I say One Day at a Time.

8 Simple Rules was very realistic. Probably more than any other sitcom I know.

Leave It To Beaver was Very Realistic. I identified very much with the Beaver

Seinfeld for the most part...

Roseanne
Good Times

I thought The Wonder Years and Boy Meets World were pretty realistic.

Roseanne

Family ties
the hooneymooners
the jerffersons
the wonderyears
step by step
boy meets world

Maude
Roseanne

I would say Roseanne (until they won the lottery, then it got dumb).

I would say Roseanne (until they won the lottery, then it got dumb).
It was more than dumb - it was downright painful!! :eek:

All In The Family
Married With Children
Sanford & Son

I'd say The Brady Bunch, followed by The Wonder Years.

Roseanne, All in the Family, Seinfeld (give or take a certain situation), and Everybody loves Raymond.

Still Standing - well, some of it anyway
That 70's show - ditto
Raymond for sure !!!


That's why they were big hits, right? The really funny stuff can't be made up !

I forgot to mention Wonder Years -- that was probably the most realistic show ever.

Whoever mentioned Boy Meets World as being realistic, I'm sorry but I completely disagree. I love the show but a lot of it is based on stereotypes (like the bullies and Mr. Turner and things to that effect) and the later seasons were extremely unrealstic, not to mention the going back to 1958 episode, the one where Cory goes to the 1920s, the war episode where he loses his memory...

"Roseanne", aside from the last season.
Not only was it the most realistic show, but the best one ever created, IMO.

Other shows I felt were realistic were "All In The Family" & "The Wonder Years".

All In The Family, Roseanne (especially the 1st season), and One Day At A Time. :wave:

All In The Family
Good Times
Roseanne

Reba deffinitly. It was the most cever sitcom ever created without being unrealistic.

Barney Miller
Wonder Years, The
Roseanne - though I'm starting to warm up to this sitcom now does come off a realistic in some aspects
All in the Family
Maude
Good Times

SportsNight
M*A*S*H at least at first
I would agree with The Wonder Years
Freaks & Geeks
Undeclared

Everybody Loves Raymond - lots of situations that family went through are very relatable.

Roseanne
8 Simple Rules
Everybody Loves Raymond
Still Standing
Reba
Yes, Dear

"All in the Family", "Barney Miller", "Roseanne (sans horrendous final season)", "Leave it to Beaver".

My first thought was "Roseanne" too. I also have to say, that the first seasons of "Family Matters" were realistic. "The Cosby show" and "Sister, sister" were rather realistic sitcoms too.

Most of Norman Lear's shows, All in the Family, Maude, One Day, Sanford & Son, Good Times.

All In The Family
Married With Children
Sanford & Son
Married With Children??!!

I think that The Wonder Years is probably the most realistic show i've seen.
Home Improvement is pretty realistic too.

Roseanne
Roseanne started out "realistic, but by the 4th or 5th season it lost that feel.

Freaks & Geeks - Definitely!
SportsNight
M*A*S*H at least at first
I would agree with The Wonder Years
Freaks & Geeks
Undeclared

The Wonder Years definitely. Roseanne, until the last year.

Everybody Loves Raymond & King of Queens, excepting the question of whether those women would really be with those guys, were quite realistic. Quite a few of the stories and jokes on those shows don't just make me laugh but also make me think 'that happens' or 'that is so true'.

Mama's Family
The Bernie Mac Show
The King of Queens
Little House on the Prairie

most realistic, in the sense that.....

be more specific please and I'll be happy to answer the question..

That 70's show - ditto


I love that show, and '70s Show is one of my favorites definitely, but I think after the first season, and the first few episodes really, it was just following the plots and the cast...wasn't like the 70s, but I'll say it was real realistic so i agree with you in the overall sense

I get it now...I say The Wonder Years was the best example of this, and is the most realistic show....

followed by That '70s Show then The Brady Bunch...

Married With Children??!!
As far as looking like a lower family run down house beat up old car it was realistic but other than that it hadn't been realistic since season two.

I noticed a couple of people here mentioned The Brady Bunch?

Can someone please explain why they think The Brady Bunch is realistic?:confused:

Roseanne - It was realistic in that it portrayed working class families and their struggles (well, until the last season anyway :rolleyes: )

Everybody Loves Raymond - I thought it was down to earth in its approach.

All In The Family

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. The four main actors were playing themselves. It doesn't get much more real than that.

Gilligan's Island
Mary Hartman
Alf

Gilligan's Island
Mary Hartman
Alf


Your keen perception is beautiful to behold! I second your choices and add The Flying Nun, My Favorite Martian and, um, Benson. :lol:

Father Knows Best
Make Room for Daddy
The Donna Reed Show
Hazel
My Three Sons
and Family Affair

all were fairly realistic, I think...At least most of the time...

All in the Family
One Day At A Time
Square Pegs

if i had to pick one then it would be family ties. family ties had losts of Serious epsidoes like when marrloy friend was pragenet. when alex takes diet pill to stay up late. IT ALSO HAD funny epsidoe were his parnets hit his teacher. oit also had their granpapa coming steve couldn't get alone. then he toldsteve hes dying.were their uncle ted steals money from company. their one were uncle ted gets drunk and hits alex.

if i had to pick one then it would be family ties. family ties had losts of Serious epsidoes like when marrloy friend was pragenet. when alex takes diet pill to stay up late. IT ALSO HAD funny epsidoe were his parnets hit his teacher. oit also had their granpapa coming steve couldn't get alone. then he toldsteve hes dying.were their uncle ted steals money from company. their one were uncle ted gets drunk and hits alex.

I remember that ep. where Tom Hanks guest-starred as their Uncle who got really depressed and got drunk to the point that he hit Alex.

The uncle is actually Ned, though.

And yes, Family Ties did present some realistic moments on the show.

Another moment was when Alex was praying on one ep. about a friend of his that died.

I'll also add - The Hogan Family mostly during the 1st 2 seasons when it was Valerie. Notably, the infamous "condom" episode, which marked the 1st time in TV history that the word "condom" was ever uttered on national TV and b/c of that, they had to use a disclaimer before the start of the show.

Also, Good Times had a great number of serious eps.

Little House on the Prairie

This is a sitcom?

Happy Days- But only the first couple of seasons- before it was shot in front of a live-studio audience, and before Fonzie gained 'super powers'.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

British sitcom- As Time Goes By

Canadian sitcom- Hangin' In

Mary Tyler Moore

Brothers

Okay, the ones below may or may not be considered sitcoms-

Frank's Place
Room 222
Hooperman
Julia

This is a great topic!

Seinfeld (as far as the situations goes. Hopefully no one ever has to go through what those four went through!:lol: )

8 Simple Rules

Growing Pains

#1 family ties
#2 the wonder years
#3 boy meets world
#4 perfect strangers
#5 the odd couple
#6the jerffersons
#7king of queens
#8 nightcourt
#9 the hooneymooner
#10 step by step