Kid Com

A variety of Sitcom in which the main characters are children, usually teenagers, with adults relegated to supporting or background roles such as mentors or authority figures. Such shows naturally tend to cover more kid-oriented situations and plots, and often make good (and repeated) use of Can't Get Away with Nuthin' and the Very Special Episode.

Perhaps the most common setting for a Kid Com is an academic one, with the characters being schoolmates. But it can also follow a group of youngsters who just hang out at the local Malt Shop or other "clubhouse"-type location.

Dom Coms generally don't qualify for inclusion in this category, since the protagonistic roles tend to be reversed (parents as main characters, children as supporting). However, a Dom Com can double as a Kid Com if the primary focus is on the children rather than the adults or the family as a whole.

A large percentage of those currently in production are made by either Schneider's Bakery for Nickelodeon or It's A Laugh Productions for the Disney Channel.

Often prone to Dawson Casting.


 * Big Kids (A British show with only one season.)
 * Blossom
 * Boy Meets World
 * The Brady Bunch
 * Charles in Charge
 * Comic strip Peanuts and its Animated Adaptation, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
 * The Cosby Show is a borderline example; although it did generally focus on the family rather than the children, many plots were examined from the children's perspective.
 * Likewise, Growing Pains
 * and Family Ties
 * ...and Happy Days
 * Diff'rent Strokes
 * Any number of kid-oriented shows on The Disney Channel:
 * That's So Raven
 * A.N.T. Farm
 * Hannah Montana
 * Lizzie McGuire
 * The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
 * The Facts of Life
 * Family Matters
 * Gidget
 * Leave It to Beaver
 * Life With Boys
 * Malcolm in the Middle
 * Brazilian show Malhação alternates between this and Teen Drama.
 * Microsoap
 * Don't forget Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which was (particularly in the first season) pretty much one of these with Super Sentai taped over the middle of it.
 * Canadian series My Secret Identity
 * Any number of kid-oriented shows on Nickelodeon, including the Nick Verse series:
 * The Adventures of Pete and Pete
 * The Brothers Garcia
 * Clarissa Explains It All
 * Drake and Josh
 * iCarly
 * Kenan and Kel
 * Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
 * Salute Your Shorts
 * True Jackson
 * Unfabulous
 * Victorious
 * Zoey 101
 * The Our Gang shorts might just be the Ur Example.
 * Out of This World
 * Parker Lewis Can't Lose
 * Punky Brewster
 * Sabrina the Teenage Witch
 * Many Saturday Morning Cartoons also follow this format:
 * Rugrats and All Grown Up
 * Hey Arnold!
 * Recess
 * It's Punky Brewster
 * The Gary Coleman Show
 * Doug
 * My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic is a Mundane Fantastic example.
 * To be more precise, the mane six are adults, but they have the maturity levels of teenagers.
 * Saved by the Bell is likely the most familiar example to modern audiences.
 * The PBS series Shining Time Station.
 * Ship To Shore
 * Silver Spoons
 * Sister Sister
 * South Park, at least in the earlier seasons. Can be considered a parody of this type of show.
 * That 70s Show
 * 13 is a theatre example of this with an entirely teenage cast.
 * What's Happening
 * The Wonder Years