Submitted by djc8 t3_1052toc in television
A good example for me would be Adventure Time. I started watching it because it was just silly and fun but it ended up going way deeper and sometimes darker than I ever expected from an animated show with 12 minute episodes.
For live action, Scrubs really gave me some of the strongest emotions I’ve ever felt from watching a show. Obviously it was known as a comedy/drama but some of the storylines just hit so hard, especially in contrast to how goofy it could be.