"Lakehouse" — Chad (TBS)
(Written by Lindsay Golder, directed by LP)
No show in 2021 did cringe comedy better than Chad, the coming of age sitcom from Nasim Pedrad that stars the 40-year-old actress as an awkward 14-year-old boy who wants nothing more than to fit in. And he thinks he's finally done it when his friend crush Reid (Thomas Barbusca) invites him to "Camp Swag at Jizzwater Lake" for a boys weekend. Chad only makes the cut to avoid a lawsuit over a scooter incident, but, hey, whatever it takes. No one is happier to hear the news than human teddy bear Hamid (Paul Chahidi), who, upon dropping his nephew Chad and innocent sweetheart Peter (Jake Ryan) off, shares one piece of advice: "Remember, just say no… to nothing! Do everything!" What ensues is a weekend of dead grandpas, ping pong, Puff Daddy nightmares, and Peter proving why he's the best friend an unfriendable person could have. Clearly the Chad team took Uncle Hamid's advice. —Derek Lawrence