Instinctive
Footballguy
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ETA: all the FX shows are there. Including one I finished this week and would move up a few spots from my already high ranking if I resubmitted.
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The Top 300 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: FBG Consensus: 50 Lists received. 2: Seinfeld 1: Breaking Bad (9 Viewers)
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ETA: all the FX shows are there. Including one I finished this week and would move up a few spots from my already high ranking if I resubmitted.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Essential viewing. The late night chat landscape is crowded now, but this was the only outlet that mattered until Letterman came along. And Carson was a great interviewer -- he disarmed people with his Nebraska aw-shucks-ness and got them to say things they normally wouldn't.84 - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Talk Show
Score: 359
Average Rank: 31.1
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
List Breakdown
Binky 4
Sullie 28
Pip's Invitation 30
AAABatteries 30
Todem 31
Eephus 45
krista4 52
Brutal Penquin 52
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Great. So I now have "haven't seen The Shield despite having Hulu" to go along with my "haven't seen The Sopranos despite having Max".
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
How many standup comics made it just by being on that show? 50? 100?Essential viewing. The late night chat landscape is crowded now, but this was the only outlet that mattered until Letterman came along. And Carson was a great interviewer -- he disarmed people with his Nebraska aw-shucks-ness and got them to say things they normally wouldn't.84 - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Talk Show
Score: 359
Average Rank: 31.1
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
List Breakdown
Sullie 28
Pip's Invitation 30
AAABatteries 30
Todem 31
Eephus 45
krista4 52
Brutal Penquin 52
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
He is an overall great actor. He played Curly in a TV movie about "The Three Stooges". His performance showed such depth that you saw Jerome Horwitz underneath the character.
That awful John Belushi movie almost derailed Chiklis' career. He deserved a comeback. Before "The Shield" he was on an ABC show called "The Commish". It was a typical 90's cop drama, but he made it stand out.
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titusbramble
Footballguy
I can't narrow this down to a specific one, but I think I know what you're thinking of (and it was on my list)
Edit - scratch that, was confusing that with another one from a similar era which has a LOT more episodes than I thought
Essential viewing. The late night chat landscape is crowded now, but this was the only outlet that mattered until Letterman came along. And Carson was a great interviewer -- he disarmed people with his Nebraska aw-shucks-ness and got them to say things they normally wouldn't.84 - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Talk Show
Score: 359
Average Rank: 31.1
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
List Breakdown
Sullie 28
Pip's Invitation 30
AAABatteries 30
Todem 31
Eephus 45
krista4 52
Brutal Penquin 52
Interested in opinions on going back and watching something like this so far removed from when it aired.. I have seen a few clips but never seen a full show because it was before my time (I was technically alive toward the end of its run, but too young to watch).
I watch a lot of old shows (you have already seen Andy Griffith was near the top of my list, and I ranked a few older shows that I'm sure are still to come). But watching an old talk show seems different than a sitcom. I feel like a larger percentage of the content would be related to the events of that time, and it might be harder to appreciate.
Hastur
Footballguy
There were a lot of skits mixed in with the celebrity interviews(Johnny and Betty White as Tarzan and Jane for example). You might enjoy it also, as it has a lot of tv and movie stars being interviewed about the show they were currently on. Like Rockford Files? See James Gardner being interviewed about the show.Essential viewing. The late night chat landscape is crowded now, but this was the only outlet that mattered until Letterman came along. And Carson was a great interviewer -- he disarmed people with his Nebraska aw-shucks-ness and got them to say things they normally wouldn't.84 - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Talk Show
Score: 359
Average Rank: 31.1
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
List Breakdown
Sullie 28
Pip's Invitation 30
AAABatteries 30
Todem 31
Eephus 45
krista4 52
Brutal Penquin 52
Interested in opinions on going back and watching something like this so far removed from when it aired.. I have seen a few clips but never seen a full show because it was before my time (I was technically alive toward the end of its run, but too young to watch).
I watch a lot of old shows (you have already seen Andy Griffith was near the top of my list, and I ranked a few older shows that I'm sure are still to come). But watching an old talk show seems different than a sitcom. I feel like a larger percentage of the content would be related to the events of that time, and it might be harder to appreciate.
Tick
Footballguy
I assumed I'd have this on my list, but it fell out of the top 70. Honestly, though - it felt like he spent 75% of each monologue trying to bomb so he could make jokes about bombing.84 - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Talk Show
Score: 359
Average Rank: 31.1
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
List Breakdown
Sullie 28
Pip's Invitation 30
AAABatteries 30
Todem 31
Eephus 45
krista4 52
Brutal Penquin 52
Tick
Footballguy
I can't imagine watching old Carson - watch a few clips on YouTube and move on.Essential viewing. The late night chat landscape is crowded now, but this was the only outlet that mattered until Letterman came along. And Carson was a great interviewer -- he disarmed people with his Nebraska aw-shucks-ness and got them to say things they normally wouldn't.84 - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Talk Show
Score: 359
Average Rank: 31.1
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
List Breakdown
Sullie 28
Pip's Invitation 30
AAABatteries 30
Todem 31
Eephus 45
krista4 52
Brutal Penquin 52
Interested in opinions on going back and watching something like this so far removed from when it aired.. I have seen a few clips but never seen a full show because it was before my time (I was technically alive toward the end of its run, but too young to watch).
I watch a lot of old shows (you have already seen Andy Griffith was near the top of my list, and I ranked a few older shows that I'm sure are still to come). But watching an old talk show seems different than a sitcom. I feel like a larger percentage of the content would be related to the events of that time, and it might be harder to appreciate.
kupcho1
Footballguy
You can have Betty, I'll take Teresa Ganzel and Carol Wayne please.
zamboni
Footballguy
Second appearance by her so far in this countdown - Greedy Gretchen from Three’s Company being the first.
