That decade just did not produce many watchable shows and I can only watch one which is Gomer Pyle and That Girl. The majority of the shows seems like they would not even make it today and only survived back then because of no competition. And lots of them seemed more geared toward kids which was not the case in the 1970's at all. Shows like


Addams Family

Bewitched

Dennis the Menance

Flying Nun

Gilligan's Island

I dream of Jeannie

Mister Ed

My Mother the Car

My favorite Martian

The Beverly Hillibilies



Never could get into any of these shows since they had the kiddie feel to them. Anyone else not like a show on this from the 1960's?

I think the 60s was one of the strongest decades for great sitcoms and TV in general. My absolute favorites from the decade are: The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Hazel, Mister Ed, Petticoat Junction, & That Girl. I like many more shows from the decade but these are my top favorites.

I think the 60s was one of the strongest decades for great sitcoms and TV in general. My absolute favorites from the decade are: The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Hazel, Mister Ed, Petticoat Junction, & That Girl. I like many more shows from the decade but these are my top favorites.


Strongest? They were too innocent and plain, no controversy or anything.

The only show that had a little edge was Gomer Pyle

The worst for me is 1990 - present, There's not a single sitcom from that era that even remotely holds my interest.

Strongest? They were too innocent and plain, no controversy or anything.

The only show that had a little edge was Gomer Pyle
Nothing wrong with being "innocent and plain". I miss those days.

The worst for me is the 1990 - present, There's not a single sitcom from that era that even remotely holds my interest.
I'll agree with you to an extent. I think once 2000 hit, all sitcoms sucked and like you, they could never hold my interest. The only current sitcom that I can tolerate is "The Goldbergs" which is about the '80s.
As for the sixties, my favorite was "Dennis the Menace." Damn, I love that show!

Here's another vote for the Sixties as a great decade for sitcoms, with Bewitched and Andy Griffith as my top two.

Not at all. The 60's were my favorite time for sitcoms! I loved the simplicity and wholesomeness back than!

Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Mr. Ed, Dennis the menace. Great shows.

The only new show I really like is Mike and Molly!

I loved Gilligan's Island, Andy Griffith, Green Acres, and Dennis the Menace. Hazel and Bewitched were good too. The others are kind of mediocre but they're not bad and still watchable, although the majority of my favourite shows are from the 70s and 80s.

One other show that is watchable besides Gomer Pyle and That Girl is

Mchale's Navy

That decade just did not produce many watchable shows and I can only watch one which is Gomer Pyle and That Girl. The majority of the shows seems like they would not even make it today and only survived back then because of no competition. And lots of them seemed more geared toward kids which was not the case in the 1970's at all. Shows like


Addams Family

Bewitched

Dennis the Menance

Flying Nun

Gilligan's Island

I dream of Jeannie

Mister Ed

My Mother the Car

My favorite Martian

The Beverly Hillibilies



Never could get into any of these shows since they had the kiddie feel to them. Anyone else not like a show on this from the 1960's?

I not a kid; but I watch a majority of these above shows. Maybe re-living my childhood. Many I did not have time to watch either or as a kid understood the humor until now. :)

I was born in 1976 so growing up the only sitcom reruns from the 60's I would watch were Gilligan's Island and The Munsters, to me I guess its because I was more interested with the shows from the 80's and 90's that just seeing something from the 60's feels horribly dated.

The 60s was a great decade for sitcoms, a lot better than today. Family Affair, Gomer Pyle, Andy Griffith, Petticoat Junction, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Patty Duke Show, Bachelor Father, The Munsters, The Addams Family, Hazel: all of them are favorites of mine. I would recommend The Dick Van Dyke Show, while family friendly its humor is said to appeal more to adults. In contrast the only current sitcom in my top 100 is The Middle.

Probably the best. Mr Ed and My Favorite Martian are both favs of mine.

Hm the we can add Bewitched, I Dream Of Jeanie, Family Affair, Get Smart, My Three Sons, etc, Lucy, Dick Van Dyke etc, etc.

I personally love most of the shows from the 1960's and we try to obtain all of them we can on DVD. :D

I think we are now living in the worst decade for TV sitcoms. :(

I'm in the demographic group the networks target and I only have 2 shows at this time that I can stand watching.

The 60s had great TV. When a survey was done of most watched sitcoms. Gilligans Island came up many times.

The 60s had great TV. When a survey was done of most watched sitcoms. Gilligans Island came up many times.
I can see why. Even if you're not a fan of "GI", you've at least heard of it. It's a very well known show.

Overall 1960s sitcoms are as great 1970s sitcoms.They're just very different.I consider many 1960s sitcoms more as comedy programs and not sitcoms,if that makes any sense.There's also something special about the atmosphere of many 1960s comedies that just adds to their appeal.

Overall 1960s sitcoms are as great 1970s sitcoms.They're just very different.I consider many 1960s sitcoms more as comedy programs and not sitcoms,if that makes any sense.There's also something special about the atmosphere of many 1960s comedies that just adds to their appeal.
I think I know what you mean...the 60s were more "go with the flow" comedy and didn't care about a laugh but it was great if you did laugh. The 70s were full of "punch line" comedies that would set up a joke JUST to get a laugh. Makes sense to me.

I think I know what you mean...the 60s were more "go with the flow" comedy and didn't care about a laugh but it was great if you did laugh. The 70s were full of "punch line" comedies that would set up a joke JUST to get a laugh. Makes sense to me.
Yes,that's part of it. Also 1960's comedies tend to have a lot more exterior scenes(of course mostly filmed on studio backlots).You get much more of a feel of the area the people live in,the places they hang out or go to etc.They don't LOOK like sitcoms. I think in some ways that's an added bonus. A lot of 1970s sitcoms have more of an indoor filmed in the studio feel to them.

70's were also a good decade for sitcoms. I love the Brady Bunch, Sanford and Son, Alice, Rhoda, and I loved All in the family, Maude, ( got kind of burned out by them though). 70's seemed to REALLY be the decade for good drama! Esp police/ detective drama , Starsky and Hutch, Chips, Kojak, Streets of San Francisco Etc. Anyone else agree?

I love the 1960's. Great sitcoms. I can't think of a bad one in the bunch.

That decade just did not produce many watchable shows and I can only watch one which is Gomer Pyle and That Girl. The majority of the shows seems like they would not even make it today and only survived back then because of no competition. And lots of them seemed more geared toward kids which was not the case in the 1970's at all. Shows like


Addams Family

Bewitched

Dennis the Menance

Flying Nun

Gilligan's Island

I dream of Jeannie

Mister Ed

My Mother the Car

My favorite Martian

The Beverly Hillibilies



Never could get into any of these shows since they had the kiddie feel to them. Anyone else not like a show on this from the 1960's?


Just mind boggling.

Do you consider the 1960's the worst decade for British invasion rock bands too?

Just mind boggling.

Do you consider the 1960's the worst decade for British invasion rock bands too?
Just a friendly heads up...be careful what you say to and about TVFactFan. He seems to be some kind of immune god around the boards. Everyone does wrong but him.

Just a friendly heads up...be careful what you say to and about TVFactFan. He seems to be some kind of immune god around the boards. Everyone does wrong but him.

That may be considered a personal attack and he has been suspended on more than one occasion.

Car 54, Where Are You?
I'm Dickens He's Fenster
My Three Sons

Just mind boggling.

Do you consider the 1960's the worst decade for British invasion rock bands too?


The music and tv shows sucked in the 60's

Dennis was actually late 50's to early 60's but I love that show. Besides those you have alot of classic show that cannot be beat even today, Adam 12, Man From Uncle, Mission Impossible, etc, Best decade in tv history darn near

The music and tv shows sucked in the 60's

I disagree. The 50's-70's had the best music ever and a lot of great TV shows!

I disagree. The 50's-70's had the best music ever and a lot of great TV shows!


the 60's


Not the 50's and 70's

the 60's


Not the 50's and 70's

That is your opinion, not mine.

I disagree. The 50's-70's had the best music ever and a lot of great TV shows!
I'd agree with that, the best series ever between those dates

The music and tv shows sucked in the 60's


Oh no!! The 60's was the best decade for music! The British invasion, The summer of love hippie music, Motown!! Such a variety of good music and so many hit songs that are still played and are favorites now days! :) ;)

To the original point, while I can appreciate the original poster's opinion of most 1960's era sitcoms, I would also have to disagree. I think there were a lot of great shows from the 1960s that I enjoy watching.
I found it interesting that many of the shows TVFactsFan identified as having a "kiddie feel" also had fantasy elements. Perhaps these shows are just too fantasy-oriented then, thus the "kiddie feel"? (Though I don't think that fantasy shows are necessarily relegated only to kids- people of all ages can enjoy them.) And I enjoy a number of fantasy-based sitcoms, as well as more reality-based. (Or as realistic as a sitcom gets.;) )
Some of the shows of prominence in the 1960s (that either ran primarily in the '60s or at least started in the '60s) that I like would include:

I Dream of Jeannie (one of my favorite fantasy-based sitcoms ever!)
Gilligan's Island
The Andy Griffith Show
Mayberry, R.F.D.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Flying Nun
Gidget
The Monkees
My Three Sons
The Addams Family (another fantasy favorite!)
The Munsters (yes, they're both great!)
McHale's Navy (hilariously funny show! Love the movie version particularly.)
Petticoat Junction
The Beverly Hillbillies
Green Acres
Mr. Ed
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Lucy Show
Here's Lucy
Batman (technically an action show, but obviously meant as a comedic satire- and I love it!)
The Green Hornet (same as above, though I don't know if the comedic satire angle is as strong here.)
Blondie (based on Chic Young's classic comic strip)
Get Smart (LOVE this series!)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
I Spy (I think this show was somewhat more serious....and to be fair, the other spy shows I listed were all meant to be taken seriously, sort of- but they are all parodies of the James Bond films that were getting big at the time. For the real deal, watch Mission: Impossible.:) )
The Bill Cosby Show
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (I know it started in the '50s, but it ran well into the '60s)
The Archies (classic cartoon from Filmation that was very much an animated sitcom- love the Filmation classics!)
The Flintstones (classic cartoon from Hanna-Barbera that was very much an animated sitcom)
The Jetsons (same deal as above) (LOVE most all Hanna-Barbera cartoons!)
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (okay- this is half comedic, half mystery/action/adventure- great Hanna-Barbera cartoon, of course.)
Car 54, Where Are You?
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (love this sweet series!)
The Donna Reed Show
Family Affair
Father of the Bride (TV series based on the movie)
H.R. Pufnstuff (this is like a puppet-based sitcom, right? Okay- maybe not. I just wanted to list it in here.)
Hazel
Here Come the Brides
Julia
Karen
Tammy
The Joey Bishop Show
The Jack Benny Program
Hogan's Heroes
My Favorite Martian
The Magilla Gorilla Show (classic H-B cartoon)
The Patty Duke Show
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
My Living Doll
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
The Shari Lewis Show
Sesame Street
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Wacky Races (classic H-B cartoon)
Top Cat (classic H-B cartoon- LOVE this series!)
Dennis The Menace
................................

