The Top 300 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: FBG Consensus: 50 Lists received. 2: Seinfeld 1: Breaking Bad (6 Viewers)

[Hastur]

Anyone else see the Netflix mini series Adolescence? It's four one hour episodes shot in real-time. Each episode, they turned the camera on and shot for an hour without any editing. But they go seamlessly in and out of buildings and vehicles. I can't even begin to imagine how much preparation went into it to have the exact timing down. The actors couldn't flub any lines. Really good stuff.

This seems to be completely opposite of the adolescence I experienced!

 

[BrutalPenguin]

My wife and I just tried The Good Place. The first couple episodes were interesting, but we just had to bail after 8. Got bored and annoyed by Danson.

 

[kupcho1]

My wife and I just tried The Good Place. The first couple episodes were interesting, but we just had to bail after 8. Got bored and annoyed by Danson.

The only way your timing could be any better is if you switched it off 15 minutes into S1:E13

 

[simey]

I remember watching several episodes of happy days on nick at nite ages ago and remember liking it but I don't think I was ever in love with it

If you weren't alive for Fonz-mania, it's not going to have the same impact.

Fonz-mania

 

[zamboni]

Happy Days spin-offs included Laverne & Shirley, Mork/Mindy, Joanie Loves Chachi and a couple animated shows involving the Fonz. There was supposed to be a Ralph and Potsie show but it never got off the ground.

Most of them endured the Malachi crunch

 

[Gally]

My wife and I just tried The Good Place. The first couple episodes were interesting, but we just had to bail after 8. Got bored and annoyed by Danson.

I think Danson is fine but the show is pretty repetitive and kind of a one trick poney. It has its moments and is quite clever at times but overall I kind of just want to get to the end at this point (into season 3)

I also think Maya Rudolph's character is very annoying.

 

[Scoresman]

67 - Frasier​

Comedy
Score: 428
Average Rank: 40.4

Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.

List Breakdown

turnjose7 11
Pip's Invitation 16
zamboni 19
Hastur 20
AAABatteries 27
Brutal Penquin 40
kupcho1 45
Keith R 47
Gally 49
Eephus 49
krista4 54
UncleZen 61
Tick 63
Tau37 65

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Frazier might be my favorite sitcom.

 

[guru_007]

Frasier was pretty good. Wasn't a big fan of it when it came out, but watching reruns, always seems to be good for a guffaw or two. Dynamic between Frasier and Martin is really good.
I think it's ranked just about right. Plenty of better sitcoms still out there.

 

[Scoresman]

Up next

"No ma'am, I have no idea why this show wasnt ranked higher!"

 

[BrutalPenguin]

67 - Frasier​

Comedy
Score: 42

Frasier is the Three's Company of the 90s. Someone overhears something, misinterprets it, and hijinks ensue. Good characters, well acted and not bad writing.

 

[zamboni]

67 - Frasier​

Comedy
Score: 42

Frasier is the Three's Company of the 90s. Someone overhears something, misinterprets it, and hijinks ensue. Good characters, well acted and not bad writing.

IMO that's being pretty disingenuous to Frasier. The writing was super sharp and the plotlines were somewhat more complex than that.

 

[Hastur]

67 - Frasier​

Comedy
Score: 428
Average Rank: 40.4

Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.

List Breakdown

turnjose7 11
Pip's Invitation 16
zamboni 19
Hastur 20
AAABatteries 27
Brutal Penquin 40
kupcho1 45
Keith R 47
Gally 49
Eephus 49
krista4 54
UncleZen 61
Tick 63
Tau37 65

I had it at 20. Always liked the show.

Has anyone else caught the radio station call letters? KACL. Cackle. Nice little Easter egg.

