How would you rank these 25 1980's comedies? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Dean Winchester · 01-24-2006, 05:59 PM

well, we had one for the 1970's, so I figured why not do a thread for the 80's sitcoms also?

Rank these from your #1 fave to your 25th pick

ALF
Amen
Benson
Bosom Buddies
Cheers
Cosby Show
Designing Women
Diff'rent Strokes
Facts Of Life
Family Ties
Gimme A Break
Golden Girls
Growing Pains
Head Of The Class
Hogan Family
Kate And Allie
Mama's Family
Newhart
Night Court
Perfect Strangers
Punky Brewster
Silver Spoons
Square Pegs
227
Who's The Boss

Dean Winchester · 01-24-2006, 06:04 PM

1. Golden Girls
2. Facts Of Life
3. Diff'rent Strokes
4. Gimme A Break
5. Cosby Show
6. Square Pegs
7. Mama's Family
8. Family Ties
9. Cheers
10. 227
11. Night Court
12. Who's The Boss
13. Kate And Allie (I only saw one episode, it'd be top 10 if I saw more)
14. Bosom Buddies
15. Benson (now that I like Soap, I think I'll like this better when it comes to TV Land)
16. ALF
17. Hogan Family
18. Silver Spoons
19. Amen
20. Newhart
21. Head Of The Class
22. Designing Women
23. Growing Pains
24. Punky Brewster
25. Perfect Strangers

troopoleon8897 · 01-24-2006, 06:07 PM

1. The Cosby Show
2. The Golden Girls
3. Cheers
4. Perfect Strangers
5. Growing Pains
6. Who's The Boss
7. Newhart
8. Night Court
9. Mama's Family
10. Designing Women
11. Benson
12. Head Of The Class
13. The Hogan Family
14. The Facts Of Life
15. Kate And Allie
16. Diff'rent Strokes
17. Gimme A Break
18. Family Ties
19. Amen
20. ALF
21. Silver Spoons
22. 227
23. Punky Brewster
24. Bosom Buddies
25. Square Pegs

vashti1999 · 01-24-2006, 08:37 PM

1.Diff'rent Strokes
2.Cosby Show
3.Family Ties
4.Hogan Family
5.227
6.Facts Of Life
7.Growing Pains
8.Golden Girls
9.Head Of The Class
10.Perfect Strangers
11.Benson
12.Square Pegs
13.Silver Spoons
14.Bosom Buddies
15.Who's The Boss
16.Gimme A Break
17.Amen
18.Night Court
19.Cheers
20.Mama's Family
21.Punky Brewster
22.Designing Women
23.Kate And Allie (saw only 1 ep)
24.Newhart (never saw)
25.ALF (never saw)

Dr. Jazz · 01-25-2006, 12:20 AM

1. Cosby Show
2. Mama's Family
3. Perfect Strangers
4. 227
5. Cheers
6. Night Court
7. Gimme a Break!
8. Family Ties
9. Head of the Class
10. Golden Girls
11. Hogan Family
12. Amen
13. Bosom Buddies
14. Diff'rent Strokes
15. Newhart
16. Designing Women
17. Facts of Life
18. Who's the Boss?
19. Kate & Allie
20. Benson
21. Punky Brewster
22. Growing Pains
23. Square Pegs
24. Silver Spoons
25. ALF

vashti1999 · 01-25-2006, 12:36 AM

So far Cosby is in everyone's top 5. I don't love it as much now as I did when it originally aired, but I had to give it its props based on how I liked it back then and put it high on my list.

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Originally Posted by Dr. Jazz

7. Gimme a Break!

I guess you're looking forward to the dvd next month?

Dean Winchester · 01-25-2006, 12:52 AM

I also notice that Punky Brewster's in every bottom 5 list. I loved the show when I was six years old, but I don't think I could handle it today

Dr. Jazz · 01-25-2006, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vashti1999

I guess you're looking forward to the dvd next month?