I also agree that there is plenty of great music from the 1960s. One of my all time favorites, The Beach Boys, came to prominence in that time period.:) :cool: I also like songs from The Beatles, The Monkees, The Byrds ("Turn, Turn, Turn"- one of my all time favorites- mainly because it's almost taken verbatim from Ecclesiastes 3 in The Bible:) :cool: Scriptural truth set to music! Amen!), The Animals ("House of the Rising Sun"- classic), The Turtles ("Happy Together"), The Fifth Dimension, Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Temptations, The Platters, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jefferson Airplane, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Aretha Franklin, Martha & The Vandellas ("Dancing in the Streets"), David Bowie, Alice Cooper (first album was out in 1969; so yeah- I know that's stretching it, but he was around making music then), The Who, The Guess Who, Bob Dylan ("Forever Young" and "Blowing in the Wind"- both classics!), Peter, Paul & Mary ("If I Had A Hammer"- classic! and others, of course- "Puff the Magic Dragon"), Simon & Garfunkel (LOVE so many of their songs!), John Denver (he had some albums out in the late '60s, with classics like "Rhymes & Reasons" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane":) ), James Taylor (his self-titled 1968 album brought classics like "Something in the Way She Moves" and "Carolina in my Mind":) ), Carole King (she was writing hit songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" back in the '50s and '60s, which The Shirelles recorded), The Drifters ("Up on the Roof"- another Carole King/Gerry Goffin classic!!!:) ), Little Eva ("The Loco-Motion"), Herman's Hermits ("I'm Henry the VIII, I am":) ), Petula Clark ("My Love"- LOVE this song! and "Downtown"- also LOVE this song!), The Doors ("Light My Fire"- LOVE this song!), Van Morrison ("Brown-Eyed Girl") and so many others.......
And of course- the 1960s really helped bring the birth of the Jesus Music movement, with a lot of classic Christian artists starting to release albums now. (Although obviously Jesus music has been made since before the beginning of time and will continue ad infinitum- as Revelation 4:8 tells us, the 4 living creatures are always praising The Lord God Almighty continually calling Him, "Holy, Holy, Holy, The Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!":) And Revelation 5:9-10 gives us the lyrics of the new song they sang in John's vision. And as God told Job in Job 38:4-7, the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy when God was laying the foundation of the earth.:) )

Barry McGuire ("Eve of Destruction"- great song!!!)
Kerry Livgren (he was making music back then, but would come to later prominence with Kansas in the '70s and then as a solo artist and playing with AD. He became a follower of Christ somewhere around 1979 and his 1980 "Seeds of Change" album is a great album reflective of that.)
B.J. Thomas (He was making music in the '60s, like the all time classic "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" - He became a Christian in 1975 and put out some great Christan albums at that point, notably his 1976 album "Home Where I Belong" and his 1979 album "You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)" :) )
Reba Rambo McGuire (grew up singing as a kid in a Southern Gospel family singing group in the '60s- The Rambos. She put out tons of classic Christian songs throughout the '70s.)
Andrae Crouch and the Disciples (this group produced worship song classic "My Tribute (To God Be The Glory)":) :cool: )
Mark Heard (put out lots of classic songs, including "Everybody Loves A Holy War" and "Faces in Cabs")
I'm not a big fan of their style of music, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention:
Pat Boone
Johnny Cash
(and for the record, I do like some songs from these artists.)

and of course- one of the biggest names in Christian music; considered the father of Christian rock-
Larry Norman (LOVE his music! All his albums are great, but his trilogy is particularly well known- "Only Visiting This Planet", "So Long Ago the Garden" and "In Another Land":) :cool: )

To the original point, while I can appreciate the original poster's opinion of most 1960's era sitcoms, I would also have to disagree. I think there were a lot of great shows from the 1960s that I enjoy watching.
I found it interesting that many of the shows TVFactsFan identified as having a "kiddie feel" also had fantasy elements. Perhaps these shows are just too fantasy-oriented then, thus the "kiddie feel"? (Though I don't think that fantasy shows are necessarily relegated only to kids- people of all ages can enjoy them.) And I enjoy a number of fantasy-based sitcoms, as well as more reality-based. (Or as realistic as a sitcom gets.;) )
Some of the shows of prominence in the 1960s (that either ran primarily in the '60s or at least started in the '60s) that I like would include:

I Dream of Jeannie (one of my favorite fantasy-based sitcoms ever!)
Gilligan's Island
The Andy Griffith Show
Mayberry, R.F.D.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Flying Nun
Gidget
The Monkees
My Three Sons
The Addams Family (another fantasy favorite!)
The Munsters (yes, they're both great!)
McHale's Navy (hilariously funny show! Love the movie version particularly.)
Petticoat Junction
The Beverly Hillbillies
Green Acres
Mr. Ed
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Lucy Show
Here's Lucy
Batman (technically an action show, but obviously meant as a comedic satire- and I love it!)
The Green Hornet (same as above, though I don't know if the comedic satire angle is as strong here.)
Blondie (based on Chic Young's classic comic strip)
Get Smart (LOVE this series!)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
I Spy (I think this show was somewhat more serious....and to be fair, the other spy shows I listed were all meant to be taken seriously, sort of- but they are all parodies of the James Bond films that were getting big at the time. For the real deal, watch Mission: Impossible.:) )
The Bill Cosby Show
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (I know it started in the '50s, but it ran well into the '60s)
The Archies (classic cartoon from Filmation that was very much an animated sitcom- love the Filmation classics!)
The Flintstones (classic cartoon from Hanna-Barbera that was very much an animated sitcom)
The Jetsons (same deal as above) (LOVE most all Hanna-Barbera cartoons!)
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (okay- this is half comedic, half mystery/action/adventure- great Hanna-Barbera cartoon, of course.)
Car 54, Where Are You?
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (love this sweet series!)
The Donna Reed Show
Family Affair
Father of the Bride (TV series based on the movie)
H.R. Pufnstuff (this is like a puppet-based sitcom, right? Okay- maybe not. I just wanted to list it in here.)
Hazel
Here Come the Brides
Julia
Karen
Tammy
The Joey Bishop Show
The Jack Benny Program
Hogan's Heroes
My Favorite Martian
The Magilla Gorilla Show (classic H-B cartoon)
The Patty Duke Show
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
My Living Doll
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
The Shari Lewis Show
Sesame Street
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Wacky Races (classic H-B cartoon)
Top Cat (classic H-B cartoon- LOVE this series!)
Dennis The Menace
................................


Too many FANTASY and FAMILY shows

Too many FANTASY and FAMILY shows

Again, that is your opinion.

Again, that is your opinion.


Too much silly sh*T

Strongest? They were too innocent and plain, no controversy or anything.
Don't be so sure of that. As goofy as they were, many of them were far more subtle about issue that 1970's sitcoms were more "in your face" about. I understand why you think they were mostly geared towards kids, since many kid-coms on The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon borrow aspects of these goofy '60's sitcoms. But even though shows like "That Girl" were far more down to earth than most sitcoms at the time, shows like "Bewitched" took subtle jabs at racism, sexism, and bigotry.

Too much silly sh*T

Wrong! :rolleyes: AND again, JUST your opinion.

Too many FANTASY and FAMILY shows

It's better than too many reality shows.

Wrong! :rolleyes: AND again, JUST your opinion.
Haha. Every time you post "just your opinion" it makes me smile a great big smile. ;)

This post is just my opinion.

To the original point, while I can appreciate the original poster's opinion of most 1960's era sitcoms, I would also have to disagree. I think there were a lot of great shows from the 1960s that I enjoy watching.
I found it interesting that many of the shows TVFactsFan identified as having a "kiddie feel" also had fantasy elements. Perhaps these shows are just too fantasy-oriented then, thus the "kiddie feel"? (Though I don't think that fantasy shows are necessarily relegated only to kids- people of all ages can enjoy them.) And I enjoy a number of fantasy-based sitcoms, as well as more reality-based. (Or as realistic as a sitcom gets.;) )
Some of the shows of prominence in the 1960s (that either ran primarily in the '60s or at least started in the '60s) that I like would include:

I Dream of Jeannie (one of my favorite fantasy-based sitcoms ever!)
Gilligan's Island
The Andy Griffith Show
Mayberry, R.F.D.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Flying Nun
Gidget
The Monkees
My Three Sons
The Addams Family (another fantasy favorite!)
The Munsters (yes, they're both great!)
McHale's Navy (hilariously funny show! Love the movie version particularly.)
Petticoat Junction
The Beverly Hillbillies
Green Acres
Mr. Ed
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Lucy Show
Here's Lucy
Batman (technically an action show, but obviously meant as a comedic satire- and I love it!)
The Green Hornet (same as above, though I don't know if the comedic satire angle is as strong here.)
Blondie (based on Chic Young's classic comic strip)
Get Smart (LOVE this series!)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
I Spy (I think this show was somewhat more serious....and to be fair, the other spy shows I listed were all meant to be taken seriously, sort of- but they are all parodies of the James Bond films that were getting big at the time. For the real deal, watch Mission: Impossible.:) )
The Bill Cosby Show
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (I know it started in the '50s, but it ran well into the '60s)
The Archies (classic cartoon from Filmation that was very much an animated sitcom- love the Filmation classics!)
The Flintstones (classic cartoon from Hanna-Barbera that was very much an animated sitcom)
The Jetsons (same deal as above) (LOVE most all Hanna-Barbera cartoons!)
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (okay- this is half comedic, half mystery/action/adventure- great Hanna-Barbera cartoon, of course.)
Car 54, Where Are You?
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (love this sweet series!)
The Donna Reed Show
Family Affair
Father of the Bride (TV series based on the movie)
H.R. Pufnstuff (this is like a puppet-based sitcom, right? Okay- maybe not. I just wanted to list it in here.)
Hazel
Here Come the Brides
Julia
Karen
Tammy
The Joey Bishop Show
The Jack Benny Program
Hogan's Heroes
My Favorite Martian
The Magilla Gorilla Show (classic H-B cartoon)
The Patty Duke Show
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
My Living Doll
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
The Shari Lewis Show
Sesame Street
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Wacky Races (classic H-B cartoon)
Top Cat (classic H-B cartoon- LOVE this series!)
Dennis The Menace
................................


