Can We Guess Your Job Based on Your Sitcom Preferences?

By: Teresa McGlothlin
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can We Guess Your Job Based on Your Sitcom Preferences?
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About This Quiz

You might feel like your job is taking over your life, and that's because it does! From the things you buy to the shows you love, many of your preferences can be linked back to the way you make a living. For the sake of this quiz, we want you to share your sitcom likes and dislikes with us. Once you've finished our regularly scheduled program, we'll guess what sort of job you do. 

Our careers are a huge part of our lives. They pay our bills. They further our education, and they help us reach our retirement dreams. They can also make us need an outlet from stress. Since the 1950s, shows like "Leave it to Beaver" and "Father Knows Best" have been giving us that small bit of humor we need to unwind. Even if your tastes are more modern, the sitcom choices you make will help us figure out which job you're taking a break from. 

Our lineup of television questions might make you pause to think, but it will also make you add a few shows to your watchlist. You don't have to be Ron Swanson to work in an office, but your favorite actors, character and shows will tell us where you work! Will they lead us down the right career path like we are sure they will?



1 Frasier
NBC
After a long shift at work, which of these shows are you most likely to rewatch?
"Frasier"
"The Munsters"
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
"Superstore"

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2 The Facts of Life
NBC
If you could star in a remake of an '80s sitcom, which one would you choose?
"The Facts of Life"
"Growing Pains"
"Family Ties"
"ALF"

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3 Homer Simpson
FOX
When you settle in to watch television, are you more like Al Bundy or Homer Simpson?
They are kind of the same.
I'm more like Homer.
My family says I'm like Al Bundy.
I'm more like Marge Simpson watching a telenovela.

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4 Sam Malone
NBC
Don't be afraid to be honest! Which "Cheers" character are you most like when you're dating?
Carla Tortelli
Sam Malone
Woody Boyd
Diane Chambers

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5 Modern Family
ABC
"Modern Family" is full of endearing characters. Which one would feel comfortable confiding in?
Cameron Tucker
Gloria Delgado-Prichett
Manny Delgado
Alex Dunphy

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6 I love Lucy
CBS
If you could sit in the live audience of a '50s sitcom, which show would it be?
"I Love Lucy"
"Leave it to Beaver"
"The Honeymooners"
"Father Knows Best"

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7 Parks and Recreation
NBC
How many episodes of "Parks and Recreation" have you seen?
All of them!
I think I missed a couple of seasons.
I never watched it.
I have watched most of them.

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8 Gilligans Island
CBS
Would you rather binge "Gilligan's Island" or "The Beverly Hillbillies?"
That's too tough to call.
I would rather binge "I Dream of Jeannie"
I choose "Gilligan's Island."
"The Beverly Hillbillies" is too funny to pass up.

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9 Fresh Prince of Bel Air
NBC
You don't have to be ashamed! Can you recite all the words to the theme of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?"
I never got into that show.
I know every single word!
I think I know most of them.
I don't know it well enough to recite it.

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10 Golden Girls
NBC
What was it about "The Golden Girls" that made them so funny?
It's a comical look at aging.
They were full of sass.
Their different lifestyles always clashed with hilarious results.
The actresses had a lot of chemistry.

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11 Roseanne
ABC
When you were growing up, which one of these '90s sitcoms could have been made about your family?
"Full House"
"Roseann"
"Family Matters"
"Boy Meets World"

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12 MASH
CBS
You've been stranded on the battlefield. Which "M*A*S*H*" character would you want to rescue you?
Radar O'Reilly
Hot Lips Houlihan
Hawkeye Pierce
Father John Mulcahy

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13 Home Improvement
ABC
Do you prefer Tim Taylor's work in "Home Improvement" or "Last Man Standing" more?
I don't care for either show.
He's great in "Last Man Standing"
It's basically the same show.
I like him in "Home Improvement" more.

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14 Friends
NBC
Everyone has a favorite from "Friends." Who is yours?
Rachel
Monica
Joey
Phoebe
Ross
Chandler

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15 Big Bang Theory
CBS
What will you miss most about new episodes of "The Big Bang Theory?"
Now, I'll have to find something to do that night.
I'm still watching the old episodes.
I'll miss hearing Sheldon's theories.
I never really watched it.

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16 Blackish
ABC
Out of all the great actors on "Black-ish," which one do you think is most talented?
Anthony Anderson
Tracee Ellis Ross
Yara Shahidi
Marsai Martin

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17 That 70s show
FOX
Is your best friend in high school more like Jackie, Donna, Eric, Kelso or Fez from "That '70s Show?"
Donna
Eric
Fez
Jackie
Kelso

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18 The Andy Griffith Show
CBS
From the following choices, which show gets your vote for the most wholesome sitcom?
"The Andy Griffith Show"
"Happy Days"
"Sister Sister"
"The Brady Bunch"

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19 Threes Company
ABC
Which of the characters from "Three's Company" would you enjoy living with?
Jack Tripper
Chrissy Snow
Janet Wood
Stanley Roper

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20 How I Met Your Mother
CBS
Before you saw the end, which character did you think was telling the "How I Met Your Mother" story?
Ted
I haven't seen it yet.
Barney
Marshall

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21 The Nanny
CBS
Do you think "The Nanny" or "Everybody Loves Raymond" had better writers?
I don't remember them that well.
I think "Everybody Loves Raymond" had better jokes.
"The Nanny" was awful.
I think "The Nanny" was hilarious!

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22 Brooklyn Nine Nine
NBC
Give us your honest feelings about "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." What do you think of it?
It's hilarious!
I haven't watched it yet.
It's not my thing.
I like it, but not as much as some other shows.

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23 The Office
NBC
If you had to choose the best sitcom of all time from this list, which one would it be?
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
"The Office"
"30 Rock"
"3rd Rock From the Sun"

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24 King of the Hill
FOX
Leaving out "The Simpsons," which animated sitcom do you enjoy the most?
"Family Guy"
"King of the Hill"
"American Dad"
"Bob's Burgers"

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25 Seinfeld
NBC
"Seinfeld" or "Curb Your Enthusiasm?" Which one contains Larry David's best work?
I haven't seen "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Both are great!
"Seinfeld" is a lot funnier.
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" is the best!

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26 Two and a Half Men
CBS
Did you stop watching "Two and a Half Men" when Charlie Sheen left?
I did stop watching it.
I kept watching when Ashton Kutcher joined the cast.
I never watched the show.
It was a different show without him.

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27 The Jeffersons
CBS
Move on up to the east side and pick your favorite character from "The Jeffersons." Which one is it?
Louise Jefferson
George Jefferson
Mr. Bentley
Florence Johnston

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28 Whos the Boss
ABC
Do you like Tony Danza in "Taxi" or in "Who's The Boss" more?
I liked him more in "The Tony Danza Show."
"Taxi" was some of his best work.
Who's Tony Danza?
He was better in "Who's The Boss?".

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29 30 Rock
NBC
Look around your workplace. Which character from "30 Rock" is your boss most like?
Liz Lemon
Jenna Maroney
Jack Donaghy
Keith Parcell

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Mom
CBS
In one word, how would sum up "Mom?"
Funny
Endearing
Weird
Inspiring

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