Vote and post comments on which decade -- starting with the 50s and ending with the 90s decade -- you think had a better quality and a greater selection of tv shows. I know this is a sitcoms board, but just for the sake of this poll, vote on tv shows in general -- Star Trek, Batman, Dallas, Twilight Zone etc. weren't sitcoms but are considered classics and/or a big show for its time -- so keep tv programs like that in mind when voting.........

Post comments on what decade you picked and why.

I voted for 60's because of my favorite show, The Monkees but there are quite a few other shows I like from that decade too.

I picked the 70s. Great game shows...lots of my other favs, like Adam-12, McMillan and Wife, and The Incredible Hulk. Lots of them started in the 60s and bled into the 70s as well.

I liked what the 80s had,

Knight Rider
MacGyver
The A Team
Dallas
Dynasty
Who's the Boss
Family Ties
Cheers
................ and many more

The 70's...best sitcoms and game shows. Several good dramas too.

i picked the 70s but i think there was great stuff from every decade

I voted for the 1970s, because most of my favorite TV shows come from this decade, there are few shows that I like from other time periods, but this decade pretty much sums it all up.

I think that TV reached a creativity high during the 1980's.

These are my picks: 1960's & 1970's.

Originally posted by Ms Garthe Knight
I liked what the 80s had,

Knight Rider
MacGyver
The A Team
Dallas
Dynasty
Who's the Boss
Family Ties
Cheers
................ and many more



Yep, the 80's was definitely the best. :D

80s

C'mon they launched Mtv!!
Cheers
Some of the best movies were made in the 80s
everything! lol

The 1970s of course! Look at this list, filled with glamorous (well not really) sitcoms...

"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970-1977)
"The Partridge Family" (1970-1974)
"The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1971-1974)
"All in the Family" (1971-1979)
"Sanford & Son" (1972-1977)
"Maude" (1972-1978)
"Bob Newhart" (1972-1978)
"Good Times" (1974-1979)
"Chico and the Man" (1974-1978)
"Welcome Back Kotter" (1975-1979)
"Jeffersons" (1975-1985)
"One Day at a Time" (1975-1984)
"Laverne and Shirley" (1976-1983)
"Mary Hartman Mary Hartman" (1976-1977)
"Alice" (1976-1985)
"Three's Company" (1977-1984)
"The Love Boat" (1977-1986)
"Diffrent Strokes" (1978-1986)
"Mork and Mindy" (1978-1982)
"The Facts of Life" (1979-1988)
"Benson" (1979-1986)
...and so many more!!

And of course, some good American drama!

"Hawaii Five-0" (1968-1980)
"Adam 12" (1968-1975)
"Marcus Welby MD" (1969-1976)
"McMillan and Wife" (1971-1977)
"The Rookies" (1972-1976)
"Kojak" (1973-1978)
"The Rockford Files" (1974-1980)
"Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983)
"Charlie's Angels" (1976-1981)
"Hart to Hart" (1979-1984)
...and so many more!!

And some sparkling GAME SHOWS!

"The Dating Game" (1965-1974)
"The Newlywed Game" (1966-1974)
"The Price is Right" (1972-present)
"Match Game" (1973-1982)
"The $10,000 Pyramid" (1973-1976)
"TattleTales" (1974-1978)
"Wheel of Fortune" (1975-present)
"Family Feud" (1976-1985)
"Password Plus" (1979-1982)
...and SO many more!!

And some good clean SOAPS!

"Search for Tomorrow" (1951-1986)
"Love of Life" (1951-1980)
"Guiding Light" (1952-present)
"Secret Storm" (1954-1974)
"The Edge of Night" (1956-1984)
"As the World Turns" (1956-present)
"General Hospital" (1963-present)
"Another World" (1964-1999)
"Days of Our Lives" (1965-present)
"Dark Shadows" (1966-1971)
"One Life to Live" (1968-present)
"Love is a Many Splendored Thing" (1969-1973)
"All My Children" (1970-present)
"Somerset" (1970-1976)
"Young and the Restless" (1973-present)
"Ryan's Hope" (1975-1989)
...and more!!

