(VANITY) The Greatest TV Sitcoms of All Time

My television | November 13, 2005 | Lancey Howard

[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.)

[carlo3b]

WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN?

THE SHADOW KNOWS

Inner Sanctum Mysteries

Suspense Mystery Radio

The Lux Radio Theatre...

[carlo3b]

Twilight Zone..
Have Gun, Will Travel..

[jdm]

NewsRadio (all seasons except the last). Probably the most underrated show of all time.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[Casloy]

Honeymooners and Seinfeld should be at the top. Gilligan's Island has no business on any list of shows that are being rated for greatness. It was about as assinine a show as ever was on TV.

[Lancey Howard]

Thanks! I was thinking of bumping the thread as well.
Fun stuff.

[Casloy]

Andy Griffith, without question, but only till Don Knotts left it, then it went downhill.

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP!