Is this the most active board on Sitcom.com? I've gone to the Happy Day's and All in the Family boards. Both shows were far more popular than FOL ever was, yet they still have posts from last year still on the first page?

Is this the most active board on Sitcom.com? I've gone to the Happy Day's and All in the Family boards. Both shows were far more popular than FOL ever was, yet they still have posts from last year still on the first page?

Yes, this board is the most active, with the most threads, the most messages, and the most active members, although Unsolved Mysteries and One Day at a Time stay quite active, too.

Yes, this board is the most active, with the most threads, the most messages, and the most active members, although Unsolved Mysteries and One Day at a Time stay quite active, too.

Unsolved Mysteries still has unsolved cases, in fact a couple were solved last year. So I can see why it's still popular.

I am surprised One Day at a Time is still quite active considering no one on the show has had any recent projects. Lisa, Molly, and Kim have had recent projects so it keeps people interested in FOL.

I am surprised One Day at a Time is still quite active considering no one on the show has had any recent projects. Lisa, Molly, and Kim have had recent projects so it keeps people interested in FOL.

Valerie Bertinelli has two hit shows on The Food Network (and one that didn’t do that great, but we won’t talk about that one).

Also, perhaps the new One Day at a Time has sparked interest in the original?

I would expect "The Golden Girls" to be the most active board here by far, so yes, I've always been surprised this sort of "sleeper show" has the most active board.

Unsolved Mysteries still has unsolved cases, in fact a couple were solved last year. So I can see why it's still popular.

Yeah, I totally get the popularity of UM: the mystery of unsolved cases, the theories, the updates, and eventually the resolution of cases, decades after the original mystery. I've popped in a few times, when cases have been solved. I barely remember most of the mysteries, but it's still satisfying to see (for example) some creep busted for a murder he committed decades earlier.


I am surprised One Day at a Time is still quite active considering no one on the show has had any recent projects. Lisa, Molly, and Kim have had recent projects so it keeps people interested in FOL.

As Otis says, Valerie is still active, so there's that. But also the Mackenzie "situation" creates a lot of fodder for discussion, whether it's the drug use or the incest revelations.

It's not just Lisa, Molly, and Kim who are active in the FOL-verse: Mindy, Nancy, Julie Pie, and (until her death) Charlotte have all done recent work. Several have written memoirs. Most (including Geri, Julie Anne, Julie Pie, Felice, and now even John, Mack, and Jenny) still do interviews about FOL. And the show is still airing, after 40+ years, which says a lot.

Unsolved Mysteries still has unsolved cases, in fact a couple were solved last year. So I can see why it's still popular.

I am surprised One Day at a Time is still quite active considering no one on the show has had any recent projects. Lisa, Molly, and Kim have had recent projects so it keeps people interested in FOL.


One day at a time stays pretty popular because of Opus and I, his love for Valerie and my love for Michael Lembeck ! :)

Is this the most active board on Sitcom.com? I've gone to the Happy Day's and All in the Family boards. Both shows were far more popular than FOL ever was, yet they still have posts from last year still on the first page?

Yes. It is! For a while One day at a time and Unsolved mysteries seemed to be in the lead , but lately Facts of life is the most popular kid in the school! :D

Yes. It is! For a while One day at a time and Unsolved mysteries seemed to be in the lead , but lately Facts of life is the most popular kid in the school! :D

But naturally! :lol:

But naturally! :lol:

:lol:

All in the Family

I agree this show is far more popular than The Facts of Life, but it's also very dated. I love Norman Lear shows, but he really dated his classics by the events that were going on in those times. I used Maude as an example with their gay bar episode in another thread. There's a scene where Walter orders orange juice and they get offended. I had no idea why until I looked it up because they didn't give an explanation in the episode. The Facts of Life didn't go that route with their episodes thankfully. The only dated aspect of The Facts of Life is their fashion styles, but their stories are something you can still watch to this day and understand.

