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Mr. Shy Guy · 02-05-2002, 08:43 PM

Which decade had the greatest shows???

GoldenFamilyTies · 02-05-2002, 09:20 PM

No doubt in my mind the 80's, but 70's comes close. 60's had excellent shows also.

LucyFan · 02-05-2002, 10:56 PM

I think best decade of shows was either the 1960's or the 1970's.
1960's were great and the ideas and plots were fresh. The 1970's was great as well because the decade changed many people's views on such things.

Tiger32 · 02-05-2002, 11:31 PM

The 1970s offered a little bit of something for everyone:

Sitcoms:
The Odd Couple*
Love American Style*
Room 222*
Sanford and Son*
MASH
Barney Miller*
Taxi
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
All in the Family
The Jeffersons
Good Times
Newhart
What's Happening*
Welcome Back Kotter*
Happy Days*
Three's Company*
WKRP*
Laverne and Shirley
Chico and the Man*
Alice
Maude
Rhoda
Phyllis
Soap
One Day at a Time
Eight is enough
The Love Boat (well I guess some people like it)

Crime Dramas:
Columbo*
Mannix*
Baretta*
Ironside
Police Woman
Charlie's Angels
The Rookies
The Rockford Files*
The Mod Sqad*
Streets of Sanfranciso
Chips
One Adam 12
Kojack
Barneby Jones
The Night Stalker*
Cannon
Starsky and Hutch
McCloud
McMillan and Wife
It Takes a Thief
The Saint

Drama:
The Waltons
Gunsmoke*
Six Million Dollar Man
The Bionic Woman
Kung Fu (starring David Caradine)*
Dallas*
Planet of the Apes
Apple's Way
Family
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
ABC After School Specials
CBS Children Film Festival*
Battle Star Gallactica

Variety:
Saturday Night Live (The Not Ready for Primetime Players)*
The Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack
The Carol Burnett Show*
The Dean Martin Show
The Dolly Parton Show
Hee Haw
The Merv Griffin Show (Daytime)
The Mike Douglas Show (Daytime)
The Flip Wilson Show*
Laugh In (started in 60s ran until early 70s)
The Sonny and Cher Show*
The Tony Orlando and Dawn Show
The Donny and Marie Show
The Captain and Tennile Show
The Sammy Davis Jr. Show
The Smothers Brothers
Sports:
Monday Night Football (premiered in 1970)*
ABC Wide World of Sports*
CBS Sports Spectacular
Friday Night Boxing (many of Ali's fights were on regular TV)*

* means one of my all time favorite shows.

dawsongirl · 02-05-2002, 11:51 PM

It's a BIG tossup between the 60s and the 70s. Out of my favs:

I Love Lucy- 50s (exception)
Adam-12- late 60s- mid 70s
Route 66- 60s
Hogan's Heroes- 60s
Family Feud- mid 70s-mid 80s
Match Game- pretty much the 70s
I Dream of Jeannie- 60s
Monkees- 60s
Odd Couple- 70s
Emergency!- 70s
Dragnet- 60s

Sitcomwriter · 02-12-2002, 11:54 PM

2000's
1990's
1980's
1970's
1960's
1950's

Barnabas1 · 02-17-2002, 09:30 AM

50s and 60s!!!!!

SitcomChick · 02-17-2002, 04:05 PM

I think each decade had it's fair share of great comedies. For example,

The 50s had:
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooners
Leave It To Beaver
Father Knows Best

The 60s had:
I Dream Of Jeannie
BeWitched
The Munsters

The 70s had:
The Brady Bunch
All In The Family
Happy Days
Laverne and Shirley
Alice

The 80s had:
Diff'rent Strokes
Facts Of Life
Family Ties
Cheers
Cosby Show
Silver Spoons

The 90s had:
Friends
Frasier
Spin City
Full House
Home Improvement
Boy Meets World

Of course, each decade had many more great sitcoms than the ones I listed. Each decade was full of wonderful shows, so I cannot bring myself to pick just ONE decade, because each had soemthing special.

Chocoholic · 02-17-2002, 04:14 PM

I voted for the 80's, but the other decades had shows that I really love too.

angel676 · 02-18-2002, 03:37 AM

I think 80's had the greatest shows.

