Fukunaga

Fukunaga is an American television sitcom created by Robert Kimura and George Fukunaga. It originally aired on RKO Network for eight seasons from September 25, 1992 to May 19, 2000. The show stars Fukunaga as a fictionalized version of himself, and focuses on his daily life and the lives of those around him, including his four friends: best friend Marcie Lin (Marcie Chong), neighbors Bryan Choi (Logan Kong) and Richard Sakamoto (Richard Subaru, and newfound frenemy Steven Chao (Steven Lei). Fukunaga oftentimes has satirical humor, which is itself based on situations related to the . Unlike other sitcoms from the era, legitimate storylines develop over the course of the series' run.

The show was developed by Kimura and pitched to RKO in 1991. Lester MacGregor, who was then the president of entertainment, ordered a 22-episode first season before leaving the network. Fukunaga's first season was written entirely by Kimura and Fukunaga; starting in season 2, though it remained small, the writing team began to expand, and eventually included Bryan Cho, Henry Choi, Tony Fong, Jerry Lim, Joe Narvaez, Eloise Ping, Marla Ruiz, Alayna Smith, Wichian Thongkam, and Donna Wong. The series was produced by Chang/Shibuya Productions in association with and distributed by, which became New Line's corporate sibling in 1994.

Even though Fukunaga's first season garnered some above average ratings, it only achieved a cult following. However, it exploded in popularity during its second season, and became a classic when it premiered in. Clapperboard magazine ranked the show #1 on its list of the 10 Best Sitcoms of All Time in 2014; "The Videotape Episode", "The DVD Episode", and "The Airport Episode" were respectively ranked #7, #3, and #2 on its list of the Top 10 Best TV Episodes of the 1990s. In 2023, MoonJump ranked it #3 on its list of the Top 10 Greatest TV Shows of the 1990s.