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(VANITY) The Greatest TV Sitcoms of All Time
My television | November 13, 2005 | Lancey Howard

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.)


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KEYWORDS: goldenageoftv; nope; wherespissant
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1 posted on 11/13/2005 12:23:07 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard

I can't wait to see the first obvious "D'oh!" for a biggie I completely forgot about.


2 posted on 11/13/2005 12:24:57 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard

Decent List

I'd swap Cheers and Seinfeld though


3 posted on 11/13/2005 12:25:00 AM PST by SShultz460
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To: Lancey Howard

Hey man, you forgot "Get Smart".

That's classic!


4 posted on 11/13/2005 12:25:22 AM PST by DB (©)
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To: Lancey Howard

Three's Company utterly sucked. Not even close to being on any list


5 posted on 11/13/2005 12:27:24 AM PST by binkdeville
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To: Lancey Howard
My personal fav:

MST3K (Although not really a sitcom).
6 posted on 11/13/2005 12:27:36 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: Lancey Howard

Nice enough. :)


7 posted on 11/13/2005 12:27:55 AM PST by EsmeraldaA
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To: Lancey Howard

Titus and Married with Children


8 posted on 11/13/2005 12:29:12 AM PST by PLMerite ("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
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To: Lancey Howard

Need something with Bob Newhart in it =)


9 posted on 11/13/2005 12:30:43 AM PST by Iwentsouth
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To: Lancey Howard

1. The Andy Griffith Show
2. The Honeymooners
3. The Bleep Van Bleep Show
4. Seinfeld
5. Taxi
6. Cheers
7. Barney Miller
8. M.A.S.H.
9. Everybody Love Raymond
10.I Love Lucy


10 posted on 11/13/2005 12:31:32 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Peace Begins in the Womb)
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To: Lancey Howard

Car 54 (Where are You)
F Troop


11 posted on 11/13/2005 12:31:35 AM PST by dsc
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To: Lancey Howard

Dick Van Dyke should be in the top 10.

Also, the Addams Family was very well done


12 posted on 11/13/2005 12:32:05 AM PST by BigBobber
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To: Lancey Howard
1. Honeymooners
2. Seinfeld
3. The Odd Couple
4. Frasier
5. M*A*S*H
6. Police Squad
7. I Love Lucy
8. Gilligan's Island
9. Night Court
10. Cheers

Based on shows that when I surf the remote, I would stop and watch.

13 posted on 11/13/2005 12:32:25 AM PST by softwarecreator (Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires.)
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To: PLMerite

Married with Children is a classic too.


14 posted on 11/13/2005 12:32:43 AM PST by DB (©)
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To: RandallFlagg

It's a cult!

[yeah, and they worship blue oysters]


15 posted on 11/13/2005 12:33:10 AM PST by Salamander (LINGUA MORTUA SOLA LINGUA BONA EST)
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To: Lancey Howard

1. The Andy Griffith Show
2. The Andy Griffith Show
3. The Andy Griffith Show
4. The Andy Griffith Show
5. The Andy Griffith Show
6. The Andy Griffith Show
7. The Andy Griffith Show
8. The Andy Griffith Show
9. The Andy Griffith Show
10. The Andy Griffith Show

Your mileage may vary. ;-)


16 posted on 11/13/2005 12:36:37 AM PST by Nita Nupress (It's called "paranoia," right up until you need it. Then it's called "foresight.")
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To: Lancey Howard

Andy Griffith should be much higher, and if British sitcoms are allowed I'd certainly have Fawlty Towers in the top 10.


17 posted on 11/13/2005 12:36:40 AM PST by FreedomForce
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To: Lancey Howard

Amos & Andy?


18 posted on 11/13/2005 12:38:06 AM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: Lancey Howard
Hogan's Heroes was my all-time favorite. Any time I stumble across a re-run while channel surfing, I watch the rest of the show.
19 posted on 11/13/2005 12:39:59 AM PST by Prime Choice (Never excuse treason as "dissent.")
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To: PLMerite

Darn it!
I already see a couple of classics I forgot, especially Get Smart and Married With Children! I considered Addams Family, Car 54, F Troop, Frasier, and even Fawlty Towers, but either I didn't think they were on long enough or they just didn't cut it. I'm sure there will be some people who list Golden Girls and Everybody Loves Raymond.


20 posted on 11/13/2005 12:40:19 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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