Warm & Fuzzy · 02-23-2002, 02:35 AM

80's, 70's and 60's!!! Oh yeah! Those rocks! I Love Lucy is great too!

1990's are just scary.. to me.

casey c. · 02-23-2002, 02:50 AM

1970's although 80's had some good shows too

Sean Snow · 02-23-2002, 12:24 PM

The 1970s, definatly! They offered soem great sohws:
Sitcoms
-"Three's Company"
-"Laverne & Shirley"
-"Happy Days"
-"Mork & Mindy"
-"All in the Family"
-"Maude"
-"The Jeffersons"
-"Good Times"
-"Chico & the Man"
-"Welcome Back, Kotter"
-"The Love Boat"
-"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
-"WKRP in Cincinnati"
-"The Bob Newhart Show"
-"Barney Miller"

Vareity:
-"The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour"
-"The Carol Burnet Show"
-"The Flip Wilson Show"

Drama:
-"Charlie's Angels"
-"Starsky & Hutch"
-"Adam 12"
-"Emergency!"
-"The Rookies"
-"The Mod Squad'

Sitcomwriter · 02-23-2002, 12:50 PM

90's/2000's/Current are the best!

Superbatboy · 03-03-2002, 05:21 PM

My pick was 80's because of:

Cosby Show
Golden Girls
Empty Nest
ALF
A Different World
Roseanne
227
Head Of the Class
The Wonder Years

Although 60's was close with:

Beverly Hillbillies
Andy Griffith
Lucy Show
Dick Van Dyke
Carol Burnett
Gilligan's Island
Brady Bunch

There's only a few in the 70's for me:

Maude
Jefferson's
Three's Company
One Day at a time
Mary Tyler Moore
Laverne & Shirley

And 50's well.....

I Love Lucy
Lucy Desi Comedy hour(Aka Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz Show Aka We Love Lucy)

02-05-2002, 08:43 PM	#1
Mr. Shy Guy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 7,871	Which decade??? Which decade had the greatest shows???

02-05-2002, 11:31 PM	#4
Tiger32 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 624	The 70s was great for Television The 1970s offered a little bit of something for everyone: Sitcoms: The Odd Couple* Love American Style* Room 222* Sanford and Son* MASH Barney Miller* Taxi The Mary Tyler Moore Show All in the Family The Jeffersons Good Times Newhart What's Happening* Welcome Back Kotter* Happy Days* Three's Company* WKRP* Laverne and Shirley Chico and the Man* Alice Maude Rhoda Phyllis Soap One Day at a Time Eight is enough The Love Boat (well I guess some people like it) Crime Dramas: Columbo* Mannix* Baretta* Ironside Police Woman Charlie's Angels The Rookies The Rockford Files* The Mod Sqad* Streets of Sanfranciso Chips One Adam 12 Kojack Barneby Jones The Night Stalker* Cannon Starsky and Hutch McCloud McMillan and Wife It Takes a Thief The Saint Drama: The Waltons Gunsmoke* Six Million Dollar Man The Bionic Woman Kung Fu (starring David Caradine)* Dallas* Planet of the Apes Apple's Way Family Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ABC After School Specials CBS Children Film Festival* Battle Star Gallactica Variety: Saturday Night Live (The Not Ready for Primetime Players)* The Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack The Carol Burnett Show* The Dean Martin Show The Dolly Parton Show Hee Haw The Merv Griffin Show (Daytime) The Mike Douglas Show (Daytime) The Flip Wilson Show* Laugh In (started in 60s ran until early 70s) The Sonny and Cher Show* The Tony Orlando and Dawn Show The Donny and Marie Show The Captain and Tennile Show The Sammy Davis Jr. Show The Smothers Brothers Sports: Monday Night Football (premiered in 1970)* ABC Wide World of Sports* CBS Sports Spectacular Friday Night Boxing (many of Ali's fights were on regular TV)* * means one of my all time favorite shows.
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02-17-2002, 09:30 AM	#7
Barnabas1 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 4,598	50s and 60s!!!!!
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02-17-2002, 04:05 PM	#8
SitcomChick Senior Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 02, 2002 Location: England Posts: 105	Re: Which decade??? I think each decade had it's fair share of great comedies. For example, The 50s had: I Love Lucy The Honeymooners Leave It To Beaver Father Knows Best The 60s had: I Dream Of Jeannie BeWitched The Munsters The 70s had: The Brady Bunch All In The Family Happy Days Laverne and Shirley Alice The 80s had: Diff'rent Strokes Facts Of Life Family Ties Cheers Cosby Show Silver Spoons The 90s had: Friends Frasier Spin City Full House Home Improvement Boy Meets World Of course, each decade had many more great sitcoms than the ones I listed. Each decade was full of wonderful shows, so I cannot bring myself to pick just ONE decade, because each had soemthing special.