 

[Scoresman]

66 - Married... With Children​

Comedy
Score: 431
Average Rank: 44.1

Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

List Breakdown

UncleZen 2
Dan Lambskin 12
Scoresman 22
Gally 25
Shaft41 34
Keith R 39
Rand al Thor 46
Chaos34 49
ilov80s 55
Pip's Invitation 56
John Madden's Lunchbox 56
Sullie 58
KarmaPolice 59
kupcho1 61
steelerfan1 65
landrys hat 66

 

[steelerfan1]

66 - Married... With Children​

Comedy
Score: 431
Average Rank: 44.1

Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

List Breakdown

UncleZen 2
Dan Lambskin 12
Scoresman 22
Gally 25
Shaft41 34
Keith R 39
Rand al Thor 46
Chaos34 49
ilov80s 55
Pip's Invitation 56
John Madden's Lunchbox 56
Sullie 58
KarmaPolice 59
kupcho1 61
steelerfan1 65
landrys hat 66

i didn't have too many comedy selections, buti should have had this higher.

 

[Yo Mama]

Married with Children and Frasier were both near misses for me. MwC should have made my top 70 now that I’m thinking more about it.

 

[kupcho1]

Frazier might be my favorite sitcom.

I'm rewatching the series right now and I cannot believe how well it holds up.

Hot take: Niles Crane is the best second character in a sitcom of all time.

Frasier is the Three's Company of the 90s. Someone overhears something, misinterprets it, and hijinks ensue.

You could have just said it's a farce.

 

[zamboni]

Frazier might be my favorite sitcom.

I'm rewatching the series right now and I cannot believe how well it holds up.

Hot take: Niles Crane is the best second character in a sitcom of all time.

Imagine how much tossed salad and scrambled eggs costs now vis-a-vis when the show aired.

Have to say the recent updated Frasier was brutal though, in some part because Niles in it. I couldn't even make it through two full episodes before bailing.

 

[zamboni]

Married with Children and Frasier were both near misses for me. MwC should have made my top 70 now that I’m thinking more about it.

Same - thought for sure that I had MWC in the top 70, but I guess just missed.

Al Bundy is also one of the great sitcom characters of all time.

 

[zamboni]

Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

Well done, AI (artificial intelligence that is not Al himself). Love it.

 

[FarFromHome]

Married with the Children was the first show I was not allowed to watch as a youth. I loved it. Loved it. Shout out to my boy Al....66 feels low but there is a ton of great shows left on the countdown.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Frazier might be my favorite sitcom.

I'm rewatching the series right now and I cannot believe how well it holds up.

Hot take: Niles Crane is the best second character in a sitcom of all time.

Imagine how much tossed salad and scrambled eggs costs now vis-a-vis when the show aired.

Have to say the recent updated Frasier was brutal though, in some part because Niles in it. I couldn't even make it through two full episodes before bailing.

It was a catastrophe.

 

[zamboni]

Frazier might be my favorite sitcom.

I'm rewatching the series right now and I cannot believe how well it holds up.

Hot take: Niles Crane is the best second character in a sitcom of all time.

Imagine how much tossed salad and scrambled eggs costs now vis-a-vis when the show aired.

Have to say the recent updated Frasier was brutal though, in some part because Niles in it. I couldn't even make it through two full episodes before bailing.

It was a catastrophe.

Yup - wasn't even the same writers, but surprised Grammer even let his name be associated with it unless he needs more cash from all his divorces.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Married with Children and Frasier were both near misses for me.

Al Bundy is also one of the great sitcom characters of all time.

The show was also noteworthy for that despite filling in for Steve, it was one of the few shows Ted McGinley wasn't successful in killing right away.

 

[zamboni]

Married with Children and Frasier were both near misses for me.

Al Bundy is also one of the great sitcom characters of all time.

The show was also noteworthy for that despite filling in for Steve, it was one of the few shows Ted McGinley wasn't successful in killing right away.

Yes, he kind of shook his show killing reputation by then. Probably still riding the Stan Gable wave.

 

[AAABatteries]

MwC should have made my top 70 now that I’m thinking more about it.

Yeah - I think I considered it but now that I think about it I should have had it.

