The Top 300 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: FBG Consensus: 50 Lists received. 2: Seinfeld 1: Breaking Bad (12 Viewers)

[simey]

Parenthood was a good show that I just discovered about a year ago. I didn't care for the movie but this was nothing like the movie.

I liked the movie. Steve Martin always makes me laugh. I've never seen the tv series.

 

[Hastur]

Why was she hated?

To be clear, the character not the actress.

She was a petty, narrow-minded, selfish, bigoted woman who gossiped, lied, stole, and to top it all off she spoiled her kids rotten.

Oh, I just realized you might have meant The Nanny(Fran Dresser?). Her voice was akin to a thousand nails on a thousand blackboards.

 

[Keith R]

Little House

If we did a draft on television characters that are hated, Mrs. Olsen would be my 1.1 pick!

My 1.1 would be J.K. Simmons' character in Oz (I know how to say the character's name but can't spell it)

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

We are talking about this right? but it could be another

 

[zamboni]

Why was she hated?

To be clear, the character not the actress.

She was a petty, narrow-minded, selfish, bigoted woman who gossiped, lied, stole, and to top it all off she spoiled her kids rotten.

Always felt bad for her kind, sweet husband Nels.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I smell a villain countdown....

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Oh, I just realized you might have meant The Nanny(Fran Dresser?). Her voice was akin to a thousand nails on a thousand blackboards.

lol yeah, I just heard the nanny and that's where my mind went

 

[Sullie]

I'm still reeling that The Outer Limits didn't make the 300 cut. I know, I know it's kind of a rip off of The Twilight Zone but it's not like it's a ripoff of CSI Cleveland or whatever the 6 million versions of CSI were.

 

[zamboni]

I'm still reeling that The Outer Limits didn't make the 300 cut. I know, I know it's kind of a rip off of The Twilight Zone

Reminds me of the beginning of Twilight Zone: The Movie

 

[Jayrod]

Little House

If we did a draft on television characters that are hated, Mrs. Olsen would be my 1.1 pick!

My 1.1 would be J.K. Simmons' character in Oz (I know how to say the character's name but can't spell it)

I liked Oz when it was on and gave it strong consideration but ultimately left it off my list because I didn't remember much of it and wouldn't take the time to rewatch it.

 

[The Gator]

Only two other jackasses? In this crowd?!

Right? I was one of them. Between this and Remote Control, I'm starting to question how cool this board is.

Where did you rank Rick and Morty?

 

[Rand al Thor]

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I had What's Happening!! at 40 and True Blood at 49.

What's Happening!! reruns appeared regularly on one of Philly's UHF stations in the late '70s and early '80s, and I watched them frequently. I loved the characters and their chemistry, and as @zamboni will attest, the Doobie Brothers bootlegging episode is an all-time classic.

True Blood went off the rails in its final two seasons, but before that it was an entertaining mix of drama, mystery, fantasy and erotica. It is one of two series on my list that my wife and I watched together to be entertained and for the romantic aspects. Maybe we will see the other one.

I watched a few episodes of Get Smart back in the day but not enough to consider for my list. Have never seen anything else from this group.

I was the other What's Happening fan. Not only were the characters great, but I gave it extra points because I think it was an important show for improving race relations in our country. It's the first show I remember watching as a kid where all the characters were black, and who knew that they were just as funny and cool as white people. I don't know how to do a spoiler alert, but when that cassette recorder fell out of Rerun's jacket and the band stopped playing, that's just an all time great TV moment.

 

[steelerfan1]

260-25​

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I had What's Happening!! at 40 and True Blood at 49.

What's Happening!! reruns appeared regularly on one of Philly's UHF stations in the late '70s and early '80s, and I watched them frequently. I loved the characters and their chemistry, and as @zamboni will attest, the Doobie Brothers bootlegging episode is an all-time classic.

True Blood went off the rails in its final two seasons, but before that it was an entertaining mix of drama, mystery, fantasy and erotica. It is one of two series on my list that my wife and I watched together to be entertained and for the romantic aspects. Maybe we will see the other one.

I watched a few episodes of Get Smart back in the day but not enough to consider for my list. Have never seen anything else from this group.

I was the other What's Happening fan. Not only were the characters great, but I gave it extra points because I think it was an important show for improving race relations in our country. It's the first show I remember watching as a kid where all the characters were black, and who knew that they were just as funny and cool as white people. I don't know how to do a spoiler alert, but when that cassette recorder fell out of Rerun's jacket and the band stopped playing, that's just an all time great TV moment.

