Posted on 11/13/2005 12:23:06 AM PST by Lancey Howard
In order, I rank the greatest TV sitcoms of all time like this:
1. I Love Lucy (the template for all sitcoms)
2. The Honeymooners
3. Seinfeld
4. Barney Miller
5. M.A.S.H.
6. Cheers
7. Taxi
8. The Andy Griffith Show
9. Hogan's Heroes
10. Gilligan's Island
Honorable mention:
All in the Family
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Cosby
The Odd Couple
McHale's Navy
The Phil Silvers Show
Night Court
Friends
Gomer Pyle, USMC (early years)
Family Matters (early years)
Home Improvement
The Beverly Hillbillies
Three's Company
The Jeffersons
Happy Days
Dick Van Dyke
Coach
Green Acres
(NOTE: Omitted from the above lists were shows that were more "situation" than "comedy", such as 'Leave it to Beaver', 'The Donna Reed Show', 'Father Knows Best', etc. Also omitted were animated shows such as The Flintstones, South Park, The Simpsons, and Family Guy.)
(P.S. I am old enough to have watched all of the above shows during their first run with the exception of Lucy, The Honeymooners, and The Phil Silvers Show, all of which I caught fully in reruns. The above lists are strictly from memory, so I hope I didn't leave out anything obvious. Have fun.)
"Andy Griffith was originally cast as the funny guy."
Oh, yeah, Andy Griffith's early humor is still hilarious.
This from a guy who joined us in January.
And I notice you've spent plenty of time composing responses on this thread. Why aren't you out there worrying about the Queen of Britain, and Howard Dean, John Edwards, Iraq and so on?
"The writers of Gleason were geniuses,IMO.Don't know if Gleason was one of them."
There's some interesting material on the DVDs.
Almost correct.
Remember, dsc, ............ "a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing."
Be careful, you may hurt yourself. I kid you just a little, but righteousness should be saved for the righteous.
Yeah, the nadir of our culture for sure.
I do!
Brad Garrett from "Everybody Loves Raymond" was just in a made for tv movie about Jackie Gleason.
Brad WAS BRILLIANT, and you will learn quite a lot about Jackie Gleason.
He WAS a genius!!!!
p.s. yes, I loved Art Carney and Audrey Meadows in the show. It was just nearly a perfect show!
........... And away we go!
It was the kevorka.
Red Dwarf is more a comedy drama. And iffen you're going to include those, I'm going to insist on adding Minder and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"Almost correct."
I don't really see what you're driving at, but I think what I said is correct.
You used the phrase "the glamor of evil" with respect to the Seinfeld show. That's just a severe exaggeration.
Save that serious designation for something else a little MORE EVIL ............. like Eleanor Clift or Ellen Ratner!
;-)
IMNSHO, presenting sexual immorality as acceptible, or even preferable, qualifies as evil. Not to mention the other things.
Lighten up, Francis.
So, you don't think that presenting sexual immorality as acceptible, or even preferable, qualifies as evil?
Instead of me lightening up, I'd say you need to butch up.
I LOVE THAT SHOW!!!!!
Ummm... we are talking about Seinfeld, right? I think there are much worse 'evils' in the world.
"we are talking about Seinfeld, right? I think there are much worse 'evils' in the world."
Okay. So does the existence of greater evils mean that lesser evils are not evils?
And is not the sexual immorality of Seinfeld one more brick in the Berlin wall of sexual immorality that is our entertainment media?
I'm living in Thailand. I will take Seinfeld anyway I can get it. If that is sexual immorality, please export more of it.
We didn't get that show on the radio in my area back then.....
I guess I really missed something too.....
I sure remember the Ma & Pa Kettle movies very well though. Funny stuff.
Our records show that you too are a N00B.
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Married With Children. The best sitcom ever.
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