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Old 10-14-2003, 02:17 AM   #16
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1950's
1 I Love Lucy

1960's
1 Hogan's Heroes
2 Monkees
3 I Dream of Jeannie
4 My Favorite Martian


1970's
1 Odd Couple
2 Welcome Back, Kotter
3 WKRP
4 Chico and the Man

1980's
1 Archie Bunker's Place
2 Night Court

1990's
1 Full House
2 Saved by the Bell
3 Nurses ( I used to love that show. Haven't seen it since it was cancelled)

2000's
1. Futurama
2. Simpsons
3. That 70's Show
4. George Lopez
5. Still Standing
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Old 10-14-2003, 10:30 AM   #17
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1950's
-I Love Lucy
-The Honeymooners
-Father Knows Best

1960's
-Dick Van Dyke Show
-The Monkees
-Gidget
-The Munsters
-The Addams Family

1970's
-Taxi
-Sanford and Son
-WKRP
-The Jeffersons
-Mary Tyler Moore

1980's
-Golden Girls
-ALF
-Perfect Strangers
-Square Pegs
-Mama's Family

1990's
-Boy Meets World
-Dinosaurs
-Fresh Prince of Bel Air
-Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
-The Nanny

2000's
-The King of Queens
-George Lopez
-Reba
-That 70's Show
-8 Simple Rules
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Old 10-14-2003, 10:37 AM   #18
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50's

The Honeymooners
I love Lucy

60's

None

70's

Taxi
The Jeffersons
Good Times
The Odd Couple
Three's Company

80's

Cheers
Diff'rent Strokes
Facts of Life

90's

Seinfeld

Now

Everybody Loves Raymond
King of Queens
Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Old 10-14-2003, 01:46 PM   #19
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50'S
I Love Lucy
Leave It To Beaver
Ozzie and Harriet
The Honeymooners
December Bride


60's
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Bewitched
The Monkees
That Girl
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir


70's
Welcome Back Kotter
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart Show
Alice
All In The Family

80's
Mama's Family
Family Ties
Growing Pains
Golden Girls
Designing Women
Kate and Allie
Perfect Strangers

90's
Roseanne
Coach
Home Improvement
Murphy Brown
Full House


2000's
None so far






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Old 10-14-2003, 03:17 PM   #20
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50s
1. "I Love Lucy"
2. "Leave It To Beaver"
3. "The Honeymooners"
4. "Father Knows Best"
5. "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"

60s
1. "I Dream of Jeannie"
2. "Bewitched"
3. "Gilligan's Island"
4. "The Andy Griffith Show"
5. "The Lucy Show"/ "Dick Van Dyke Show"

70s
1. "Three's Company"
2. "Happy Days"
3. "All In The Family"
4. "The Brady Bunch"
5. "WKRP In Cincinatti"
6. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
7. "The Jeffersosn"
8. "Welcome Back, Kotter"
9. "M*A*S*H"
10. "The Love Boat"

80s
1. "The Golden Girls"
2. "The Facts of Life"
3. "ALF"
4. "Charles In Charge"
5. "Who's The Boss?"
6. "Small Wonder"
7. "Mr. Belvedere"
8. "Growing Pains"
9. "Silver Spoons"
10. "Family Ties"

90s
1. "Roseanne"
2. "Married With Children"
3. "Saved By The Bell"
4. "Full House"
5. "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
6. "Grace Under Fire"
7. "Home Improvement"
8. "Hanging With Mr. Cooper"
9. "A Different World"
10. "3rd Rock From The Sun"
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Old 10-14-2003, 04:19 PM   #21
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1950s

1. Leave It To Beaver
2. The Phil Silvers Show/Bilko
3. The Honeymooners
4. I Love Lucy
5. George Burns/Gracie Allen Show

1960s

1. The Dick Van Dyke Show
2. The Andy Griffith Show
3. Green Acres
4. Gilligan's Island
5. The Monkees

1970s

1. Happy Days
2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
3. Laverne and Shirley
4. Three's Company
5. The Odd Couple

1980s

1. The Cosby Show
2. Family Ties
3. Cheers
4. The Golden Girls
5. ALF

1990s

1. Mad About You
2. 3rd Rock From The Sun
3. Married With Children
4. Sabrina The Teenage Witch
5. Roseanne

2000s

1. Friends
2. Frasier
3. The Simpsons
4. Malcolm In The Middle
5. Everybody Loves Raymond

Honorable mention (2000s): 8 Simple Rules; Hope and Faith
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Old 10-14-2003, 04:54 PM   #22
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1950s:

1. I Love Lucy
2. The Honeymooners
3. Leave It to Beaver
4. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
5. Make Room For Daddy

1960s:

1. The Dick Van Dyke Show
2. Mister Ed
3. Get Smart
4. Green Acres
5. The Munsters
6. The Monkees

1970s:

1. Three's Company
2. Sanford and Son
3. Laverne and Shirley
4. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
5. Chico & the Man
6. Welcome Back, Kotter
7. WKRP in Cincinnati
8. Maude
9. Soap


