grateful zed 1,473 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Not mentioned yet: Happy days Wkrp Barney miller Hogan's heroes 3s company Soap Chico and the man Good times Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scoresman 6,598 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 It's just Seinfeld and The Office for me. Nothing else comes close enough to warrant an effigy in stone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grateful zed 1,473 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Scoresman said: It's just Seinfeld and The Office for me. Nothing else comes close enough to warrant an effigy in stone. It shall be written ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewlyRetired 16,483 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I feel like I need to come up with two different lists. One list that has laugh tracks and one that doesn't...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
popeye 745 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Bob Newhart show Barney Miller Won't make many lists, but were among my favorite. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grateful zed 1,473 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Here is a list we can relate to. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/the-20-best-tv-sitcoms-of-all-time-2013-6%3famp Edited November 30, 2020 by grateful zed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sea Duck 1,065 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 4 hours ago, E Street Brat said: I've never understood the love for MASH. The laugh track alone makes it un-watchable for me. Seinfeld Gilligan's Island Sanford & Sons Cheers So....you're too distracted by fake audience laughter when the show is set in Korea, but not when the show is set on a deserted island? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Dreaded Marco 3,647 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Seinfeld Curb Your Enthusiasm 30 Rock Arrested Development Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brun 938 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 All in the Family, Mash, Andy Griffith, Seinfeld Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmac37 411 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Happy Days What's Happening Good Times Mary Tyler Moore 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keith R 481 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Seinfeld Curb All in the Family guilty pleasure - Three's Company Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost Rider 6,204 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Seinfeld Cheers All in the Family Friends 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SFBayDuck 7,078 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 All mentioned before, but for me it’s (in order) Cheers Seinfeld Curb Three’s Company Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grateful zed 1,473 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Flintstones, THE modern stone age family. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
E Street Brat 1,581 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 17 hours ago, Sea Duck said: So....you're too distracted by fake audience laughter when the show is set in Korea, but not when the show is set on a deserted island? Location, location, location. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Lambskin 13,612 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 The Simpsons Seinfeld Married With Children Roseanne 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drunken knight 629 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Haven’t read the responses yet. Initial thoughts: seinfeld cheers frazier happy days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thorpe 218 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 1) Honeymooners 2) Get Smart 3) I Love Lucy 4) Mr Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FairWarning 476 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 2:23 PM, rockaction said: AitF was too preachy for me upon rewatching it. I thought it was a blunt instrument where a skewer is usually better. My parents have described its popularity by saying that audiences, despite how obvious a send-up caricature of a man Bunker was, chose to ignore the preachy and laugh at the bigotry because they couldn't be as bad as Archie. But they also, in the dark recesses of their mind, thought Bunker might be right about certain things and found humor in their own closed-mindedness. But that's just what I hear. Like I was saying before I decided to respond, the sitcoms I listed were all of my time as a nascent adult or adult. The Archie and Edith characters were inspired by Norman Lear's parents. Norman Lear had a great run of TV shows in the 70's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psychopav 1,130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 12:04 PM, wikkidpissah said: The Gelbart years of M*A*S*H were as good as it gets. The Reynolds/Alda years are why it's not on my Rushmore. I was in the comedy biz during All In The Family reign. We (the Emerson College crowd and the guys who were doing standup in stripjoints & Chinese restaurants before Boston had comedy clubs) discussed AitF a LOT because it wasn't the least bit funny and had America rolling. We never figured it out... MTM beat em both by a mile. I agree. If it's not "...com" it isn't up for the Mount Rushmore of sitCOMs. Now the Mount Rushmore of unfunny sitcoms would be another question entirely, maybe just as interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wikkidpissah 18,151 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Psychopav said: I agree. If it's not "...com" it isn't up for the Mount Rushmore of sitCOMs. Now the Mount Rushmore of unfunny sitcoms would be another question entirely, maybe just as interesting. ####, maaaan, i could Himalaya that, mostly cuz i dont find any family comedies funny. Mount excruciating hackyass Rushmore: Everybody Loves Raymond Girls All in the Family Sports Night Except for Raymond, which