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Maybe we should start with nominees. Off the top of my head, my top tier would have to include:
Taxi
WKRP
Green Acres
Beverly Hillbillies
I think I'd toss in The Munsters or The Addams Family but they'd be at number 5 on that list.
Lots of good to very good shows but I'd have to say that's my top 5/6. Whaddaya got?
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
MTM
Bob Newhart
Misread title.....only one choice:
-Seinfeld
Definitely generation specific but mine is.
The Office
Watch reruns everyday and laugh just as much. Even the original British ones are great.
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Seinfeld [/endthread]
Office? lol
Cheers
Black Books
That 70's Show
couple others I've enjoyed
My Name is Earl
Arrested Development
+whatever for Seinfeld
If you use Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditWritesSeinfeld/
No love for All in the Family?Quote:
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or M*A*S*H
Sanford and Son
The Jeffersons
That '70s Show
Yeah can't argue with Seinfeld, I was thinking even older ones for whatever reason but Seinfeld does kill.
Fernwood tonight
Twin Peaks
Jeffersons was pretty funny sometimes for sure. MASH was great but I dunno, top 20 sure. Top 5? Nah. Same with Cheers. Definitely great moments in both though.Quote:
Originally Posted by schindlerpiste
Curb your enthusiasm and It's Always Sunny In Philly are probably tied for first, not just for the quality but the exceptionally long run without descending into not quite as quality.
Not the best pre se but I liked Newsradio.
Seinfeld was good but all the characters could be just annoying to me in anything other than small doses. Sunny and Curb, while equally awful people, manage to not ever annoy me.
Trailer Park Boys
and it isn't even close.
My wife just said Friends.
My top 3:
WKRP
Taxi
Cheers
My picks:
Seinfeld
Curb your Enthusiasm
Cheers
Big Bang Theory
2 & 1/2 Men
I reserve the right to completely change my list if subjected to public pressure and/or mockery.
edit: It’s always Sunny in Philadelphia belongs in there too
Barney Miller as a kid with Dad
WKRP. But Dad didn't get Dr Fever. Or Les for that matter.
Missed most of the late 80's and 90's - no TV
Trailer Park Boys
Shameless
Not sure if animation counts, but honourable mention is Simpsons, Southpark and Archer
Fawlty Towers deserves an honorable mention
Good list, except for twin peaks. Not comedy.
Been binge watching 2 1/2 men. Missed it first time around.
Tried the office, and a few of the modern sitcoms. They just don’t click for me. The camera work is annoying. And most of the humor is just awkwardness and embarrassment. I want more jokes and laughs.
Married With Children was one of my faves.
I struggle to rank stuff, so I just stopped. Non-committed I guess.
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Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn
Seinfeld is clearly at the top.
But yeah, always sunny, curb your enthusiasm, arrested development, and trailer park boys are all worthy of mention.
Cheers
Seinfeld
Blackadder
Only Fools and Horses
Porridge
Modern Family
Schitt's Creek
Cheers
Followed by Seinfeld, Curb.
Honorable mention:
Arrested Development
The Office
Modern Family
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anything chuck lorre seems to touch is really good
the list is endless some of you are dateing yourselves
used to discuss the audiences willing suspension of disbelief to be a good sit com watcher you need to know how to do that really well
I love sit coms
as a kid newhart & cheers
the conners is actually really really good, thought it would be a garbage reboot, it tackles some heavy issues at times
after years of reality tv shows the prime time novel is coming back and the line up of tv shows is excellent these days
the neighborhood
conners
bob hearts abishola
mom
b positive
blackish (sometimes to preachy and sjw like)
american housewife
the goldbergs (started out good years ago but needs to be cancelled)
young sheldon (better than I thought)
the unicorn
started watching big bang from season one last week
office a couple times a week why not
I can’t believe I’m seeing mentions of 2 & 1/2 men, Big Bang theory, and other laugh track garbage. I thought we were better than this.
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Replies are pretty much based upon era, as expected.
60s: Dick Van Dyke show
70s: MASH/All in the Family
80s: didn't really watch much TV
90s: Seinfeld (although with repetition the episodes tend to get annoying rather than funny)
2000s: Didn't really watch much TV.
10s: Didn't really watch much TV.
Simpsons should be in there somewhere.
thats the point of a sit com stupid funny garbage for the mindQuote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
if your stressed all day up to your eye balls in bullshit exhausted sports and outdoor activities can only do so much for you turning your brain off and laughing out loud is good fun
Biggest omission is Jeeves and Wooster with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
But the answer is Seinfeld.
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Gotta agree on Schitt's Creek - that one is great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Pow
Also - Red Oaks - kinda disappointed they only did 3 seasons.
i can't believe trailer park boys isn't getting more love.
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Someone needs to include I Love Lucy if we are stepping in the way back machine for the classics. Most of the other mentions owe it a lot as inspiration and some of the gags hold up really well.
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Happy Days
The Fonz.
Mary Kay and Johnny.
Hands down best sitcom ever
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Way back machine.... Dobie Gillis.
I actually only have vague memories of it but it was my brother's favorite show. Bob Denver as Maynard G. Krebbs was a memorable character, pre-Gilligan.
Holy shit - forgot about Scrubs and Malcolm in the Middle. Both hilarious...
When I was in college, weekedays starting at 4:00 those 4 ran back to back to back to back. We called it the 2 hours of power and would rush get home and settle in with the bong almost every day. Then, something to eat, catch the end of Wheel of Fortune and then Jeopardy!Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
them were the days.