), and Tommy Jr. (Dashiell and Fox Messitt) — is struggling with the unexpected death of her husband and decides to move back in with her dad, Danny (Bob Saget). When Danny has to move away for work, he suggests D.J. and the boys keep living in the family home. They’re soon joined by one of D.J.’s sisters, Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), and her childhood best friend, Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber). Like its predecessor, the series follows the drama and inherent comedy of two generations packed into one house, reminding each other that “when you’re lost out there and you’re all alone, a light is waiting to carry you home.”
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