makes me start clawing at the wallpaper in a painted room, it would be different each time you ask. as you can see, other people liking it is a strong factor in me hating it. i would put South Park, It's Always Sunny & Big Bang up there but i dont wanna be arguing w Gen Ys til the end of time. i'm keeping my lane on black shows. too. Edited December 2, 2020 by wikkidpissah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psychopav 1,130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 4 hours ago, wikkidpissah said: ####, maaaan, i could Himalaya that, mostly cuz i dont find any family comedies funny. Mount excruciating hackyass Rushmore: Everybody Loves Raymond Girls All in the Family Sports Night Except for Raymond, which makes me start clawing at the wallpaper in a painted room, it would be different each time you ask. as you can see, other people liking it is a strong factor in me hating it. i would put South Park, It's Always Sunny & Big Bang up there but i dont wanna be arguing w Gen Ys til the end of time. i'm keeping my lane on black shows. too. Actually I was thinking along the lines of very good but not that funny. For instance: All in the Family M*A*S*H* Cosby Boy Meets World 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keerock 5,024 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) If I can only fit 4 on the mountain The Office King of Queens The Middle Friends Hard to leave Seinfeld, Roseanne and Cheers off the list, but if I could only watch 4 going forward it would be those 4 ETA: I noticed I'm the first/only one to list The Middle. If you haven't seen it... HIGHLY recommended. Edited December 2, 2020 by Keerock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brun 938 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 While not on my mt Rushmore. I'd like to give honorable mention to I Dream of Jeannie for bringing Barbara Eden to my attention. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Binky The Doormat 12,659 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 8 minutes ago, brun said: While not on my mt Rushmore. I'd like to give honorable mention to I Dream of Jeannie for bringing Barbara Eden to my attention. she makes me tingley* 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SFBayDuck 7,078 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Keerock said: If I can only fit 4 on the mountain The Office King of Queens The Middle Friends Hard to leave Seinfeld, Roseanne and Cheers off the list, but if I could only watch 4 going forward it would be those 4 ETA: I noticed I'm the first/only one to list The Middle. If you haven't seen it... HIGHLY recommended. The Middle was the first sitcom, really the first non-reality "grown up" show, my daughter watched with us so it'll always be a favorite of mine. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ConstruxBoy 1,138 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Seinfeld Cheers MASH Arrested Development Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yankee23Fan 9,295 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 All in the Family Seinfeld Cheers Frasier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 24,453 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 2 hours ago, brun said: While not on my mt Rushmore. I'd like to give honorable mention to I Dream of Jeannie for bringing Barbara Eden me to my attention. FYP 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boston 2,998 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Seinfeld Odd Couple Cheers Happy Days (edges out MTM and the Bob Newhart show) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Pack 2,566 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 M*A*S*H* Happy Days All in the Family Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psychopav 1,130 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I am struggling with number 4. Dick van Dyke Seinfeld 30 Rock Community? Malcolm in the Middle? Simpsons? The Office? All too inconsistent. Malcolm in the Middle probably comes closest but honorable mention to all. Therefore I think I have to give the 4th slot to Parks and Rec. I'm even surprising myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDirtyWord 948 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Cheers Seinfeld All in the Family The Odd Couple Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dwarfboy 13 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Lucille Ball Andy Griffith Sherman Hemsley Ted Danson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 24,453 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 52 minutes ago, dwarfboy said: Lucille Ball Andy Griffith Sherman Hemsley Ted Danson Who are four people who have never been in my kitchen? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wikkidpissah 18,151 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 hours ago, AAABatteries said: Who are four people who have never been in my kitchen? Cliff Rushmore: Huxtable Clavin Arquette Robertson 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Octopus 15,728 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 6:43 PM, Sea Duck said: So....you're too distracted by fake audience laughter when the show is set in Korea, but not when the show is set on a deserted island? or in Watts or Boston Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Octopus 15,728 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Taxi Cheers The Office The Odd Couple Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IvanKaramazov 21,269 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 12:45 PM, E Street Brat said: I've never understood the love for MASH. The laugh track alone makes it un-watchable for me. Same here. I've forced myself to watch a few episodes of this when my wife has it on, and I find it painfully unfunny and basically unwatchable. I get that a lot of people like it, but I don't see how a person could possibly enjoy both MASH and, say, Arrested Development. