I've become personally convinced that in 1975 all the planets must have lined up and sitcoms reached some sort of creative pinnacle. Look what shows were ALL on in 1975:

1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
2. M*A*S*H
3. The Bob Newhart Show
4. Barney Miller
5. All In the Family
6. The Odd Couple

Most TV critics generally consider these shows to be some of the best if not THE best sitcoms in history (with due respect to all those other great shows). I have my own opinions too and of course you will have yours but...

I just thought it was interesting.

and The Jeffersons.....

and Chico and the man!

... and Good Times, Maude, One Day at a Time, Happy Days, and Sanford & Son

My favourite year for sitcoms happened to be one full decade earlier---1965. What made that season special was that there were many great sitcoms that were ending their run while other future classics were just starting. I couldn't think of another season where there was not only a great amount of quality sitcoms, but also a greater quantity of them. Here's what you might find on a typical week:

Sunday:

My Favourite Martian

Monday:

The Lucy Show
Andy Griffith

Tuesday:

McHale's Navy (Last Season)
F Troop
Petticoat Junction

Wednesday:

Ozzie and Harriet (Last Season)
Gidget (Only Season)
Beverly Hillbillies
Green Acres (First Season)
Dick Van Dyke (Last Season)

Thursday:

Donna Reed (Last Season)
Bewitched
The Munsters (2nd and last season)
Gilligan's Island
My Three Sons
Hogan's Heroes (First season)
Gomer Pyle USMC

Now there's a great Thursday night of Must See TV!

Friday:

The Flintstones (Last season)
The Addams Family (2nd and last season)


Saturday:

I Dream Of Jeannie (First Season)
Get Smart (First Season)


That makes at least one great sitcom on for every night of the week on all 3 networks! How many years can you say that about? It's sure a far cry from the 2002-03 fall line-up that's for sure. I can honestly say that it doesn't get any better than this! :)

Originally posted by rkeil
I've become personally convinced that
in 1975 all the planets must have lined up and sitcoms reached some sort of creative pinnacle. Look what shows were ALL on in 1975:

1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
2. M*A*S*H
3. The Bob Newhart Show
4. Barney Miller
5. All In the Family

Most TV critics generally consider these shows to be some of the best if not THE best sitcoms in history (with due respect to all those other great shows). I have my own opinions too and of course you will have yours but...

I just thought it was interesting.

Are you reffering to the CBS Saturday 1970's line-up? Because ABC and NBC has some great sitcoms in the same era.

Originally posted by JennyLee22
and Chico and the man!

Chico and the Man started in 74 not 75

Originally posted by SOLOMON


Chico and the Man started in 74 not 75
The topic was, what shows were ON in 1975, not when they started.

Originally posted by boechsner
... and Good Times, Maude, One Day at a Time, Happy Days, and Sanford & Son

Good times, Maude, Happy Days and Sanford and Son started before 1975, Only the show One Day At Time started in 75

Thje only show on the original poster's lsit that started in 1975 was "Barney Miller." SOLOMON, you need to lay off the always correcting people...

Originally posted by JT
Thje only show on the original poster's lsit that started in 1975 was "Barney Miller." SOLOMON, you need to lay off the always correcting people...
Right, this isn't a classroom. SOLOMON, again, the original topic of this thread was, shows that were ON, not created, in 1975.

Originally posted by JT
Thje only show on the original poster's lsit that started in 1975 was "Barney Miller." SOLOMON, you need to lay off the always correcting people...

That was my fault-i didn't pay close attention to the list-I saw Barney Miller on the list and thought it was for shows that started in 75

Originally posted by Sal
My favourite year for sitcoms happened to be one full decade earlier---1965. What made that season special was that there were many great sitcoms that were ending their run while other future classics were just starting. I couldn't think of another season where there was not only a great amount of quality sitcoms, but also a greater quantity of them.

Yes, I agree. I think the '60s were the high point for situation comedies. So many great ones to watch. And quite a few were on at the same times. I wouldn't know what to watch in some cases.

The '70s were the cop decade. Probably '75 had the most cop shows... Starsky & Hutch, Adam-12, Police Woman, SWAT, The Rookies, Kojak, etc.

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Last 2 weeks of 75 this dont count:lol:


Im messing with you

Last 2 weeks of 75 this dont count:lol:


Im messing with you

Premiered Dec. 16. I forgot 1975 ended Dec. 15. Ruined a lot of New Years Eve party plans :wave:

For real, ODAAT was probably the last sitcom premiere of 1975.

1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
2. M*A*S*H
3. The Bob Newhart Show
4. Barney Miller
5. All In the Family
6. The Odd Couple


These overlapped only in the 1974-75 TV season, from Barney Miller's premier on January 23 to The Odd Couple's finale on March 7. That covered seven episodes of each show.

Premiered Dec. 16. I forgot 1975 ended Dec. 15. Ruined a lot of New Years Eve party plans :wave:

For real, ODAAT was probably the last sitcom premiere of 1975.

I believe so, 2 weeks prior it was NBC premiere of Grady and Cop and the Kid on Dec 4th

Three’s Company - 1977

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Three’s Company - 1977

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It medication man:lol::lol: