When I'm in a bad mood, I know I can rely on my favorite classic TV shows to pick me up again. Not only is there the nostalgia factor that instantly brightens up any doldrum, it's also usually impossible not to feel your heart get warmer while you're laughing at their silly scenarios!
Even though I wasn't alive when they first made their way to our TV screens, I can honestly say that each and every one of the amazing series listed below has put a smile on my face at one point or another. Thank goodness for reruns, am I right?
If you ever find yourself feeling down in the dumps, all you need is one episode — or just a clip! — from these delightful classic TV shows to totally turn your mood around.
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1. I Love Lucy
Who can be sad watching Lucy Ricardo getting up to her old tricks? It doesn't matter which episode you pick, you know you're in for a hilarious treat when she's on your screen bumbling through her latest wacky plan.
2. Bewitched
If Samantha can't cast a spell over your bad mood, just wait for her mom Endora to pop up and make Darrin even more frustrated as she mispronounces his name again and again.
3. The Dick Van Dyke Show
Even when the Petries got into a fight, they were still so totally adorable — especially when they had the chance to cut a rug together!
4. Little House On The Prairie
You can't help but feel like you're part of the Ingalls' loving family every time you tune into one of their pioneer tales. If you pick just right, you might even get a nice pep talk from Pa!
5. Happy Days
Richie, Fonzie, and the rest of the gang will take you back to a simpler time any day you're feeling like telling everyone to "sit on it."
6. Gilligan's Island
Not only are these castaways highly entertaining as they make do on their deserted island, it's also a great reminder that your situation isn't nearly as bad as theirs.
7. The Monkees
I'm pretty sure it's physically impossible to not smile while watching these boys' slapstick antics and listening to a few of their upbeat tunes, too.
8. The Andy Griffith Show
As soon as you hear that whistle, you feel right at home with Andy and Opie heading to the fishing pond or checking out who's in the county jail cell with Barney.
9. Laverne & Shirley
I bet you already have the "schlemiel, schlimazel" chant in your head just reading the title, but I wouldn't recommend sipping Laverne's trademark soda-and-milk concoction while you watch the roommates' classic hijinks.
10. Leave It To Beaver
You'll feel like a kid all over again watching Wally and the Beav get into more trouble even before Eddie Haskell shows up to smooth talk June and Ward Cleaver.
11. The Beverly Hillbillies
You'll feel like you struck some bubblin' crude ("oil that is — black gold, Texas tea") while hopping along for a ride with the Clampetts as they learn the ropes of the rich life in "Californy."
12. The Addams Family
No mood is so bad that you can keep yourself from snapping along with the theme song before giggling at Gomez and Morticia's "creepy" and "kooky" family adventures.
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