Who do you think is the greatest creator of sitcoms ever?

I am going with Michael Jacobs. Jacobs co-created Charles In Charge and was the head writer of the first (and best!) season and co-created and produced Boy Meets World. He also created and produced My Two Dads (well, nobody's perfect).

I think Gary David Goldberg Creator of Family Ties and Spin City

Norman Lear

He created All In The Family, Sanford And Son, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, ODAAT, Mary Hartman and one of my favorite short lived shows The Powers That Be.

Aaron Spelling. I like all his dramatic series. Dynasty, Knots landing, 90210 etc.

Aaron Spelling. I like all his dramatic series. Dynasty, Knots landing, 90210 etc.

Aaron Spelling didn't create Knots Landing, that was David Jacobs.

Sitcoms:
Thomas Miller and Robert Boyett. They created such shows as Full House, Bosom Buddies, Perfect Strangers, My Two Dads, Family Matters, Step By Step and Two Of A Kind.

Norman Lear of course.

My favorite DRAMA Creator is probably J.J Abbrams: Alias, Felicity, and LOST.

These are also very good:

Aaron Spelling: Beverly Hills 90210, Charmed, 7th Heaven, Charlies Angel's, Savannah, Melrose Place, Starsky and Hutch, and many others. (I like his 90s-Modern Shows)

Michael Crichton and John Wells: ER and Third Watch [Two Of The Best shows in History-IMO; also The West Wing]
J
oss Whedon: Buffy and angel

Joe Davola, Mike Tollin, and Brian Robbins: Smallville, Birds Of Prey, What I Like About You, and One Tree Hill.

Who do you think is the greatest creator of sitcoms ever?

I am going with Michael Jacobs. Jacobs co-created Charles In Charge and was the head writer of the first (and best!) season and co-created and produced Boy Meets World. He also created and produced My Two Dads (well, nobody's perfect).

Michael Jacobs does have some great shows...You Can't forget "Dinosaurs". You can never forget that. LOL

James Burrows

even though I am not into AITF and the sort, I wouldn't hesitate to go for Norman Lear... remember, he is somehow linked to One Day At A Time, Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts Of Life and the sort.... some of my favorite sitcoms from the late 70's and 1980's.

Susan Harris was great too if only for Soap and The Golden Girls

Sherwood Schwartz

Matt Williams he co-created Home Improvement and created Roseanne

I think Bill Lawrence's shows are the best (Scrubs and co-creator of Spin City) - there is another animation show I believe but I can't remember the name nor have I seen it.

Susan Harris
Norman Lear

Joss Whedon: Buffy and Angel

Don't forget to add the short-lived, yet very popular series Firefly to his resume.

Gary Goldberg he's the best creator of all time

just a quick off subject question are Michael Jacobs and David Jacobs Related in any way?

I also forgot about James L. Brooks and Allan Burns.

just a quick off subject question are Michael Jacobs and David Jacobs Related in any way?
I doubt it but I don't know. In addition to Knots Landing David Jacobs created my favorite show Dallas.

I have four I really like:

Quinn/Martin for all the detective shows. FBI, Mannix, Barnaby Jones, Cannon, The Streets Of San Francisco.

Desilu
Norman Lear
Susan Harris

Norman Lear because he created some of the most Controversial sitcoms & he opened alot of doors. I think he was the first sitcom writer to touch issues nobody would talk about during the 70's.. He did this with shows like All In The Family & Good Times.

Miller/boyett

:notworthy definetly Norman Lear. Where would we be without the great sitcoms he created?

Probably Norman Lear. I liked the majority of his shows from the 70s.

Marta Kauffman, Kevin Bright , and David Crane......guess what they created!!!!


Darren Star....thank you for sex and the city


Max and David ... Will and Grace ...oh and Aaron Spelling for the Love Boat

I also forgot about James L. Brooks and Allan Burns.
:yeahthat

Also:

Norman Lear
James Burrows
Sol Saks (Bewitched)
Susan Harris
David Davis & Lorenzo Music
Danny Arnold

surprised nobody has listed Larry David. Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm were both sitcoms unlike ever seen before

Maybe because they are not really classics yet. I can't stand Larry David, he seems so full of himself.

probably james burrows

Maybe because they are not really classics yet. I can't stand Larry David, he seems so full of himself.

i'm glad i'm not the only one as i don't find any of his work funny, whatsoever

Jeff Franklinn Full House and Hanging with Mr Copper

:notworthy definetly Norman Lear. Where would we be without the great sitcoms he created?
:yeahthat Agreed Tanq :)

Norman Lear without a doubt! All In the Family, The Jeffersons and Good Times to name a few what's not to like? The man is simply the best.

The guys behing Taxi, Wings, Cheers and Frasier. It's a cool little universe they created.

Limiting the choice to just sitcoms, I can't narrow it down to just one. So,
by decade:

1950s: Irving Brecher (LIFE OF RILEY, PEOPLE'S CHOICE)

1960s: Paul Henning (BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, PETTICOAT JUNCTION, etc.)

1970s: Norman Lear (ALL IN THE FAMILY, SANFORD & SON, etc.)

For the last three decades, I'm going to list my choices for drama:

1980s: Michael Landon (HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN)

1990s: Tie: Chris Carter (X-FILES), Aaron Spelling (90210, CHARMED)

2000s: Joss Whedon (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL, FIREFLY)

Susan Harris Soap Benson and The Golden Girl's

I would say Peter Engel

He made,

City Guys
Saved by the Bell after he took over it
Malibu, CA
Hang Time
Harvest for the Heart
Life's Other Side

I would say Peter Engel

He made,

Last Comic Standing
City Guys
Saved by the Bell after he took over it
Malibu, CA
Hang Time
Harvest for the Heart
Life's Other Side
California Dreaming
The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?
Goosehead TV
All About Us
USA High
No Earthy Reason
The Paul Williams Show
The Ice Palace
Rundfunk
Saved by the Bell College Years
Saved by the Bell the New Class
Good Morning Miss Bliss then it became Saved by the Bell.

Sidney Sheldon-I Dream of Jeannie, he helped create or produce Hart to Hart and I think another show but I can't think of it right now.
Susan Harris- The Golden Girls, Soap, Benson.

Sidney Sheldon-I Dream of Jeannie, he helped create or produce Hart to Hart and I think another show but I can't think of it right now.
Susan Harris- The Golden Girls, Soap, Benson.
Susan Harris also created Empty Nest, if I'm not mistaken. I believe the other Sidney Sheldon show you are thinking of is Nancy, which aired briefly in 1970.

Susan Harris. Creator of The Golden Girls,SOAP,Empt Nest,The Golden Palace,& Nurses.

I forgot about Nurses Golden Palace and Empty Nest

Norman Lear- Five Of His Tv Shows Are In My Top 10 Favorite Sitcoms(The Jeffersons,All In The Family,Sanford And,Good Times And Maude)

I forgot about Nurses Golden Palace and Empty Nest

So did I. :o

Thanks for telling me what the other Sidney Sheldon show was, catlover79.