I agree this show is far more popular than The Facts of Life, but it's also very dated. I love Norman Lear shows, but he really dated his classics by the events that were going on in those times. I used Maude as an example with their gay bar episode in another thread. There's a scene where Walter orders orange juice and they get offended. I had no idea why until I looked it up because they didn't give an explanation in the episode. The Facts of Life didn't go that route with their episodes thankfully. The only dated aspect of The Facts of Life is their fashion styles, but their stories are something you can still watch to this day and understand.

I agree Maude is dated, but I wouldn't say AITF. The only thing that I find dated are the clothes that they wear, but we've seen variations of those styles worn on Gloria for example come and go in years since. Archie is always in his white collar shirt and Meathead is always in a button shirt too. So fashions for the most part are pretty much restrained and kept classic imo.

The house they live in is old, but that gives it it's charm for me. As far as the politics of the day. A lot of things they argue and debate about are eerily relevant in today's time. So I wouldn't call AITF dated too much. Especially nowhere near as dated as Maude.

Just all that gaudy interior decorating in the living room set is enough to leave the room screaming. And their bedroom! It looks like a blind person picked out those colors. Whenever i'd watch i'd be too distracted at the hideous set decorating to pay attention to the show. :lol:

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The only dated aspect of The Facts of Life is their fashion styles

And their store!


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You can delete posts. :wave: When you click "Edit", click "Go Advanced", then you'll see the "Delete" option.

Thanks for telling me how to delete it.

It sure seems like it! Whenever I do a search for unread posts since last visit, Facts of Life comes up the most!

It sure seems like it! Whenever I do a search for unread posts since last visit, Facts of Life comes up the most!

We do our best to try to keep the economy going during these troubling times.

We do our best to try to keep the economy going during these troubling times.

Even if we don't get paychecks or residuals!

Even if we don't get paychecks or residuals!

Huh? All this time, I thought I was being paid per word! :lol:

Huh? All this time, I thought I was being paid per word! :lol:

Haha no wonder you type so much :lol:;)

Huh? All this time, I thought I was being paid per word! :lol:

Well if we're supposed to be I need to talk to my cyber-agent!

Haha no wonder you type so much :lol:;)

:brent

(I'm laughing "with" him as I know I sometimes go on too :lol:)

Haha no wonder you type so much :lol:;)

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I wondered why you type so little, Lorimar! You knew all along, didn't you!?

Well if we're supposed to be I need to talk to my cyber-agent!

Hopefully, it's Felice's mom. Otherwise, you're screwed! :lol:

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I wondered why you type so little, Lorimar! You knew all along, didn't you!?

Yep ;) I only type a lot if I get paid

This board is crazy active compared to others. It’s hard keeping up with up with all the latest posts.

Hopefully, it's Felice's mom. Otherwise, you're screwed! :lol:

I thought of her too!

This board is crazy active compared to others. It’s hard keeping up with up with all the latest posts.

Agreed! It's like it's 2004 still! :lol:

This board is crazy active compared to others. It’s hard keeping up with up with all the latest posts.

You think this is busy, you should've been here 20 years ago! (or maybe you were?)

Agreed! It's like it's 2004 still! :lol:

Back when you were just a wee widdwe :baby:

:lol:

:p

This board is crazy active compared to others. It’s hard keeping up with up with all the latest posts.

It really is, but what a nice "problem" to have! So many of these show boards are moribund. :eek:

I thought of her too!

Maybe she can get you a three episode per season deal. ;)

Back when you were just a wee widdwe :baby:

:lol:

:p

I was a teenager :lol:

I was a teenager :lol:

Good gosh, I wonder if cfr even remembers what that is?? :lol:

(note: in case anyone's not familiar, any age jokes by me are ALL IN GOOD FUN because he poked fun at turning 50 himself, lol :cheers:)

Good gosh, I wonder if cfr even remembers what that is?? :lol:

(note: in case anyone's not familiar, any age jokes by me are ALL IN GOOD FUN because he poked fun at turning 50 himself, lol :cheers:)

:eek::grrbald:

:rofl:

After the Youtube special the other night with Mindy, MacKenzie Phillips, etc on, I posted the link to the YouTube episode on the One Day at a Time and All of the Family forums and saw there was barely a ripple of activities on those boards in recent months. The Facts of Life forum must be the most active forum on sicomsonline.com.