This is a great list of shows! Excellent work! I think that I've watched and enjoyed about 90% of these shows at one point or another and now you can watch most of them for free on YouTube (see below).

I've said this before but it bears repeating: Whatever form of pop culture you are into, whether it be music, movies, sitcoms, or sports, and whatever specific tastes you may have or follow in those genres, when you look at what was popular and what people in general loved to watch or listen to in the 1950s and 1960s and compare it to the 1970s, 1980s, and especially the last 10-20 years, there is no comparison. Everything was better back then than it is now!

If I had to choose between fun, harmless, innocent, even nonsensical fantasy shows or hard, dark, gripping, often sad, reality sitcoms and dramas, again, no comparison. I'll take the silly, stupid fantasies every time.

Haha. Every time you post "just your opinion" it makes me smile a great big smile. ;)

This post is just my opinion.

:thumbsup:

It's better than too many reality shows.

:thumbsup:

Thanks, Sal. For the record, I love a lot of shows from the '50s, '70s and '80s as well- and some from the '90s, but from that point forward, my selections get much narrower. Yes, there are some shows from the 2000s and 2010s that I like......but very few.
And yeah- I LOVE a lot of fantasy and family shows. Obviously, some people don't- and that's okay. (And it's not that I don't enjoy some more down-to-earth shows like "That Girl", as was mentioned earlier. I have seen that show and I do enjoy that too.:) It should have been on my original list; I inadvertently left it off. That show was basically a precursor to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", a 1970s sitcom that I love!) There is usually a wide range of programming so that everyone can find something to enjoy. So everyone is free to state what they like and don't like- but it shouldn't matter if someone has a different opinion- variety is the spice of life.:) :cool:

Oh no!! The 60's was the best decade for music! The British invasion, The summer of love hippie music, Motown!! Such a variety of good music and so many hit songs that are still played and are favorites now days! :) ;)

Agree...to me, the 60's was like Sgt. Pepper of popular music. Some hippie songs, folk, British Invasion, Motown/Soul, Baroque Pop, Surf...and just like The Beatles Sgt. Pepper...it had variety...something that died in music by 1996. And to me, 1967 was the best year in rock music hands-down!

And TV had campy yet fun shows. I love sooooo many shows in that decade. It was like music, having being less primitive and more like the child. In the 70's,
TV was more like a teenager, the 80's it grew up a little more, the 90's it had some fun, and the 2000's on TV is on a mid-life crisis!

I hope to get stuck in the 60's....

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Agree...to me, the 60's was like Sgt. Pepper of popular music. Some hippie songs, folk, British Invasion, Motown/Soul, Baroque Pop, Surf...and just like The Beatles Sgt. Pepper...it had variety...something that died in music by 1996. And to me, 1967 was the best year in rock music hands-down!

And TV had campy yet fun shows. I love sooooo many shows in that decade. It was like music, having being less primitive and more like the child. In the 70's,
TV was more like a teenager, the 80's it grew up a little more, the 90's it had some fun, and the 2000's on TV is on a mid-life crisis!

I hope to get stuck in the 60's....

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I agree 100 percent!!! ;)

To Mac Leaper: I've been meaning to respond to your great posts!!! I just mentioned a few good shows from the 60's and basically posted about how good the music was . My posts were very brief. But yours really went into detail and hit the nail right on the head! Good posts and I totally agree! I like almost all the shows and ALL the music you listed!

A song that I love that really captures the heart of the 60's is The San Francisco song! Scott Mckenzie:

"If you go to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair"!!!

GREAT SONG!!!!

The sitcoms of the 60s reflected the times, of course. I don't think they're plain, & I wouldn't want or expect controversy in a 1960s sitcom. I still enjoy the older sitcoms, always will. Beats the unfunny trash they call a sitcom these days. With the success of the retro channels, many people must feel the same way.

To Mac Leaper: I've been meaning to respond to your great posts!!! I just mentioned a few good shows from the 60's and basically posted about how good the music was . My posts were very brief. But yours really went into detail and hit the nail right on the head! Good posts and I totally agree! I like almost all the shows and ALL the music you listed!

A song that I love that really captures the heart of the 60's is The San Francisco song! Scott Mckenzie:

"If you go to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair"!!!

GREAT SONG!!!!

Thanks bonniegirl62. Glad you like them.:) :cool: I appreciate your great, positive posts on here too.
So, if I go to San Francisco, I should be sure to wear some flowers in my hair? Ah- because I might meet the girl there that I'll leave my heart with in San Francisco (until I can get back there.);)

The sitcoms of the 60s reflected the times, of course. I don't think they're plain, & I wouldn't want or expect controversy in a 1960s sitcom. I still enjoy the older sitcoms, always will. Beats the unfunny trash they call a sitcom these days. With the success of the retro channels, many people must feel the same way.


Great point! There was way more than enough controversy in real life in the 1960s! I mean- we had the Berlin Wall going up in 1961 and the Cold War between the USA and the USSR heating up. (The whole U2 incident pushed things along.) The Cuban Missile Crisis. The Bay of Pigs invasion. President Kennedy's assassination. Selma, Alabama church bombing. The entire civil rights movement and the injustices people suffered at the hands of racial bigots. The Vietnam War. The Six Day War. Robert Kennedy's assassination. Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. The Stonewall riots. Apollo 11 landing on the moon (which to this day some people dispute ever happened.)- And so many other things that could be mentioned.....
(Billy Joel tells us about a lot of them in a classic song- one of my favorites from him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g
And as I like to say, yeah- we didn't start the fire- it was always burning since the world's been turning [or at least since Genesis 3]. But one day God will put it out for good. (see Revelation 20-22).:) )
People probably didn't want to see more controversy on TV sitcoms. I'm sure people were more than happy to escape for a while to a desert island with 7 stranded castaways, or listen to a horse that can talk [only Mr. Ed, of course], or watch all their wishes come true thanks to a mischievous nodding genie or a nose-niggling witch. Of course, as I've said before, I like non-alcoholic pina coladas, but I don't need them for an escape- Jesus is my escape.:) :cool: (To be in the world, but not of it- living for eternity and loving all in the temporal- and seeking to share God's love with all so they can be in eternity in Heaven with Christ too.)

I agree that those shows did reflect the times. The Green Hornet was more serious that Batman.

What about dramas? You going to tell me that the 60s dramas weren't the best either?

What about dramas? You going to tell me that the 60s dramas weren't the best either?

I haven't seen a drama I didn't like from the 60's! My parents have a lot of them on DVD and so do my husband and I. :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:

Haha. Every time you post "just your opinion" it makes me smile a great big smile. ;)

This post is just my opinion.


And you are a JOKE. That's just my opinion

Now log your silly a$$ out and cancel your internet service:)

And no need to mention today shows because I compared the 60's to the 70's


Not the dumb sh*t that is on now

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When I was a kid there were a lot of 60's sitcoms being rerun on TV. I used to watch a lot of them. Looking back, I don't see the appeal or the rewatch factor in them. But then again I'm not a sitcom person anymore. I do like the 60's dramas, such as Kraft Suspense Theater, Boris Karloff's Thriller, The Twilight Zone, etc. But to make such a big deal towards people who do like them and argue about them being wrong for liking them is silly.

I believe the 1960's was the BEST decade for sitcoms. The majority of sitcoms from those days, with few exceptions, were simply intended to be light entertainment and make you laugh for a half hour, help you forget your troubles for a while. For me, for the most part, 60's sitcoms are a joy to watch. Loads of fun. Family Affair is one 60's sitcom I can think of that has some drama mixed in with the comedy. The Norman Lear sitcoms of the 70's started the trend of family disfunction, arguing and bickering, controversial types of sitcoms. Not really my cup of tea, although I love Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

Generally speaking, the 50's was the decade for westerns, the 60's was the decade for sitcoms, and the 70's was the decade for cop shows.

I believe the 1960's was the BEST decade for sitcoms. The majority of sitcoms from those days, with few exceptions, were simply intended to be light entertainment and make you laugh for a half hour, help you forget your troubles for a while. For me, for the most part, 60's sitcoms are a joy to watch. Loads of fun. Family Affair is one 60's sitcom I can think of that has some drama mixed in with the comedy. The Norman Lear sitcoms of the 70's started the trend of family disfunction, arguing and bickering, controversial types of sitcoms. Not really my cup of tea, although I love Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

Generally speaking, the 50's was the decade for westerns, the 60's was the decade for sitcoms, and the 70's was the decade for cop shows.


