Top 10 Times Sitcoms Got Real About Mental Health

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These mental health depictions on sitcoms were surprisingly therapeutic. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable characters through which sitcoms tackled topics of mental health thoughtfully, authentically, and respectfully. Our countdown includes "Family Ties," "Scrubs," "BoJack Horseman," and more! Which sitcom do YOU think nailed the subject of mental health? Let us know in the comments!
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@MsMojo Год назад

Which sitcom do YOU think nailed the subject of mental health? Let us know in the comments!

@justineves3588 Год назад

Family tines golden girls and scribes are some of the very best tv shows ever 😊❤

@vgbcp3rs0na41 Год назад

PUNKY BREWSTER

@ChristoAbrie Год назад

Big Bang Theory had a few moments. Like when Leonard confronted his cold psychiatrist mother about his need for parental love. Or when Sheldon told Leonard he is aware of how difficult he is to work with, given that people on the Autism spectrum can be notoriously stubborn and have difficulty understanding emotions, having someone like Sheldon, who clearly exhibits all the symptoms for Asperger's syndrome, openly admit to being aware of how other's perceive his behavior is monumental. And not to mention, Raj's selective mutism in the first few seasons. As Dr Beverly Hofstader noted, selective mutism is an incredibly rare psychological condition, it can be linked to anxiety since Raj has mentioned several times about how nervous he gets when trying to talk to women. It is mostly played for laughs, but the implications it had on Penny, when he actually spoke to her without being drunk, she felt so moved that he finally had the confidence to speak to her without needing alcohol.

@KamisKisses Год назад

Golden Girls Dorothy's diagnosis and the validation that doctors don't take women's health seriously

@paulakroy2635 10 месяцев назад

you're the worst

@DragonKazooie89 Год назад

I wish sitcoms talked more about neurodivergence - OCD, ADHD, Bipolar and Autism need to be addressed out in the open

@Ryan_Hansen Год назад

💯

@emiliehaney8639 Год назад

I agree

@AnimeFan0048 Год назад

It would be great to see

@loveinstars 10 месяцев назад

Aren’t depression and anxiety under the neurodivergence umbrella

@DedricSilva 9 месяцев назад

What saddens me is OCD is taken only as Hand Washing aka Contamination OCD, when there’s more themes like POCD (Which is what I suffer from personally), Harm OCD, Responsibility OCD (Which I suffer from especially in healthcare), False Memory OCD, and Real Event OCD

@trinaq Год назад

Dorothy's story line shows that you should always stick to your gut feeling whenever you suspect that something is wrong with your health, despite nothing being clearly visible.

@sarahnichols4439 Год назад

I liked that episode and I wish it was referred to on occasion.

@DanGamingFan2846 Год назад

As a sufferer of OCD myself, it can get really unbearable at times. And the way it's portrayed on _Scrubs_ is not only accurate, but satisfying knowing that people are being made aware of it's existence and seriousness through this show.

@zendayafan-j3t Год назад

I think it's important that TV talks about mental health because lots of the audience can relate.

@elphiegleason3899 Год назад

A Million Little Things just ended it’s final season it’s not a sitcom but I feel it deserves a spot

@theupliftchannel Год назад

The Golden Girls did a great episode about Alzheimer’s Disease when Sophia’s friend Alvin had to go away. She had another friend in a terrible nursing home who was in the beginning stages of dementia also

@LoveHandle4890 Год назад

You know it’s serious when even Sitcoms address mental health.

@Showtunediva Год назад

Thank you for mentioning that episode of Golden Girls. It is a very powerful episode. Same thing with Mom as well.

@amandaredd3057 Год назад

Oh yes Michael J Fox was AMAZING on Scrubs! I also thought not only Bea Arthur but the entire cast especially Estelle Getty were incredible in the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome story, as well as Betty White in the AIDS testing and the addiction storylines. Dorothy giving that monologue at the end to Dr Bud the spud was so righteous ❤

@trinaq Год назад

I liked that Scrubs portrayed OCD in a realistically nuanced way, showing how hard the condition is to live with. Michael J. Fox was the perfect choice to play Dr. Casey, and shows what a phenomenal actor he is.

@kamsismith Год назад

I forgot that Michael J. Fox has Parkinson's, which makes the casting all the more authentic. I haven't seen Scrubs, but I had to point that out.

