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Can You Name the Sitcom From Its Living Room?

You’ve spent hundreds of hours in these living rooms—but can you recognize them without the characters standing in them?

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Name That Sitcom Living Room quiz collage featuring six classic television interiors labeled A through F

You’ve spent hundreds of hours in these living rooms—but can you recognize them without the characters standing in them?

Warm late-1980s San Francisco family living room with bay windows and a rear staircase

Which sitcom called this living room home?

Correct: The Tanner family’s San Francisco house became one of the most recognizable sitcom homes of the late 1980s and 1990s.

Elegant Bel-Air mansion living room with a sweeping staircase

Which sitcom is this?

Correct: The Banks family’s luxurious Bel-Air mansion was quite a change of scenery for Will after arriving from West Philadelphia.

Modest working-class living room with a worn plaid sofa and crocheted blanket

Which sitcom featured this living room?

Correct: The Conner house intentionally looked lived-in, cluttered and realistic—a major contrast to many polished sitcom homes of the era.

Dated suburban living room with a faded floral sofa facing a television

Which sitcom home is this?

Correct: Al Bundy’s couch and television were practically supporting characters during the show’s long run.

Comfortable early-1990s Chicago family living room with a front door and staircase

Which sitcom belongs here?

Correct: The Winslow family’s Chicago home hosted countless visits—intentional and otherwise—from Steve Urkel.

Eclectic purple-toned New York apartment living room with exposed brick and an open kitchen

Which show is it?

Correct: Monica’s Greenwich Village apartment became one of television’s most instantly recognizable interiors.

Compact New York apartment with a blue couch, wall-mounted bicycle and nearby kitchen

Which sitcom home is this?

Correct: Jerry’s apartment was the starting point for countless conversations about everything from close talkers to marble rye.

Elegant 1980s Brooklyn brownstone living room with traditional furniture and a staircase

Which sitcom home is this?

Correct: The Huxtables’ Brooklyn brownstone was one of television’s defining family homes during the 1980s.

Warm early-1990s suburban living room with a brick fireplace, staircase and plaid sofa

Which sitcom is this?

Correct: When Tim Taylor wasn’t destroying something on Tool Time, much of the family action happened inside the Taylors’ Detroit-area home.

Bright Miami living room with tropical prints, plants and rattan furniture

Which sitcom featured this distinctive room?

Correct: Blanche’s Miami home featured a tropical Florida aesthetic that made it instantly recognizable.

Ordinary late-1990s Long Island living room with a floral sofa, front door and staircase

Which sitcom are you looking at?

Correct: Ray and Debra Barone’s Long Island living room became the battleground for countless family arguments.

Wood-paneled 1970s basement hangout with mismatched chairs and a washing machine

Which sitcom is it?

Correct: Technically it’s a basement rather than a living room, but Eric Forman’s basement was the show’s true hangout space.

Ornate Manhattan townhouse living room with a sweeping staircase and chandelier

Which 1990s sitcom belongs here?

Correct: The Sheffield family’s glamorous Manhattan townhouse provided the backdrop for Fran Fine’s adventures with the wealthy Broadway-producing family.

Sophisticated Seattle apartment with skyline windows, fireplace, piano and an old plaid recliner

Which sitcom home is this?

Correct: Frasier Crane’s upscale Seattle apartment reflected his carefully cultivated tastes—even when his father’s recliner didn’t.

Late-1960s split-level family living room with an open staircase, stonework and wood paneling

One last classic. Which sitcom home is this?

Correct: The Brady house’s open-plan interior and iconic staircase helped define the television image of the American family home for a generation.

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