Hi All!!!
I'm a media student trying to construct research on popular sitcoms. If you got a few minutes to fill in this survey it would be very helpful!!! If you think I've forgotten an important question or topic, or if you think I should exclude or change any question, please don't hesitate to contact me!!
Please email your replys to sitcoms@emailbox.com.au
Best regards
Eva

I'll fill it out and then tell you what I think

1.How many sitcom episodes would you say you watch every week?
 0-1
 1-3
 3-5
 5 >

2.What are your main reasons for watching sitcoms?
 Relaxation
 Entertainment
 Disconnect from real life
 Boredom
 There is nothing better on
 Other (please specify)_______________________________

3.Which of the following sitcoms are your favourites? (Please number them from 1 to 3, where one is the best.)
 Cheers
 Married With Children
 Everybody Loves Raymond
 Seinfeld
 Fraiser
 Sex And The City
 Friends
 That 70’s Show
 Full House
 The Simpsons
 M*A*S*H
 Will & Grace
 Other (please specify)________________________________

4.Considering Your absolute favourite sitcom, what is it about this sitcom you particularly like?

5.Who is your favourite character in any sitcom?

6.Why do you particularly like this character?

7.What of the following characteristics do You think is important regarding the perfect sitcom character? Please choose up to five!
 Funny  Dominant
 Considerate  Charming
 Attractive  Stupid
 Confused  Talented
 Silly  Obtrusive
 Intelligent  Lively
 Positive  Negative
 Childish  Open minded

8.Is there any sitcom You would say is of very low quality?
 Yes
 No
 I don’t know

9.If yes on question 7, state what sitcom it is and why You consider it bad?

10.Is there any sitcom you would like to change in any way? (E.g. plot characters etc.)

11.In your opinion, how important is the theme song and opening credits for the success of a sitcom?
 Extremely important
 Very Important
 Important
 Not so important
 Makes no difference to the quality whatsoever

12.Which theme song/opening sequence is the one you like the most?

13.What is so special about this theme song/opening sequence?

14. Finally, please fill in these simple information about yourself;

Age:

Sex: M F

Nationality:

Occupation:

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any inquiries! Thank you very much for your participation!

1. >5

2. Entertainment

3. 1 - Happy Days 2 - Muppet Show 3 - Get Smart

4. the characters, the fun and laughs

5. Tardy Turtle

6. just hilarious

7. Funny Silly Confused Lively Positive

8. Yes

9. there's many but the main reason i would think a show is just bad would be unoriginal, lazy writing

10. nope

11. Not so important

12. the Muppet Show

13. it's fun and different

14. male 34 yes computer geek

1. 5 >
2. Entertainment
3. 1. Whos the Boss? 2. Boy Meets World
3. Charmed
4. Cause WTB? is a hilarious, awesome show

1. 5 >
2. Entertainment, relaxation
3. 1. Cheers 2. Boy Meets World 3. Wings
4. The comedy, the writing, the environment, and just how the characters interact with each other.

Hmmm, I see youre all only answering the first 4 questions, doestn the word document work? it is supposed to be 3 pages long... Ill try again....

Originally posted by sitcomess
Hmmm, I see youre all only answering the first 4 questions, doestn the word document work? it is supposed to be 3 pages long... Ill try again....

Oh sorry. I'll finish it now...

5. Sam Malone (Shawn Hunter a close second)

6. His attitude about things, and just the way he acts is so hilarious to me.

7. Funny, Laid back, and not too intelligent (yeah I suppose thats stupid, but that word sounds so negitive)

8. I don't know.

9. Regarding 9, there are a lot of sitcoms that I wouldn't consider "low quality" that I dislike. If I don't like the characters of a show then I automatically dislike it. But that doesnt make it bad.

10. Not really.

11. To me it makes no difference, but it in general I suppose that a theme song could help bring a TV show sucess. Just because its something people identify with and remember.

12. Cheers

13. I think its cool that its so known. I tell people that I like Cheers and they automatically go to the theme song, even if they've never seen the show before.

Age: 13
Sex: Female
Nationality: American (caucasion)... I'm not sure which one you want.
Occupation: Student

1.) 5 >

2.) Enertainment

3.) 1 - Friends 2 - Will & Grace 3 - Everybody Loves Raymond

4.) characters, comebacks, and all the laughs!!

if family guy and south park count as sitcoms :grr:

1. How many sitcom episodes would you say you watch every week?
þ 5 >

2. What are your main reasons for watching sitcoms?
þ Entertainment

3. Which of the following sitcoms are your favourites? (Please number them from 1 to 3, where one is the best.)
1. family guy
2. south park
The Simpsons

4. Considering Your absolute favourite sitcom, what is it about this sitcom you particularly like?
it's funny as hell

5. Who is your favourite character in any sitcom?
chris, tom and diane, the evil monkey (family guy)

6. Why do you particularly like this character?
chris - he's a lot like me, he's just clueless and says stupid things
tom and diane - they're newscasters and they do the funniest stuff in their news reports
evil monkey - all he does is point at chris when he looks at him and it's just amusing

7. What of the following characteristics do You think is important regarding the perfect sitcom character? Please choose up to five!
þ Funny
þ Stupid
þ Confused
þ Silly
þ Childish

8. Is there any sitcom You would say is of very low quality?
þ Yes

9. If yes on question 7, state what sitcom it is and why You consider it bad?
most of them because they're unrealistically put together

10. Is there any sitcom you would like to change in any way? (E.g. plot characters etc.)
there need to be more adult cartoons

Continued....