After the Youtube special the other night with Mindy, MacKenzie Phillips, etc on, I posted the link to the YouTube episode on the One Day at a Time and All of the Family forums and saw there was barely a ripple of activities on those boards in recent months. The Facts of Life forum must be the most active forum on sicomsonline.com.

The One Day At A Time board has the fan forum and that's just about it.

After the Youtube special the other night with Mindy, MacKenzie Phillips, etc on, I posted the link to the YouTube episode on the One Day at a Time and All of the Family forums and saw there was barely a ripple of activities on those boards in recent months. The Facts of Life forum must be the most active forum on sicomsonline.com.

I'm a HUGE All in the Family fan and watch it nightly on my dvd's. I've left posts in that forum a year ago that has still gotten no replies lol. It's a shame because i'd love to discuss that show but there seems to be no life there. :(

Same with the MTM board. Hardly any activity there either. I love One Day at a Time also, but i've had run ins with some posters from that board over on the politics board and there ain't no way in hell i'm going to discuss one of my favorite shows with them, no matter how busy it is there. They will probably ruin the show for me. :lol:

I'm a HUGE All in the Family fan and watch it nightly on my dvd's. I've left posts in that forum a year ago that has still gotten no replies lol. It's a shame because i'd love to discuss that show but there seems to be no life there. :(

Same with the MTM board. Hardly any activity there either. I love One Day at a Time also, but i've had run ins with some posters from that board over on the politics board and there ain't no way in hell i'm going to discuss one of my favorite shows with them, no matter how busy it is there. They will probably ruin the show for me. :lol:

I do wonder if there's a list of the least active forums on this site.

I do wonder if there's a list of the least active forums on this site.

Or a list of the most active ones.

Or a list of the most active ones.

You're right.

I just looked at the 90 comedies forums for shows like Friends, Full House, Seinfeld. All of those shows were more popular than Facts of Life ever was during it's run and none of forums is as active as this one. I thought since the fans of those shows would be younger than fans of Facts of Life that they would be active, but they are not.

I just looked at the 90 comedies forums for shows like Friends, Full House, Seinfeld. All of those shows were more popular than Facts of Life ever was during it's run and none of forums is as active as this one. I thought since the fans of those shows would be younger than fans of Facts of Life that they would be active, but they are not.

The boards that I moderate (Home Improvement, 7th Heaven, The Office, etc.) don't even have a lot of activity at all.

Or a list of the most active ones.

The posts on the Facts of Life forum represent 36% of all posts in the 1980s threads. That number would be even higher if we only considered posts from the past five years.

Speaking of HI and 7th Heaven, there's some activity over there.

I think one of the things that helps is that Lisa and Molly currently are working on TV series. Kim has her movie projects and was planning on doing a new series before the virus screwed thing up for a while.

I think one of the things that helps is that Lisa and Molly currently are working on TV series. Kim has her movie projects and was planning on doing a new series before the virus screwed thing up for a while.

What projects are/were they working on?

What projects are/were they working on?

Lisa has her Collector's Call show.

Molly has been in Riverside, a show based on the Archie Comics, for the past few years. She is the mother of Archie.

Kim had her Christmas special this past Chistmas that was a FOL reunion without it being the Facts of Life. Plus just before the virus became big news, she announced this project with Wanda Sikes. https://deadline.com/2020/03/the-upshaws-kim-fields-joins-wanda-sykes-mike-epps-in-netflix-comedy-series-1202873767/

Lisa has her Collector's Call show.

Molly has been in Riverside, a show based on the Archie Comics, for the past few years. She is the mother of Archie.

Kim had her Christmas special this past Chistmas that was a FOL reunion without it being the Facts of Life. Plus just before the virus became big news, she announced this project with Wanda Sikes. https://deadline.com/2020/03/the-upshaws-kim-fields-joins-wanda-sykes-mike-epps-in-netflix-comedy-series-1202873767/

The Wanda Sykes project sounds interesting.

