The Brady Bunch was not better than The Odd Couple! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-22-2009, 01:57 PM

This isn't some random thought I suddenly had this morning, it's actually in response to AOL Television's list of the 40 best TV shows of the 1970s. The Odd Couple, one of the great, laugh-out-loud comedies of all-time, comes in at number 21, while The Brady Bunch comes in at number 15. Sometimes shows can't be judged the same (for example, comedy vs. drama or drama vs. animated), but come on, The Brady Bunch so far ahead of The Odd Couple?

I don't think I'm giving anything away by revealing that shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, M*A*S*H, and All in the Family are at the top, but there are a few entries that you and your friends can argue about.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/th...he-odd-couple/

Skywalker · 06-23-2009, 10:31 PM

That's insane! The Odd Couple deserves to be in the top 10, at least. I loved the Brady Bunch when I was a kid and I watch it occasionally on TV Land, but theres no way it's a better show than the Odd Couple.

I hardly get more than a small chuckle out of an episode of The Brady Bunch. I'd put it near the bottom of that list.

TJL · 06-23-2009, 10:39 PM

Oh no question about it, Odd Couple is much better.

Earlier this year my roommate recorded a bunch of Odd Couple episodes on the DVR, and the comedy still holds up after 30 years.

OH Nuts! · 08-15-2009, 08:26 PM

Count me into the I-Like-The-Odd-Couple-Much-
Better-Than-I-Do-The-Brady-Buch camp! (The BB was OK but the Odd Couple was a real gas!!!) imho

PF7074 · 09-15-2009, 05:20 PM

The Odd Couple was, is and always will be a true classic. Witty, sophisticated writing with two great actors who had tons of comedic chemistry and talent. Not only one of the best sitcoms of the 70s, but of all time. The Brady Bunch, on the other hand, was lightweight, bland and unfit to even be mentioned in the same sentence with TOC. By all rights, no one over the age of ten (with an IQ over fifty) should even find this piece of fluff remotely amusing. Why it's always been so popular is beyond me.

06-22-2009, 01:57 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The Brady Bunch was not better than The Odd Couple! This isn't some random thought I suddenly had this morning, it's actually in response to AOL Television's list of the 40 best TV shows of the 1970s. The Odd Couple, one of the great, laugh-out-loud comedies of all-time, comes in at number 21, while The Brady Bunch comes in at number 15. Sometimes shows can't be judged the same (for example, comedy vs. drama or drama vs. animated), but come on, The Brady Bunch so far ahead of The Odd Couple? I don't think I'm giving anything away by revealing that shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, MAS*H, and All in the Family are at the top, but there are a few entries that you and your friends can argue about. http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/th...he-odd-couple/
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TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Oh no question about it, Odd Couple is much better. Earlier this year my roommate recorded a bunch of Odd Couple episodes on the DVR, and the comedy still holds up after 30 years.
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06-23-2009, 10:31 PM	#2
Skywalker Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	That's insane! The Odd Couple deserves to be in the top 10, at least. I loved the Brady Bunch when I was a kid and I watch it occasionally on TV Land, but theres no way it's a better show than the Odd Couple. I hardly get more than a small chuckle out of an episode of The Brady Bunch. I'd put it near the bottom of that list.

08-15-2009, 08:26 PM	#4
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Count me into the I-Like-The-Odd-Couple-Much- Better-Than-I-Do-The-Brady-Buch camp! (The BB was OK but the Odd Couple was a real gas!!!) imho

09-15-2009, 05:20 PM	#5
PF7074 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 27, 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 42	The Odd Couple was, is and always will be a true classic. Witty, sophisticated writing with two great actors who had tons of comedic chemistry and talent. Not only one of the best sitcoms of the 70s, but of all time. The Brady Bunch, on the other hand, was lightweight, bland and unfit to even be mentioned in the same sentence with TOC. By all rights, no one over the age of ten (with an IQ over fifty) should even find this piece of fluff remotely amusing. Why it's always been so popular is beyond me.