02-23-2002, 02:35 AM	#11
Warm & Fuzzy Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Posts: 10,254	80's, 70's and 60's!!! Oh yeah! Those rocks! I Love Lucy is great too! 1990's are just scary.. to me.
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View Poll Results: Which decade had the greatest shows???
1950's	0	0%
1960's	2	7.41%
1970's	10	37.04%
1980's	12	44.44%
1990's	1	3.70%
2000's/Current	2	7.41%
Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll

02-05-2002, 09:20 PM	#2
GoldenFamilyTies Por siempre tú Senior Member Join Date: Jan 15, 2002 Location: United States Posts: 1,329	No doubt in my mind the 80's, but 70's comes close. 60's had excellent shows also.

02-05-2002, 10:56 PM	#3
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	I think best decade of shows was either the 1960's or the 1970's. 1960's were great and the ideas and plots were fresh. The 1970's was great as well because the decade changed many people's views on such things.

02-05-2002, 11:51 PM	#5
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	It's a BIG tossup between the 60s and the 70s. Out of my favs: I Love Lucy- 50s (exception) Adam-12- late 60s- mid 70s Route 66- 60s Hogan's Heroes- 60s Family Feud- mid 70s-mid 80s Match Game- pretty much the 70s I Dream of Jeannie- 60s Monkees- 60s Odd Couple- 70s Emergency!- 70s Dragnet- 60s

02-12-2002, 11:54 PM	#6
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	2000's 1990's 1980's 1970's 1960's 1950's

02-17-2002, 04:14 PM	#9
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I voted for the 80's, but the other decades had shows that I really love too.

02-18-2002, 03:37 AM	#10
angel676 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 09, 2000 Location: Mansfield, Ohio Posts: 2,482	I think 80's had the greatest shows.

02-23-2002, 02:50 AM	#12
casey c. Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 22, 2002 Location: MN, the home of The MAry Tyler Moore Show Posts: 36	1970's although 80's had some good shows too Attached Images

02-23-2002, 12:24 PM	#13
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,408	The 1970s, definatly! They offered soem great sohws: Sitcoms -"Three's Company" -"Laverne & Shirley" -"Happy Days" -"Mork & Mindy" -"All in the Family" -"Maude" -"The Jeffersons" -"Good Times" -"Chico & the Man" -"Welcome Back, Kotter" -"The Love Boat" -"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" -"WKRP in Cincinnati" -"The Bob Newhart Show" -"Barney Miller" Vareity: -"The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour" -"The Carol Burnet Show" -"The Flip Wilson Show" Drama: -"Charlie's Angels" -"Starsky & Hutch" -"Adam 12" -"Emergency!" -"The Rookies" -"The Mod Squad'

02-23-2002, 12:50 PM	#14
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	90's/2000's/Current are the best!

03-03-2002, 05:21 PM	#15
Superbatboy The Brandon Show Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: California..USA Posts: 793	My pick was 80's because of: Cosby Show Golden Girls Empty Nest ALF A Different World Roseanne 227 Head Of the Class The Wonder Years Although 60's was close with: Beverly Hillbillies Andy Griffith Lucy Show Dick Van Dyke Carol Burnett Gilligan's Island Brady Bunch There's only a few in the 70's for me: Maude Jefferson's Three's Company One Day at a time Mary Tyler Moore Laverne & Shirley And 50's well..... I Love Lucy Lucy Desi Comedy hour(Aka Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz Show Aka We Love Lucy)
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