The 70's cop shows rocked!!! ;) I have Starsky and Hutch on right now! I see you are a Flintstone fan! I love the Flintstones ( a great 60's comedy)! ;)

The 70's cop shows rocked!!! ;) I have Starsky and Hutch on right now! I see you are a Flintstone fan! I love the Flintstones ( a great 60's comedy)! ;)

Yea I'm a Flintstones fan, to be sure. Hanna Barbera made a lot of cartoons over the years, but The Flintstones was by far their crowning achievement. The four main characters were basically lifted from The Honeymooners, Fred is Ralph Kramden, Barney is Ed Norton, Wilma is Alice Kramden, and Betty is Trixie Norton. But for the most part, the writing in the episodes is top notch, many classic episodes. I have all 6 seasons on DVD. One of my favorite episodes is The Rock Quarry Story. I roar laughing every time I watch that one. "I am Rock Quarry! I am ROCK QUARRY!! I AM ROCK QUARRY!!!" :lol:

Also...60's had good sketch/variety shows. These were the only shows that were VERY edgy for their time. On Ed Sullivan, The Rolling Stones were suspended from the show after "Let's Spend The Night (Some Time) Together" fiasco and The Doors were banned from the show after saying 'higher' on air in their song "Light my Fire". The Smothers Brothers were cancelled because they used religion and politics on their show which was a NO back then! Then there was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In which had zaniness and double entrendres.

To think...CBS was edgy between 1967 and 1980...then became an old-people station until 2000. But that was FAR more better than what they air now!

Also...60's had good sketch/variety shows. These were the only shows that were VERY edgy for their time. On Ed Sullivan, The Rolling Stones were suspended from the show after "Let's Spend The Night (Some Time) Together" fiasco and The Doors were banned from the show after saying 'higher' on air in their song "Light my Fire". The Smothers Brothers were cancelled because they used religion and politics on their show which was a NO back then! Then there was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In which had zaniness and double entrendres.

Agreed, I was going to mention the variety shows of the 60's also. Good entertainment. Variety shows carried on into the 70's, the genre basically became extinct when The Carol Burnett Show was cancelled in 1978.

Agreed, I was going to mention the variety shows of the 60's also. Good entertainment. Variety shows carried on into the 70's, the genre basically became extinct when The Carol Burnett Show was cancelled in 1978.

I'd like to say when SNL started...SNL killed the Variety/Sketch Show basically.

The closest show that has been successful variety/sketch show since Carol Burnett is actually Chappelle's Show. Though a new form of a variety show where they show the host then a video that was previously recorded as well as a music video. But Dave Chappelle got TOO pressured that he left.

But the variety/sketch bubble busted by 1980 when Pink Lady and Jeff aired. I'm hoping the reality bubble bursts soon...

I'd like to say when SNL started...SNL killed the Variety/Sketch Show basically.

The closest show that has been successful variety/sketch show since Carol Burnett is actually Chappelle's Show. Though a new form of a variety show where they show the host then a video that was previously recorded as well as a music video. But Dave Chappelle got TOO pressured that he left.

But the variety/sketch bubble busted by 1980 when Pink Lady and Jeff aired. I'm hoping the reality bubble bursts soon...

What separates SNL is, it doesn't air in prime time. The variety/sketch shows of the 60's & 70's aired in prime time. Prime time variety shows basically ended with Carol Burnett. Pink Lady and Jeff was a disaster.

Yes, it was the worst decade for sitcoms. The best decade for rock and roll, but the worst decade for sitcoms.

Yes, it was the worst decade for sitcoms. The best decade for rock and roll, but the worst decade for sitcoms.

I don't want to live in a world where the 90's is a better decade in sitcoms than the 60's.

I don't want to live in a world where the 90's is a better decade in sitcoms than the 60's.


The 00's was better too. Those 60's sitcoms were awful


But I did find out why, everything had to be censored in those days which explains all the nicey nice shows

The only 60s sitcom that was good was The Andy Griffin Show. I saw it in reruns in the 70s. I'll take the 90s too.

The 00's was better too. Those 60's sitcoms were awful


But I did find out why, everything had to be censored in those days which explains all the nicey nice shows
Yeah, like 10 minutes of boob, fart and sex jokes in a 20 minute show occupying a 30 minute slot is any better. The writing on today's sitcoms is cheap and rushed at the expense of character development.

Yeah, like 10 minutes of boob, fart and sex jokes in a 20 minute show occupying a 30 minute slot is any better. The writing on today's sitcoms is cheap and rushed at the expense of character development.
Very well said.

It can be argued that it's just a matter of taste as to which era's shows were better, but if you look closer you'll find that the people working in TV in the 60s were much smarter than they are today. Just look at the theme songs - nearly every memorable show had a theme with either a very catchy melody or clever lyrics. That ability to make a secondary aspect of the show a real contributor to the entertainment is a sign that the person in charge is both smart and a good craftsman.

And it wasn't just the sitcoms, television as a whole was at it's best during the 1960's. Of course, there were cancellations, shows with low ratings were pulled off the air, some deservedly so. But for the most part, all the different types of programs provided a high quality level of entertainment. Even the commercials were entertaining. And today's TV is littered with about twice the commercial time compared to TV from the 60's. TV began a slow decline in the 1970's, and has gotten progressively worse with each succeeding decade.

The 00's was better too. Those 60's sitcoms were awful


But I did find out why, everything had to be censored in those days which explains all the nicey nice shows


The 60's sitcoms are much better than most of the 00' sitcoms hands down! I find myself watching the 60's more than the millennium sitcoms. What happened to your topic about this on FB? LOLOL. I noticed that the topic was gone. ;)

The 60's sitcoms are much better than most of the 00' sitcoms hands down! I find myself watching the 60's more than the millennium sitcoms. What happened to your topic about this on FB? LOLOL. I noticed that the topic was gone. ;)
Really I think the sitcoms from the 1950's -1980's where all great. As for the 60's I can't think of one bad sitcom. I love them all. All they did was make you laugh and that's what sitcoms are supposed to do. Most sitcoms today are just hit and miss.

The music and tv shows sucked in the 60's


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The TV critic Alan Sepinwall once said that you have to abandon all logic to appreciate "Gilligan's Island." :D

The 00's was better too. Those 60's sitcoms were awful


But I did find out why, everything had to be censored in those days which explains all the nicey nice shows

The 60's were FAR better for sitcoms than the 00's...I can't even watch a 00's series throughout!

Two and a Half Men, How I met your Mother, and Rules of Engagement had a character that's more of an ******* than Archie Bunker ever would be!

I even tried to get Big Bang Theory, but Sheldon can be such a pain as well...but with characters like Gilligan, Agarn, Eldona, Jeanie, and Mr. Ed to name a few were jerks, but they were liked at the same time!

60's sitcom characters were likeable even when they ****ed many people off...00's characters that just did whatever...aren't! Give me Col. Hogan and Gomer Pyle over Barney Stinston and Charlie anyday!

^^I agree with a lot of what MrCleveland just mentioned.That's another thing that also really stands out about 2000's TV in general,not only sitcoms. For the most part the characters are so unlikeable and annoying,and that's of course on top of everything else wrong with modern TV. 2000's TV is about as relaxing and entertaining as listening to a Jackhammer.

That decade just did not produce many watchable shows and I can only watch one which is Gomer Pyle and That Girl. The majority of the shows seems like they would not even make it today and only survived back then because of no competition. And lots of them seemed more geared toward kids which was not the case in the 1970's at all. Shows like


Addams Family

Bewitched

Dennis the Menance

Flying Nun

Gilligan's Island

I dream of Jeannie

Mister Ed

My Mother the Car

My favorite Martian

The Beverly Hillibilies



Never could get into any of these shows since they had the kiddie feel to them. Anyone else not like a show on this from the 1960's?




Put that crackpipe down!!!!!



The 60's was the best decade for sitcoms and TV shows in general.

the 80's on has been a TV wasteland garbage.

60's sitcom characters were likeable even when they ****ed many people off...00's characters that just did whatever...aren't! Give me Col. Hogan and Gomer Pyle over Barney Stinston and Charlie anyday!
In a way you're right, I can learn to like Gilligan and his buffonery and maybe even forgive him the many times he's screwed up when trying to get off the island but when it comes to Sheldon from TBBT he's just a total A-hole that makes us normal comic book readers want to punch him in the face.

In a way you're right, I can learn to like Gilligan and his buffonery and maybe even forgive him the many times he's screwed up when trying to get off the island but when it comes to Sheldon from TBBT he's just a total A-hole that makes us normal comic book readers want to punch him in the face.


Exactly!! And how could you not like Mr. Ed ,a talking Horse? He was a smart a** but funny and not annoying! ;)

Put that crackpipe down!!!!!



The 60's was the best decade for sitcoms and TV shows in general.

the 80's on has been a TV wasteland garbage.

Well said!!

Exactly!! And how could you not like Mr. Ed ,a talking Horse? He was a smart a** but funny and not annoying! ;)

Funny you should say that...Mr. Ed's relatives may be donkeys....

I love the 1960s sitcoms and think they were some of the best. The first four seasons of Bewitched were top notch. The first five seasons of Andy Griffith Show were top notch. First four seasons of Hazel were great. First three or four seasons of Petticoat Junction were fantastic and All of Green Acres was funny! Let's not forget Dick Van Dyke show. Definitely not a show with a kiddie theme. Very sophisticated comedy there.

I love the 1960s sitcoms and think they were some of the best. The first four seasons of Bewitched were top notch. The first five seasons of Andy Griffith Show were top notch. First four seasons of Hazel were great. First three or four seasons of Petticoat Junction were fantastic and All of Green Acres was funny! Let's not forget Dick Van Dyke show. Definitely not a show with a kiddie theme. Very sophisticated comedy there.

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I absolutely agree.

the 80's on has been a TV wasteland garbage.

I would humbly disagree with that. I respect your opinion, but I do think there are some great 1980s sitcoms! (There are many shows I LOVE from that time period.) And there are some from the '90s, as well (though my list gets much smaller at that point.) For the 2000s and 2010s, there are a handful of good ones for me- but my list is incredibly small at this point.
Of course, this whole thing is very subjective, so most everyone will have a different opinion on this, probably dependent on when one grew up and what shows one grew up with.
For myself, I love a number of TV shows, ranging from the start of television (back to the earliest test pattern broadcasts of Felix the Cat) on through the '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s- by the '90s, 2000s and 2010s, I find that my list of loved shows is much, much shorter- though there are still a few good things here and there.