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IvanKaramazov 21,269 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Anyway, I'll go with: The Simpsons. Seasons 2 through about 9, give or take, are among the best programming ever to air on television. The Office. A non-threatening "easy" watch like Friends, only with good characters, good writing, and a little edge. Arrested Development. Kind of on the opposite extreme of The Office -- the layered humor, long set-ups, and call-backs make this one a little less accessible, but it also makes for more satisfying re-watching. Curb Your Enthusiasm. It feels strange listing this one ahead of Seinfeld, but Seinfeld has not aged well IMO and Curb does a better job of showing what might have been had the show not faced network constraints. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wikkidpissah 18,151 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 tis a touch disheartening to see that The Office is not having aging problems. twas appointment TV for me til Carrell left, but i find even those unwatchable anymore. they were really ahead of the curve portraying workaday Americans as preening weirdos and seething sinkholes of passive-aggression but, now that the entire population have proven themselves to be pain-passers, i find the office characters' games on the world to be excruciatingly antifu. anyone wimme? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keerock 5,024 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 28 minutes ago, wikkidpissah said: tis a touch disheartening to see that The Office is not having aging problems. twas appointment TV for me til Carrell left, but i find even those unwatchable anymore. they were really ahead of the curve portraying workaday Americans as preening weirdos and seething sinkholes of passive-aggression but, now that the entire population have proven themselves to be pain-passers, i find the office characters' games on the world to be excruciatingly antifu. anyone wimme? Still watch it every day. Granted after Michael left it went way downhill fast, we still love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
need2know 6,198 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 12:50 PM, TLEF316 said: Yeah, I get pulled into watching episodes of MASH every once in a while when I'm over at my dad's. I've probably watched like 25 or so. Not sure I've laughed once. I'm not old enough to have seen it live, so maybe that's the issue. But I just find it painfully unfunny. For me....Seinfeld and the Office are slam dunk choices. I had never watched Curb (so weird, as I'm a HUGE Seinfeld fan) until quarantine back in March. But it makes my list now. Larry is my spirit animal. The 4th spot is a tough one. If we're including animated shows, I'd probably have to choose South Park. Obviously they have the occasional stinker, but I grew up on the show and it still makes me laugh like an idiot at times (even now, pushing into my late 30's). If no animated shows.....I guess I'd choose Big Bang. I get that its not for everyone and some will mock it but I think the writing was incredibly clever and Parsons did an amazing job carrying it. curb is fantastic and you are missing out. its great stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLEF316 4,929 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 minute ago, need2know said: curb is fantastic and you are missing out. its great stuff I HAD never watched Curb. Blew through the whole show in like 3 weeks back in April. Its in my top 4 now. Amazing show. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hastur 362 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) MASH Archer Seinfeld Fawlty Towers Edited December 4, 2020 by Hastur Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CGRdrJoe 3,797 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Married with children Chuck Coach 3rd rock from the sun 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Binky The Doormat 12,659 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 9 hours ago, wikkidpissah said: tis a touch disheartening to see that The Office is not having aging problems. twas appointment TV for me til Carrell left, but i find even those unwatchable anymore. they were really ahead of the curve portraying workaday Americans as preening weirdos and seething sinkholes of passive-aggression but, now that the entire population have proven themselves to be pain-passers, i find the office characters' games on the world to be excruciatingly antifu. anyone wimme? so it sounds like you do think it hasn't aged well ...right? I think? ...and no, not for me. Certainly isn't as fresh but that just comes with having seen them all, most of them several times Creed is awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fred_1_15301 5,449 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) Seinfeld cheers the office threes company ETA - yeah curb and married with children are both ahead of threes company Edited December 5, 2020 by fred_1_15301 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Pack 2,566 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 9 hours ago, IvanKaramazov said: Anyway, I'll go with: The Simpsons. Seasons 2 through about 9, give or take, are among the best programming ever to air on television. The Office. A non-threatening "easy" watch like Friends, only with good characters, good writing, and a little edge. Arrested Development. Kind of on the opposite extreme of The Office -- the layered humor, long set-ups, and call-backs make this one a little less accessible, but it also makes for more satisfying re-watching. Curb Your Enthusiasm. It feels strange listing this one ahead of Seinfeld, but Seinfeld has not aged well IMO and Curb does a better job of showing what might have been had the show not faced network constraints. I'll take what are four shows I've never seen one full episode of, Alex. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Binky The Doormat 12,659 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, Mr.Pack said: I'll take what are four shows I've never seen one full episode of, Alex. reaction 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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