Sitcoms of the 2000s might have perfected the running jokes, but we wouldn’t have the gags if it weren’t for the shows of the prior millennium that popularized the trope, like Full House.

Everybody loves a good running gag in a sitcom, and they often work well as a humorous callback and breed familiarity among the audience.

From Fox's Arrested Development to NBC's The Office, these iconic comedies didn't need a laugh track to be hilarious.

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