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barwars
08-15-2004, 06:30 PM
In order from worst to best, how would you rank the "Norman Lear 5"??

Which are, for those of you who may be living under rocks....

All in the Family
Sanford & Son
Maude
Good Times
and The Jeffersons

barwars
08-15-2004, 06:33 PM
Here's my order, with #1 being the best....

5. Maude
4. Good Times
3. Sanford & Son
2. All in the Family

and

1. The Jeffersons


Sanford & Son and Good Times are for the most part interchangeable. I can watch more episodes of GT in a row than S&S, because S&S gets so repetitive. But when I do watch them (in proper doses) S&S makes me laugh more.

JT
08-15-2004, 06:41 PM
1) Maude
2) The Jeffersons
3) Sanford & Son
4) All in the Family
5) Good Times

But above them all is Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

Small Wonderian
08-15-2004, 07:36 PM
5. Maude
4. All In The Family
3. Good Times
2. Sanford and Son
1. The Jeffersons

gilligan fanatic
08-15-2004, 07:36 PM
1 All In The Family
2 Sanford And Son
3 Mary Hartman
4 The Jeffersons
5 Archie Bunkers Place

gilligan fanatic
08-15-2004, 07:38 PM
oops never mind about Archie Bunkers Place. I forgot about Good Times.

vashti1999
08-15-2004, 08:08 PM
Based on personal favorites
1.Good Times
2.Jeffersons
3.All In The Family
4.Sanford & Son
5.Maude

But I think All In The Family is the best, highest quality sitcom of the bunch

spunkygirl
08-15-2004, 08:19 PM
5. Good Times

4. Sanford & Son

3. Maude

2. All in the Family

1. The Jeffersons

Mr. Television
08-15-2004, 08:23 PM
1-All In The Family
2-The Jeffersons
3-Sanford And Son
4-One Day At A Time ( Its not on the list but should be)
5-Good Times
6-Maude
All the shows are classics though and even though I ranked Maude last doesn't mean I don't like it.

robyrob
08-15-2004, 10:00 PM
One Day At A Time
The Jeffersons
Maude
Sanford And Son
Good Times
All In The Family

Adamantium
08-15-2004, 10:07 PM
1 (The Best) - Good Times

2 (The Second Best) - Maude

3 (The Middle Show) - All in the Family

4 (The Second Worst) - The Jeffersons

5 (The Worst) - Sanford and Son

If "One Day at a Time" counts, then it's number 1 and all the others move down a slot.

Classic TV Fanatic
08-15-2004, 10:53 PM
1. tie: Sanford and Son (the best)
The Jeffersons (the best)
3. All In The Family
4. Good Times
5. Maude (the worst)

mstewart
08-15-2004, 11:09 PM
My favorite top five of Norman Lear's shows:
1) One Day At A Time
2) All In the Family
3) The Jeffersons
4) Good Times
5) Maude

James"Thunder"Early
08-15-2004, 11:33 PM
The Jeffersons
All in The Family
Good Times
Maude
Sanford and Son

jamier42
08-16-2004, 05:10 PM
1. All In The Family
2. The Jeffersons
3. Sanford and Son
4. One Day At A Time
5. Good Times
6. Maude