It does. Hopefully it can get resumes some day.

Is this the most active board on Sitcom.com? I've gone to the Happy Day's and All in the Family boards. Both shows were far more popular than FOL ever was, yet they still have posts from last year still on the first page?


if the Jeffersons, Welcome Back Kotter, or Three's Company was as active as this board, this pandemic would be a BREEZE. I could do 2 years of no social gathering problem:lol:

Once thing that i have noticed on FOL is the 'FANFICTION SITE': 10 years ago people would post their story on a daily basis, whereas now it's on a 6 months basis or even yearly basis!
(i know that cos i'm one of the few people who still post their story)....

Here's the list of the most popular forums on SitcomsOnline, by number of posts:


Show # of Posts
The Facts of Life 109,050
Three's Company 64,953
One Day at a Time 60,259
Happy Days 58,026
Cheers 45,819
That's So Raven 45,500
Leave it to Beaver 40,675
Good Times 37,360
I Love Lucy 36,224
Chico and the Man 33,960
Seinfeld 29,272
The Brady Bunch 26,510
Full House 20,614
The Golden Girls 19,740
Roseanne 17,859
Bewitched 17,508
Gilligan's Island 17,478
The Jeffersons 17,039
Diff'rent Strokes 16,681
The Honeymooners 16,421
All in the Family 14,938
The Cosby Show 14,751
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 13,607
Wings 13,517
Sanford and Son 13,485
The King of Queens 13,440
The Dick Van Dyke Show 12,405
Family Ties 11,576
Mama's Family 10,943
Who's the Boss? 10,876
M*A*S*H 10,393
Alice 10,362
8 Simple Rules 10,194
Frasier 9,919
Family Matters 9,888
Friends 9,571
The Andy Griffith Show 9,480
Saved by the Bell 8,937
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet 8,232
Laverne & Shirley 8,057
Barney Miller 7,549
Boy Meets World 7,341
Gimme a Break! 6,837
The Munsters 6,747
That '70s Show 6,067
Everybody Loves Raymond 6,055
Benson 5,927
What's Happening!! 5,697
I Dream of Jeannie 5,678
Green Acres 5,359
All other shows below 5,000 posts

Here's the list of the most popular forums on SitcomsOnline, by number of posts:


Show # of Posts
The Facts of Life 109,050
Three's Company 64,953
One Day at a Time 60,259
Happy Days 58,026
Cheers 45,819
That's So Raven 45,500
Leave it to Beaver 40,675
Good Times 37,360
I Love Lucy 36,224
Chico and the Man 33,960
Seinfeld 29,272
The Brady Bunch 26,510
Full House 20,614
The Golden Girls 19,740
Roseanne 17,859
Bewitched 17,508
Gilligan's Island 17,478
The Jeffersons 17,039
Diff'rent Strokes 16,681
The Honeymooners 16,421
All in the Family 14,938
The Cosby Show 14,751
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 13,607
Wings 13,517
Sanford and Son 13,485
The King of Queens 13,440
The Dick Van Dyke Show 12,405
Family Ties 11,576
Mama's Family 10,943
Who's the Boss? 10,876
M*A*S*H 10,393
Alice 10,362
8 Simple Rules 10,194
Frasier 9,919
Family Matters 9,888
Friends 9,571
The Andy Griffith Show 9,480
Saved by the Bell 8,937
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet 8,232
Laverne & Shirley 8,057
Barney Miller 7,549
Boy Meets World 7,341
Gimme a Break! 6,837
The Munsters 6,747
That '70s Show 6,067
Everybody Loves Raymond 6,055
Benson 5,927
What's Happening!! 5,697
I Dream of Jeannie 5,678
Green Acres 5,359
All other shows below 5,000 posts


How far back does that post count go to? From the very beginning?

"Chico and the Man" has more than "Seinfeld"??

:rofl:

Not surprising to see The Brady Bunch at a high number.

I'm really surprised at The Golden Girls. You would think with it's huge following there'd be tons of people chattering about it.