@0Chelle0 Год назад

I believe Zach Braff also suffers from OCD and this was a way for him to spotlight something he suffers with as well.

@maripartridge4168 Год назад

I suffer from OCD and the hand washing thing is crazy. I use a lot of hand sanitizer. I never leave home without it, and I keep a bottle on my dresser at all times.

@PuppyLuv2504 Год назад

@@maripartridge4168 Me too!

@sky-ed8ed Год назад

Honestly the best episodes of shows are the ones that get real about serious subjects

@WhiteScarsEmo Год назад

There was an episode of "Mr. Belvedere", where the show's chiild, Wes makes a friend with an elderly lady... who eventually reveals that she has Alzheimer. Towards the end, her condition worsens and she no longer recognizes Wes. That part had always haunted me.

@reyfan011 Год назад

I just found out I was a level 1 on the autism spectrum, I felt somewhat relieved to have an explanation why I struggled for so long in social issues, eye contact, loud noises, food texture. But I tell my parents their response is ‘oh level 1 so you’re just like everybody else’. Even though I know they meant well, being told that made me feel like they belittled something I took comfort in. I currently deal with anxiety and depression along with my social issues but I’ve done so good a job at seeming fine and normal, they don’t believe there’s anything going on with me. There’s an idea in everyone’s head what someone with autism, anxiety, depression looks or acts like. If you’ve done a job of masking it, people believe you’re overreacting. It’s only just now that people are feeling more comfortable to be more open with their mental health issues. ‘Oh but don’t go telling anyone, or mentioning it, that’s something you keep to yourself deep down’ it’s just to make sure it doesn’t hurt job opportunities, or your image…..at least that’s what I get told constantly.

@amandaredd3057 Год назад

i remember crying my eyes out when i had to dump my saved breastmilk because my son had a dairy allergy during my post partum. My husband and stepdaughters looked so worried and sad for me since they knew how difficult breastfeeding was for us (my son and I)

@carolinelacoma8677 Год назад

Crazy Ex Girlfriend is also a great show that depicts mental health struggles

@klandgraf6956 Год назад

Michael J Fox did a great job depicting OCD and how frustrating it can be for the person with OCD

@zachtheowlhousefanhall973 Год назад

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@aisadal2521 Год назад

Oh boy, y'all did the Golden Girls wrong, at least with Sick and Tired Part 1 and 2. You literally said what the real issue is, which is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which is BIOLOGICAL, NOT MENTAL! They even make that explicitly clear in the episode! In that section where she gets dismissed by the doctor, you conviently left out the part where Dorothy whips out two letters from psychologists she went to, who ascertained that her symptoms were not mental, rather they were physical Hell, the Asian doctor at the end even said they'd have to take some blood samples so they would know for sure, for sure that Dorothy had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Real disappointed, especially since a better example would've been Rose having a breakdown and being constantly paranoid after their house was broken into in Season 1, or even her depression when she's trying to find a new job, but nobody's willing to hire her because she's old, also in Season 1!

@themayhemofmadness7038 Год назад

Thank you!!!! The fact they included it on this list actually pisses me off.

@waynephillips5013 Год назад

I appreciate what you say but what is so powerful about this episode is that Dorothy FELT that she was "crazy" because she couldn't get a proper diagnosis for her physical ailment. I think the point they make here is that mental health IS physical and biological but that the connection can be missed by physicians, especially at the time when this episode aired since mental health was not discussed as openly then as it is today.

@minilea144 Год назад

Nah, the CFS should be included. Granted, they left out some points, they cant spend all upload on it, the overall point was seen to me. The other episodes with Rose are more common than CFS. CFS is still not as recognized today and that episode was over 30 years ago. Even showing this glimpse as an example may have helped someone who is going through the same thing

@bgmchez Год назад

Definitely an honorable mention for Jordan and Carla talking about post partum depression in scrubs

@alexphillips4644 Год назад

The OG Night Court series had a couple of mental health epispdes.