To be fair, the '80s did at least produce Cheers, without which the '90s wouldn't have had Frasier.;)

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When people were posting their top 100 sitcoms, I was surprised that I actually had more from the 90s than fgrom the 80s on my list. I don't think the 80s produced anything as good as Seinfeld-Frasier-Newsradio.

I think "NewsRadio" should be an all-time classic sitcom. I say "should be" because I don't feel it's achieved that but it certainly deserves to. It was an hilarious and smart sitcom from the '90s with one the most talented ensemble casts and a show I'm proud to call my absolute favorite. Nice to see you mention it in your comment. :)

It can be argued that it's just a matter of taste as to which era's shows were better, but if you look closer you'll find that the people working in TV in the 60s were much smarter than they are today.


Absolutely.The talent level was so much greater. It's a little like comparing the early 1990's NBA Dream Team of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird etc. to an Elementary school basketball team.The NBA Dream Team obviously being the people who worked on the older television shows.

The 60's was the best decade for sitcoms and TV shows in general.

the 80's on has been a TV wasteland garbage.

I don't think so...

Many 80's sitcoms had family shows again, not only The Cosby Show, but Gimme a Break!, Mr. Belvedere, Who's the Boss, and Too Close for Comfort. Then there were buddy shows like Cheers, Night Court, Facts of Life, Bosom Buddies, and Newhart to name a few.

There were characters who were *******s in the 80's sitcoms as well like Dan Fielding in Night Court and the cast of Cheers, but like the 60's characters that I mentioned...were STILL likable...okay I dunno about Dan Fielding.

And there wasn't many sex jokes like Two and a Half Men!

I don't think so...

Many 80's sitcoms had family shows again, not only The Cosby Show, but Gimme a Break!, Mr. Belvedere, Who's the Boss, and Too Close for Comfort. Then there were buddy shows like Cheers, Night Court, Facts of Life, Bosom Buddies, and Newhart to name a few.

There were characters who were *******s in the 80's sitcoms as well like Dan Fielding in Night Court and the cast of Cheers, but like the 60's characters that I mentioned...were STILL likable...okay I dunno about Dan Fielding.

And there wasn't many sex jokes like Two and a Half Men!
I agree. The 80's were the last decade that had great sitcoms. There were some good ones in the 90's but all those Friends clones were awful. This century has been pretty blaa.

I agree. The 80's were the last decade that had great sitcoms. There were some good ones in the 90's but all those Friends clones were awful. This century has been pretty blaa.

I feel the 90's was the last decade for good sitcoms. My favorites were Home Improvement, Family Matters, Drew Carey Show, Seinfeld, and Frasier to name a few.

But it seems that 1997 everything like sitcoms and music just went toward a downward spiral...is it me?

But it seems that 1997 everything like sitcoms and music just went toward a downward spiral...is it me?
TV and music started their decline during the early 1980's in my opinion. Still plenty of good stuff,just less. Then both just kept snowballing downhill further and further. It's interesting you mentioned 1997 because I think by the later 1990's that's when both just almost totally Nosedived.

it seems that 1997 everything like sitcoms and music just went toward a downward spiral...is it me?

I have a similar opinion, except the year I choose for the start of the downward trend is 20 years sooner, 1977, not 1997. The ten year period from 1977 to 1986, there was still some good music to be found. For me, the quality of TV took a sharp drop off in the late 1970's.

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In other words, someone starts an inflammatory thread, just to get a rise out of people with an asinine declaration and then you want to know why it gets counter-arguments? Why do you think?

In other words, someone starts an inflammatory thread, just to get a rise out of people with an asinine declaration and then you want to know why it gets counter-arguments? Why do you think?


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Too much silly sh*T

In a way I agree with you, 1960's sitcoms tend to go over the top with the silly stuff. Often times, it seems like the writers took the easy way out and used silly gags, rather than write a good script with genuine humor. For example, McHale's Navy is a silly show. Gilligan's Island is a silly show. I Dream Of Jeannie started out as a mature themed fantasy sitcom, but became silly by the 3rd season. However, the 1960's sitcoms are still my favorites, the pluses far outweigh the minuses. The Flintstones episodes overall have good writing, so does The Bill Cosby Show, only a 2 season show but very good writing in those episodes. For the most part, the silliness in 60's sitcoms seems more prevalent in shows from the middle and later part of the decade, compared to the early part. 1964 is the year when TV and music really started to change. 1960 to 63 still resembled the 50's.

One critic wrote of "Gilligan's Island" that it was not the worst new show of the 1964-65 TV season but, rather, it was the worst show of any TV season! :lol:

One critic wrote of "Gilligan's Island" that it was not the worst new show of the 1964-65 TV season but, rather, it was the worst show of any TV season! :lol:
Which proves that most critics don't know what they're talking about.

Which proves that most critics don't know what they're talking about.

Actually, in this case they do.

bencasey stop posting

Why, did I use too many big words you didn't understand?

Why, did I use too many big words you didn't understand?


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The worst for me is 1990 - present, There's not a single sitcom from that era that even remotely holds my interest.
I agree........ Its all dumbed down trash!!

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Go troll somewhere else. :crazy:

Go troll somewhere else. :crazy:

LMFAO @ Ben Casey..... but just a warning from experience.....
don't get into a "debate" with this TVFactFun god.....
he is a legend in his own mind here and the powers to be on this
site might ban you.....

Just Sayin....

Have a Nice Day! :)

LMFAO @ Ben Casey..... but just a warning from experience.....
don't get into a "debate" with this TVFactFun god.....
he is a legend in his own mind here and the powers to be on this
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Just Sayin....

Have a Nice Day! :)


How but you log and cancel your internet service too?

Come on guys. No fighting over the holidays! Call a truce!

Come on guys. No fighting over the holidays! Call a truce!

I'm not fighting.. just stating a known fact...

BTW.. I think he meant "How Bout" not "How But" ....

Guess someone else is hitting the EGG NOG too!

I'm not fighting.. just stating a known fact...

BTW.. I think he meant "How Bout" not "How But" ....

Guess someone else is hitting the EGG NOG too!


shut up and stop posting

I was directing that to all of you! I'm just being a mother hen!

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shut up and stop posting

I hope the Moderators see who the trouble maker is... I've said nothing WRONG...

BTW... Happy Holidays to you too.... God Loves YOU too!!

Even if you are a JERK!

I hope the Moderators see who the trouble maker is... I've said nothing WRONG...

BTW... Happy Holidays to you too.... God Loves YOU too!!

Even if you are a JERK!


1. shut up

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3. Go outside

4. Cancel your internet service


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I was directing that to all of you! I'm just being a mother hen!

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I love Groovy Mother Hens.... ;)

Alot better than bitter old chickens....

Funny you should say that...Mr. Ed's relatives may be donkeys....
Maybe, but his on-screen descendant is actually a dog.
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Actually, in this case they do.
And that's why the show was one of the biggest syndicated hits of the 1970's.

I agree with most of you: the 60s was a treasure trove of fantastic shows-so many it's hard to mention . And not all pablum either. Bewitched is a classic example: besides being utterly entertaining and CLEVER, it also subtly presented controversial issues, like D-Dey mentioned in post #39. And many that were just plain fun and charming: Patty Duke, Petticoat Junction, That Girl -to name a few.

How anyone can claim the 60s is the worst decade for television is beyond me, but of course,everyone has a right to their opinion. As for music: the amazing British Invasion led by the Beatles.

If anything the 60s was the BEST decade for TV and music! Viva the 60s!

That decade produced many watchable and enjoyable shows that the entire family could watch together... shows like Gomer Pyle and That Girl.
The majority of the shows seem like they will live on forever in reruns!
And lots of them seemed more geared toward kids which was still the case in the 1970's. Shows like


Addams Family

Bewitched

Dennis the Menance

Flying Nun

Gilligan's Island

I dream of Jeannie

Mister Ed

My Mother the Car

My favorite Martian

The Beverly Hillibilies


These shows were AWESOME.... and even the kiddies could enjoy them!
Anyone else agree with me and think these shows from the 1960's were great?

That decade produced many watchable and enjoyable shows that the entire family could watch together... shows like Gomer Pyle and That Girl.
The majority of the shows seem like they will live on forever in reruns!
And lots of them seemed more geared toward kids which was still the case in the 1970's. Shows like


Addams Family

Bewitched

Dennis the Menance

Flying Nun

Gilligan's Island

I dream of Jeannie

Mister Ed

My Mother the Car

My favorite Martian

The Beverly Hillibilies


These shows were AWESOME.... and even the kiddies could enjoy them!
Anyone else agree with me and think these shows from the 1960's were great?

Amen to that. AND... The Munsters (which I thought was a hoot..and while I enjoyed the Addam's Family I liked the Munster's more). Bless you for having the patience to list what you did because I didn't...it's such a L-O-O-N-N-G long list! Dozens of entertaining shows....

The only hit shows from the 1960's that I haven't seen are Farmer's Daughter, Hennesey & Please Don't Eat the Daisies. All the others I've seen and I loved. If only today's comedies were as funny as the sitcoms from the 1960's.

The only hit shows from the 1960's that I haven't seen are Farmer's Daughter, Hennesey & Please Don't Eat the Daisies. All the others I've seen and I loved. If only today's comedies were as funny as the sitcoms from the 1960's.

I remember Please Don't Eat The Daisies and The Farmer's Daughter fondly. Charming entertaining shows. Sadly, I think eps are hard to come by. My God, if we put are minds to it, we could come up with 100 great shows from the 60s ( and shows crossing in and out of the 60s, with at least three seasons in the 60s, should count too - like Donna Reed and The Adv. Of ozzie and Harriet)

The 60s the worst decade for sitcom TV my eye!

