My Top-10 Sitcoms of The Last 50 Years

Reaganite Republican ^ | 22 October 2015 | Reaganite Republican

[TomGuy]

And who didn't watch the Waltons?

I never did.

But I also never could get excited about Seinfield. I watched a few episodes in re-runs and still never understood all of the hoopla about it.

[Waryone]

"Any list that leaves off The Beverly Hillbillies is not worth reading."

I could not agree with you more! The Beverly Hillbillies would definitely be at the top of my list of comedies.

[thesharkboy]

Green Acres was Kafka in a cornfield.

That's a brilliant description of a very odd show. LOL

[TomGuy]

“Mork and Mindy”

I never got into it very much. I did watch a couple of episodes after the episode where he thought he had to go to the passport office and register as an alien. That episode was funny.

[Phlap]

I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners are one two for me. All the rest just copied them.

[AFreeBird]

The only problem with WKRP reruns or DVDs is the original music was cut. They didn’t buy the rights for long term, back in the beginning. The music they’re trying to substitute just doesn’t work. Especially with Johnny.

[Red Badger]

Did you know that on one episode of The Honeymooners they didn’t have a script, for some strange reason, and they went out and adlibbed the entire show and no one noticed! Now, THAT was acting!....................

[newfreep]

Your "Rosanne" cast photo included a very young Sarah Chalke.

[dfwgator]

Drew Carrey show was VASTLY underrated.

Absolutely.

And Christa Miller was a MAJOR babe on that show.

[tophat9000]

On that 70 show.. i surprised in did get a better reaction of FR... Red Forman was probably one to most positive male Right leaning character on tv in the last 20 years hes was a super hard ass but not mean or stupid ..kind of a boot camp drill sergeant type that ride you ass but but also got you back ( think Clint Eastwood of late in movies) Love the interaction Red had with Hyde the rebel neighbor kid that got abandon by his parents an the Forman’s took it..

[Phlap]

Mchales Navy and Hogans Heroes were also funny but the libs wouldn't like them.

[Autonomous User]

”I’m still waiting for that fruit basket from Fox,” she says.

LOL. I guess the yearly gifts from Fox to her was the stuff of urban legends then!!!
Thanks for the update!

[verga]

The woman who played “Julia,” the loudmouthed liberal on that show, was a conservative in real life. You're correct, I had always thought she was a raging liberal, but her affiliation is listed as Republican. I thought Delta Burke was a Conservative, but she supports gay rights.

[Colonel_Flagg]

“Hogan’s Heroes” was brilliantly written satire. The third and fourth seasons were especially good.

And my favorite moment from “Taxi” was Reverend Jim Ignatowski’s driving test. To this day still one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen on television.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39k067hcgYY

“What does a yellow light mean?”

[nickcarraway]

Your husband used to be a little boy?

[huckfillary]

I loved MASH, but I wouldn’t consider it a sitcom in the sense of Bewitched or I Love Lucy.

[justlurking]

In an interview years later, Suzanne said she and the wife on Newhart sort of came up with the finale idea.

It was Bob's wife, Ginny -- during the second season of Newhart. The three of them were having dinner.

At the time they laughed it off as preposterous. But years later, a producer called Suzanne. As soon as he identified himself, she knew why and told him so.

[verga]

Didn’t care for “Different Strokes” Every episode had Arnold lying to his father about something.

[Autonomous User]

“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly”

Possibly the funniest line ever said on television.

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Oh, the humanity! People are running about. The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement! Folks, I don’t know how much longer... The crowd is running for their lives. I think I’m going to step inside. I can’t stand here and watch this anymore. No, I can’t go in there. Children are searching for their mothers and oh, not since the Hindenberg tragedy has there been anything like this.

I laughed so hard I was crying!

[JudyinCanada]

Oh for sure - Everybody Loves Raymond is pretty cute.