My favorite generation of comedies were the 1990s, and in particular the sitcoms on NBC. Back when I was in high school, just about all of my favorite shows (sans Simpsons) were on NBC: Frasier, Wings, NewsRadio, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Seinfeld, along with the ifrst few seasons of "Just Shoot Me," and an occasional "John Larroquette", or "Caroline in the City." Which really makes the passing of the "Frasier" show even more depressing as its the end of an era. You could also say the same thing about "Friends" ending, but I HATED that show. Since "3rd Rock" ended, "Frasier" was the ONLY show I routinely watched on NBC.

What is your favorite era of comedy: the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, or 00s?

My favorite decade of comedy is the 1960's because it had diverse group of comedies:

Workplace: "The Lucy Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
Rural: "Green Acres" and "The Andy Griffith Show"
Fantasy: "I Dream of Jeannie", "Bewitched", "The Munsters", "The Addams Family", "Mister Ed", and "Gilligan's Island"
Cute: "Dennis the Menace"

For purely nostalgic reasons I vote for the mid 60s to early 70s (about 1964-74) just because the nation changed so dramatically during those years and it is reflected in what was on TV.

in order from best to worst....

80s
90s
70s
60s
00s
50s

70s:All In The Family,Happy Days,Sanford & Son,and Three's Company

90s:California Dreams,City Guys,Married With Children,Saved By The Bell,Step By Step,Unhappily Ever After

00s:8 Simple Rules,Rock Me Baby,That 70s Show

60s:Dick Van Dyke,Green Acres,The Munsters

80s:Charles In Charge & Growing Pains

Def. a tossup between the 70's and 80's. :D

The 80s have the best shows to me.

My favorite is the seventies, for CBS's big four sitcoms of the decade; "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Bob Newhart Show," "M*A*S*H" and "All in the Family."

In order from greatest to least

1970's- Had the most shows that I like
2000's
1980's
1990's
1960's
1950's- Not many to choose from

"1950's- Not many to choose from"

How about these from the 1950's:

The Burns and Allen Show
I Love Lucy
My Little Margie
The Amos & Andy Show
Our Miss Brooks
Ozzie & Harriet
Topper
Father Knows Best
The Honeymooners
The Peoples Choice
Sgt. Bilko
The Real McCoys
Leave it to Beaver
Doby Gillis

80s and early 90s.

I think the 90's had the best with such shows as:
Roseanne
Seinfeld
Frasier
Friends
Veronica's Closet
Jesse
Saved by the Bell
NewsRadio

mid 60s-mid 70s.