I always wanted Greedy Gretchen to be my band name.
krista4
Footballguy
I agree, and I had it on my 70.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
But how would he have come up with the Slauson cutoff / cut off your Slauson joke?
titusbramble
Footballguy
I've never got the hype behind Fleabag. Probably given the channel it aired on here.
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
It would be my #1
Scoresman
Footballguy
Never heard of it.
Eephus
Footballguy
Is it in black and white?
The Gator
Footballguy
It’s in my top half
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Fleabag. Never even heard of this. This is the primary reason scour these threads. Cued up. Mahalo
Late Show with Johnny. Nothing but great memories from that show. Wasn't the consistent regular watcher, but a couple of times a week from sure. Johnny died 25 years ago? 25? Damn.
Late Show with Johnny. Nothing but great memories from that show. Wasn't the consistent regular watcher, but a couple of times a week from sure. Johnny died 25 years ago? 25? Damn.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
First thing I ever watched on television that had moments of freaking me out. Ha ha
Hastur
Footballguy
Um...20?
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Ha ha. My bad. Me not good at math and reading.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
What does this mean?
kupcho1
Footballguy
Probably BBC6
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Plus having a tight band.Essential viewing. The late night chat landscape is crowded now, but this was the only outlet that mattered until Letterman came along. And Carson was a great interviewer -- he disarmed people with his Nebraska aw-shucks-ness and got them to say things they normally wouldn't.84 - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Talk Show
Score: 359
Average Rank: 31.1
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
List Breakdown
Sullie 28
Pip's Invitation 30
AAABatteries 30
Todem 31
Eephus 45
krista4 52
Brutal Penquin 52
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
This was one of our highlights from our trip to LA. Right up there with the Getty.
Jimmy Fallon was me. I love that guy….he kills me.The King of late night. I only put one late night talk host on my list though(No, I wasn't the guy that put Fallon). I'm having second thoughts about that questionable decision.84 - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Talk Show
Score: 359
Average Rank: 31.1
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
List Breakdown
Sullie 28
Pip's Invitation 30
AAABatteries 30
Todem 31
Eephus 45
krista4 52
Brutal Penquin 52
But as you can see from my ranking Johnny is the King.
Oh god no……
Oh it will…..because if it doesn’t we have serious issues in here.
kupcho1
Footballguy
That checks out.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
I might be out…not a fan of shows or movies like that
Scoresman
Footballguy
83 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
ComedyScore: 361
Average Rank: 30.9
Jake Peralta, an immature but talented NYPD detective in Brooklyn's 99th Precinct, comes into immediate conflict with his new commanding officer, the serious and stern Captain Ray Holt.
List Breakdown
McBokonon 9whoknew 14
BLOCKED PUNT 25
landrys hat 27
turnjose7 33
Atomic Punk 36
Jayrod 38
kupcho1 48
Instinctive 48
Scoresman
Footballguy
82 - Modern Family
ComedyScore: 362
Average Rank: 38.1
Three different, but related families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.
List Breakdown
AAABatteries 15
Instinctive 17
Gally 18
BLOCKED PUNT 20
Dr Octopus 22
Atomic Punk 31
Yo Mama 43
Keith R 56
turnjose7 65
zamboni 66
Jayrod 66
zamboni
Footballguy
Really enjoyable show with funny characters. I do think it lost a bit when Luke got older, but always sharp writing IMO. Lily was the typical annoying Cousin Oliver type that could have derailed the show, but there was more than enough to compensate.
Instinctive
Footballguy
I'm really surprised to see this already. Would have guessed top 50 and ranked by almost everyone. It's generally excellent, but also it aired on a major network in prime time while everyone on the board was alive, it's been heavily syndicated, and it's easily available on streaming platforms. I figured it would be the #2 or #3 sitcom of the entire list, after the US version of the Office (which hasn't come up yet I think) and BBT (which also I think hasn't come up yet).
The Gator
Footballguy
don't know why but this made me
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Love Modern Family - just always struck a note with me and the balance of humor and love amongst the family was great. Decent eye candy too.
I've seen Brooklyn Nine-Nine a few times. Was good for a few chuckles, but never good enough that I wanted to watch it regularly. Wouldn't have made my list.
I have never seen an episode of Modern Family.
I'm not a tv snob by any means. I mean I haven't been a regular tv viewer for 20 years other than sports and streaming series, sure. But I mean, I'll watch two and a half men when bored because that show is funny to me. I would have guessed that Modern Family would have ranked in the top 100 sitcoms, but not top 100 shows.
I have never seen an episode of Modern Family.
I'm not a tv snob by any means. I mean I haven't been a regular tv viewer for 20 years other than sports and streaming series, sure. But I mean, I'll watch two and a half men when bored because that show is funny to me. I would have guessed that Modern Family would have ranked in the top 100 sitcoms, but not top 100 shows.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Lily was on since the beginning- they had to make her grow up.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Modern Family is a lot funnier than Two and a Half Men (which was the same jokes over and over).
zamboni
Footballguy
True - she was too young to have any lines for the first few seasons. I think they tried to make her too much a part of the ensemble as she grew up, but as mentioned, it was a big cast that helped to mitigate the damage.
kupcho1
Footballguy
I ranked it as high as I did almost solely for the comedic genius of Andre Braugher. That's right, I said it: comedic genius.
Instinctive
Footballguy
Loved Two and a Half Men growing up. When they kicked Sheen off it took a cliff dive in quality for me.
Modern Family actually has a similar sense of humor in many ways - the characters have a lot more depth though. Two and a Half Mens characters were always a little 2D to me, caricature-y.
So it's one I considered but didn't make the final 70.
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