Who do you think is the best sitcom director?


I'm Gonna have to Say James Burrows. He Directed Episodes for Lots Of Classic Shows Including Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Wings, Caroline In The City, NewsRadio, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Will & Grace, Union Square, The Mary Tyler More Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Laverne & Shirley, Friends, And Many More...

I like Jerry Paris. He was great as an actor when he played Rob Petrie's next-door neighbor but he was also a great director, too.

Peter Bonerz is also among the best.

Jay Sandrich is one of the best.

He directed 70% of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 60% of Soap, and 50% of The Cosby Show.

He also directed episodes of The Bob Newhart Show, The Odd Couple, Get Smart, Benson, Night Court, That Girl, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Laverne and Shirley, WKRP in Cincinnati, Welcome Back Kotter, Empty Nest, The Golden Girls, Here's Lucy, and Two and a Half Men.

Heh, the three I was going to list have already been mentioned. Jerry Paris, Jay Sandrich, and James Burrows.

Burrows is my favorite.



Although I've never seen anything he has directed, Nicholas Colasanto, "Coach" on Cheers, was really a director, Cheers was one of his few acting gigs. His most famous directing was for Columbo.

James Burrows (A little bit of everything, it seems)

Tom Cherones (NewsRadio, Seinfeld, etc..)
Jerry Paris (Dick Van Dyke, Happy Days, etc..)

I also like Andrew D. Weyman. He Directed alot of episodes for Roseanne among others

Will Mackenzie - He directed two Bob Newhart's, WKRP in Cincinnati, Bosom Buddies, Gimme a Break!, Family Ties, Sara, Coach, and Major Dad.

no contest jim burrows

James Burrows, natch.

John Rich; Gilligan's Island, All in the Farmily, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Our Miss Brooks, The Rifleman, Twilight Zone, The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gomer Pyle, Hogans Heroes, That Girl, I Spy, My World and Welcome to It, Brady Bunch, Maude, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Benson, Newhart

and Jay Sandrich

Jay, Jim, Jerry, Jack Philbin, Jess Oppenheimer, John, and Arthur Lubin.

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