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"Dramedy" is a neologism formed from a combination of the words [[Drama]] and [[Comedy]] to describe a genre of film and television, such as ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|MashM*A*S*H]]'', blurring genre lines to combine comedy and drama elements in a consistent fashion. Though this has become popular in recent times, one of the first times the two genres were ever combined was in the [[Charlie Chaplin]] film ''[[The Kid]]'', making this [[Older Than They Think]].
 
Dramedies sometimes make use of [[Magic Realism]]. Due to its nature, the genre is especially vulnerable to [[Mood Whiplash]]. Despite Dramedies often having serious plotlines, expect to see them get lumped in with the sitcoms come award season.
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Dramedy can also result from comedies that have [[Very Special Episode]]s, where like real life, characters occasionally have to deal with a serious topic.
* ''[[Adventureland]]''
* ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
* The first and second ''[[Amateur Surgeon]]'' games.
* ''[[Aquí No Hay Quien Viva|Aqui No Hay Quien Viva]]''
* ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]''
* ''[[Being Human (UK)]]''
* ''[[The Big C]]''
* ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'': Begins lighthearted, now a very dark drama.
* ''[[Bones]]''—started as straight [[Police Procedural]], but is definitely a dramedy now.
* ''[[Boston Legal]]''
* ''[[Burn Notice]]'' - and in fact pretty much all USA original series
* ''[[Burn Notice: the Fall of Sam Axe]]'' - a telemovie spinoff
* ''[[Castle]]''
* ''[[Chuck]]''
* ''[[Community]]''
* ''[[Crownies]]''
* ''[[Daria]]''
* ''[[Dead Last]]''
* ''[[Dead Like Me]]''
* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
* ''[[The Dilemma]]''
* ''[[Doc Martin]]''
* ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]''
* ''[[The Dreamer]]''
* ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]''
* ''[[Due South]]''
* ''[[Ed]]''
* ''[[El Cazador de la Bruja]]''
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''
* ''[[Eli Stone]]''
* ''[[Elizabethtown]]''
* ''[[Family Ties]]''—Some episodes, the [[Very Special Episode]]s in particular, can be so painfully serious at times. Notably, the 2-parter from 1987 about Alex P. Keaton reflecting on his past to a psychiatrist while mourning the death of his friend Greg, which still keeps some of the comedic tone.
* ''[[Fairly Legal]]''
* ''[[The Finder]]''
* ''[[Firefly]]''
* ''[[Frankling And Bash]]''
* ''[[Franks Place]]''
* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''
* ''[[Fruits Basket]]''
* ''[[Futurama]]'' - several episodes and sideplots can qualify, especially, [[Non-Indicative Name|ironically enough]], the [[Comedy Central]] episodes.
* ''[[GCB]]''
* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
* ''[[Glee]]''
* ''[[Greek]]''
* ''[[Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left]]''
* ''[[Hellcats]]''
* ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
* ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]''
* ''[[Kaboul Kitchen]]''
* ''[[The Kid]]'' - One of the first times the two genres were ever blended, at least on film.
* ''[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door|Knockin On Heavens Door]]''
* ''[[La que se Avecina]]'': It fails on the "drama" part, though.
* ''[[Las Lindas]]''
* ''[[Leverage]]''
* ''[[Lilyhammer]]''
* ''[[Love Monkey]]''
* ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]''—believed by its actors and writers to be the first televised dramedy.
* ''[[Misfits]]''
* ''[[Monk]]''
* ''[[Moonlighting]]''
* ''[[Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears]]''
* The entire ''[[MOTHER]]'' series. There's a reason why the tagline is "No crying until the end".
* ''[[Mr. Brain]]''
* ''[[NCIS]]''
* ''[[Northern Exposure]]''
* ''[[One Piece]]''
* ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]''—the 1989 movie.
* ''[[Parenthood (TV series)|Parenthood]]''—the TV series on NBC.
* ''[[Picket Fences]]''
* ''[[Popular]]''
* ''[[Psych]]''
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]''
* ''[[Rain]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' - during Season 7.
* ''[[Rescue Me]]''
* ''[[Rizzoli and Isles]]''
* ''[[Robson Arms]]''
* ''[[Round the Twist]]''
* ''[[Royal Pains]]''
* ''[[Scrubs]]''
* ''[[The Shoebox Project]]'', a rare fanfiction example.
* ''[[Shut Up Flower Boy Band]]''
* ''[[Los Simuladores]]''
* ''[[Slayers]]''
* ''[[The Sopranos]]'' - described as a dramedy when it premiered.
* ''[[South Park]]'' (since season 5, some episodes, especially the multi-part ones, tend to be more serious while not dropping the overall comedic tone)
* ''[[Total Drama Island]]''
** ''Total Drama Action''
** ''Total Drama World Tour''
* ''[[Sports Night]]'' -and in fact just about anything from Aaron Sorkin.
* ''[[Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip]]''
* ''[[Tinsel]]''
* ''[[The Truman Show]]''
* ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
* ''[[Ugly Betty]]''
* ''[[Veronica Mars]]''
* ''[[Waitress]]''
* ''[[Weeds]]''
* ''[[The West Wing]]''
* ''[[The Wonder Years]]''
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]''
 
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