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USATVFAN · 01-31-2013, 06:24 PM

We always talk about shows that started off good but went Stale at the End of it Run (Roseanne, Cosby Show) or Shows that started off bad but was a Great Show by the time it ended (Cheers, Seinfeld). And then those Shows that had a Weak period Somewhere in the middle after starting off good but improved again by the end.

But What TV Shows do you think Was Good from the start of it run and stayed Good until the end of it run?

My List:
Home Improvement
Murphy Brown
Three's Company
The Golden Girls
The Dick van Dyke show

Tubehead · 01-31-2013, 07:05 PM

I love lucy
the wonder years
oboy meetsworld
the incdaibl hulk
the odd couple
quantam leap
kung fu
kung fu ledagen counties
freash pricne of bel air
mamas family
family ties
full house

James28 · 01-31-2013, 07:31 PM

The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an example of a scripted show being "good from start to finish".

Regulus · 01-31-2013, 09:04 PM

IMO These shows "Never Jumped"

Adam-12
Doc
Dragnet
Early Edition
Get Smart!
Mannix
Mission: Impossible
Highway Patrol
Highway to Heaven
Lassie
Ripcord
Sea Hunt
Sue Thomas FB Eye
Touched by an Angel
The Twilight Zone
Walker, Texas Ranger

robyrob · 01-31-2013, 09:33 PM

3rd Rock from the Sun
Arrested Development
Bob Newhart
Corner Gas
Dear John
Get a Life
The IT Crowd
Married with Children
Mary Tyler Moore
Ned and Stacey
Newhart
NewsRadio
Odd Couple
Pushing Daisies
SOAP
Taxi
Three's Company
Too Close for Comfort
WKRP in Cincinnati

mets82 · 01-31-2013, 09:49 PM

My personal list:

The Wonder Years
Seinfeld
Friends
The Odd Couple
The Golden Girls

golferlocal22 · 02-01-2013, 07:15 AM

Mission Impossible, Friends and Highway Patrol were excellent shows from start till end.

McGillicuddy · 02-02-2013, 08:11 PM

Cheers
The Golden Girls
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Bob Newhart Show
I Love Lucy

ryan423 · 02-02-2013, 08:50 PM

Everwood
Everybody Loves Raymond
Friends
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Frasier
Golden Girls
ER
Men of a Certain Age
Arrested Development

treky · 02-03-2013, 01:24 AM

GOMER PYLE: U.S.M.C.
THE ODD COUPLE
CHEERS
QUANTUM LEAP
THE BOB NEWHART SHOW
TAXI
GREEN ACRES

gilligan fanatic · 02-03-2013, 02:39 PM

GI of course!

treky · 02-04-2013, 02:16 AM

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BONANZA

icecream · 02-04-2013, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by USATVFAN

We always talk about Shows that started off bad but was a Great Show by the time it ended (Cheers, Seinfeld).

Cheers started off great. All the Diane years were good, better than the Rebecca years.

OH Nuts! · 02-04-2013, 09:07 AM

So many, but off the top of my head: I Love Lucy, Leave It To Beaver, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls

Buffyboy323 · 02-04-2013, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan423

Everwood
Everybody Loves Raymond
Friends
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Frasier
Golden Girls
ER
Men of a Certain Age
Arrested Development

I agree about ER and Friends. Some episodes weren't as outstanding as others, but neither series was ever "bad."

I'll also include Curb Your Enthusiasm on my list. It may have jumped it a bit in later years, but the show was/is consistently great.

01-31-2013, 06:24 PM	#1
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