@Gumbier_Than Год назад

Yeah and Buddy would be in those episodes. 😄

@zoeziebee Год назад

The Golden Girls episodes were very good and are worth people being aware of, but it’s a bit upsetting to see it on this list. Many sufferers of Chronic Fatigue syndrome are told it is a mental disorder that they can overcome through exercise and other methods, whereas it’s actually a physical biological disorder that means exercise can be harmful. It’s good to talk about the episodes but it’s potentially harmful to frame it as a mental health issue

@minilea144 Год назад

People ie Drs. still dont technically know what it is. One country calls it biological another calls it mental. It's the same as addiction. Some would argue it's biological while others say it's mental. It should be on the list. Theres nothing wrong with calling it a mental health issue. Since many that fall under that category exist and food and rigorous exercise aren't the answer for those either, like bipolar or OCD. Mental health doesnt mean take pills and youre fixed or sing Kumbaya and youre fine. It's really an exploration of your whole body. The balance and imbalance of it. If people would stop acting like putting something in that bracket means there's something wrong withtheir brain, people would be less ashamed about talking within that category.

@emmacrooke807 Год назад

What about How I Met Your Mother? Lily's depression after having Marvin, Barney's feelings of abandonment towards his father.

@ChristionGirl45 Год назад

I love when TV shows or movies tackle mental health issues such as OCD, Autism, PTSD, anxiety, substance abuse, etc. One condition I wish was talked about more would be Tourettes Syndrome, I haven't really seen it represented in a positive, awareness, light, outside of the movie "Front Of The Class" which I highly recommend! But that is one condition I just wish more awareness was brought too it, the few times I've seen it in TV shows it's usually used as something to make fun of people. And I wish that would change, and yes this is coming from someone who has TS!

@sureshmukhi2316 Год назад

The first time i even heard of Tourette's syndrome was from LA Law.

@54raynor Год назад

Not even a mention of MASH? The show opened a lot of eyes when it came to PTSD from times of extreme stress. In fact, Alan Arbus has said that his portrayal of Dr. Freedman was so convincing that total strangers would come up to him on the street and start talking about their problems.

@MitchellFace Год назад

Michael J Fox’s guest appearance on scrubs is one of the best episodes of that show

@karenzaslow3808 Год назад

You should have included MASH. Although there are several episodes dealing with mental health, the finale, when Hawkeye has a nervous breakdown, was exceptional. Today we would have recognized it as PTSD.

@jzummak Год назад

Gretchen Cutler - You're the Worst (clinical depression) Rebecca Bunch - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (borderline personality disorder)

@batgurrl Год назад

Excellent list. I had TOTALLY forgotten about that Family Ties, but it all came back to me when I saw the clip. Golden Girls moment was also great

@DioneN Год назад

My sister wound up admitted to a psychiatric ward for a few days with severe PPD verging on psychosis a couple months after her son was born. She had a breakdown and was taken. It was super scary and she wasn’t allowed to be alone for several months until she was recovered and wasn’t a harm to herself and baby. Everything is great now and my nephew is 5, but it was a scary time for a bit.

@wowjennawow Год назад

so glad to hear everything turned out okay! ❤

@megannwalsh Год назад

Ted Lasso does a great job with anxiety. I was going through a rough time with my anxiety when I watched the series and it was a great comfort to me at the time.

@RawrfearmeXP Год назад

One day at a time is seriously such an underrated show. They really need to bring it back

@NYChica23 Год назад

For real...that part where Penelope is telling her therapy group about her mom's reaction to therapy really hit home for me, because growing up in a culture like hers, one of the first things you're taught is that you don't discuss things like that out in the open and just sweep it all under the rug, and it's hard to break past that stigma and be willing to normalize mental health

@RawrfearmeXP Год назад

@@NYChica23 right! It took me forever to actually go to therapy after my mom died cause I thought my dad (from Mexico) would say it was for crazy people

@dawnmittelholtz Год назад

The original One Day at a Time is how my family started uncomfortable conversations that needed to be had.

@vanessastegall Год назад

Andi Mack had an episode where Cyrus has a panic attack.

@DragonStar524 Год назад

I have ASD. It makes me happy to see it being displayed in the media in so many ways since it cant be categorized under a certain set of diagnoses.

@Marie-PoilBelle Год назад

Scrubs talk A LOT about mental health so accurately, this is a great show. Not a sitcom but Doom Patrol is the best serie who talk about mental healness !

