Was 1975 the best year ever TV Sitcoms?

[TVFactFan]

These were the Sitcoms on the air in the year of 1975,

All in the Family
Sanford and Son
Jeffersons
Good Times
Happy Days
Good Times
Rhoda
Maude
That's My Mama
Bob NewHart
Mary Tyler Moore
Chico and The Man
Welcome Back Kotter
Grady



I don't think no other year in TV History was as good as 1975. Who agrees?

[barwars]

No doubt, it was a great year.
But I think 88-89 beats it out.
Great sitcoms of the 90s were starting out, and the kings of the 80s were still going.

[Skywalker]

Based on the shows I like now, I would say 1990 or 1991 was the best year for sitcoms.

[LucyFan]

Based on the shows I like, I think the best year(s) for sitcoms were 1964-1966, and 1976-1978.

[Dean Winchester]

how about the 1982-1983 season?

M*A*S*H
Archie Bunker's Place
Laverne And Shirley
Taxi
were all in their last legs, but still on

Cheers
Family Ties
Silver Spoons
Square Pegs (it's only season)
Newhart
all premiered

Three's Company
Happy Days
Diff'rent Strokes
Facts Of Life
Benson
Alice
One Day At A Time
Gimme A Break
The Jeffersons
were all still on, a few of them in their peak, a few past, and a few before, but all of them ran this season and were all greenlighted for the following year

IMO, this was one of the best tv seasons ever, as several classics ended (M*A*S*H, Archie, Taxi) bid farewell, several other classics (Cheers, Family Ties) said hello.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
how about the 1982-1983 season?

M*A*S*H
Archie Bunker's Place
Laverne And Shirley
Taxi
were all in their last legs, but still on

Cheers
Family Ties
Silver Spoons
Square Pegs (it's only season)
Newhart
all premiered

Three's Company
Happy Days
Diff'rent Strokes
Facts Of Life
Benson
Alice
One Day At A Time
Gimme A Break
The Jeffersons
were all still on, a few of them in their peak, a few past, and a few before, but all of them ran this season and were all greenlighted for the following year

IMO, this was one of the best tv seasons ever, as several classics ended (M*A*S*H, Archie, Taxi) bid farewell, several other classics (Cheers, Family Ties) said hello.

Nope I have to disagree. Because The Jeffersons were on the decline, Shirley was no longer on L&S, Richie was no longer on Happy Days, Three's Company was coming to an end, Cheers was New, Family Ties was New, and Archie Bunkers Place was on it's way out.

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Nope I have to disagree. Because The Jeffersons were on the decline, Shirley was no longer on L&S, Richie was no longer on Happy Days, Three's Company was coming to an end, Cheers was New, Family Ties was New, and Archie Bunkers Place was on it's way out.

that is very true, mostly was using that season as an example because a lot of the 70's classics, albeit long past their prime (Happy Days, L&S, Archie, etc...) were still on, while some of the 80's classics that came to define the decade (Cheers, Family Ties, Newhart, etc....) were on the rise, and for that one season, they co-existed.

[robyrob]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I don't think no other year in TV History was as good as 1975. Who agrees?

i dont know if i'd call it the best, but it was definately a year filled with some of the best sitcoms in their prime, so i wouldn't disagree with you

[FamilyTiesGOP]

I would have say that the best years were the 1982-1985 seasons and the 1987-1992 seasons. 1975 was good, but I don't like it the best.

[jamesanthony]

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
how about the 1982-1983 season?

M*A*S*H
Archie Bunker's Place
Laverne And Shirley
Taxi
were all in their last legs, but still on

Cheers
Family Ties
Silver Spoons
Square Pegs (it's only season)
Newhart
all premiered

Three's Company
Happy Days
Diff'rent Strokes
Facts Of Life
Benson
Alice
One Day At A Time
Gimme A Break
The Jeffersons
were all still on, a few of them in their peak, a few past, and a few before, but all of them ran this season and were all greenlighted for the following year

IMO, this was one of the best tv seasons ever, as several classics ended (M*A*S*H, Archie, Taxi) bid farewell, several other classics (Cheers, Family Ties) said hello.

For nostalgia's sake I would say this was a pretty decent season for TV. I was too young to be allowed to stay up to watch anything other than an occasional Good Times and maybe Grady or That's My Mama in 1975 but I actually remember watching quite a few of these 82-83 series and being satisfied with them in a way that I can't fathom being entertained by almost anything on now. (Maybe you had to be there). Sunday night was for the CBS sitcoms (all getting old it's true), Tuesdays were the ABC shows (also getting old) and Thurs was NBC in their first year of the must see TV thing (they called it the best night of television on television because the shows were all critical faves/emmy winners but had very poor ratings- Cheers, Fame, Buffalo Bill, Hill St Blues, Taxi)

I forget the timeslot for Different Strokes, but this was the season of the infamous bicycle man episode (the first and best of the various very special plots). I remember Laverne without Shirley, Happy Days minus Joannie Chachi and Al, Ann Romano got a granddaughter, a son-in-law and fell for his father Sam, Gloria spun off from Archie Bunker, Jack Tripper opened his bistro and Vera on Alice married a neurotic looking man.

Overall, based just on memories (there are whole years when I watched little to nothing in prime time) this season overall holds the most memories for me.

[Sal]

Originally posted by LucyFan
Based on the shows I like, I think the best year(s) for sitcoms were 1964-1966.

Now this I agree with completely.
My favourite year for sitcoms happened to be the 1965-66 season. 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 2004-05 fall line-up that's for sure. I can honestly say that it doesn't get any better than this!


By comparison, what will next year have that's any good? Well, how about:

Everybody Loves Raymond (final season)
Still Standing
Two and a Half Men
Will and Grace
Scrubs
8 Simple Rules
Hope and Faith
The Simpsons
Malcolm In The Middle
That 70s Show

As you can see, there simply is no comparison.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by jamesanthony
For nostalgia's sake I would say this was a pretty decent season for TV. I was too young to be allowed to stay up to watch anything other than an occasional Good Times and maybe Grady or That's My Mama in 1975 but I actually remember watching quite a few of these 82-83 series and being satisfied with them in a way that I can't fathom being entertained by almost anything on now. (Maybe you had to be there). Sunday night was for the CBS sitcoms (all getting old it's true), Tuesdays were the ABC shows (also getting old) and Thurs was NBC in their first year of the must see TV thing (they called it the best night of television on television because the shows were all critical faves/emmy winners but had very poor ratings- Cheers, Fame, Buffalo Bill, Hill St Blues, Taxi)

I forget the timeslot for Different Strokes, but this was the season of the infamous bicycle man episode (the first and best of the various very special plots). I remember Laverne without Shirley, Happy Days minus Joannie Chachi and Al, Ann Romano got a granddaughter, a son-in-law and fell for his father Sam, Gloria spun off from Archie Bunker, Jack Tripper opened his bistro and Vera on Alice married a neurotic looking man.

Overall, based just on memories (there are whole years when I watched little to nothing in prime time) this season overall holds the most memories for me.

You actually remember watching Grady and That's My Mama in 1975? That's cool

[Penny Lane]

I would have to agree with that! What a list of great sitcoms! How I miss them!

[sara]

Yes 1975 was a great year it's the year Barney Miller debuted. Gee I wonder why it wasn't on your list of 1975 sitcoms, but I'm sure it was just an oversite right.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by sara
Yes 1975 was a great year it's the year Barney Miller debuted. Gee I wonder why it wasn't on your list of 1975 sitcoms, but I'm sure it was just an oversite right.

It was on the list