What was the last videotaped sitcom?

[Dr. Thong]

I know that there were videotaped sitcoms like The Golden Girls and Blossom in the early '90s, but what was the last sitcom to be filmed on videotape?

I don't think there's been a videotaped sitcom since then.

I could be wrong, but all of them now are done on film or probably digital.

Videotaped shows always looked more "live " to me, a little more intimate, whereas filmed shows....looked like they were on film.

[Heenan Fan]

Many of those cheap UPN and WB sitcoms were still shot on videotape in the early 2000's.

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by Heenan Fan

Many of those cheap UPN and WB sitcoms were still shot on videotape in the early 2000s.

I'm trying to think of one, but I can't.

[KentB3]

The Nanny (1993-1999) was shot on videotape.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Heenan Fan

Many of those cheap UPN and WB sitcoms were still shot on videotape in the early 2000's.

Disney probably still does them on videotape and puts them thru Filmlook.

[howilu]

The Conners is perhaps the only current network sitcom to be videotaped before a live studio audience.

[TV Guy]

I don’t think The Conners is videotaped- I think it’s digitally recorded. I remember hearing the “taped” comment in the early episodes and thought it was odd. They now just say “recorded”.

[Willbo]

Everybody Loves Raymond had a live audience. Not sure if it was recorded or taped. I miss the live audiences on sitcoms.

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by howilu

The Conners is perhaps the only current network sitcom to be videotaped before a live studio audience.

I doubt any show is videotaped anymore.

And The Conners does not look like a videotaped show.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

I doubt any show is videotaped anymore.

And The Conners does not look like a videotaped show.

There's little reason to shoot sitcoms on video tape anymore due to the advent of digital video. Before, shooting a show on video tape and later processing it was much cheaper than if it were shot on 35mm film. The tradeoff however, is that the quality of videotape is much inferior than film. It's also much easier to "clean up" filmed footage from a filmed sitcom than a video taped sitcom.

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by TMC

There's little reason to shoot sitcoms on video tape anymore due to the advent of digital video. Before, shooting a show on video tape and later processing it was much cheaper than if it were shot on 35mm film. The tradeoff however, is that the quality of videotape is much inferior than film. It's also much easier to "clean up" filmed footage from a filmed sitcom than a video taped sitcom.

Yep, and you can't transfer any of those vintage videotaped sitcoms to high-definition either. It's just not possible. You can put them on a blu-ray disc, but it will never be high-def.

[jehobden]

From what i remember, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was the last videotaped sitcom on NBC, ending production in 1996, The Nanny was the last CBS videotaped sitcom, ending production in 1999, and Boy Meets World was the last ABC videotaped sitcom, ending production in 2000. I'm not sure about the other networks Fox, UPN, WB, and CW.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by jehobden

From what i remember, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was the last videotaped sitcom on NBC, ending production in 1996, The Nanny was the last CBS videotaped sitcom, ending production in 1999, and Boy Meets World was the last ABC videotaped sitcom, ending production in 2000. I'm not sure about the other networks Fox, UPN, WB, and CW.

Living Single may have been the last Fox sitcom to be videotaped (it ended on New Year's Day, 1998). Several months prior, Married...with Children and Martin ended their respective runs.

The Steve Harvey Show may have been the last WB sitcom to be videotaped (and last noteworthy American network sitcom in general to be produced in that fashion) since it ended in 2002. Malcolm & Eddie I want to believe was the last videotaped UPN sitcom, as it ended in 2000. The CW to the best of my knowledge, never aired any videotaped sitcoms when they first started in 2006.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Willbo

Everybody Loves Raymond had a live audience. Not sure if it was recorded or taped. I miss the live audiences on sitcoms.

ELR was shot on film. A few seasons in (4th) they went HD.

[MIKEPR]

Originally Posted by TMC

There's little reason to shoot sitcoms on video tape anymore due to the advent of digital video. Before, shooting a show on video tape and later processing it was much cheaper than if it were shot on 35mm film. The tradeoff however, is that the quality of videotape is much inferior than film. It's also much easier to "clean up" filmed footage from a filmed sitcom than a video taped sitcom.

If that's so then why was it so commons with sitcoms for so many years?

To many I'm sure videotape was an improvement and switching back to film is like going backwards.