Author Topic: Bests Sitcom Ever (Read 4579 times)

USSEnterprise · « **on:** July 11, 2005, 03:08:47 am »

What is the best of the best? I cant choose anything over Seinfeld

monkeybomb · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:25:45 am »

family guy
simpsons
news radio
aqua teen hunger force

You left out none of the above

And since you left out The Cosby Show you are a racist too!!

paigeoliver · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:27:49 am »

Quote from: USSEnterprise on July 11, 2005, 03:08:47 am

What is the best of the best? I cant choose anything over Seinfeld

Odd choices, mostly all clumped in from one era, then with a couple 70s ones thrown in, and one current one.

Does the character of Frasier hold the record for single longest running sitcom character, since he personally played Frasier for 20 years over 2 different long running shows, or was their some other longer running character?

Also, cartoons are not sitcoms.

monkeybomb · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:35:18 am »

Quote from: paigeoliver on July 11, 2005, 03:27:49 am

Also, cartoons are not sitcoms.

Why not?

It is the exact same format, but the characters are animated. sitcom is short for situational comdy. Simpsons doesn't fit that? I've acctually had this discussion many times. The television academy currently doesn't recognize the simpsons as anything. Calling it a cartoon doesn;t do it justice at all. Cartoon has a newspaper reference, but when we are talking about TV it ussually means, childrens programming. It is at least an animated comedy, but it still seems closeminded to me to say it's not a sitcom. This is no different than the endless music debates over which genere a group fits in. They ussually end with people ticking with a gut feeling and not establishing clear criteria.

Another example, "The Larry Sanders Show" - Gary schandling insitst it's not a sitcom, because he doesn't want to get lumped in with Urkle and Full House. But his show does follow the formula for a sitcom.

Bones · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:59:18 am »

ELR.

Special mention to Patricia Heaton, the hottest MILF on the planet.

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2005, 04:49:41 am »

Not really a sitcom, but I would have to say Arrested Development.

Best TV comedy EVER? The BBC version of The Office. Easily.

Dexter · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2005, 04:58:45 am »

Fawlty Towers anybody? How about Father Ted or Only fools and horses??

Franco · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2005, 05:27:32 am »

Quote from: koolmoecraig on July 11, 2005, 04:49:41 am

Not really a sitcom, but I would have to say Arrested Development.

Best TV comedy EVER? The BBC version of The Office. Easily.

Agrred without a shadow of a doubt.

ChadTower · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2005, 08:34:42 am »

Murphy Brown? Never saw a single funny episode. That leathery chick is annoying.

It's like dude watched one night of early 90s NBC and decided to make a list.

The list probably begins and may end with Married With Children.

DaveMMR · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2005, 08:43:56 am »

Arrested Development, Simpson, Seinfeld and Family Guy. None of them fit within the conventional idea of a sitcom, which is why they're the best. Simpsons has been waning though (I'm even forced to admit that), Arrested Development make take two or three viewings to truly get into and Seinfeld... well... the last episode was really disappointing.

Buddabing · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2005, 08:52:18 am »

I think MASH ran for longer than any of those.

What makes a sitcom "the best"?

ChadTower · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2005, 09:03:21 am »

I do.

Goz · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2005, 09:51:29 am »

Here's a list of the longest running sitcoms by # of seasons:

By number of seasons:

16 The Simpsons (Spring 2005)
14 (The Adventures Of) Ozzie And Harriet
12 My Three Sons
11 M*A*S*H, Cheers, The Danny Thomas Show / Make Room For Daddy, Happy Days, The Jeffersons, Married ... With Children, Frasier
10 Murphy Brown, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Friends
9 The Beverly Hillbillies, The Love Boat, Alice, Roseanne, Family Matters, Coach, All In The Family, Night Court, The Drew Carey Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, King Of The Hill (Spring 2005)

Info from here which was gathered from epguides.com

-Goz

missioncontrol · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2005, 12:44:59 pm »

What about.......

Married With Children

Rosanne

Alf

The Cosby Show

Different Strokes

The Facts of Life

hyiu · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2005, 12:52:07 pm »

I like Married with Children....

have chicks, and funny...

mrhowell · « **Reply #15 on:** July 11, 2005, 03:34:19 pm »

WKRP in Cincinnati.

It's the phone cops man, the phone cops.

str1der · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2005, 04:18:31 pm »

Quote from: mrhowell on July 11, 2005, 03:34:19 pm

WKRP in Cincinnati.

It's the phone cops man,

SirPoonga · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2005, 06:19:18 pm »

Quote

Info from here which was gathered from epguides.com

What's the difference between comedy and sitcom?

My personal favorites "comedies" are

ALF
Unhappily Ever After
Night Court
Red Green
Red Dwarf
Monty Python
Are You Being Served
Mr. Bean

I have to like Mystery Science Theater 3000 because it was created by a fellow UW-Stout alumni

SOAPboy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2005, 06:36:53 pm »

Quote from: missioncontrol on July 11, 2005, 12:44:59 pm

What about.......

Married With Children

Rosanne

Alf

~~The Cosby Show~~

~~Different Strokes~~

~~The Facts of Life~~

You WiN!

USSEnterprise · « **Reply #19 on:** July 11, 2005, 09:11:40 pm »

After thinking, I realize there are many others I should have included. I havent seen WKRP in so long I forgot about it.

Scott84 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 11, 2005, 11:12:57 pm »

SEINFELD

Best. Show. Ever.

geomartin · « **Reply #21 on:** July 11, 2005, 11:45:34 pm »

What about SOAP!!! I still consider that the funniest sitcom of all time.