I'm also surprised at Three's Company being #2. I do love the show, but it's played so much in syndication that i'm personally so sick of seeing it. And after Chrissy is thrown off the show, the following seasons without her aren't worth watching imo.

How far back does that post count go to? From the very beginning?

Yep!

I'm really surprised at The Golden Girls. You would think with it's huge following there'd be tons of people chattering about it.

Exactly. I've always been saying that. It's very shocking.

Not surprising to see The Brady Bunch at a high number.

I agree. That is not at all surprising. The show's been on in syndication on some channel or another since the 1960s. But like '80sSitcoms, I was surprised at how popular Chico and the Man is/was here. #10?! While the series was clearly a hit, it's rarely been shown in syndication since its original airing.

I agree. That is not at all surprising. The show's been on in syndication on some channel or another since the 1960s. But like '80sSitcoms, I was surprised at how popular Chico and the Man is/was here. #10?! While the series was clearly a hit, it's rarely been shown in syndication since its original airing.

Not surprising to see Home Improvement so low though.

I agree. That is not at all surprising. The show's been on in syndication on some channel or another since the 1960s.

It's surprising to me though because it's not "cool". So many people think it's "lame". It seems more of a guilty pleasure. And I wouldn't expect folks who watch it to come here and talk about it. But I guess they do! :lol:

Yep!

I knew it had to because the Jeffersons Board is dead as **** LOL

I knew it had to because the Jeffersons Board is dead as **** LOL

Too bad The Jeffersons Isn’t so active; it’s a great show.

Too bad The Jeffersons Isn’t so active; it’s a great show.

if the jeffersons active like FOL i would stop dating:lol:

:lol:

if the jeffersons active like FOL i would stop dating:lol:


Ha ha ha! You sound like BLAIR now!:p:p:p

:yourock::yourock::yourock:

Ha ha ha! You sound like BLAIR now!:p:p:p

:yourock::yourock::yourock:

what makes me sound like Blair

what makes me sound like Blair



if the jeffersons active like FOL i would stop dating: that line you wrote about DATING made you sound like BLAIR lol!:D:D:D

:yeahthat:yeahthat:yeahthat

if the jeffersons active like FOL i would stop dating: that line you wrote about DATING made you sound like BLAIR lol!:D:D:D

:yeahthat:yeahthat:yeahthat


Why? How does that line relate to Blair?

Why? How does that line relate to Blair?


BLAIR would NEVER stop dating lol!!!!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

:hello:hello:hello

Wow nothing post 2000s

Here is an updated list of the most popular sitcoms on SO:


Sitcom # of threads # of posts
The Facts of Life 9,800 126,451
Three's Company 6,093 67,142
One Day at a Time 1,297 66,853
Happy Days 5,256 59,254
Leave it to Beaver 3,680 52,502
Cheers 3,008 46,033
That's So Raven 1,351 45,508
Good Times 3,659 38,718
I Love Lucy 2,974 36,680
Chico and the Man 2,821 34,030
Seinfeld 1,781 30,918
The Brady Bunch 2,724 27,155
The Golden Girls 2,226 20,907
Full House 2,402 20,729
Gilligan's Island 2,154 19,082
Bewitched 1,641 18,332
The Honeymooners 4,832 18,183
Roseanne 2,203 18,023
The Jeffersons 1,991 17,508
Diff'rent Strokes 2,366 17,345
All in the Family 1,724 15,626
The Cosby Show 2,421 15,101
The Mary Tyler Moore 1,608 13,873
Sanford and Son 1,806 13,802
Wings 1,850 13,625
The King of Queens 1,296 13,566
The Dick Van Dyke 1,330 12,481
Family Ties 1,655 11,896
Alice 1,170 11,452
Mama's Family 1,280 11,278
Who's the Boss? 638 11,141
The Andy Griffith Show 1,217 10,864
M*A*S*H 1,051 10,834
Family Matters 1,763 10,741
The Adventures of Ozz 778 10,424
8 Simple Rules 1,238 10,223
Friends 1,972 10,092
Frasier 1,215 10,090

You almost always see that the Facts of Life board has more people in it than any other board. At least from the 1980's sitcoms.

