Gilligans Island is the best.
Greatest show ever? Highly debatable. I think “Silicon Valley” is more entertaining, for example.
Some will say that this show glorified gangsters and their lifestyles. Were they watching the same show as me? Much as with “Goodfellas”, to me this show repeatedly drove home how tacky and tasteless these guys were, not to mention completely lacking in morality, ethics and values. It was interesting, but definitely didn’t inspire admiration for these guys.
Although... at least I didn’t usually feel dirty after watching it, as most of the characters were somewhat complex and not completely depraved. Now “Boardwalk Empire” OTOH...
I am fairly omnivorous about teevee and moovee fare, but I have always boycotted The Godfather films and The Sopranos series.
I want to see gangsters disgraced, imprisoned, and/or eliminated - not glorified. I want heroes, not villains.
It is a morally and spiritually unhealthy sign that Americans - including ostensible conservatives - prefer this to anything - anything! - wholesome and edifying.
(When I say, always, I mean always. I heard plenty about the movies at a “Christian” prep school; I have never watched them.)
I cannot see any TV series that glorifies evil, crime and violence as being “great”