60's comedy shows and 60's music ROCK!!!!!! I'm proud to have been born than and part of it!

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60's comedy shows and 60's music ROCK!!!!!! I'm proud to have been born than and part of it!

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Me too; I'm glad I had the pleasure of watching many of these shows and groups when they originally aired. The 60s was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

(I loved The Beatles, The Monkees, The Turtles, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Herman's Hermits, The Cowsills....etc...etc...etc.. ;) )

60's comedy shows and 60's music ROCK!!!!!! I'm proud to have been born than and part of it!

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ME THREE... and I'm also glad that we took over this thread and gave the 60's the credit they truly deserve....... And that's the bottom line, cause Stone Cold Zebra said so!!!!

Brought to you by the REAL DEAL........ EZ's TV FUN FACTS!!!

I remember Please Don't Eat The Daisies and The Farmer's Daughter fondly. Charming entertaining shows. Sadly, I think eps are hard to come by. My God, if we put are minds to it, we could come up with 100 great shows from the 60s ( and shows crossing in and out of the 60s, with at least three seasons in the 60s, should count too - like Donna Reed and The Adv. Of ozzie and Harriet)

The 60s the worst decade for sitcom TV my eye!
I was real excited when Antenna TV originally announced Farmer's daughter was going to be on but alas that fell through. I know it aired on CBN in the 80's but I missed it.

ME THREE... and I'm also glad that we took over this thread and gave the 60's the credit they truly deserve....... And that's the bottom line, cause Stone Cold Zebra said so!!!!

Brought to you by the REAL DEAL........ EZ's TV FUN FACTS!!!

It's EZ to read your fun facts... Because I AGREE 110%!

LONG LIVE 60s music and TV....YAY!:wave:

I was real excited when Antenna TV originally announced Farmer's daughter was going to be on but alas that fell through. I know it aired on CBN in the 80's but I missed it.

Yeah that's definitely disappointing, but Antenna has aired some shows I never thought would see the light of day like Bachelor Father. An amazing channel; the Gold Standard for what a nostalgia station should be. Many kudos to them! And fantastic marathons too.

Yeah that's definitely disappointing, but Antenna has aired some shows I never thought would see the light of day like Bachelor Father. An amazing channel; the Gold Standard for what a nostalgia station should be. Many kudos to them! And fantastic marathons too.
Yea I love Bachelor Father. I hadn't really seen much of that show before Antenna TV started airing it. I hope it doesn't leave that channel for too long.

It's EZ to read your fun facts... Because I AGREE 110%!

LONG LIVE 60s music and TV....YAY!:wave:


LOL... I guess there really is ONE "NUT" that I truly do like......


THANKS!!!

Glad to see people having FUN on here..... and not being an old fuddy duddy like some people that just like to argue....... and tell people to get off the internet and crap like that....... I think they must have turned on the WRONG TV......... But have no fear....... EZ is HERE!!!

And zebras are really cool animals too! (Actually I like all the equines but esp. donkeys and mules - they have a reputation for being stubborn but what they really are is smart - they won't just be lead around by the nose -but once they trust you they're a million times better than a horse. Donkeys have great personalities too)

LOL, back O/T re the 60s, you're singing to the choir. And talk about Nuts, The Monkees (TV show) was kinda nutty- but in an endearing way. Mike Nesmith was my fav. And some of their songs send me to the moon and back-like Daydream Believer.

60's comedy shows and 60's music ROCK!!!!!! I'm proud to have been born than and part of it!


I have a hard time choosing which is the better decade for great music,the 1960's or 70's.Both are outstanding.There's literally 100s of GREAT songs that came out during the 60's and 70's. How many great or even good songs have come out over the past 20 years or so, 3 or 4 lol.I can't even listen to the music they make nowadays. I've tried,but to me it's just noise.

There's literally 100s of GREAT songs that came out during the 1960's and 70's too.How many great or even good songs have come out over the past 20 years or so, 3 or 4 lol.I can't even listen to modern music.I've tried,but to me it's just noise.

There have been some really fantastic songs this last 20- but nothing like the 60s! An amazing decade.

And zebras are really cool animals too! (Actually I like all the equines but esp. donkeys and mules - they have a reputation for bing stubborn but what they really are is smart - they won't just be lead around by the nose -but once they trust you they're a million times better than a horse. Donkeys have great personalities too)

LOL, back O/T re the 60s, you're singing to the choir. And talk about Nuts, The Monkees (TV show) was kinda nutty- but in an endearing way. Mike Nesmith was my fav? And some of their songs send me too the moon and back-like Daydream Believer.


I like that family of animals too. Donkey's, mules, zebras, horses too. But I agree, when was it decided that horses were the cream of the crop and superior to mules and donkeys? I never though that was fair! :( And Zebra's I guess would be in the classification of wild horses, right? I bet I could tame a wild Zebra! ;)

My fav Monkee was Mike Nesmith too, with Davy Jones second choice. ;)

Glad to see people having FUN on here.....

And ya know...that's the whole point! (Not gonna get annoyed at anyone who's galvanized us.) And just an FYI as someone whose been around the block here, the Mods and Admins are REALLY GOOD-sometimes they don't say a lot but believe me they WATCH; if any situation spins too far out of line, it gets handled pronto. (SO really is great site.)

I remembered seeing these shows in repeats in the 70s. Great fun.

I remembered seeing these shows in repeats in the 70s. Great fun.

They sure were! And still bring me lots of joy and laughs to this very day. The 60s was a wonderful decade for sitcoms.

And ya know...that's the whole point! (Not gonna get annoyed at anyone who's galvanized us.) And just an FYI as someone whose been around the block here, the Mods and Admins are REALLY GOOD-sometimes they don't say a lot but believe me they WATCH; if any situation spins too far out of line, it gets handled pronto. (SO really is great site.)

I never said the Mods and Admin were not really good.... in fact, one of them is a personal friend of mine... NOW...... just gotta look at the entire book before skipping a chapter and writing the epilogue......

I never said the Mods and Admin were not really good.... in fact, one of them is a personal friend of mine... NOW...... just gotta look at the entire book before skipping a chapter and writing the epilogue......


is your first name Mongo?

I like that family of animals too. Donkey's, mules, zebras, horses too. But I agree, when was it decided that horses were the cream of the crop and superior to mules and donkeys? I never though that was fair! :( And Zebra's I guess would be in the classification of wild horses, right? I bet I could tame a wild Zebra! ;)

My fav Monkee was Mike Nesmith too, with Davy Jones second choice. ;)



"I bet I could tame a wild Zebra! ;) "

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is your first name Mongo?

Is yours Bozo?

Is yours Bozo?


LMAO @

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Hailing from..... Parts Unknown

Gender........... N/A

Put your hands together for:

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Hailing from..... Parts Unknown

Gender........... N/A

Put your hands together for:

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it's obvious you like men so I will no longer use a pic you weirdo

I think your first name is BRUCIE

Is yours Bozo?


take your old silly to bed

Hey Ben Casey.....

When did you get an "OLD SILLY" ??

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Hey Ben Casey.....

When did you get an "OLD SILLY" ??

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what is your boyfriend name? Im confident you are a fruitloop

Speaking of.....

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It takes one to know one!

Speaking of.....

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It takes one to know one!


In the words of Archie Bunker, you are a ***

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It takes one to know one MEATHEAD!

Thanks, Zebra. That was the hardest I've laughed in a long time! :lol:

Thanks, Zebra. That was the hardest I've laughed in a long time! :lol:

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The pleasure was ALL mine.....

Thanks, Zebra. That was the hardest I've laughed in a long time! :lol:



Sounds like you and zebra should go on a date

Too bad that the only DATES some people on here have are.......


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......and thats a FUN FACT for ya!!

In a battle of wits, unfortunately that guy is defenseless!

In a battle of wits, unfortunately that guy is defenseless!


LOL @ Ben..... But at least he can Eat his "DATES"

In a battle of wits, unfortunately that guy is defenseless!


Can I call you Brucie?

I have a hard time choosing which is the better decade for great music,the 1960's or 70's.Both are outstanding.There's literally 100s of GREAT songs that came out during the 60's and 70's. How many great or even good songs have come out over the past 20 years or so, 3 or 4 lol.I can't even listen to the music they make nowadays. I've tried,but to me it's just noise.

I love 60's TV, 60's music is pretty good too, but for music I prefer the 70's. I used to frequently listen to top 40 AM radio in the 70's, so many good songs on the charts in those days, especially the middle part of the decade 1973 to 76. I've put together a collection of my favorite 70's hits, 360 songs total, I have the 45's which I recorded to cassettes, then transferred the music on the cassettes to CD's. There are 30 CD's, the main set is 25 CD's totalling 300 songs, then I have 5 more CD's with 60 additional songs, bonus tracks. It was quite a project, worked on it for a long time.

I love 60's TV, 60's music is pretty good too, but for music I prefer the 70's. I used to frequently listen to top 40 AM radio in the 70's, so many good songs on the charts in those days, especially the middle part of the decade 1973 to 76. I've put together a collection of my favorite 70's hits, 360 songs total, I have the 45's which I recorded to cassettes, then transferred the music on the cassettes to CD's. There are 30 CD's, the main set is 25 CD's totalling 300 songs, then I have 5 more CD's with 60 additional songs, bonus tracks. It was quite a project, worked on it for a long time.

Considering that most everything is on CD these days, perfect quality from master tapes, seems like a lot of effort you could have saved. At the very least, if you didn't want to buy the CDs, wouldn't it be easier to download the songs from amazon or itunes?

Can I call you Brucie?

Homosexual insults. You may not like the 60s but your backwards ass is still living there! What do you have next, calling me colored? :crazy:

OMG... it's BEN CASEY....... you better be careful here..... that "troll" is still hiding under the bridge...... LOL

That being said....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Considering that most everything is on CD these days, perfect quality from master tapes, seems like a lot of effort you could have saved. At the very least, if you didn't want to buy the CDs, wouldn't it be easier to download the songs from amazon or itunes?

