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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 (TVtelevision)|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 (TV)|Ally McBeal]]''
* ''[[Aqui No Hay Quien Viva (TV)|Aqui No Hay Quien Viva]]''
* ''[[Laqueseavecina (TV)|Laqueseavecina]]''
* ''[[Auf Wiedersehen Pet]]''
* ''[[Being Human (TV)|Being Human]]''
* ''[[The Big C]]''
* ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]''
* ''[[Bones (TV)|Bones]]'' -- started as straight [[Police Procedural]], but is definitely a dramedy now.
* ''[[Boston Legal]]''
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' - and in fact virtually all of [[Joss Whedon]]'s oeuvre (see below)
* ''[[Burn Notice (TV)|Burn Notice]]'' - and in fact pretty much all USA original series
* ''[[Burn Notice the Fall of Sam Axe]]'' - a telemovie spinoff
* ''[[Castle (TV)|Castle]]''
* ''[[Chuck]]''
* ''[[Community (TV)|Community]]''
* ''[[Crownies (TV)|Crownies]]''
* ''[[Daria (Animation)|Daria]]''
* ''[[Dead Last]]''
* ''[[Dead Like Me]]''
* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
* ''[[The Dilemma (Film)|The Dilemma]]''
* ''[[Doc Martin]]''
* ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]''
* ''[[The Dreamer (Webcomic)|The Dreamer]]''
* ''[[Dr. Horribles Sing Along Blog]]''
* ''[[Due South]]''
* ''[[Ed (TV)|Ed]]''
* ''[[El Cazador De La Bruja]]''
* ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]''
* ''[[Eli Stone]]''
* ''[[Elizabethtown]]''
* ''[[Family Ties (TV)|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 (TV)|Fairly Legal]]''
* ''[[The Finder (TV)|The Finder]]''
* ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]''
* ''[[Frankling And Bash]]''
* ''[[Franks Place]]''
* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''
* ''[[Fruits Basket]]''
* ''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]'' - several episodes and sideplots can qualify, especially, [[Non-Indicative Name|ironically enough]], the [[Comedy Central]] episodes.
* ''[[GCB]]''
* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
* ''[[Glee (TV)|Glee]]''
* ''[[Greek]]''
* ''[[Halfway Across the Galaxy And Turn Left]]''
* ''[[Hellcats]]''
* ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
* ''[[House (TV)|House]]''
* ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
* ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris (Film)|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 Heavens Door (Film)|Knockin On Heavens Door]]''
* ''[[Las Lindas (Webcomic)|Las Lindas]]''
* ''[[Leverage]]''
* ''[[Lilyhammer]]''
* ''[[Love Monkey]]''
* ''[[M*A*S*H (TV)|Mash]]'' -- believed by its actors and writers to be the first televised dramedy.
* ''[[Misfits (TV)|Misfits]]''
* ''[[Monk]]''
* ''[[Moonlighting]]''
* ''[[Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears]]''
* ''[[Mr. Brain (TV)|Mr. Brain]]''
* ''[[NCIS (TV)|NCIS]]''
* ''[[Northern Exposure]]''
* ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]''
* ''[[Parenthood (Film)|Parenthood]]'' -- the 1989 movie.
* ''[[Parenthood (TV)|Parenthood]]'' -- the TV series on NBC.
* ''[[Picket Fences]]''
* ''[[Popular]]''
* ''[[Psych (TV)|Psych]]''
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]''
* ''[[Rain (Webcomic)|Rain]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]'' - during Season 7.
* ''[[Rescue Me]]''
* ''[[Rizzoli and Isles]]''
* ''[[Robson Arms (TV)|Robson Arms]]''
* ''[[Round the Twist]]''
* ''[[Royal Pains (TV)|Royal Pains]]''
* ''[[Scrubs (TV)|Scrubs]]''
* ''[[The Shoebox Project (Fanfic)|The Shoebox Project]]'', a rare fanfiction example.
* ''[[Shut Up Flower Boy Band (TV)|Shut Up Flower Boy Band]]''
* ''[[Los Simuladores]]''
* ''[[Slayers]]''
* ''[[The Sopranos]]'' - described as a dramady when it premiered.
* ''[[South Park (Animation)|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 (Animation)|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 (Film)|The Truman Show]]''
* ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
* ''[[Ugly Betty]]''
* ''[[Veronica Mars]]''
* ''[[Waitress (Film)|Waitress]]''
* ''[[Weeds]]''
* ''[[The West Wing (TV)|The West Wing]]''
* ''[[The Wonder Years]]''
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]''
 
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