Yeah I'm gonna pick it up fa sho! lol Nell cracks me up. Those girls got on my nerves from time to time but I would lose it whenever Nell was with her friend Angie

comedyfreak · 01-25-2006, 03:18 AM

1. Bosom Buddies
2. Gimme A Break
3. 227
4. The Golden Girls
5. The Facts Of Life
6. Perfect Strangers
7. Square Pegs
8. Mama's Family
9. Diff'rent Strokes
10. Alf
11. Night Court
12. Amen
13. Hogan Family
14. Head Of The Class
15. Benson
16. Designing Women
17. Who's The Boss
18. Family Ties
19. Growing Pains
20. Silver Spoons
21. Newhart
22. Kate & Allie
23. Cheers
24. Cosby Show
25. Punky Brewster

Nighthawk76 · 01-26-2006, 04:37 AM

1. Square Pegs
This is really a show you either love or hate, I guess. And I LOVE it!
SP had the most colorful group of characters, off-beat humor and a
voice all its own. Not to mention great New Wave music and a very young
Jami Gertz as school snob Muffy Tepperman.

2. The Facts of Life
I have only been watching FOL for a little over a month but I am hooked
on it. I can't beleive it took me so long to find this wonderful show. It is
funny, touching and very smartly written. And if that isn't enough it has
Nancy McKeon as Jo!

3. Diff'rent Strokes
4. Family Ties
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Gimme A Break
7. Newhart
8. Alf
9. Cheers
10.Growing Pains
11. The Hogan Family
12. Who's the Boss
13. Head of the Class
14. Kate and Allie
15. Night Court
16. Benson
17. Golden Girls
18. Silver Spoons
19.Amen
20. Bosom Buddies
21. The Cosby Show
22. Designing Women
23. 227
24. Punky Brewster
25. Mama's Family

I should note that every show after Gimme A Break, I have only seen once or twice.

TV_Fan · 01-26-2006, 12:54 PM

Ok, I'm going to be one of the different ones here, without Cosby on my top 5 and without Punky in my bottom 5.

1) Gimme a Break
2) Silver Spoons
3) Growing Pains
4) Diff'rent Strokes
5) Perfect Strangers
6) Cheers
7) Punky Brewster
8) Hogan Family
9) Benson
10) Who's the Boss?
11) Facts of Life
12) ALF
13) Family Ties
14) Night Court
15) Mama's Family
16) Head of the Class
17) Cosby Show
18) Bosom Buddies
19) Golden Girls
20) Kate & Allie
21) Designing Woemn
Amen (never saw)
Newhart (never saw)
Square Pegs (never saw or if I did I don't remember)
227 (never saw)

Dean Winchester · 01-26-2006, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TV_Fan

Ok, I'm going to be one of the different ones here, without Cosby on my top 5 and without Punky in my bottom 5.

1) Gimme a Break

then I bet you're just as excited for Feb 14th as I am

TV_Fan · 01-26-2006, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HUNG UP!

then I bet you're just as excited for Feb 14th as I am

Sure am, I'm gonna be waiting at the doors for Best Buy to open on Feb 14th

Classicshowsgurl15 · 01-26-2006, 10:54 PM

1.Family Ties
2.The Facts of Life
3.The Cosby Show
4.Head of the Class
5.Growing Pains
6.Night Court
7.Silver Spoons
8. Pefect Strangers
9. Bosom Buddies(even though I have only seen one episode)
10.Different Strokes
11.Cheers
12.Benson(only seen one episode)
13.Who's the Boss
14.Mama's Family
15.Gimme A Break(never seen it)
16.Golden Girls(never seen it)
17.The Hogan Family(never seen it)
18.Square Pegs(never seen it)
19.Punky Brewster(never seen it)
20.227(never seen it)
21.ALF(seen a few episodes don't really like it though)
22.Newhart(never seen it)
23.Designing Women(never seen it)
24.Kate and Allie(seen only one episode and didn't like it)
25.Amen(never heard of it and never seen it)

troopoleon8897 · 01-26-2006, 11:14 PM

Wow ^ you have never seen the golden girls....