 

[Scoresman]

65 - Ken Burns’ The Civil War​

Documentary
Score: 436
Average Rank: 27.4

The 25th anniversary of the documentary series "The Civil War" includes video clips and interviews with Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires and others.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 4
Don Quixote 11
ilov80s 12
turnjose7 15
Binky 29
Eephus 30
timschochet 32
Sullie 42
Jayrod 48
Runkle 51

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

66 - Married... With Children​

Comedy
Score: 431
Average Rank: 44.1

Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

List Breakdown

UncleZen 2
Dan Lambskin 12
Scoresman 22
Gally 25
Shaft41 34
Keith R 39
Rand al Thor 46
Chaos34 49
ilov80s 55
Pip's Invitation 56
John Madden's Lunchbox 56
Sullie 58
KarmaPolice 59
kupcho1 61
steelerfan1 65
landrys hat 66

Did scoresman run out of pickles?
This show was quite interesting.
You dont often see out and out losers as the central characters.
Did any character have redeeming features?
But on the whole it made sure it was funny and just a tad crude

 

[zamboni]

66 - Married... With Children​

Comedy
Score: 431
Average Rank: 44.1

Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

List Breakdown

UncleZen 2
Dan Lambskin 12
Scoresman 22
Gally 25
Shaft41 34
Keith R 39
Rand al Thor 46
Chaos34 49
ilov80s 55
Pip's Invitation 56
John Madden's Lunchbox 56
Sullie 58
KarmaPolice 59
kupcho1 61
steelerfan1 65
landrys hat 66

Did scoresman run out of pickles?
This show was quite interesting.
You dont often see out and out losers as the central characters.
Did any character have redeeming features?
But on the whole it made sure it was funny and just a tad crude

MWC was part of a murderer's row on Fox during the early-mid '90s. Don't want to spoil some of the ones ahead, although I feel confident that unfortunately Herman's Head won't be in the top 64.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Did any character have redeeming features?

Buck the dog seemed like a good boy.

 

[zamboni]

Did any character have redeeming features?

Buck the dog seemed like a good boy.

I thought the "hmm...hmm...HIM" record store guy was righteous.

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[Jayrod]

65 - Ken Burns’ The Civil War​

Documentary
Score: 436
Average Rank: 27.4

The 25th anniversary of the documentary series "The Civil War" includes video clips and interviews with Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires and others.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 4
Don Quixote 11
ilov80s 12
turnjose7 15
Binky 29
Eephus 30
timschochet 32
Sullie 42
Jayrod 48
Runkle 51

This is 1 of the 2 documentaries I included.

I was riveted and loved it. I enjoy WW2 history more as a subject matter, but this one was very well done, IMO.

 

[Scoresman]

66 - Married... With Children​

Comedy
Score: 431
Average Rank: 44.1

Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

List Breakdown

UncleZen 2
Dan Lambskin 12
Scoresman 22
Gally 25
Shaft41 34
Keith R 39
Rand al Thor 46
Chaos34 49
ilov80s 55
Pip's Invitation 56
John Madden's Lunchbox 56
Sullie 58
KarmaPolice 59
kupcho1 61
steelerfan1 65
landrys hat 66

Did scoresman run out of pickles?
This show was quite interesting.
You dont often see out and out losers as the central characters.
Did any character have redeeming features?
But on the whole it made sure it was funny and just a tad crude

Oops. Fixed!

 

[Scoresman]

64 - Community​

Comedy
Score: 438
Average Rank: 34.5

A suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eclectic staff and student body.

List Breakdown

BLOCKED PUNT 9
landrys hat 21
Barry2 23
Jayrod 25
Psychopav 27
whoknew 28
McBokonon 30
Don Quixote 31
Dan Lambskin 41
The Gator 52
kupcho1 63
Frostillicus 64

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

YES! I pickled! very funny show to me and I think it's one of the better comedys

 

[steelerfan1]

YES! I pickled! very funny show to me and I think it's one of the better comedys

never heard of it...

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I think I had MWC on earlier revisions and I like it enough but I just don't think it's that great. Never seen Fraiser

 

[Uruk-Hai]

65 - Ken Burns’ The Civil War​

Documentary
Score: 436
Average Rank: 27.4

The 25th anniversary of the documentary series "The Civil War" includes video clips and interviews with Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires and others.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 4
Don Quixote 11
ilov80s 12
turnjose7 15
Binky 29
Eephus 30
timschochet 32
Sullie 42
Jayrod 48
Runkle 51

I'd have on this one. It completely changed the way people watched and made documentaries.