To sum it all up, in the most appropriate way...

I LOVE THE '70S

It was a (not really) tough decision but I had to say The 2000's!.How could I not?

Sitcoms
8 Simple Rules (2002-present)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-present, Orignal pilot filmed in 1999)
Sex & The City (1998-2004, Not a favorite of mine but it's a popular show for the decade)
Friends (1994-2004)
Frasier (1993-2004)
Will & Grace (1998-present)
Scrubs (2001-present)
Sports Night (1998-2000)
Coupling (2003-present)
The Osbournes (2002-present, I refuse to call it a reality show)
Newlyweds (2003-present, See The Osbournes)
I'm With Busey (2003-present, See Newlyweds)
The Anna Nicole Show (See I'm With Busey)

Dramas
The OC (2003-present)
American Dreams (2002-present)

Talk Shows
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003-present)
The New Tom Green Show (2003-present)
The Caroline Rhea Show (2002-2003)

Reality Shows
Survivor (2000-present)
Big Brother (2000-present)
Celebrity Mole (2003-present)
The Family (2003-present)
Paradise Hotel (2003-present)

Talent Competitions
American Idol (2002-present)
American Juniors (2003-present)

Game Shows
Banzai (2003-present)
Dog Eat Dog (2002-present)

Let's hope TV Stays this way!

80s and 90s!!!

Definately the '80s.


But the '70s are growing on me too.

The 70's and then the 80's

90's!!!

Family Matters
Roseanne
Full House
Cosby Show(ok so it's not THAT great to most people)

I do like some 70's and 80's sitcoms

All in the Family
The Jeffersons
Amen

Anything before that I can't get into.

Most of the current sitcoms suck.

Well, my signature says it all! WHY? because back then, I was practically being raised by TV.;)

The 70s and the 80s!

Many of my favourite shows come from these two decades, with my all-time favourite All in the Family starting in 1971. I find the 70s culturally is best, with so many creative types who then took their craft seriously, be it music, film, or television.

I picked the 70s but the 80s was good also...

I would love to be able to watch these shows IN ANALOGUE again as I did then!!

The 80s.

Yes the 80s!!

1960s -- it was all good!:

Andy Griffith
Dick Van Dyke
Bewitched
I Dream of Jeannie
The Munsters
Batman
Gilligan's Island
The Beverly Hillbillies
Green Acres
Petticoat Junction
The Addams Family
The Wild Wild West
Lost in Space
Star Trek
Dark Shadows
Gunsmoke
Bonanza
Gidget
The Twilight Zone
Get Smart
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Tarzan
Laugh-in
That Girl
The Judy Garland Show
The Andy Williams Show
The Dean Martin Show
F-Troop
The Avengers
The Prisoner
The Fugitive
Perry Mason
Donna Reed
Leave it to Beaver
The Jetsons
The Flintstones
Jonny Quest
Top Cat
Scooby Doo Where are You
Wacky Races
Bullwinkle/Rocky and His Friends
The Bugs Bunny Show
George of the Jungle
Yogi Bear
The Dating Game
The Newlywed Game
Shindig
American Bandstand
The Lucy Show
Here's Lucy
Judd for the Defense
The Big Valley
Lassie
HR Pufnstuf
The Flying Nun
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaii Five-0
Adam 12
The Brady Bunch
Family Affair
My Three Sons
The Patty Duke Show
Mission Impossible
Danny Thomas
Gomer Pyle
The Ghost and Mrs Muir
New Adventures of Huck Finn
The Rifleman
The Archies
The Monkees
The Green Hornet
Man From UNCLE
Girl From UNCLE
My Living Doll
My Favorite Martian
Wild Kingdom
60 Minutes
Lawrence Welk
Ed Sullivan
Mr Ed
Flipper
Smothers Brothers

60s thru the 80s :)

60's and 70's

60's for me with the 70's in 2nd place.

1980s. Also the 90s, the 70s and the 60s.