1 is the best and 10 is the worst:


ALF
Cheers
The Cosby Show
Designing Women
The Facts of Life
The Golden Girls
Mama's Family
Mr. Belvedere
Perfect Strangers
Who's the Boss?

1. The Facts of Life
2. Cheers
3. Who's the Boss?
4. ALF
5. The Cosby Show
6. Mr. Belvedere
7. Perfect Strangers
8. Mama's Family
9. Designing Women
10. The Golden Girls

Here's my ranking:

1. Mama's Family
2. Designing Women
3. The Golden Girls
4. The Facts of Life
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Mr. Belvedere
7. ALF
8. Cheers
9. The Cosby Show
10. Who's the Boss?

I think I'd vote for Family Ties over all of them- but I do enjoy most all of them to some degree.;) :) Um, though I'm no good with these things, let's see.........

ALF, Perfect Strangers, Who's The Boss?, Mr. Belvedere, The Cosby Show, The Facts of Life and The Golden Girls all tied at first place.
And Cheers, Mama's Family, and Designing Women somewhere below that.

#1Perfect Strangers
#2 mammas family
#3 the golden girls
#4 the facts of life
#5 who's the boss?
#6 Mr. belvedere
#7 Alf
#8 designing women
#9cheers
#10 the cobsy show

you forgot about family ties growing pains the wonder years my two dads & empty nest

1. Mama's Family
2. Perfect Strangers
3. Cosby Show
4. Cheers
5. Golden Girls
6. Designing Women
7. Who's the Boss?
8. Facts of Life
9. ALF

1. The Facts of Life
2. Who's The Boss?
3. Cheers
4. The Golden Girls
5. The Cosby Show
6. Mama's Family
7. Alf
8. Designing Women
9. Perfect Strangers
10. Mr. Belvedere

1. The Facts of Life
2. Mama's Family
3. ALF
4. The Golden Girls
5. Cheers
6. The Cosby Show
7. Who's The Boss
8. Mr. Belvedere
9. Designing Women
10. Perfect Strangers

In my cranky opinion:

1. Cheers
2. The Cosby Show (the first few seasons, anyway... then it devolved into something too cute and too impressed with itself, so I gradually stopped watching it. I think the addition of Raven-Symone was the straw that broke the camel's back, for me)
3-9. The bulk of the list are all interchangeable to me; I never really liked any of them or outright avoided them. Mama's Family, imho, worked better as occasional skits on The Carol Burnett Show than as a stand-alone sitcom. No offense meant to its fans.
10. Who's the Boss was probably the nadir, though. I remember being dumbfounded that ran as long as it did. This helped to sour me on post-'70s sitcoms, in general.

In retrospect, as good as Cheers could be, I'd have to put Night Court above it. Night Court to me was more consistently funny over the long haul, and has stronger repeat value. And, though they were decade-straddlers, the last couple of seasons of both Taxi and Barney Miller would also best Cheers. On top of that, the early '80s half of WKRP in Cincinnati rules over all. The single greatest sitcom ever made, even if it was basically following the workplace ensemble template pioneered by both The Dick Van Dyke Show and Mary Tyler Moore Show.

1. The Cosby Show
2. The Golden Girls
3. ALF
4. Cheers
5. The Facts of Life
6. Mr. Belvedere
7. Designing Women
8. Mama's Family
9. Perfect Strangers
10. Who's the Boss?

1. The Cosby Show
2. The Facts of Life [first four seasons only]
3. The Golden Girls
4. Mr. Belvedere
5. ALF
6. Cheers
7. Designing Women
8. Perfect Strangers
9. Who's the Boss?
10. Mama's Family

But I agree that several classic 80s sitcoms (Growing Pains, Diff'rent Strokes, Night Court, Charles in Charge, etc) are inexplicably left off the list, meaning the poll isn't very accurate.

But I agree that several classic 80s sitcoms (Growing Pains, Diff'rent Strokes, Night Court, Charles in Charge, etc) are inexplicably left off the list, meaning the poll isn't very accurate.

Polls are only opinions, just because some of your favorite shows may not have been included in the original list doesn't mean it's inaccurate. These may be tlc38tlc38's 10 favorite shows from the 80's or 10 picked at random. Either way, there's nothing inaccurate about it.

But I agree that several classic 80s sitcoms (Growing Pains, Diff'rent Strokes, Night Court, Charles in Charge, etc) are inexplicably left off the list, meaning the poll isn't very accurate.

This really wasn't a poll, it was just to see how these certain sitcoms ranked when grouped together.

just because some of your favorite shows may not have been included in the original list doesn't mean it's inaccurate.

