[pissant]

Bad list. #1 of all time has to be....

[MikefromOhio]

South Park?

Family Guy?

MST3K?

[DouglasKC]

"Whose Line Is It Anyways?"

"America's Funniest Home Videos"

[csvset]

Bosom Buddies's ? Chico and the Man? Give me break.

Sanford and Son(s)?

Did Lamont have a brother that was never shown?

[R. Scott]

…armed with a 12 gauge shotgun loaded with 00 buckshot

I pretty much agree that all are worth consideration – except for “Seinfeld”. Maybe it’s because I don’t have a New York sense of humor.

[TADSLOS]

Andy Griffith Show. Still in syndication since its inception.

[jdm]

IMHO, "NewsRadio" (save for the final season) was the single greatest American comedy ever on TV. Unusually brilliant chemistry for an ensemble cast TWICE the size of Seinfeld's core cast. With Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine, it's not too difficult for the viewer to identify and attach themselves emotionally to the characters.

NewsRadio had a bigger challenge, being that there were eight "main" characters on the show. The larger the ensemble, the more likelihood of the show blowing up in your face. This never happened on NewsRadio (until Phil Hartman passed away in May 1998), and I can't think of another show where eight actors worked so well together, so consistently.

[TexasCajun]

Hey. Where's Wally & The Beav?

[lowbridge]

What is "Perfect Strangers" doing on that list? And why do shows like The Honeymooners, The Jackie Gleason show, Carol Burnett, etc., rank below it?

[Living Free in NH]

Married, with Children.

[MWS]

The Simpsons? Kids in the Hall? The Drew Carey Show? South Park? Monty Python's Flying Circus?

I swear, this guy missed a whole bunch of them.

[Cowman]

How could they forget the great Red Green?

Some of my favorite lines from the show:

Vegetarian is an old Indian word that means "Lousy Hunter."

This tire went flat when we ran over a nail or maybe a squirrel while he was yawning.

Harold: What will you do if the fire gets out of control?
Red: We'll use the beer to put it out.
Harold: how will you get the beer on the fire?
Red: We'll drink it and use our bodies as fire trucks.

[eccentric]

Funniest? according to who?

Hey! Where's WKRP?

[M. Espinola]

The Great One - "How sweet it is."

[eccentric]

and SOAP?

[Sam Cree]

Yeah, I agree, Benny Hill was top.

They left out Hee Haw, though admittedly that one was much funnier if you drank beer while watching it.

[chapin2500]

TAXI! How does perfect strangers beat a show like Taxi?! Anyone remember the line "Whacha talkn bout Willis" from Different Strokes? Since this thread is on FR I will blame the democrats for this awful list.

[Gumption]

3. Home Improvement??????

19. Carol Burnett Show??????

I hereby declare this list null and void.

[Military family member]

If we add British comedies to the mix, then "Are You Being Served?" and "Keeping Up Appearances" have to be on the list

[mowowie]

How about:
Cheers
MASH
Hogans Hero's
I dream of Jeanie
The Munsters
Get Smart
The Beverly Hillbillies
Green Acres
The Odd Couple
Larry Sanders Show
Family Guy
Soap
Dobie Gillis
The Monkees
Donna Reed
Patty Duke
My Three Sons

[infidel29]

Seinfeld #1?

I Love Lucy #16?

Where's "Cheers", "Fraiser"... jeez "Martin" was funnier than most of these shows.