@rebeccabalchunas3351 Год назад

Loved that they mentioned Mom! I truly believe that it is one of the greatest shows of the 2010’s. While it has its stupid sitcom moments (it is a Chuck Lorre show) it handled some topics so brilliantly and accurately.

@angelasieg5099 Год назад

The Golden Girls was light years ahead of its time in tackling issues like mental health, racism and lfbtq prejudices

@jenp8020 Год назад

I love how this list shows how depression can take many forms and be dealt with in a variety of ways. One of the few shows I'd add to this list as either an entry or even as an honorable mention is.... House. And not just because of depression. House had a breakdown that had him sent for psychiatric help. It's been years since I watched the show, but I remember thinking that he ought to try and do a self-diagnosis on himself to explain why he behaves the way he does. His manner of coping was self-destructive and socially damaging. It suggests the damage depression can cause if left undiagnosed and untreated.

@techmic2854 Год назад

Man this list was heavy...dang MOJO got me reflective af lol. Well done 👏🏾

@anthonycolonjr.6631 Год назад

You’re The Worst is perfect for this list!!!!!

@ScottEMorris-dk8du Год назад

PTSD, Drug and Alcohol Addiction or any other type of Mental health disorder. The bad thing about it we are labeled and treated most times as outcasts and people like me who deal with Mental health issues I was treated like a outcast from even my own family and they're the ones who in many ways caused my mental illness but today I'm stronger than ever but I still counsel but I don't live in the past because it's all water under the bridge. The worst thing about mental illness is when something happens such as a mass shooting the first thing most people think the person was mentally ill but what people don't know is that when we are born in this society it is society that most times teaches us how to hate not mental illness all the time it's like having a first impression of someone when you realize that we're wrong about that person just think about it and these sitcoms helped us realize that we need to make changes

@art.of.verser Год назад

Mental health is generational, and is rather awesome to see sitcoms tackle these issues head on, especially the classic sitcoms. To know that Scrubs took on OCD in a realistic manner is refreshing because I have a friend with OCD and is also an artistic performer.

@rickgauer4559 Год назад

Love this list

@pony-chan9638 Год назад

Crazy Ex Girlfriend should've made this list The Final Season really Dives into how important Mental Healthcare is I mean, they did a whole Musical Number about it

@ItsLanaLeslie Год назад

One Day At A Time is 100% a comfort show of mine one of the reasons being its amazing depictions of mental health issues! It's a show I go back to every so often if I need a pick me up or simply some words of wisdom like Schneider and Penelope's "Don't quit before the miracle happens" 🥰

@joshuamountz6891 Год назад

If you watch mash I mean really watch it. Especially the later seasons you will see that the show dives deeply into how each person deals with the effects of war. Including calling a psychiatrist on occasion to help them sort out their feelings

@sureshmukhi2316 Год назад

I was about to mention MASH. However the show became more and more serious in the later seasons. More of a dramedy than an outright sitcom.

@Ekimsal Год назад

Number 1 should have been all of Crazy Ex Girlfriend

@ceezee12 Год назад

The whole show! Seriously! I couldn't believe it wasn't number 1!

@blugreen123 Год назад

Rose's PTSD after their house was robbed or when Sophia's friend wants to unalive herself due to loneliness would have been better choices for a GG episode for this list.

@kristashafer93098 Год назад

Yes! Those were really good episodes.

@angelaholmes8888 Год назад

You are so right

@minilea144 Год назад

Yes and no. While those are important to talk about, many drs. dont know or care about CFS. That episode was over 30 years ago and it's still pretty much denied by most people in the medical field. It's beyond frustrating to me. So to see something dismissed by drs. (typing from personal experience) it's nice.

@kellibradley Год назад

This is my favourite video ever. I work in mental health and addictions. Its so important to talk about it. ♥️♥️♥️

@jesserivera2043 Год назад

Crazy Ex-girlfriend is my go to show for relatability regarding mental health. I'm surprised it wasn't at least an honorable mention

@justineves3588 Год назад

Very very great list I like it a lot very very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever you should do more list like this one please

@MarissaFloro Год назад

Mental health issues are really difficult to tackle and make it sincere in sitcoms. Especially with the laugh tracks being added.

