Sitcoms have become a cultural staple in virtually every society for the simple fact that laughter is universal. Everyone loves to laugh and they especially love the entertainment that makes them laugh - and as long as there’s a television set in the world, there will continue to be sitcoms for us to chuckle at.
Countless classic comedies have blessed the airwaves over the past century of television, and the fans of said comedies would certainly agree that they have a certain kind of magical quality about them. That being said, take a look at our list of 10 classic sitcoms and where they would find themselves sorted into the magical school of Hogwarts.
Cheers (Gryffindor)
To be completely honest, there isn’t an exact house of Hogwarts that fits Cheers very well. The show centers around Sam Malone, a former Red Sox pitcher whose career went south because of his alcoholism, resulting in him buying the ‘Cheers’ bar where he and a bunch of other down-on-there luck vagabonds just hang out, drink, and talk about their problems all day long.
However, none of these characters were “bad people” - they just wanted to go where everyone knew their name, and the fact that all of these unlucky people found each other, and a sanctuary, where they could all feel at home, we think earns them the right to sit among the golden-lions.
Friends (Hufflepuff)
This was a tough call since Friends is essentially a show that’s all about how close the six main characters were and how they would do anything for one another, which would certainly make a strong case for a seat in Gryffindor.
However, due to characters such as Ross, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe and they’re constant goofy mannerisms and hijinks, it’s fairly conclusive to assume that the Central Perk Six would find themselves among the black-and-yellow badgers come sorting day. Monica would be absolutely devastated, but at least it’s not Slytherin.
Two & a Half Men (Slytherin)
To be clear, Two & a Half Men had two distinct eras - one with Charlie Sheen and one without, and the one with Charlie Sheen was way better. The best part about this obscene comedy was that it did a good job of never presenting itself as too vulgar and always toed the line of indecency.
Thanks to Jake, Charlie’s lovable and gullible young nephew, the show did an amazing job of making it seem as though the truly crass lifestyle of Charlie Harper was still going on behind the scenes and we just didn’t see it because there was a kid around for the episodes. However, once Sheen was booted and Ashton Kutcher came in to replace him, the show hopped ship to Hufflepuff instantly.
Parks & Recreation (Gryffindor)
Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson reporting for duty. Seriously, try to think of two people more fit for the house that Godric built than the two main characters of this show. Leslie Knope’s never-ending energy and constant ability to excel at virtually everything paired with Ron Swanson’s do-it-yourself attitude and world-class craftsmanship would make the Sorting Hat’s job incredibly easy.
Not to mention that other characters such as April, Ben, Chris, Ann, Donna, and even Andy could all have a case made for being Gryffindors, as well. Not Tom or Jerry though - they’re Slytherin and Hufflepuff all the way.
The Big Bang Theory (Ravenclaw)
Is there a single physicist, engineer, or general scientist that wouldn’t make their way through Rowena’s house? We’re not saying that smart and intelligent people can’t be brave (Gryffindor), lackadaisical (Hufflepuff), or even sinister (Slytherin), but it’s fairly conclusive that the smartest of the Muggles would find themselves in the house centered around intelligence and cleverness.
There’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that Penny would do well with the golden-eagles, but every other main character of the show would fit in with ease. Then again, imagining Sheldon Cooper armed with a wand is a truly terrifying thought.
Frasier (Ravenclaw)
Would you expect anything else from one of the smartest sitcoms in history? Frasier is a particularly special show for many reasons, including the fact that it’s a spin-off and still ran for eleven seasons. In fact, the show is a spin-off of another sitcom on this very list as Dr. Frasier Crane from Cheers decides to move from Boston to Seattle to start a new life.
Crane is a very successful therapist and hosts a radio talk show where he displays his wit, thus leading the show to have a never-ending assortment of clever one-liners and well set-up punchlines. That sounds like Ravenclaw to us.
How I Met Your Mother (Hufflepuff)
Another show like Friends that ends up in Hufflepuff yet could easily make a decent case for Gryffindor (mainly because the show is almost identical to Friends) is How I Met Your Mother. The comedy that centers around a group of friends living in New York City - mainly a single man relaying the story of how he met his wife to his kids - and virtually every episode is just about how the group of friends made it through their day-to-day lives up to meeting the titular character.
There was never much at stake and the show never delved very far into particularly deep territory - it was always just good for a laugh.
Married… with Children (Slytherin)
Talk about a show that would not fly in today’s world. It’s not even close when it comes to what house Al Bundy and his family would get sorted into as the entire premise behind the show is how tasteless and indecent it could be. Married… with Children had one goal during its airtime in the late 80s and 90s, and that was to make audiences jaws drop as wide as humanly possible from the rude and pretentious way the Bundy family interacted with one another.
This show didn’t hold back at all as every single character seemed to have some sort of problem with life and their family and had absolutely no problem sharing it for the entire world to hear.
Seinfeld (Hufflepuff)
This one was a no-brainer - just like this show. To clarify, we’re not saying that Seinfeld was stupid, it was simply a show about nothing. Week after week for an entire decade, Jerry Seinfeld and his lovable band of misfit friends would get together in his apartment or their diner booth and make jokes and live-out funny situations about… nothing.
That was the beauty and brilliance behind Seinfeld - it was supposed to be absolutely nothing other than a goofy comedy with no main plot or premise that gave it’s audience a half-hour of laughs. The Sorting Hat shouted, “Hufflepuff,” the second it hit Jerry Seinfeld’s head.
The Office (Slytherin)
Don’t believe us? We’ll wait for you to go back and watch the entire series for the millionth time on Netflix, but you aren’t going to change our minds. The employees of Dunder Mifflin may have given television some of it’s most hilarious moments, but they also treated each other horribly.
Not even counting the endless pranks that Jim pulled and the incessant antics of Dwight to sabotage other people in the office, it really seemed as though the workers of the most famous paper company in the world had nothing in common with one another and couldn’t wait to see 5 o’clock every day. Argue if you want too, but The Office makes a clear case for why it should end up in the dungeon common room among the parseltongues.