5. Either Cory Matthews (Boy Meets World) or Samantha Micelli (Whos the Boss?) Or even Stephanie Tanner (Full House.)

6. Sam- she's witty and funny. Cory- he's funny Steph- I dont know i just do.

7.What of the following characteristics do You think is important regarding the perfect sitcom character? Please choose up to five!
Funny
Charming
 Attractive
 Silly
Lively
 Childish

8.Is there any sitcom You would say is of very low quality? Yes


9.If yes on question 7, state what sitcom it is and why You consider it bad? I dont want to share it cause people will jump on my case.

10.Is there any sitcom you would like to change in any way? If Full House was less corny and less overplayed it would be a good show IMO.

11.In your opinion, how important is the theme song and opening credits for the success of a sitcom? Importnat cause good shows usually have good theme songs.



12.Which theme song/opening sequence is the one you like the most? I have a few- The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Whos the Boss, Full House (extended version) The Facts of Life, Boy Meets World (all versions.)

13.What is so special about this theme song/opening sequence? Their just all really good.

14. Finally, please fill in these simple information about yourself;

Age: 12..13 in June

Sex: M

Nationality: um, none of your business

Occupation: 7th grader

1.How many sitcom episodes would you say you watch every week?
5 >

2.What are your main reasons for watching sitcoms?
Relaxation
Entertainment
Disconnect from real life

3.Which of the following sitcoms are your favourites? (Please number them from 1 to 3, where one is the best.)
1. Cheers
2. Frasier
3. Seinfeld



4.Considering Your absolute favourite sitcom, what is it about this sitcom you particularly like?
The characters.

5.Who is your favourite character in any sitcom?
Norm Peterson of Cheers

6.Why do you particularly like this character?
He's just so damn hilarious.

7.What of the following characteristics do You think is important regarding the perfect sitcom character? Please choose up to five!
Funny.... thats all that matters.


8.Is there any sitcom You would say is of very low quality?
Yes (Romeo!)


9.If yes on question 7, state what sitcom it is and why You consider it bad?

10.Is there any sitcom you would like to change in any way? (E.g. plot characters etc.)
[i]Friends[i] - Never have Phoebe, and never have Ross and Rachel get together.

11.In your opinion, how important is the theme song and opening credits for the success of a sitcom?
Very Important


12.Which theme song/opening sequence is the one you like the most?
Cheers

13.What is so special about this theme song/opening sequence?
It's just so damn catchy, and I love the fact that you don't see any of the actually characters; just pictures that represent them.

14. Finally, please fill in these simple information about yourself;

Age: 16

Sex: Male

Nationality: F*ck Nationalities

Occupation: Student

1.How many sitcom episodes would you say you watch every week?
ĕ 3-5

2.What are your main reasons for watching sitcoms?
ĕ Relaxation
ĕ Entertainment
ĕ Disconnect from real life
ĕ Boredom

3.Which of the following sitcoms are your favourites? (Please number them from 1 to 3, where one is the best.)
ĕ Friends - 1
ĕ Seinfeld - 2
ĕ Cheers - 3

4.Considering Your absolute favourite sitcom, what is it about this sitcom you particularly like?
The characters and how they interact.

5.Who is your favourite character in any sitcom?
I can't choose just one.

6.Why do you particularly like this character?
Most of my favorite characters I like because they're funny and they're well-rounded characters.

7.What of the following characteristics do You think is important regarding the perfect sitcom character? Please choose up to five!
ĕ Funny

8.Is there any sitcom You would say is of very low quality?
ĕ Yes

9.If yes on question 7, state what sitcom it is and why You consider it bad?

10.Is there any sitcom you would like to change in any way? (E.g. plot characters etc.)
Not really. Anything I can think of would be nitpicky. One of the reasons these shows are my favorites is because they're, for the most part, perfect.

11.In your opinion, how important is the theme song and opening credits for the success of a sitcom?
ĕ Very Important

12.Which theme song/opening sequence is the one you like the most?
"Cheers"

13.What is so special about this theme song/opening sequence?
It completely sets the tone and style of the show.

14. Finally, please fill in these simple information about yourself;

Age: 19

Sex: M

Nationality: White

Occupation: Student