You almost always see that the Facts of Life board has more people in it than any other board. At least from the 1980's sitcoms.

Yep. Weirdly, I saw 36 viewers on The Honeymooners board earlier tonight, but that was unusual.

Wow, that looks very 1980s! (font)

Also: I can't believe "Chico and the Man" is in the Top 10. :lol:

Also: Wow, Retro likes stats! :lol:

Here is an updated list of the most popular sitcoms on SO:


Sitcom # of threads # of posts
The Facts of Life 9,800 126,451
Three's Company 6,093 67,142
One Day at a Time 1,297 66,853
Happy Days 5,256 59,254
Leave it to Beaver 3,680 52,502
Cheers 3,008 46,033
That's So Raven 1,351 45,508
Good Times 3,659 38,718
I Love Lucy 2,974 36,680
Chico and the Man 2,821 34,030
Seinfeld 1,781 30,918
The Brady Bunch 2,724 27,155
The Golden Girls 2,226 20,907
Full House 2,402 20,729
Gilligan's Island 2,154 19,082
Bewitched 1,641 18,332
The Honeymooners 4,832 18,183
Roseanne 2,203 18,023
The Jeffersons 1,991 17,508
Diff'rent Strokes 2,366 17,345
All in the Family 1,724 15,626
The Cosby Show 2,421 15,101
The Mary Tyler Moore 1,608 13,873
Sanford and Son 1,806 13,802
Wings 1,850 13,625
The King of Queens 1,296 13,566
The Dick Van Dyke 1,330 12,481
Family Ties 1,655 11,896
Alice 1,170 11,452
Mama's Family 1,280 11,278
Who's the Boss? 638 11,141
The Andy Griffith Show 1,217 10,864
M*A*S*H 1,051 10,834
Family Matters 1,763 10,741
The Adventures of Ozz 778 10,424
8 Simple Rules 1,238 10,223
Friends 1,972 10,092
Frasier 1,215 10,090


I'm stealing that for another thread. (Where'd you find it? How current is it?)

I'm stealing that for another thread. (Where'd you find it? How current is it?)

He counts them one by one each week.

(heehee)

I'm stealing that for another thread. (Where'd you find it? How current is it?)

It was current as of last night, when I posted it.

The numbers were copied and pasted from the forums into Excel, with some fields removed, and then sorted by number of posts.

Wow, that looks very 1980s! (font)

The default font in code is Courier, which is the same style used in all the Facts of Life scripts: a typewriter font! :lol:

Unfortunately, in the code snippet I used, you can't change the font; you're stuck with Courier.


Also: I can't believe "Chico and the Man" is in the Top 10. :lol:

I know, right? I laughed about that the last time I posted these stats! :lol:


Also: Wow, Retro likes stats! :lol:

Yeah, I like stats, numbers, and Facts... go figure! :lol:

a typewriter font! :lol:

As soon as you said the first thing that popped in my mind was "Front Page"! :lol:


Yeah, I like stats, numbers, and Facts... go figure! :lol:

And debating---don't forget debating! :lol:

How the hell is CATM top 10

How the hell is CATM top 10

There used to be a select few regular posters that had a fascination with Freddie Prinze.

As soon as you said the first thing that popped in my mind was "Front Page"! :lol:



Teacher Busted in Most Popular Board on SitcomsOnline!

Teacher Busted in Most Popular Board on SitcomsOnline!


:lol:

Teacher Busted in Most Popular Board on SitcomsOnline!


Hahahaha!

93 people are now viewing this board. Wow. That Norman Lear episode must have brought back some of the old timers from this board (most of whom are younger than us current regulars).

93 people are now viewing this board. Wow. That Norman Lear episode must have brought back some of the old timers from this board (most of whom are younger than us current regulars).

Or gotten in some "new timers" who never saw or heard the show and are wondering what it is.

Or maybe a combination of both!

(Welcome, lurkers!)