I guess I'm old school, I enjoyed recording the 45's to cassettes then making a CD from the cassette. When recording the 45's to cassettes, I mixed the audio thru the equalizer on my stereo, which enhanced the audio for best sound quality when making a CD from the cassette. Results turned out very good. The songs I chose are my personal favorite chart hits from the 70's, all years are covered 1970 to 79, with slight emphasis on the middle years, 1973 to 76. I came up with 360 songs total.

I guess I'm old school, I enjoyed recording the 45's to cassettes then making a CD from the cassette. When recording the 45's to cassettes, I mixed the audio thru the equalizer on my stereo, which enhanced the audio for best sound quality when making a CD from the cassette. Results turned out very good. The songs I chose are my personal favorite chart hits from the 70's, all years are covered 1970 to 79, with slight emphasis on the middle years, 1973 to 76. I came up with 360 songs total.

Do you still have the cassettes?

Do you still have the cassettes?

Yes, still have the cassettes, still have the vinyl 45's also. I kept the cassettes in the event one of the CD's goes bad and stops playing, this way I can take the cassette and dub a new CD. The cassettes are C-90's, 45 minutes of recording on both sides. I filled both sides of the cassettes near to the end, each side contains 11 to 13 songs and near 45 minutes of music.

OMG... it's BEN CASEY....... you better be careful here..... that "troll" is still hiding under the bridge...... LOL

That being said....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!


How bout I call you Brucie?

Yes, still have the cassettes, still have the vinyl 45's also. I kept the cassettes in the event one of the CD's goes bad and stops playing, this way I can take the cassette and dub a new CD. The cassettes are C-90's, 45 minutes of recording on both sides. I filled both sides of the cassettes near to the end, each side contains 11 to 13 songs and near 45 minutes of music.

I wouldn't mind hearing those, I can only play cassettes in the car right now. I'm running my Sirius XM receiver and the audio from the computer into my tape deck and making them that way.

I wouldn't mind hearing those, I can only play cassettes in the car right now. I'm running my Sirius XM receiver and the audio from the computer into my tape deck and making them that way.

I don't know what your taste in music is, but the songs I selected for my 70's hits collection are diverse and pretty much run the gamut. There are fast songs and slow songs, hard rock and soft rock, some country rock, pop, soul, disco, etc. But the one thing they all have in common is an emphasis on melody. I like songs that emphasize melody. In my collection of bonus tracks, I included a few forgotten/lesser known hits like Money Back Guarantee by Five Man Electrical Band, Mammy Blue by Stories, I'm On Fire by Dwight Twilley, Ariel by Dean Friedman, and All You Get From Love Is A Love Song by The Carpenters.

I don't know what your taste in music is, but the songs I selected for my 70's hits collection are diverse and pretty much run the gamut. There are fast songs and slow songs, hard rock and soft rock, some country rock, pop, soul, disco, etc. But the one thing they all have in common is an emphasis on melody. I like songs that emphasize melody. In my collection of bonus tracks, I included a few forgotten/lesser known hits like Money Back Guarantee by Five Man Electrical Band, Mammy Blue by Stories, I'm On Fire by Dwight Twilley, Ariel by Dean Friedman, and All You Get From Love Is A Love Song by The Carpenters.

I'd like to know more but let's take it to PM because we are getting off topic.

I'd like to know more but let's take it to PM because we are getting off topic.

You said it not me.......

GET A ROOM!!!!

You said it not me.......

GET A ROOM!!!!

I'm well aware of that and what's with the get a room comment?

I'm well aware of that and what's with the get a room comment?

Nothing "with it"..... just my little added "EVIL" touch....:wave:

Nothing "with it"..... just my little added "EVIL" touch....:wave:


Evil Brucie:wave:

Evil Brucie:wave:

Well look who's back.....
Things must be lonely at the BOTTOM...... :rolleyes:

Well look who's back.....
Things must be lonely at the BOTTOM...... :rolleyes:


Where is Antione

I guess I'm old school, I enjoyed recording the 45's to cassettes then making a CD from the cassette. When recording the 45's to cassettes, I mixed the audio thru the equalizer on my stereo, which enhanced the audio for best sound quality when making a CD from the cassette. Results turned out very good. The songs I chose are my personal favorite chart hits from the 70's, all years are covered 1970 to 79, with slight emphasis on the middle years, 1973 to 76. I came up with 360 songs total.

Cassettes? Yikes. Too much hiss. I transfer my vinyl to Digital Audio Tape, going through a sound enhancer. Then I go to a CDR and take it to the computer and use Nero and use an additional de-click program. But I also just transfer the songs that are not on CD.

How bout I call you Brucie?

How about we call you Poindexter?

How about we call you Poindexter?

LOL@ Ben....

How bout we just call him late for dinner.......

Cassettes? Yikes. Too much hiss.

I've never had any issues with hiss and I still use cassettes.

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To be honest, I can't say one decade is better (or worse) than another. They're each different. But I can say that I love the 1960s for both television and music. I'm 33-years-old and when I'm driving around, I have the 60s station on the radio.

Some of my favorite '60s sitcoms are:
Mister Ed
Car 54, Where Are You?
My Three Sons (I wish this would be complete on DVD!)
The Andy Griffith Show
Bewitched
The Joey Bishop Show
The Monkees
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dennis the Menace
The Munsters
F Troop
Family Affair
and so on and so on.

The only 60s sitcom I'm not a fan of is "The Beverly Hillbillies" but it's not a terrible show. Just one I can't really get into.

The only 60s sitcom I'm not a fan of is "The Beverly Hillbillies" but it's not a terrible show. Just one I can't really get into.
That's probably the only thing we disagree about. :lol:

That's probably the only thing we disagree about. :lol:

The fact that I watched Green Acres and Petticoat Junction got me into liking "The Beverly Hillbillies". I think that it was due to the crossovers.

The Beverly Hillbillies...one of the greatest shows of all time.

The Beverly Hillbillies...one of the greatest shows of all time.
Agree 100%! I've been a fan of the show since I was a wee little tyke. It's always been a favorite in my family.

This thread is an absolute disgrace! All three of you are way out of line - Evil Zebra, bencasey and TVFactFan are at fault. I'm seeing way too much of this nonsense around the site. It's a huge distraction to members who do the right things and simply enjoy themselves and post. Why this wasn't reported I'll never know.

This is a warning. I'm going to start handing out suspensions. Enough is enough!

That's probably the only thing we disagree about. :lol:


We also disagree about "The Office," lol. I think it's a great show and you don't. ;)

As for "The Beverly Hillbillies" I just never found it funny. I know it's a beloved and popular show but I just don't like it. Which is odd because I like both "Green Acres" and "Petticoat Junction" and I'm about to get into "The Real McCoys" (I just bought all six seasons on DVD).

Despite my dislike of the series, the past couple days I've had the theme song stuck in my head. Maybe it has something to do with the passing of Donna Douglas, since the show has been on my mind.

The Beverly Hillbillies...one of the greatest shows of all time.

The Beverly Hillbillies...one of the greatest shows of all time... that I don't like or even see the appeal of. ;)

There's no debate about the show being a HUGE hit and a beloved classic. It's just a show I've never been able to like. Much like in the 2000s, "Two and a Half Men" was the #1 highest rated comedy. It has an incredible run, will probably be seen again in reruns for decades to come and I hate that show. I never found it to be the least bit funny. I guess almost every decade has that big hit show that I don't like.

The Beverly Hillbillies...one of the greatest shows of all time... that I don't like or even see the appeal of. ;)

There's no debate about the show being a HUGE hit and a beloved classic. It's just a show I've never been able to like. Much like in the 2000s, "Two and a Half Men" was the #1 highest rated comedy. It has an incredible run, will probably be seen again in reruns for decades to come and I hate that show. I never found it to be the least bit funny. I guess almost every decade has that big hit show that I don't like.


Me too! I can't stand Two and a half men! :p

Adamantium, come to think of it, I also like The Nanny and I know you don't.

I like the Beverly Hillbillies but I LOVE Green Acres and Petticoat Junction! Some reason I never got into BH like the other two, but I still like it!

We also disagree about "The Office," lol. I think it's a great show and you don't. ;)

As for "The Beverly Hillbillies" I just never found it funny. I know it's a beloved and popular show but I just don't like it. Which is odd because I like both "Green Acres" and "Petticoat Junction" and I'm about to get into "The Real McCoys" (I just bought all six seasons on DVD).

Despite my dislike of the series, the past couple days I've had the theme song stuck in my head. Maybe it has something to do with the passing of Donna Douglas, since the show has been on my mind.

I feel practically the same way you do; I love The Office. As I kid I loved Petticoat Junction but didn't care for The Beverly Hillbillies and HATED Green Acres.

Tastes truly are subjective and sometimes they change. A few years back I came across a 60s Xmas DVD set with various shows from the decade. I was surprised that I actually enjoyed the Beverly Hillbillies ep. If the show ever comes to Antenna I might burn an ep or two. (Green Acres IS on Antenna but I still don't like it--lol whenever I seeMr. Haney I want to throw tomatoes at the TV screen)

I feel practically the same way you do; I love The Office. As I kid I loved Petticoat Junction but didn't care for The Beverly Hillbillies and HATED Green Acres.

Tastes truly are subjective and sometimes they change. A few years back I came across a 60s Xmas DVD set with various shows from the decade. I was surprised that I actually enjoyed the Beverly Hillbillies ep. If the show ever comes to Antenna I might burn an ep or two. (Green Acres IS on Antenna but I still don't like it--lol whenever I seeMr. Haney I want to throw tomatoes at the TV screen)

To each their own, but Green Acres is just so funny and off the wall, I can't see how anyone couldn't like it! :crazy: I've seen every ep like a trillion times and everything still cracks me up as if it were the first time I ever saw it! :lol:

To each their own, but Green Acres is just so funny and off the wall, I can't see how anyone couldn't like it! :crazy: I've seen every ep like a trillion times and everything still cracks me up as if it were the first time I ever saw it! :lol:

I also feel the show is off the wall, but too much so for me-I've always found it contrived. However, THAT's not the deal breaker for me . What turns me off are (1) Mr. Haney-who I absolutely can't stand (2) any of the Gabor sisters as actresses (3) Eddie Albert who imo was miscast-he's a fine actor and seemed out of place in a wacky sitcom. (However, you can give me GA's parent show Petticoat Junction any day! Kate Bradley rocks)

You are absolutely right when you say to each their own, because I know many folks who really love GA; it just doesn't ring my bell.