Who said the shows I gave as examples were my favorite shows? Night Court would never be on my list of favorite shows.


Either way, there's nothing inaccurate about it.

Sure there is. If you want a good representation of a ranking, you include enough options to get a reasonable result. If you limit the responses to only ten, the result won't be very accurate.

Who said the shows I gave as examples were my favorite shows? Night Court would never be on my list of favorite shows.

I said may not have been, not that they were.


Sure there is. If you want a good representation of a ranking, you include enough options to get a reasonable result. If you limit the responses to only ten, the result won't be very accurate.

We're not talking about the number of options, the selection was 10. If you're not happy with that then please feel free to start your own thread and list as many as you like. It doesn't matter if the thread includes 10 sitcoms from the 80's or every single one, the rankings won't be accurate or agreed upon by everyone.

We're not talking about the number of options, the selection was 10. If you're not happy with that

I've already stated that I'm not really happy with the number of options, as you well know. This is because any results are based on the shows the OP picked, rather than a good, representative sample. I don't believe it's at all controversial to state that I feel more options should have been given.

It doesn't matter if the thread includes 10 sitcoms from the 80's or every single one, the rankings won't be accurate or agreed upon by everyone.

The rankings would be more accurate if more items were included. It doesn't need to include "every single" sitcom from the 80's. The more items, the more complete the rankings will be.

We're not talking about the number of options, the selection was 10. If you're not happy with that then please feel free to start your own thread and list as many as you like. It doesn't matter if the thread includes 10 sitcoms from the 80's or every single one, the rankings won't be accurate or agreed upon by everyone.
Ditto.

1-Facts of Life
2-Mama's family
3-Perfect Strangers
4-The Golden Girls
5-Cheers
6-Who's The Boss
7-Mr. Belvedere
8-Cosby Show
9-Alf
10-Designing Women

I like all those shows but designing Women

1. Cheers
2. The Cosby Show
3. Who's the Boss?
4. Designing Women
5. The Golden Girls
6. Perfect Strangers
7. Mama's Family
8. The Facts of Life
9. Mr. Belvedere
10. ALF

My rankings:

1. The Golden Girls
2. The Cosby Show
3. The Facts of Life
4. Who's the Boss?
5. Mr. Belvedere
6. Perfect Strangers
7. Designing Women
8. ALF
9. Cheers
10. Mama's Family

I think family ties and night court were the two best sitcoms of the 1980's

1. Perfect Strangers
2. ALF
3. Cheers
4. Mr. Belvedere
5. Who's the Boss?
6. The Facts of Life
7. The Cosby Show
8. Mama's Family
9. The Golden Girls
10. Designing Women

The Golden Girls
Facts of Life
ALF
Mama's Family
Who's the Boss?
The Cosby Show
Mr. Bevledere
Designing Women
Cheers
Perfect Strangers

1. ALF
2. Mama's Family
3. The Golden Girls
4. The Cosby Show
5. The Facts of Life
6. Who's the Boss?
7. Cheers
8. Designing Women
9. Mr. Belvedere
10. Perfect Strangers

1 is the best and 10 is the worst:


ALF
Cheers
The Cosby Show
Designing Women
The Facts of Life
The Golden Girls
Mama's Family
Mr. Belvedere
Perfect Strangers
Who's the Boss?

1. Cheers
2. The Cosby Show
3. The Golden Girls
4. Alf
5. The Facts of Life
6. Who's The Boss
7. Mama's Family
8. Perfect Strangers
9. Mr. Belvedere
10. Designing Women

1.Perfect Strangers
2.The Golden Girls
3. Perfect Strangers
4.Mama's Family
5.The Facts of Life
6.Designing Women
7.Mr. Belvedere
8.Who's the Boss?
9.ALF
10.The Cosby Show
11.Cheers

1. The Facts Of Life
2. The Golden Girls
3. The Cosby Show
4. Cheers
5. Whos The Boss
6. Alf

Never seen any of Perfect Strangers, Mr. Belvedere, Mama's Family or Designing Women so can't fairly rank those.

For me, Family Ties has to be in the list.

Family Ties
ALF
Cheers
The Golden Girls
Who's The Booss?
The Facts Of Life
The Cosby Show
Mr. Belvedere
Perfect Strangers
Mama's Family

I dont recall ever watching any of these enough to make a statement about them!