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01-26-2006, 10:54 PM	#14
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01-24-2006, 05:59 PM	#1
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	How would you rank these 25 1980's comedies? well, we had one for the 1970's, so I figured why not do a thread for the 80's sitcoms also? Rank these from your #1 fave to your 25th pick ALF Amen Benson Bosom Buddies Cheers Cosby Show Designing Women Diff'rent Strokes Facts Of Life Family Ties Gimme A Break Golden Girls Growing Pains Head Of The Class Hogan Family Kate And Allie Mama's Family Newhart Night Court Perfect Strangers Punky Brewster Silver Spoons Square Pegs 227 Who's The Boss

01-24-2006, 06:04 PM	#2
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	1. Golden Girls 2. Facts Of Life 3. Diff'rent Strokes 4. Gimme A Break 5. Cosby Show 6. Square Pegs 7. Mama's Family 8. Family Ties 9. Cheers 10. 227 11. Night Court 12. Who's The Boss 13. Kate And Allie (I only saw one episode, it'd be top 10 if I saw more) 14. Bosom Buddies 15. Benson (now that I like Soap, I think I'll like this better when it comes to TV Land) 16. ALF 17. Hogan Family 18. Silver Spoons 19. Amen 20. Newhart 21. Head Of The Class 22. Designing Women 23. Growing Pains 24. Punky Brewster 25. Perfect Strangers

01-25-2006, 12:20 AM	#5
Dr. Jazz The Evil Empire. . . . Forum Star Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 11,133	1. Cosby Show 2. Mama's Family 3. Perfect Strangers 4. 227 5. Cheers 6. Night Court 7. Gimme a Break! 8. Family Ties 9. Head of the Class 10. Golden Girls 11. Hogan Family 12. Amen 13. Bosom Buddies 14. Diff'rent Strokes 15. Newhart 16. Designing Women 17. Facts of Life 18. Who's the Boss? 19. Kate & Allie 20. Benson 21. Punky Brewster 22. Growing Pains 23. Square Pegs 24. Silver Spoons 25. ALF

01-25-2006, 12:52 AM	#7
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I also notice that Punky Brewster's in every bottom 5 list. I loved the show when I was six years old, but I don't think I could handle it today

01-25-2006, 03:18 AM	#9
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,061	1. Bosom Buddies 2. Gimme A Break 3. 227 4. The Golden Girls 5. The Facts Of Life 6. Perfect Strangers 7. Square Pegs 8. Mama's Family 9. Diff'rent Strokes 10. Alf 11. Night Court 12. Amen 13. Hogan Family 14. Head Of The Class 15. Benson 16. Designing Women 17. Who's The Boss 18. Family Ties 19. Growing Pains 20. Silver Spoons 21. Newhart 22. Kate & Allie 23. Cheers 24. Cosby Show 25. Punky Brewster

01-26-2006, 04:37 AM	#10
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	1. Square Pegs This is really a show you either love or hate, I guess. And I LOVE it! SP had the most colorful group of characters, off-beat humor and a voice all its own. Not to mention great New Wave music and a very young Jami Gertz as school snob Muffy Tepperman. 2. The Facts of Life I have only been watching FOL for a little over a month but I am hooked on it. I can't beleive it took me so long to find this wonderful show. It is funny, touching and very smartly written. And if that isn't enough it has Nancy McKeon as Jo! 3. Diff'rent Strokes 4. Family Ties 5. Perfect Strangers 6. Gimme A Break 7. Newhart 8. Alf 9. Cheers 10.Growing Pains 11. The Hogan Family 12. Who's the Boss 13. Head of the Class 14. Kate and Allie 15. Night Court 16. Benson 17. Golden Girls 18. Silver Spoons 19.Amen 20. Bosom Buddies 21. The Cosby Show 22. Designing Women 23. 227 24. Punky Brewster 25. Mama's Family I should note that every show after Gimme A Break, I have only seen once or twice.

01-26-2006, 12:54 PM	#11
TV_Fan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 15, 2005 Location: USA Posts: 876	Ok, I'm going to be one of the different ones here, without Cosby on my top 5 and without Punky in my bottom 5. 1) Gimme a Break 2) Silver Spoons 3) Growing Pains 4) Diff'rent Strokes 5) Perfect Strangers 6) Cheers 7) Punky Brewster 8) Hogan Family 9) Benson 10) Who's the Boss? 11) Facts of Life 12) ALF 13) Family Ties 14) Night Court 15) Mama's Family 16) Head of the Class 17) Cosby Show 18) Bosom Buddies 19) Golden Girls 20) Kate & Allie 21) Designing Woemn Amen (never saw) Newhart (never saw) Square Pegs (never saw or if I did I don't remember) 227 (never saw)

01-26-2006, 11:14 PM	#15
troopoleon8897 Let's Go!! Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Location: Not Hell, But the same Zip Code Posts: 1,751	Wow ^ you have never seen the golden girls....