I prefer PJ myself, although its really not all that funny. However, the 3 Bradley girls, especially in the first 2 seasons, are just bombshells! Makes the show worth watching for me. Hooterville indeed!

A lot of these 1960s shows, especially the early 1960s B&W stuff I liked as a child in the 1970s. Watched The Munsters, Leave it to Beaver, Andy Griffith, Beverly Hillbillies. A lot of these shows I would not watch anymore. Simply outgrew a lot of these shows. I have watched Andy Griffith for almost 45 years, and know all the episodes. There were a lot of fantasy shows I liked then, but not now.

Dick Van Dyke Show was probably the most sophisticated program of the era, and it has really stood the test of time. I have said this before, but if you want to see how social mores is so much different then than now, on the Dick Van Dyke Show that Robert Petrie has a gorgeous wife 10 years younger than him, and they sleep in separate beds. Even in 1961, WTF? Ridiculous.

I prefer PJ myself, although its really not all that funny. However, the 3 Bradley girls, especially in the first 2 seasons, are just bombshells! Makes the show worth watching for me. Hooterville indeed!

PJ was a great show; it was kind of a dramedy so yeah I didn't laugh out loud too much either. It was more of an inner chuckle, like in the opening when Kate snaps one of a Uncle Joe's suspenders to wake him up.

Bea Benaderat was fantastic as Kate. An extremely talented woman on many fronts. The show withered and died when she passed imo.

When I was a kid, growing up in the 1980s (I was born in '81), I thought married couples always slept in twin beds back in the 50s and 60s because of the sitcoms from that era.

It is so silly to think about people having a problem showing a married couple in bed together. I mean it's not like they were going to show them having sex or anything. Like what were people thinking back then when they made that decision?

I definitely prefer the 1970s as far as television goes.

I can see where TVFactFan is coming from. "Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie" may be well-loved, but I preferred the realism of the 70s sitcoms.

Also it could be I just always have a bias in favor of sitcoms being videotaped in front of a studio audience as opposed to sitcoms being filmed in a studio with a laugh track.

I definitely prefer the 1970s as far as television goes.

I can see where TVFactFan is coming from. "Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie" may be well-loved, but I preferred the realism of the 70s sitcoms.

Also it could be I just always have a bias in favor of sitcoms being videotaped in front of a studio audience as opposed to sitcoms being filmed in a studio with a laugh track.

The 70s had it's goodies too, no doubt about that. Two of my very favorite shows are from the 70s: All In The Family and Eight Is Enough.

But maybe because I was a kid the 60's shows and music have a more powerful memory and fondness to me than those of the 70's.

The 70s had it's goodies too, no doubt about that. Two of my very favorite shows are from the 70s: All In The Family and Eight Is Enough.

But maybe because I was a kid the 60's shows and music have a more powerful memory and fondness to me than those of the 70's.
I think that has a lot to do with it.For me I was a kid of the 1970's so I had the best of both decades. I could enjoy the great sitcoms of the 70's at night and the great sitcoms of the 60's after school.

But maybe because I was a kid the 60's shows and music have a more powerful memory and fondness to me than those of the 70's.
Although I do like MANY shows from other decades, the 90s shows (especially T.G.I.F. shows) will always be favorites of mine because I grew up with them. They were appointment viewing EVERY Friday and if I had to miss a Friday night it would make me mad.

I'm 32 now, so I was 8 when 1990 rolled around.

Although I do like MANY shows from other decades, the 90s shows (especially T.G.I.F. shows) will always be favorites of mine because I grew up with them. They were appointment viewing EVERY Friday and if I had to miss a Friday night it would make me mad.

I'm 32 now, so I was 8 when 1990 rolled around.

There are good shows from EVERY decade but the 60s are special to me. I find I watch much less TV since 2000. Some of my favs since 1980 on were Step By Step, Mams's Family, Reba, Sex And The City, Everybody alcoves Raymond, Will and Grace and The Office.

At the risk of going O/T, I love your av! Iola and Thelma were my favorite characters on Mama's Family. But poor Iola-always making goo goo eyes at Vinton and getting nowhere. Her arts and crafts creations were a hoot (mobile napkin holders made with toilet paper rolls lol). And I love it when she does her "knock knock"

I loved Mama's family too. Also Who's the boss, Mr. Belvedere, Newhart and some 90's Sabrina the teenage Witch . I liked King of Queens and more recent Mile and Molly. But my heart still belongs to the sitcoms of the 60's and 70's!!

I loved Mama's family too. Also Who's the boss, Mr. Belvedere, Newhart and some 90's Sabrina the teenage Witch . I liked King of Queens and more recent Mile and Molly. But my heart still belongs to the sitcoms of the 60's and 70's!!

Same here but esp. the 60s. YAY 60s!

Same here but esp. the 60s. YAY 60s!


Me too! The 60's sitcoms were so fun and innocent! ;) But than one of my favorite sitcoms The Brady Bunch was from the 70's! But technically it started in late 1969! ;)

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At the risk of going O/T, I love your av! Iola and Thelma were my favorite characters on Mama's Family. But poor Iola-always making goo goo eyes at Vinton and getting nowhere. Her arts and crafts creations were a hoot (moble napkin holders made with toilet paper rolls lol). And I love it when she does her "knock knock"

Thanks! Iola has always been one of my favorite TV characters...EVER! She's so awesome!

Thanks! Iola has always been one of my favorite TV characters...EVER! She's so awesome!

She's a great character alright and one of my favs too.

In my opinion, the 1960s isn't the worst decade for television shows. Hell, the 1960s was still in the Golden Age of Television, so I wouldn't believe that stuff. There is no decade of which it had the worst television shows because that is an opinion to everybody and everybody has different opinions.

I'm guessing that the main problem with sitcoms (https://tv.avclub.com/70s-sitcoms-1798221845) from the '60s (https://books.google.com/books?id=yH1upjtj4OYC&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=1960s+sitcoms&source=bl&ots=R7SLcjCzB0&sig=ACfU3U1_GJQevZcB7mOkZCPB9lOJH-c-PA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjE_6jouMLgAhUL54MKHei0C8U4FBDoATAGegQIBBAB#v=onepage&q=1960s%20sitcoms&f=false) is that they endlessly recycled the same old tired situations which was by then, the norm for most sitcoms: mistaken identity, taking back an expensive purchase, getting out of a jam, etc.

While Norman Lear's (https://books.google.com/books?id=yH1upjtj4OYC&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=sitcoms+before+all+in+the+family+mary+tyler+moore+show&source=bl&ots=R7SLcjCyAX&sig=ACfU3U1cKQeRpEjaUP66XxZhkvAYJ5jWdg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiz8NixuMLgAhWK64MKHTCuDtM4HhDoATAJegQIARAB#v=onepage&q=sitcoms%20before%20all%20in%20the%20family%20mary%20tyler%20moore%20show&f=false) sitcoms like All in the Family (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-working-class-families-american-sitcom-180968555/) may seem a bit tiresome (https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2018/09/05/rise-and-fall-socially-conscious-sitcom-all-family-roseanne) and didactic now, they none the else freed people from the conventions of earlier sitcoms. Meanwhile, shows like Mary Tyler Moore (https://www.newsweek.com/mary-tyler-moore-sitcom-30-rock-548820) made possible arguably even better shows like Barney Miller (https://www.ibtimes.com/barney-miller-forty-years-later-most-intelligent-literate-us-sitcom-ever-1556406) and more inventive shows like Taxi (https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/19/archives/tv-taxi-rolls-into-superior-sitcom.html).

I only ever got into Green Acres and The Munster's. That's more because of the actors and less about the show. Otherwise I couldn't stand the decade TV wise. The same can be said about the 50's for me.

The 60's was the best decade for sitcoms and TV shows in general.

the 80's on has been a TV wasteland garbage.

I fully agree, I think the 1960's was the best decade for sitcoms and TV shows overall. The sitcoms were good, the dramas were good, the only genre I don't care for that much is westerns but aside from that, 1960's TV is tops. I dislike TV shows from the 1980's and forward also. To me it's all garbage.

I loved Mama's family too. Also Who's the boss, Mr. Belvedere, Newhart and some 90's Sabrina the teenage Witch . I liked King of Queens and more recent Mile and Molly. But my heart still belongs to the sitcoms of the 60's and 70's!!

Add Friends to my list of the few newer shows I like!!:) I LOVE Friends! Been really getting into it a lot lately!! ;)

I had previously alluded to this in a thread on the Brady Bunch (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=6204860&postcount=1) forums about it being the last sitcom to come out of the "heart sitcom" genre of that particular time period. Building upon that point, it seems like by the late 1960s, the common trend (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/1av9q93/comment/kr9cg1q/) for American sitcoms was to become quieter and more subdued (https://www.lucylounge.com/topic/971-my-three-sons/?do=findComment&comment=119982).

My Three Sons, The Andy Griffith Show, and Petticoat Junction all turned that way once they went from being black and white shows to being in color (https://www.tellytalk.net/threads/my-three-sons.9497/post-395855). Newer shows like The Doris Day Show, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, the original Bill Cosby Show, Room 222, My World and Welcome to It (https://jacksonupperco.com/2017/07/12/revisiting-1969-70-a-look-at-my-world-and-welcome-to-it/), and first season of The Odd Couple were like this too. Even fantasy shows (https://reactormag.com/sixties-fantasy-sitcoms-and-the-rise-of-cozy-fantasy/) like The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and The Nanny and the Professor were very understated.