1. Mama's Family
2. Designing Women
3. The Golden Girls
4. The Facts of Life
5. Who's The Boss
6. Mr. Belvedere
7. Cheers
8. Alf
9. The Cosby Show
10. Perfect Strangers

1. Mama's Family
2. Cheers
3. Mr. Belvedere
4. Perfect Strangers
5. The Facts of Life
6. ALF
7. Designing Women
8. The Golden Girls
9. Who's the Boss?
10. The Cosby Show

1-Mr. Belvedere
2-Mama's Family
3-Who's the boss
4-Perfect Strangers
5-The Facts of Life
6-The Golden Girls
7-Alf
8-Cheers
9-Cosby Show
10-Designing women

1. Cheers
2. The Golden Girls
3. The Cosby Show
4. Mr. Belvedere
5. Who's The Boss
6. Perfect Strangers

The rest I either never saw or hate them with a passion (Mamas Family, The Facts Of Life)

1. The Facts of Life
2. The Cosby Show
3. Don't care for the rest.

1 is the best and 10 is the worst:


ALF
Cheers
The Cosby Show
Designing Women
The Facts of Life
The Golden Girls
Mama's Family
Mr. Belvedere
Perfect Strangers
Who's the Boss?


1. Designing Women
2. The Cosby Show
3. Cheers
4. The Golden Girls
5. The Facts of Life
6. Who's The Boss?
7. Mr. Belvedere
8. Perfect Strangers
9. Mama's Family
10. ALF

01. Cheers
02. The Golden Girls
03. Designing Women
04. The Cosby Show
05. The Facts of Life
06. Who's the Boss?
07. Mama's Family
Mr. Belvedere (haven't seen)
Perfect Strangers (haven't seen)
ALF (haven't seen since I was a very young child)

1. The Facts of Life
2. Cheers
3. Who's the Boss?
4. ALF
5. The Cosby Show
6. Mr. Belvedere
7. Perfect Strangers
8. Mama's Family
9. Designing Women
10. The Golden GirlsI really underestimated Mr. Belvedere. At that time I hadn't seen it but now it is easily #1 out of this list and has been in my overall top 10. My original #s 1-5 stay in the same order but all move down a slot.

1. Cheers
2. Mr Belvedere
3. The Facts of Life
4. The Golden Girls
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Mama's Family
7. Designing Women
8. ALF
9. Who's the Boss?
10. The Cosby Show

#1alf
#2 perfect strangers
#3 Mama's Family
#4 ?whos the boss
#5 . Mr Belvedere
#6 the golden girls
#7 facts of life
#8Cheers
#9Designing Women
#10 The Cosby Show
i don't like facts of life design women cheers or the cobsy show!!


honorable mentions
family ties
the wonder years
the jeffersons
bosom buddies
my two dads
gave me a break

I’m going to do two lists. The first is my choice for actual best to least best. The second is in order of my favorites, since yes there is a difference.

Best to Least Best
1. Cheers
2. The Golden Girls
3. The Cosby Show
4. The Facts of Life
5. Designing Women
6. ALF
7. Who’s the Boss?
8. Perfect Strangers
9. Mama’s Family
10. Mr. Belvedere

Now in order of my Favorite to Least Favorite
1. Cheers
2. Perfect Strangers
3. ALF
4. The Facts of Life
5. The Golden Girls
6. Designing Women
7. Mama’s Family
8. Mr. Belvedere
9. Who’s the Boss?
10. The Cosby Show

1. Mama's Family
2. Designing Women (loved the show with the original cast only)
3. The Golden Girls
4. Who's the Boss?
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Mr. Belvedere
7. The Facts of Life
8. Cheers
9. ALF
10. The Cosby Show

1. THE GOLDEN GIRLS
2. THE FACTS OF LIFE
3. DESIGNING WOMEN
4. MAMA'S FAMILY
5. THE COSBY SHOW
6. ALF
7. MR. BELVEDERE
8. PERFECT STRANGERS
9. WHO'S THE BOSS
10. CHEERS

If Family Ties was on the list, Cheers would be bumped off and Family Ties would move to #3.

1. Cheers
2. ALF
3. Who’s The Boss
4. The Golden Girls
5. Mama’s Family
6. The Cosby Show
7. The Facts of Life
8. Mr Belvedere, Desiging Women & Perfect Strangers (3 way tie)

The only ones on this list I like:

1) Cheers
2) The Golden Girls
3) Mama's Family

1. Cheers
2. The Golden Girls
3. Mr. Belvedere
4. Who's the Boss?
5. ALF
6. The Cosby Show
7. Perfect Strangers
8. The Facts of Life
9. Mama's Family
10. Designing Women

1. The Cosby Show
2. Cheers
3. Who's the Boss?
4. The Golden Girls
5. Designing Women
6. Mama's Family
7. The Facts of Life
8. Perfect Strangers
9. Mr. Belvedere
10. ALF