Geo

tommy · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2005, 02:06:03 am »

Seinfeld, Family guy, Everybody loves raymond, Married with children.

Not a sitcom but "Who's line is it anyway" is good.

Simpsons was the best cartoon till Family Guy came out.

Magnet_Eye · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2005, 07:18:08 am »

CHARLES IN CHARGE!

duh.

Evil Otto · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2005, 08:28:02 am »

Sledge Hammer.

Certainly not the near the best ever, but I found it amusing.

ChadTower · « **Reply #25 on:** July 12, 2005, 09:42:19 am »

I have never seen an episode of Seinfeld that I found even a little amusing. It's the same crap as 100 other sitcoms. A bunch of neurotic idiots in NYC sitting around complaining. THAT has never been done before.

Crazy Cooter · « **Reply #26 on:** July 12, 2005, 12:52:16 pm »

Would the A-Team be considered a sitcom? Otherwise I'd say Good Times.

Zero_Hour · « **Reply #27 on:** July 12, 2005, 01:48:44 pm »

Lots of great shows on the list for sure. Picking out a best would be way to difficult for me, some of the shows mentioned I loved when they were new, but they just don't strike me as funny when I see them again. Seinfeld is one of the biggest offenders of that one for me, plus I thought the final episode was probably the biggest anticlimax in series television history.

I'd be lying if I said I never laughed at Married With Children, but ultimately it just never did it for me. To me it just seemed like a never ending series of 'Peg's horny' jokes.

My top picks would be (in no order whatsoever):
WKRP in Cincinatti
All in The Family
Taxi
Cheers (until Shelly Long left the show)
Absolutely Fabulous
Soap

I've got to say I'm shocked that no one mentioned Fresh Prince of Bel Air

missioncontrol · « **Reply #28 on:** July 12, 2005, 02:09:24 pm »

No one's mentioned Shape D.'s favorite.........

The Golden Girls

link to proof

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #29 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:47:24 pm »

It's Your Move.

SOAPboy · « **Reply #30 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:54:53 pm »

is "Are you being Served" and "Allo Allo" Sitcoms? id have to pick those honestly if they are..

SirPoonga · « **Reply #31 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:59:56 pm »

Quote from: SOAPboy on July 12, 2005, 04:54:53 pm

is "Are you being Served" and "Allo Allo" Sitcoms? id have to pick those honestly if they are..

Woohoo, someone else who watched brittish comedy

Crazy Cooter · « **Reply #32 on:** July 12, 2005, 09:48:33 pm »

Quote from: missioncontrol on July 12, 2005, 02:09:24 pm

No one's mentioned Shape D.'s favorite.........

The Golden Girls

link to proof

A friend of mine was talking about that show when we were in high school and said something about "the hot one".

We still give him a hard time about that.

GameOver · « **Reply #33 on:** July 12, 2005, 10:11:26 pm »

Growing up it was

Alice
Welcome Back Kotter
One Day at a Time
Different Strokes
Old episodes of Facts of Life
A-Team
Growing pains
Family Ties

then

Saved by the Bell (yeah, I admit it!) (Tiffany Theisen aka Tiffany Amber just got married!)
Martin

then

Seinfeld
Friends

now

X-Play
Cinematech
Judgment Day
Icons

Ahhh...the evolution of ignorance....

USSEnterprise · « **Reply #34 on:** July 13, 2005, 02:47:06 am »

I cant stand Friends, but Seinfeld and Fraiser are some of my favorites. Also really liked WKRP, All in the Family, and The Jeffersons

tommy · « **Reply #35 on:** July 13, 2005, 03:37:51 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on July 12, 2005, 09:42:19 am

SOAPboy · « **Reply #36 on:** July 13, 2005, 04:03:15 am »

Quote from: SirPoonga on July 12, 2005, 04:59:56 pm

Quote from: SOAPboy on July 12, 2005, 04:54:53 pm
is "Are you being Served" and "Allo Allo" Sitcoms? id have to pick those honestly if they are..
Woohoo, someone else who watched brittish comedy

Got both whole series comming from netflix here soon i hope.. lol

Used to have em all on VHS.. but yeah..

paigeoliver · « **Reply #37 on:** July 13, 2005, 04:13:02 am »

So, since the a few of the Frasier characters ran the whole run of both Frasier AND Cheers then that WOULD make them the longest running sitcom characters?

ChadTower · « **Reply #38 on:** July 13, 2005, 08:38:37 am »

Quote from: tommy on July 13, 2005, 03:37:51 am

I'm surpised you don't like seinfeld then, minus the NYC part.

No, my point was that I have no tolerance for a bunch of neurotic idiots sitting around complaining. That's 95% of Seinfeld's content.

Stingray · « **Reply #39 on:** July 13, 2005, 09:16:00 am »

Quote from: SirPoonga on July 12, 2005, 04:59:56 pm

Quote from: SOAPboy on July 12, 2005, 04:54:53 pm
is "Are you being Served" and "Allo Allo" Sitcoms? id have to pick those honestly if they are..
Woohoo, someone else who watched brittish comedy

How about Coupling? That one makes me laugh so hard I can't see. Someone already mentioned Fawlty Towers, but it's worth mentioning again. Funniest thing John Cleese was ever involved in outside of Python.

Quote from: paigeoliver on July 13, 2005, 04:13:02 am

So, since the a few of the Frasier characters ran the whole run of both Frasier AND Cheers then that WOULD make them the longest running sitcom characters?

I never watched Frasier, but the Frasier character didn't come into Cheers until it had been going for a few seasons iirc. What other characters from Cheers appear in that show?

-S


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Author Topic: Bests Sitcom Ever (Read 4579 times)

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