@chesse41 Год назад

As someone with ocd and intense intrusive thoughts.. yes it’s very rough. 6 spot had me tear up! Good list

@krisherdown Год назад

I'm glad that Mom stayed on the air so long. Alcoholism has many ups and downs and that show was clear in the number of ways people slip as well as succeed.

@stingrey1571 Год назад

what made the family toes episode so memorable was tom freaking hanks.

@sandraclark4010 Год назад

Blessed be all producers with their families!!!

@sandraclark4010 Год назад

We are educated while being entertained!!! Thanks be given to all good producers!!!

@ceezee12 Год назад

How, how, just how do you not include Crazy Ex-Girlfriend? The whole show is about mental health and living/struggling with borderline personality disorder. There were even some very powerful episodes that addressed suicide. Is it not considered a sitcom?

@ceezee12 Год назад

Plus, most of the other characters had their own mental health struggles as well. Honestly, it should get its own whole separate video.

@jamalvargas6146 Год назад

The Great North (2021-) Had a Good One Regarding Absentine matriarch Kathleen Tobin given Beef Tobin's trauma and grief hope she never shows up if Fox still keeps the underrated show

@sarahnichols4439 Год назад

I do remember one episode on Saved by the Bell when Jessie pushed herself too far in needing to be the best and resorted to caffeine pills. This too, I wish was followed up on even if just gently referred to.

@luigi3duran Год назад

You are really letting me down lately and severely missing the mark. Where is Rebecca Bunch on this list?

@MikeyBats Год назад

Both of those Golden Girls episodes were just aired last week on paramount late night..

@ThePinkDragon Год назад

loved how Dorthey handled the Doctor who would help

@Porthos240 Год назад

Great great call with 6.

@maripartridge4168 Год назад

Everything has a place and it has to be in its place. I'm like a robot about it.

@DragonStar524 Год назад

I feel most connected to Chris Traeger. I use exercise to calm myself down.

@elinesvendsen8046 Год назад

How can Crazy Ex Girlfriend not be on this list?

@davidrobinson9526 Год назад

Psychologist & Parapsychologist have got their work to do

@she-hulkSMASHES 9 месяцев назад

I’m still pissed Netflix canceled One Day at a Time!

@DoYouLikeScaryMovies2024 Год назад

I Gave Early Parkinson’s Disease But Luckily I’m Okay….

@TightyWhiteyTrash Год назад

Has anyone ever heard of *Smiley Face* ? It’s a funny, st0ner comedy movie with Anna Ferris (my favorite actress). It’s funny how she was in *Mom* and talked about substance abuse.

@philleclerc4283 Год назад

What about M*A*S*H and Hawkeye's mental breakdown?

@sureshmukhi2316 Год назад

Hawkeye's and Frank Burns.

@jenniferthompson3340 Год назад

I credir Scrubs with helpingme cope with death,, auicide, and loss

@waittillfamewtf2385 Год назад

Tahani Al-Jamil - "The Good Place"

@jamesbonnen 9 месяцев назад

My name is Alex Keaton is number one in my book

@kellibradley Год назад

Mom was great ♥️♥️

@bamabarrelracer Год назад

Dr. Bailey OCD disorder on Grey's Anatomy

@unleashthebloodthirst69420 Год назад

2nd

@KaristaSwiss Год назад

didnt maude deal with bi polar disorder 🙂

@beanbag8148 Год назад

darlene roseanne

@aleksandrakettner905 Год назад

❤❤❤

@yadielenielbellecolon982 Год назад

🙊🤯💞💝😁💗

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@Inuyasha8185 Год назад

What about the Good Doctor why wasn't that on list?

@sureshmukhi2316 Год назад

Not a sitcom

@crimsonmoonrise9785 Год назад

Addiction is a choice,not a mental illness or disease.😤😤😤😤😤

@NYChica23 Год назад

It may start out as a choice, but it eventually becomes a disease because your mind and your body get conditioned to need more of whatever substance you're taking, and just like with other mental illnesses, people don't want to admit even to themselves that they have a problem, much less tell other people they need help, and it's not an easy cycle to break

@crimsonmoonrise9785 Год назад

@Gabriela Mallo yes,they CHOOSE to not admit they have a problem,they CHOOSE to refuse help,and ultimately CHOOSE to get worse.