I loved Dee’s sarcasm.

 

[zamboni]

260-25​

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I had What's Happening!! at 40 and True Blood at 49.

What's Happening!! reruns appeared regularly on one of Philly's UHF stations in the late '70s and early '80s, and I watched them frequently. I loved the characters and their chemistry, and as @zamboni will attest, the Doobie Brothers bootlegging episode is an all-time classic.

True Blood went off the rails in its final two seasons, but before that it was an entertaining mix of drama, mystery, fantasy and erotica. It is one of two series on my list that my wife and I watched together to be entertained and for the romantic aspects. Maybe we will see the other one.

I watched a few episodes of Get Smart back in the day but not enough to consider for my list. Have never seen anything else from this group.

I was the other What's Happening fan. Not only were the characters great, but I gave it extra points because I think it was an important show for improving race relations in our country. It's the first show I remember watching as a kid where all the characters were black, and who knew that they were just as funny and cool as white people. I don't know how to do a spoiler alert, but when that cassette recorder fell out of Rerun's jacket and the band stopped playing, that's just an all time great TV moment.

I loved Dee’s sarcasm.

She was great. Unfortunately, the actress (Danielle Spencer) did very little after WH, returned to guest appear on WH Now in the mid-'80s, and then left Hollywood to attend college and become a veterinarian.

 

[steelerfan1]

260-25​

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I had What's Happening!! at 40 and True Blood at 49.

What's Happening!! reruns appeared regularly on one of Philly's UHF stations in the late '70s and early '80s, and I watched them frequently. I loved the characters and their chemistry, and as @zamboni will attest, the Doobie Brothers bootlegging episode is an all-time classic.

True Blood went off the rails in its final two seasons, but before that it was an entertaining mix of drama, mystery, fantasy and erotica. It is one of two series on my list that my wife and I watched together to be entertained and for the romantic aspects. Maybe we will see the other one.

I watched a few episodes of Get Smart back in the day but not enough to consider for my list. Have never seen anything else from this group.

I was the other What's Happening fan. Not only were the characters great, but I gave it extra points because I think it was an important show for improving race relations in our country. It's the first show I remember watching as a kid where all the characters were black, and who knew that they were just as funny and cool as white people. I don't know how to do a spoiler alert, but when that cassette recorder fell out of Rerun's jacket and the band stopped playing, that's just an all time great TV moment.

I loved Dee’s sarcasm.

She was great. Unfortunately, the actress (Danielle Spencer) did very little after WH, returned to guest appear on WH Now in the mid-'80s, and then left Hollywood to attend college and become a veterinarian.

Probably a great life path for her. hear a lot of child actor fail stories out there.

 

[zamboni]

260-25​

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I had What's Happening!! at 40 and True Blood at 49.

What's Happening!! reruns appeared regularly on one of Philly's UHF stations in the late '70s and early '80s, and I watched them frequently. I loved the characters and their chemistry, and as @zamboni will attest, the Doobie Brothers bootlegging episode is an all-time classic.

True Blood went off the rails in its final two seasons, but before that it was an entertaining mix of drama, mystery, fantasy and erotica. It is one of two series on my list that my wife and I watched together to be entertained and for the romantic aspects. Maybe we will see the other one.

I watched a few episodes of Get Smart back in the day but not enough to consider for my list. Have never seen anything else from this group.

I was the other What's Happening fan. Not only were the characters great, but I gave it extra points because I think it was an important show for improving race relations in our country. It's the first show I remember watching as a kid where all the characters were black, and who knew that they were just as funny and cool as white people. I don't know how to do a spoiler alert, but when that cassette recorder fell out of Rerun's jacket and the band stopped playing, that's just an all time great TV moment.

I loved Dee’s sarcasm.

She was great. Unfortunately, the actress (Danielle Spencer) did very little after WH, returned to guest appear on WH Now in the mid-'80s, and then left Hollywood to attend college and become a veterinarian.

Probably a great life path for her. hear a lot of child actor fail stories out there.

Indeed - sounds like she's one of the few that landed well post-childhood stardom. I'm sure that as the countdown goes on, we'll be talking about many of the ones that weren't so lucky.

