best sitcoms ever

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Always Sunny in Philly is a good ‘un.

 

[Buzzbait]

Tool Time

 

[Weezer]

Surprised I didn't see I Love Lucy. One of the original sitcoms, and Lucille Ball was a very funny lady. The Dick Van Dyke Show was good too, with a young Mary Tyler Moore. And The Patty Duke Show. Nick at Nite, back in the day, introduced me to some of these classics. I Dream of Jeannie was really good.

A lot of sitcoms I liked have already been mentioned, but one I didn't see was Raising Hope. The first two seasons were good IMO. Kind of went downhill after that, but an original, funny premise IMO. Guy has a one night stand with a serial killer and gets her pregnant, laughs ensue.

 

[Weezer]

Rolling Stones' list of the best sitcoms.

Best TV Sitcoms of All Time - Rolling Stone

 

[Firebirdparts]

Holy cow, they started at 99? Dang. I feel sorry for somebody.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

M*A*S*H

 

[OrangeTsar]

No love for the Munsters?

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Cheers is the first one I thought of.

The Office, either one, is good.

After that, I go to some Brit comedies ...

... Allo, Allo ... that was golden

Derry Girls, The Upstart Crow, Father Ted,
Fawlty Towers

 

[C-south]

Curb is better than Seinfeld. Change my mind.

 

[Lurkerin]

Well… we have a list of 1-99. So a couple that I haven’t seen mentioned. Not best ever, but I’d watch them again.

Happy Endings and Life in Pieces. The ensemble cast was very funny.

 

[DocVOLiday]

(not complete lists)

as a kid / young person I watched:
gilligan's island
i dream of jeannie
the munsters
leave it to beaver
The Andy Griffith Show
home improvement
the fresh prince of bel-aire
That 70's show
dick van dyke
cheers
happy days
The Beverly Hillbillies
get smart
green acres

favorites since around 2005:
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
community
seinfeld
the office
Arrested Development
Workaholics
the IT crowd
How I Met Your Mother
Brooklyn 99
letterkenny

other newer(ish) ones that I like:
two and a half men
new girl
parks and rec
the league
wilfred
the good place
happy endings
better off ted

 

[bignewt]

Well… we have a list of 1-99. So a couple that I haven’t seen mentioned. Not best ever, but I’d watch them again.

Happy Endings and Life in Pieces. The ensemble cast was very funny.

I wanted to like Happy Endings but I couldn't get over Adam Pallys character I just don't see him as gay.

 

[StarRaider]

great stuff, Newhart and 3rd Rock from the Sun are a couple more that I like... not sure if King of the Hill qualifies as a sitcom or not.

I never watched The Office or Parks & Rec when they were broadcast but have streamed the heck out of those.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Holy cow, they started at 99? Dang. I feel sorry for somebody.

That list is GARBAGE anyway. A full quarter of the shows listed are cartoons (I am sorry, but Spongebob Squarepants is not a “sitcom” ) and none of the Golden classics from the late 60s are listed (Gilligan, Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Hogan’s Hero’s, Brady Bunch)

 

[Go aeiou]

That list is GARBAGE anyway. A full quarter of the shows listed are cartoons (I am sorry, but Spongebob Squarepants is not a “sitcom” ) and none of the Golden classics from the late 60s are listed (Gilligan, Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Hogan’s Hero’s, Brady Bunch)

Born in 52 so I watched them. I didnt watch Brady bunch which started when I was a hs senior. A kids show. The others are classics.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Interesting that so many people mention shows from the Golden 1960s, the greatest sitcoms ever. This discussion would not be complete if we didn’t discuss 1971, the year that changed television forever and officially marked the turning point when entertainment targeting switched from the Heartland to the coastal urban enclaves…..
'Rural Purge' 50 years ago changed course of television

 

[OrangeTsar]

And some more…..
9 iconic shows canceled due to the rural purge

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Interesting that so many people mention shows from the Golden 1960s, the greatest sitcoms ever. This discussion would not be complete if we didn’t discuss 1971, the year that changed television forever and officially marked the turning point when entertainment targeting switched from the Heartland to the coastal urban enclaves…..
'Rural Purge' 50 years ago changed course of television

Get Smart is high on my list. As well as the Hillbillies.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Get Smart is high on my list. As well as the Hillbillies.

 

[Megatron88]

Frasier was a good Sitcom IMO