I can still hear my dad laughing.
Posted on 08/31/2025 8:52:20 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Sitcoms are the comfort food of entertainment, the things we turn to when we need a boost or a smile. Unlike other genres of the best TV shows—like, say, crime shows, which we need to be in the mood to watch—we are always ready for a few laughs. Naming the best sitcoms of all time invites a lot of debate, but there’s no doubt that classic TV shows like I Love Lucy, which premiered in 1951, helped pioneer the format in which familiar characters find themselves in situations, whether realistic or ridiculous, that become fodder for laughs, usually within a tight, 22-minute episode.
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I never watched 19 of their 34. And why do they list current shows and shows from recent years as “still funny”? You’d think that “still funny” would apply to shows at least 20 years old. Missing from the list are The Honeymooners, Dick Van Dyke, Andy Griffith, Gilligan’s Island, Get Smart, Leave it to Beaver, McHale’s Navy, Sgt. Bilko, and quite a few other contenders.
Lol I enjoyed that show.
How do you do Mrs Wiley?
The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, Seinfeld, King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Odd Couple, Batman(yes, it was an intentional comedy).
Andy Griffith (with Barney Howard Sprague years sucked) Sanford Cheers Jeffersons Threes Company Archie Seinfeld Dick Van Dyke Beaver.
Exactly...
Oh Bewitched Jeanie Clampetts Green Acres
Far too many post-1990 shows mentioned, particularly the ones still in production: meh!
“How do you do Mrs Wiley?”
Really one of the best characters of all time
“How do you do Mrs Wiley?”
Really one of the best characters of all time
Speaking strictly I terms of repeating irregular sit com characters - an illustrious group
Kirby of ‘Frasier’
Cousin Ernie (Tennessee Ernie Ford) of Lucy
Jazz of ‘Prince of BelAire’
What a subjective list let list what they left off:
Third Rock From The Sun
Just Shoot me
News Radio
Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Caroline In the City
He & She
Those are just off the top of head many others also.
It may be now but back in the day it wasn’t very conservative as were the owners.
My Father used to read that cover to cover every month.
I can still hear my dad laughing.
I am with you there. How about a short run show like Herman’s Head that was pretty funny.
What about Car 54, I still love watching that one.
And can’t forget The Addams Family.
That is pretty funny.
Agree about The Office. It’s sort of in a class of its own and Steve Carell was born to play the role of Michael.
Nobody at Reader's Digest cares about any of the oldster crap. If it's before 1985 it doesn't exist to them.
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