 

[steelerfan1]

260-25​

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I had What's Happening!! at 40 and True Blood at 49.

What's Happening!! reruns appeared regularly on one of Philly's UHF stations in the late '70s and early '80s, and I watched them frequently. I loved the characters and their chemistry, and as @zamboni will attest, the Doobie Brothers bootlegging episode is an all-time classic.

True Blood went off the rails in its final two seasons, but before that it was an entertaining mix of drama, mystery, fantasy and erotica. It is one of two series on my list that my wife and I watched together to be entertained and for the romantic aspects. Maybe we will see the other one.

I watched a few episodes of Get Smart back in the day but not enough to consider for my list. Have never seen anything else from this group.

I was the other What's Happening fan. Not only were the characters great, but I gave it extra points because I think it was an important show for improving race relations in our country. It's the first show I remember watching as a kid where all the characters were black, and who knew that they were just as funny and cool as white people. I don't know how to do a spoiler alert, but when that cassette recorder fell out of Rerun's jacket and the band stopped playing, that's just an all time great TV moment.

I loved Dee’s sarcasm.

She was great. Unfortunately, the actress (Danielle Spencer) did very little after WH, returned to guest appear on WH Now in the mid-'80s, and then left Hollywood to attend college and become a veterinarian.

Probably a great life path for her. hear a lot of child actor fail stories out there.

Indeed - sounds like she's one of the few that landed well post-childhood stardom. I'm sure that as the countdown goes on, we'll be talking about many of the ones that weren't so lucky.

i know ive heard Stewie went to a dark place...

 

[Hastur]

260-25​

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I had What's Happening!! at 40 and True Blood at 49.

What's Happening!! reruns appeared regularly on one of Philly's UHF stations in the late '70s and early '80s, and I watched them frequently. I loved the characters and their chemistry, and as @zamboni will attest, the Doobie Brothers bootlegging episode is an all-time classic.

True Blood went off the rails in its final two seasons, but before that it was an entertaining mix of drama, mystery, fantasy and erotica. It is one of two series on my list that my wife and I watched together to be entertained and for the romantic aspects. Maybe we will see the other one.

I watched a few episodes of Get Smart back in the day but not enough to consider for my list. Have never seen anything else from this group.

I was the other What's Happening fan. Not only were the characters great, but I gave it extra points because I think it was an important show for improving race relations in our country. It's the first show I remember watching as a kid where all the characters were black, and who knew that they were just as funny and cool as white people. I don't know how to do a spoiler alert, but when that cassette recorder fell out of Rerun's jacket and the band stopped playing, that's just an all time great TV moment.

I loved Dee’s sarcasm.

She was great. Unfortunately, the actress (Danielle Spencer) did very little after WH, returned to guest appear on WH Now in the mid-'80s, and then left Hollywood to attend college and become a veterinarian.

Probably a great life path for her. hear a lot of child actor fail stories out there.

Indeed - sounds like she's one of the few that landed well post-childhood stardom. I'm sure that as the countdown goes on, we'll be talking about many of the ones that weren't so lucky.

i know ive heard Stewie went to a dark place...

I know I can't be the only one thinking Stewie...?

 

[steelerfan1]

260-25​

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I had What's Happening!! at 40 and True Blood at 49.

What's Happening!! reruns appeared regularly on one of Philly's UHF stations in the late '70s and early '80s, and I watched them frequently. I loved the characters and their chemistry, and as @zamboni will attest, the Doobie Brothers bootlegging episode is an all-time classic.

True Blood went off the rails in its final two seasons, but before that it was an entertaining mix of drama, mystery, fantasy and erotica. It is one of two series on my list that my wife and I watched together to be entertained and for the romantic aspects. Maybe we will see the other one.

I watched a few episodes of Get Smart back in the day but not enough to consider for my list. Have never seen anything else from this group.

I was the other What's Happening fan. Not only were the characters great, but I gave it extra points because I think it was an important show for improving race relations in our country. It's the first show I remember watching as a kid where all the characters were black, and who knew that they were just as funny and cool as white people. I don't know how to do a spoiler alert, but when that cassette recorder fell out of Rerun's jacket and the band stopped playing, that's just an all time great TV moment.

I loved Dee’s sarcasm.

She was great. Unfortunately, the actress (Danielle Spencer) did very little after WH, returned to guest appear on WH Now in the mid-'80s, and then left Hollywood to attend college and become a veterinarian.

