Family↕ | Franchise↕ | Era↕ | Core Members↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Simpsons | The Simpsons | 1989-present | 5 (Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie) | Longest-running American animated series, satirizes every aspect of American life, 'D'oh!' entered the dictionary, predicted the future multiple times, yellow-skinned icons |
The Corleones | The Godfather | 1972-1990 (films) | Vito + 4 children (Sonny, Fredo, Michael, Connie) | Greatest crime family in cinema, 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse', Michael's transformation from war hero to ruthless don, Marlon Brando's cotton-cheek performance |
The Addams Family | The Addams Family | 1938-present | 7+ (Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Fester, Grandmama, Lurch, Thing) | Macabre family that's actually the healthiest family on TV, Gomez and Morticia's passionate marriage, Wednesday's deadpan darkness, 2022 Netflix series revived the franchise |
The Sopranos | The Sopranos | 1999-2007 | 4 (Tony, Carmela, Meadow, AJ) | Tony Soprano invented the TV antihero, therapy sessions with Dr. Melfi, New Jersey mob family drama, cut-to-black finale sparked decade-long debate, changed television forever |
The Lannisters | Game of Thrones | 2011-2019 (TV) | Tywin + 3 children (Cersei, Jaime, Tyrion) | 'A Lannister always pays his debts', Tyrion's wit, Cersei's ruthlessness, Jaime's redemption arc, twincest scandal, controlled the Iron Throne through gold and manipulation |
The Belchers | Bob's Burgers | 2011-present | 5 (Bob, Linda, Tina, Gene, Louise) | Functional loving family running a burger joint, Tina's awkward confidence, Louise's bunny ears scheming, Gene's musical outbursts, genuinely wholesome animated family |
The Bluths | Arrested Development | 2003-2019 | 7+ (George Sr., Lucille, Michael, Gob, Lindsay, Buster, George Michael) | 'I've made a huge mistake', frozen banana stand has $250K in the walls, Tobias's unintentional double entendres, most quotable dysfunctional family in comedy |
The Skywalkers | Star Wars | 1977-2019 | Anakin → Luke & Leia → Ben Solo | Three-generation saga of the galaxy's most force-sensitive bloodline, father-son conflict, 'I am your father' twist, Skywalker lightsaber passed through generations, chosen one prophecy |
The Roses (Schitt's Creek) | Schitt's Creek | 2015-2020 | 4 (Johnny, Moira, David, Alexis) | Rich family loses everything and moves to a small town they bought as a joke, Moira's wigs and vocabulary, David and Patrick's love story, swept all comedy Emmys in final season |
The Tenenbaums | The Royal Tenenbaums | 2001 | Royal + Etheline + 3 children (Chas, Margot, Richie) | Wes Anderson's dysfunctional genius family, Margot's fur coat and secret smoking, Richie's tennis breakdown, Royal's fake illness to reunite family, pastel-colored melancholy |
The Bundy Family | Married... with Children | 1987-1997 | 4 (Al, Peggy, Kelly, Bud) | Anti-Cosby Show, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns at Polk High, hates his life and his shoe-selling job, deliberately crude humor that defined Fox's early identity |
The Incredibles | The Incredibles | 2004, 2018 | 5 (Bob, Helen, Violet, Dash, Jack-Jack) | Pixar's superhero family, 'No capes!' Edna Mode, mid-life crisis meets superpowers, Jack-Jack's 17 powers, best superhero family film ever made, explores marriage and parenthood |
The Weasleys | Harry Potter | 1997-2007 (books) | 9 (Arthur, Molly, Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, Ginny) | Pure-blood family that chose love over status, the Burrow is every reader's dream home, 'Not my daughter, you bitch!' Molly vs Bellatrix, Fred's death devastated a generation |
The Griffins | Family Guy | 1999-present | 5 + Brian the dog (Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, Brian) | Peter's cutaway gags, Stewie's world domination plots and British accent, 'Shut up, Meg', Brian the intellectual dog, push-every-boundary humor, cancelled twice and came back |
The Targaryen Dynasty | House of the Dragon / GoT | 2022-present (HotD) | Sprawling dynasty across centuries | Dragonriders who conquered Westeros, silver hair and violet eyes, incestuous marriage tradition, madness or greatness coin flip, Dance of the Dragons civil war, fire and blood |
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