Top 3 SITCOMS from each decade

[tlc38tlc38]

Pick your top 3 favorite SITCOMS ONLY from each decade.


Here’s my list:


50s:
1) I Love Lucy
2) Leave It to Beaver
3) The Real McCoys


60s:
1) Green Acres
2) The Andy Griffith Show
3) The Beverly Hillbillies


70s:
1) The Jeffersons
2) Alice
3) Three’s Company


80s:
1) Mama’s Family
2) The Golden Girls
3) Designing Women


90s:
1) Family Matters
2) Step by Step
3) Boy Meets World


00s:
1) Reba
2) The King of Queens
3) Everybody Loves Raymond


10s:
Don’t have any favorites.

[icecream]

1940s- I haven't seen anything from this decade, that obviously wouldn't have much selection overall.

1950s
Gold Medal: I Love Lucy/The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
Silver Medal: Bachelor Father
Bronze Medal: The Jack Benny Program- Yes I consider this a sitcom that deserves its own board, here at SO in the 50s section.
Honorable Mentions: Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver

1960s
Gold Medal: Family Affair
Silver Medal: The Andy Griffith Show black and white seasons
Bronze Medal: Petticoat Junction
Honorable Mentions: Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., Bewitched Dick York seasons, I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters, The Addams Family, The Patty Duke Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show

1970s
Gold Medal: WKRP in Cincinnati
Silver Medal: Fawlty Towers
Bronze Medal: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Honorable Mentions: Barney Miller, Happy Days, M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Welcome Back Kotter

1980s
Gold Medal: Benson
Silver Medal: Head of the Class seasons 1-4
Bronze Medal: The Wonder Years
Honorable Mentions: Newhart, Family Ties, Mr. Belvedere, My Two Dads, Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister, The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes seasons 1-5

1990s
Gold Medal: Coach
Silver Medal: Frasier
Bronze Medal: Wings
Honorable Mentions: Mad About You, Home Improvement, Boy Meets World seasons 1-5, Murphy Brown, Seinfeld

2000s
Gold Medal: Corner Gas
Silver Medal: DAG
Bronze Medal: Hope and Faith
Honorable Mentions: Reba, Back to You

2010s
Gold Medal: The Middle
Silver Medal: The Kids Are Alright- A lot of posters here don't like current sitcoms, which I would agree the decades from the 1900s are a lot stronger overall. However, this is a show I think classics only fans could like, I consider TKAA the next Wonder Years. It airs Tuesdays at 8:30 eastern on ABC.
Bronze Medal: very close between Speechless and Young Sheldon

[Svenfan1234]

1950s:
1) I Love Lucy
2) Leave It to Beaver

1960s:
1) Bewitched
2) The Dick Van Dyke Show
3) Mister Ed

1970s:
1) All in the Family
2) WKRP in Cincinnati
3) Laverne & Shirley

1980s:
1) Diff'rent Strokes
2) Head of the Class
3) Newhart

1990s:
1) Doogie Howser, M.D.
2) Empty Nest
3) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

2000s:
1) Becker
2) Everybody Loves Raymond
3) The Office (US)

2010s:
1. The Good Place
2. Superstore

[Wawwie]

1950s:

I Love Lucy
The Honeymooners

1960s:

Dennis the Menace
Hazel

1970s

Sanford & Son
Alice
The Jeffersons
What's Happening
Three's Company
Maude
The Brady Bunch
The Partridge Family
One Day at a Time

1980s:

The Golden Girls
Mama's Family

1990s:

Seinfeld
Frasier
The Nanny

00s:

The Office

Current:

The Goldbergs
Mom
Superstore

[stevea]

1950s

1. Leave It To Beaver
2. Father Knows Best
3. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1960s

1. My Three Sons
2. The Andy Griffith Show
3. Bewitched

1970s

1. Rhoda
2. Brady Bunch
3. The Jeffersons

1980s

1. Mama's Family
2. Diff'rent Strokes
3. Silver Spoons

1990s

1. Seinfeld
2. Home Improvement

2000s

1. Everybody Loves Raymond
2. Two and a Half Men (Sheen Years)
3. Suite Life

2010s

The Middle

[TSMIV]

1950s:
I Love Lucy
Leave it to Beaver
The Honeymooners

1960s:
The Andy Griffith Show
Mister Ed
I Dream of Jeannie
I could list a ton more from this era, but these are my faves (well, today at least).

1970s:
Happy Days the first two season are the best, but it was pretty good until Richie left. Funny, that the only comedy from the 70s I like is actually about a different era.

1980s:
Mama's Family
Designing Women
Cheers

1990s (the best era for TV comedy)
Seinfeld
Friends
Frasier
There are a ton more from the 90s that I love. We didn't know how good we had it because this was the best era of sitcoms.

2000s
Everybody Loves Raymond
Becker
King of Queens: I liked this show, but always thought it could have been better. Jerry Stiller is best in small doses and too often the show felt like a parody of itself.

2010s (really bad era for comedy)
The Big Bang Theory: This should probably go in the 2000s because the pre-Amy years were hilarious. It hasn't been very good in at least 3 or 4 seasons.
Young Sheldon: It's better than it's parent show is now.
Last Man Standing: I don't love it, but seasons 2, 3, and 4 were pretty good and you said I had to name 3!

[Crusinforabrusin]

50s :

The Jack Benny Program
I Love Lucy
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

60s :

The Munsters
Here's Lucy
Gilligan's Island

70s :

Three's Company
Laverne And Shirley
What's Happening

80s :

Cheers
The Cosby Show
Roseanne

90s :

Seinfeld
Frasier
Family Matters

00's :

Yes , Dear
Everybody Hates Chris

Current :

None

[Adamantium]

1950s
1. I Love Lucy
2. The Honeymooners
3. How to Marry a Millionaire

1960s
1. The Joey Bishop Show
2. F Troop
3. Mister Ed

1970s
1. Taxi
2. The Odd Couple
3. Happy Days

1980s
1. Cheers
2. Perfect Strangers
3. Night Court

1990s
1. NewsRadio
2. Wings
3. Boy Meets World

2000s
1. The Office
2. Andy Richter Controls the Universe
3. That ‘70s Show

2010s
1. Mom
2. Community
3. Parks & Recreation

[AMackII]

1950s:
None

1960s:
Hazel
The Andy Griffith Show
Petticoat Junction

1970s:
Happy Days
WKRP in Cincinnati
Three's Company

1980s:
Cheers
Newhart
The Golden Girls

1990s:
Saved by the Bell
Seinfeld
Home Improvement

2000s:
None

2010s:
None

[1960'sTVfan]

1950's:
1. Leave It To Beaver
2. Amos N Andy
3. Honeymooners classic 39

There are way too many sitcoms from the 1960's that I like, too difficult for me to choose a top 3. But I'll give a thumbs up to the poster who chose The Joey Bishop Show as #1. Good choice.

1970's:
1. Brady Bunch
2. One Day At A Time
3. Three's Company

The 1970's is as far as I'll go because I don't watch sitcoms from the 1980's and forward.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by AMackII

1950s:
None

You don't even like I Love Lucy?

[MA]

1990s

Home Improvement

Saved By The Bell

Frasier

[Kasey]

1950s:
The Ann Sothern Show
Private Secretary
How to Marry a Millionaire

1960s:
Bewitched
Hazel
The Donna Reed Show

1970s:
Maude
Alice
One Day at a Time

1980s:
Mama's Family
It's a Living
The Golden Girls

1990s:
Designing Women
Roseanne
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

2000s:
Sordid Lives
That '70s Show
Will & Grace

2010s:
None