Probably a great life path for her. hear a lot of child actor fail stories out there.

Indeed - sounds like she's one of the few that landed well post-childhood stardom. I'm sure that as the countdown goes on, we'll be talking about many of the ones that weren't so lucky.

i know ive heard Stewie went to a dark place...

I know I can't be the only one thinking Stewie...?

I have a lot of failed attempts at humor...

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Only two other jackasses? In this crowd?!

Right? I was one of them. Between this and Remote Control, I'm starting to question how cool this board is.

Don’t worry im sure there’s a new season of Ow! My Balls! coming soon

 

[Keith R]

Little House

If we did a draft on television characters that are hated, Mrs. Olsen would be my 1.1 pick!

My 1.1 would be J.K. Simmons' character in Oz (I know how to say the character's name but can't spell it)

I liked Oz when it was on and gave it strong consideration but ultimately left it off my list because I didn't remember much of it and wouldn't take the time to rewatch it.

I (hopefully) will have a lot more to say about Oz when it comes up. It's pretty high up on my list

 

[timschochet]

I hope that when we get to the top 100- or at least the top 50, that they’re counted down one by one, instead of 10 at a time, so that each show can get its own discussion.

 

[Gally]

I hope that when we get to the top 100- or at least the top 50, that they’re counted down one by one, instead of 10 at a time, so that each show can get its own discussion.

I believe @Scoresman already said the top 100 would be done one at a time......it might have even been the top 200

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I hope that when we get to the top 100- or at least the top 50, that they’re counted down one by one, instead of 10 at a time, so that each show can get its own discussion.

I believe @Scoresman already said the top 100 would be done one at a time......it might have even been the top 200

Yeah top 200

 

[guru_007]

The Young One's was great. But The Goodies was better. I expect that should be a top-50 show here.

 

[Scoresman]

I hope that when we get to the top 100- or at least the top 50, that they’re counted down one by one, instead of 10 at a time, so that each show can get its own discussion.

This starts once we get to 200.

 

[zamboni]

I hope that when we get to the top 100- or at least the top 50, that they’re counted down one by one, instead of 10 at a time, so that each show can get its own discussion.

This starts once we get to 200.

There will be so much to discuss about Salute Your Shorts.

 

[Scoresman]

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Rank	Title	Lists
231	Yellowstone	3
232	Only Murders in the Building	5
233	The Flintstones	4
234	This Week In Baseball	5
235	Young Sheldon	3
236	Burn Notice	3
t-237	The Night Of	6
t-237	The Inbetweeners	2
t-237	Family Feud	6
240	The IT Crowd	3

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[Scoresman]

I think that's criminally low for OMITB. Great show.

 

[Shaft41]

Glad four others had "This Week in Baseball". Catching this on a Saturday when I was a kid was everything to me. Mel Allen was my hero.

 

[The Gator]

The Inbetweeners

Didn't have on my list, but it is hilarious

 

[Mr. Mojo]

As an outsider, it's been a pretty fascinating mix of shows so far...

 

[jamny]

Ren and Stimpy was groundbreaking animation. Loved The Young Ones.
We're watching Bob's Burgers for the first time. In the middle of S7. I've heard there's a dropoff after S8...is that true?

 

[Keith R]

In this batch, I had Only Murders and The Night Of. Two very different takes on murder cases. While Only Murders has become part of the cultural zeitgeist, I fear The Night Of has been forgotten by many, due to being a limited series on HBO

 

[DA RAIDERS]

240-231​

Rank	Title	Lists
231	Yellowstone	3
232	Only Murders in the Building	5
233	The Flintstones	4
234	This Week In Baseball	5
235	Young Sheldon	3
236	Burn Notice	3
t-237	The Night Of	6
t-237	The Inbetweeners	2
t-237	Family Feud	6
240	The IT Crowd	3

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happy to see TWIB in there. TWIB notes. Still remember those fondly. I enjoyed burn notice quite a bit. Good to see Yellowstone so low.

 

[krista4]

I think that's criminally low for OMITB. Great show.

I had it at #59. The first season was brilliant, and the second very good. But I've enjoyed it less with each passing season.