1980s:

1. The Facts of Life
2. The Golden Girls
3. Perfect Strangers
4. Diff'rent Strokes
5. Family Ties

1990s:

1. Roseanne
2. Seinfeld
3. The Wonder Years
3. Full House
4. Saved By the Bell
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Old 10-14-2003, 06:59 PM   #23
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1950's:
"I Love Lucy"
"Leave It to Beaver"
"Make Room for Daddy"
"Donna Reed"
"Father Knows Best"

1960's:
"My Three Sons"
"Andy Griffith"
"Beverly Hillbillies"
"Bewitched"
"Get Smart"

1970's:
"The Brady Bunch"
"Mary Tyler Moore"
"The Partridge Family"
"All in the Family"
"MASH"

1980's
"Family Ties"
"Golden Girls"
"Facts of Life"
"Newhart"
"Diff'rent Strokes"
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1950s
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooners
Leave It To Beaver
(these are the only three 50s shows I would ever watch)

1960s
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Green Acres
Gilligan's Island
Bewitched
My Three Sons

1970s
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
The Brady Bunch
Three's Company
The Jeffersons
(and Im sure Ill like TAXI)

1980s (i cant decide on only 5)
Cheers
The Cosby Show
The Facts of Life
Diff'rent Strokes
ALF
Family Ties

1990s
Family Matters
Home Improvement
Seinfeld
Roseanne
Fresh Prince

2000s/Current
Frasier (I put it here instead of 90s)
8 Simple Rules
According To Jim
King of Queens
A Minute With Stan Hooper



Theres about 50 sitcoms that I like, the 60s, 80s, and 90s were the hardest to choose for.
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Old 12-06-2003, 06:45 PM   #25
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50s:
Father Knows Best

60s:
Andy Griffith
Bewitched(Dick Sargent Era)

70s:
All In The Family
One Day At A Time
Hello Larry
The Muppet Show

80s:
Diff'rent Strokes
Family Ties
The Facts Of Life
Archie Bunker's Place
The Cosby Show

90s:
Full House
Family Matters
Sister Sister

00s:
Lizzie McGuire
Even Stevens
That's So Raven
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Old 12-06-2003, 11:41 PM   #26
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1951-1971:

1. I love Lucy
2. The Lucy Show
3. The Munsters
4. Addams Family
5. Beverly Hillbillies
6. Gilligans Islands
7. I Dream of Jennie
8. Hogan's Heros
9. Laugh-in
10: The Brady Bunch
11. The Flintstones

1971-1984:

1. All in the Family
2. The Jeffersons
3. Maude
4. The Bob Newhart Show
5. Mary Taylor Moore Show
6.Sanford and Son
7. Welcome Back Kotter
8. WKRP in Cinncinati
9. Mork and Mindy
10 One Day at a Time
11. Laverne and Shirley
12. Happy Days
13. Threes Company

1984-1993

1. Cosby Show
2. Golden Girls
3. Kate and Allie
4. Cheers
5. Growing Pains
6. Family TIes
7. Roseanne
8. Facts of Life
9. Gimme a Break
10. 227
11. Married with Children

1993-

1. Friends
2. Seinfeld
3 In Living Color
4. Home Improvement
5 The Parkers
6. Frasier
7. Futurama
8. the Simpsons
9. Fresh Prince of Bel Air
10. George Lopez
11. That 70s Show
12. The Nanny
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1950s and 1960s-sorry, none of these shows impressed me

1970s

All in the Family
The Jeffersons

1980s

The Jeffersons
Roseanne
Full House

1990s

Family Matters
Roseanne
Full House

I just don't have a lot of sitcoms I watch all the time.
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Since this is sitcom discussion, I'm excluding animated shows, even ones considered animated sitcoms...

And, I'm going by the start dates, which should be correct (if not, I'm just tired )

1950s
I Love Lucy
Leave it to Beaver
The Honeymooners
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
...can't think of another one that I've seen...

1960s
The Andy Griffith Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Lucy Show
The Beverly Hillbillies
Hogan's Heroes

1970s
Diff'rent Strokes
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Three's Company

1980s
Cheers
The Facts of Life
Family Ties
The Cosby Show
Married...with Children

1990s
Frasier
Home Improvement
Family Matters
Cosby
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

2000s
That's So Raven
...no others at the moment that have started in this decade...
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70's

1. WKRP in Cincinnati
2. Taxi
3. The Odd Couple
4. Three's Company
5. Happy Days


80's

1. Cheers
2. Family Ties
3. Night Court
4. Perfect Strangers
5. Alf

90's

1. Seinfeld
2. Frasier
3. Married with Children
4. NewsRadio
5. Wings
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70s:

Taxi
All in the Family
Maude
The Jeffersons
Three's Company

80s:

Cheers
Facts of Life
The Cosby show
Designing Women
The Golden Girls
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