 

[Keith R]

66 - Married... With Children​

Comedy
Score: 431
Average Rank: 44.1

Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

List Breakdown

UncleZen 2
Dan Lambskin 12
Scoresman 22
Gally 25
Shaft41 34
Keith R 39
Rand al Thor 46
Chaos34 49
ilov80s 55
Pip's Invitation 56
John Madden's Lunchbox 56
Sullie 58
KarmaPolice 59
kupcho1 61
steelerfan1 65
landrys hat 66

The FOX channel was largely built on the back of MWC. It encompassed the (at the time) contrarian nature of the channel and was their original non-sports tentpole.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Did any character have redeeming features?

Buck the dog seemed like a good boy.

Voiced in some eps by Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong. Perfect dog for Al Bundy.

 

[Jayrod]

64 - Community​

Comedy
Score: 438
Average Rank: 34.5

A suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eclectic staff and student body.

List Breakdown

BLOCKED PUNT 9
landrys hat 21
Barry2 23
Jayrod 25
Psychopav 27
whoknew 28
McBokonon 30
Don Quixote 31
Dan Lambskin 41
The Gator 52
kupcho1 63
Frostillicus 64

Annie

 

[Tick]

64 - Community​

Comedy
Score: 438
Average Rank: 34.5

A suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eclectic staff and student body.

List Breakdown

BLOCKED PUNT 9
landrys hat 21
Barry2 23
Jayrod 25
Psychopav 27
whoknew 28
McBokonon 30
Don Quixote 31
Dan Lambskin 41
The Gator 52
kupcho1 63
Frostillicus 64

I always enjoy any of this show I watch. My kids all went through a binge phase on it and it was always good. However, I’ve only watched season 1 and bit and pieces, for no real reason. If I had watched kore, it would have made my list.

 

[northern exposure]

Frazier might be my favorite sitcom.

I'm rewatching the series right now and I cannot believe how well it holds up.

Hot take: Niles Crane is the best second character in a sitcom of all time.

Frasier is the Three's Company of the 90s. Someone overhears something, misinterprets it, and hijinks ensue.

You could have just said it's a farce.

Hotter take: Who do you consider the second character on Seinfeld - Kramer, George,Elaine? They all blow Niles away.
What about on Curb? Jeff or Leon are better than Niles too.

 

[landrys hat]

Troy and Abed in the morrrrrrrrrrrning!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Community was a funny idea, but for me the characters and actors were lacking vs other big comedies named and yet to come. Brie and Glover i like, but everyone else got on my nerves after a season or so.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Hotter take: Who do you consider the second character on Seinfeld - Kramer, George,Elaine?

her

 

[BlackCrowes]

if i had included documentaries, Burns' Civil War would have been very high. it was fantastic.

 

[kupcho1]

Hotter take: Who do you consider the second character on Seinfeld - Kramer, George,Elaine?

There's no second character; it's an ensemble. There's no first character either, title of the show notwithstanding.

That said, Niles Crane is still the best.

 

[Tick]

Frazier might be my favorite sitcom.

I'm rewatching the series right now and I cannot believe how well it holds up.

Hot take: Niles Crane is the best second character in a sitcom of all time.

Frasier is the Three's Company of the 90s. Someone overhears something, misinterprets it, and hijinks ensue.

You could have just said it's a farce.

Hotter take: Who do you consider the second character on Seinfeld - Kramer, George,Elaine? They all blow Niles away.
What about on Curb? Jeff or Leon are better than Niles too.

Probably Jerry. George was the lead.

 

[FarFromHome]

Frazier might be my favorite sitcom.

I'm rewatching the series right now and I cannot believe how well it holds up.

Hot take: Niles Crane is the best second character in a sitcom of all time.

Frasier is the Three's Company of the 90s. Someone overhears something, misinterprets it, and hijinks ensue.

You could have just said it's a farce.

Hotter take: Who do you consider the second character on Seinfeld - Kramer, George,Elaine? They all blow Niles away.
What about on Curb? Jeff or Leon are better than Niles too.

Probably Jerry. George was the lead.

This. Ha ha