 

[Hastur]

240-231​

Rank	Title	Lists
231	Yellowstone	3
232	Only Murders in the Building	5
233	The Flintstones	4
234	This Week In Baseball	5
235	Young Sheldon	3
236	Burn Notice	3
t-237	The Night Of	6
t-237	The Inbetweeners	2
t-237	Family Feud	6
240	The IT Crowd	3

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IT Crowd was the only hit for me on this batch. Good set of shows though.

 

[Frostillicus]

I had the Night Of on my list. It peters out a bit at the end, but the first few episodes were riveting.

 

[Gally]

Glad four others had "This Week in Baseball". Catching this on a Saturday when I was a kid was everything to me. Mel Allen was my hero.

I didn't even think about this one but it was definitely a must watch every week.

 

[Don Quixote]

I think that's criminally low for OMITB. Great show.

I had it on my list that just missed the cut. If it stopped after one or two seasons, it would have been on mine. Thought the concept got a bit tired.

 

[The Gator]

I think that's criminally low for OMITB. Great show.

I've been over Martin Short and Steve Martin for a long time, don't need to see or hear them anymore. It's a me issue, i know

 

[steelerfan1]

240-231​

Rank	Title	Lists
231	Yellowstone	3
232	Only Murders in the Building	5
233	The Flintstones	4
234	This Week In Baseball	5
235	Young Sheldon	3
236	Burn Notice	3
t-237	The Night Of	6
t-237	The Inbetweeners	2
t-237	Family Feud	6
240	The IT Crowd	3

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Had 3 from this list.
Yellowstone (I love anything mountains though), Burn Notice & TWIB.

LOVED TWIB as a kid. Baseball was such huge part of my life back then and so looked forward to this everyweek. I really thought this was going to be one of my single submission shows, so good to see others enjoyed it as much as I.

Really enjoyed The Night Of and probably should have been on my list.

Only Murders fizzled out on me for some reason.

 

[Gally]

240-231​

Rank	Title	Lists
235	Young Sheldon	3

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Only one of my entries in this batch. Young Sheldon was at #19 for me. Probably a bit high but it was lumped with a bunch of shows that I just kind of listed as they were all kind of in the same tier/type for me and they had to be in an order. I enjoyed all the characters and Georgie and Meemaw were awesome. Just a well put together cast. I liked it better than it's predecessor by just a hair.

 

[Scoresman]

I think that's criminally low for OMITB. Great show.

I've been over Martin Short and Steve Martin for a long time, don't need to see or hear them anymore. It's a me issue, i know

Randomly throwing in Selena Gomez worked really well though.

 

[whoknew]

Glad four others had "This Week in Baseball". Catching this on a Saturday when I was a kid was everything to me. Mel Allen was my hero.

I would definitely have ranked this if I had remembered it.

 

[Don Quixote]

Three of mine from this batch: The Night Of, TWiB, and Family Feud. Happy to see some others rank TWiB as well. Loved Mel Allen.

 

[Gally]

240-231​

Rank	Title	Lists
231	Yellowstone	3
232	Only Murders in the Building	5
234	This Week In Baseball	5
236	Burn Notice	3

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Some comments on these:

• Yellowstone: Thought about it. I really enjoyed it at first but then it just got old and more far fetched. Liked a few of the characters but just too over the top as it went on to be included
• Only Murders: Liked it but it had something missing for me. I can't quite put a finger on it but there were many episodes that my mind wandered so I would have to either rewind or just let go. I am not sure what it was but something just didn't click and I really wanted to like it more.
• TWIB: Never crossed my mind but probably would have made the list if it did. I loved this show as a kid and back then it was the only way to see what was going on in MLB across the league.
• Burn Notice: I really liked the show but for I never finished it. I didn't watch it "live" and started streaming it a few years ago. I am not sure why I stopped watching. Maybe it changed streaming services or something? I will probably go back to it at some point.
• The rest of them I never really watched (Family Feud/Flintstones not withstanding). Haven't heard of a couple of them.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I think that's criminally low for OMITB. Great show.

I tired it, couldn’t get into it, I have a pretty low tolerance for Martin Short though

 

[zamboni]

Glad four others had "This Week in Baseball". Catching this on a Saturday when I was a kid was everything to me. Mel Allen was my hero.

Was #57 for me. The only way we could see out of town highlights, even if they were a week old.

And those opening and closing themes were glorious:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrWbOfiU3ls&list=PLYbocufkwRFA4qWsp7zSGcwarMAcxRKFU&index=33

 

[jamny]

The IT Crowd is really funny.