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1970sTVFan · 05-05-2013, 04:21 PM

What are Your Five Favorite Sitcoms of all time?

My top Five:
Three's Company
I love Lucy
Dick Van Duke Show
Jeffersons
Maude
Friends

Fleet · 05-05-2013, 06:44 PM

Do you realize that you listed 6?

Here are mine.

1. The Rifleman
2. Bonanza
3. Star Trek (the original series)
4. Bewitched
5. All in the Family

Picking the first four was easy. Picking a 5th was hard. So here are a few "extras"

- The A-Team
- Happy Days (pre-1980)
- Get Smart

1970sTVFan · 05-05-2013, 06:57 PM

Lucy and 3c are tied for first.

Dr. Loveless · 05-05-2013, 07:00 PM

My Top 5, in no particular order:

WKRP IN CINCINNATI
THE AVENGERS (the 1960s British series)
THE FUGITIVE (the original 1960s version)
THE WILD, WILD WEST
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS

These almost made my Top 5:

THE ADDAMS FAMILY (original)
THE OUTER LIMITS (original)
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
RAWHIDE
BATMAN (1960s Adam West version)
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (original)
JONNY QUEST (original)
TAXI
MAVERICK
THRILLER (Boris Karloff)
STAR TREK (original)
THE SIMPSONS (the first 8 seasons only)
DRAGNET
DEAD LIKE ME
T.H.E. CAT

I like several newer/recent series, too, like DEXTER, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, JUSTIFIED, TERRIERS, BURN NOTICE, LOST, DEADWOOD, PUSHING DAISIES, BREAKING BAD, etc, but I haven't given them repeated viewings yet, so I can't as yet put them in the 'all-time fave' category, though I may well do so in the future.

*ROGER* · 05-05-2013, 07:00 PM

The Jeffersons
I Love Lucy
Alice
Little House on the Prairie
What's Happening

Ihavealife2uknow · 05-05-2013, 09:24 PM

Degrassi: The Next Generation
Full House
Parenthood
The Facts Of Life
7th Heaven

tlc38tlc38 · 05-05-2013, 09:45 PM

Top 5 sitcoms:
1. I Love Lucy
2. Mama's Family
3. Designing Women
4. The Golden Girls
5. Will & Grace
Runner-up: Green Acres

Top 5 hour-longs:
1. Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
2. Desperate Housewives
3. Murder, She Wrote
4. In the Heat of the Night
5. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Top 5 game shows:
1. Wheel of Fortune
2. The Price is Right (Barker)
3. Lingo (Woolery)
4. Supermarket Sweep (Ruprecht)
5. Classic Concentration (Trebek)
Runner-up: Family Feud (Combs)

Top 5 soap operas:
1. Days of our Lives
2. Passions
3. Port Charles
4. Sunset Beach
5. All My Children

Top 5 talk shows:
1. The Jenny Jones Show
2. Ricki Lake
3. The Jerry Springer Show (in the '90s)
4. Sally
5. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (pre 9/11/01)

Top 5 guilty pleasures:
1. Pee-Wee's Playhouse
2. MADtv
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
4. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
5. Small Wonder

LJackson · 05-05-2013, 10:01 PM

My Five Favorite Sitcoms:

Cheers
Hazel
The Andy Griffith Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Three more to make My Great 8:

All in the Family
The Bob Newhart Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Couch Potato 05 · 05-05-2013, 11:19 PM

Wow...cannot narrow down to 5, but I'll try! In no particular order:

I Love Lucy
Pretty Little Liars
So You Think You Can Dance
America's Next Top Model
Melrose Place (original series)

dakert · 05-05-2013, 11:33 PM

The go to show whenever I have a day off is "Cannon"

icecream · 05-06-2013, 01:53 AM

top 5 sitcoms
1. Benson
2. Family Affair (1966)
3. Corner Gas
4. Barney Miller
5. WKRP in Cincinnati

top 5 dramas
1. Early Edition
2. Fame
3. Once Upon a Time
4. Alfred Hitchcock Presents/The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
5. Star Trek: the Next Generation

top 5 game shows
1. Grand Slam
2. Greed
3. $100,000 Pyramid/$25,000 Pyramid
4. The American Bible Challenge
5. Merv Griffin's Crosswords

The list of my complete top 100 shows is in my signature.

Schmoopie · 05-06-2013, 04:23 AM

1-Frasier
2-Seinfeld
3-Full House
4-Good Luck Charlie
5-Wizards of Waverly Place

These aren't really my all time favorites except for the first three....

Adamantium · 05-06-2013, 07:34 AM

Sitcoms:
1. NewsRadio
2. Taxi
3. Boy Meets World
4. Wings
5. Ellen

Hour-Longs:
1. Quantum Leap
2. Sliders
3. Monk
4. Castle
5. Leverage

EmoJoe · 05-06-2013, 02:36 PM

1. 30 Rock
2. The Simpsons
3. Community
4. Parks & Recreation
5. Arrested Development

I was a little disappointed with Parks this season though, so if it continues to underwhelm me it could drop out. Community was also a step down this year but my love for the first 3 seasons is so strong that I can't really see anything dragging it down. I also don't consider anything past Season 9 of The Simpsons to be the same show, so...

MrCleveland · 05-06-2013, 03:07 PM

General...

1-MST3k
2-Garfield and Friends
3-Home Improvement
4-Family Guy
5-South Park

Sitcom...

1-Home Improvement
2-I Love Lucy
3-Dick van Dyke Show
4-Hot in Cleveland
5-Drew Carey Show

SatAM Animated...

1-Garfield and Friends
2-Sonic SatAM
3-Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
4-Pinky and the Brain
5-Animaniacs

Prime-Time & Adult Animated

1-Family Guy
2-South Park
3-ATHF
4-Cleveland Show
5-American Dad

60's Sitcoms

1-Dick van Dyke Show
2-Bewitched
3-Gilligan's Island
4-Beverly Hillbillies
5-F Troop

70's Sitcoms

1-All in the Family
2-The Bob Newhart Show
3-The Jeffersons
4-The Mary TYler Moore Show
5-Maude

80's Sitcoms

1-Gimme a Break!
2-Newhart
3-Family Ties
4-Cheers
5-Mr. Belvedere

90's Sitcoms

1-Home Improvement
2-Drew Carey Show
3-Frasier
4-Seinfeld
5-Friends

05-05-2013, 04:21 PM	#1
1970sTVFan 60's, 70's, 80's, ,90's TV FAN Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 15, 2013 Location: USA Posts: 19	Top Five Favorite Shows What are Your Five Favorite Sitcoms of all time? My top Five: Three's Company I love Lucy Dick Van Duke Show Jeffersons Maude Friends
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05-05-2013, 06:44 PM	#2
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	Do you realize that you listed 6? Here are mine. 1. The Rifleman 2. Bonanza 3. Star Trek (the original series) 4. Bewitched 5. All in the Family Picking the first four was easy. Picking a 5th was hard. So here are a few "extras" - The A-Team - Happy Days (pre-1980) - Get Smart
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05-05-2013, 09:45 PM	#7
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05-06-2013, 01:53 AM	#11
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05-06-2013, 04:23 AM	#12
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05-05-2013, 06:57 PM	#3
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05-05-2013, 07:00 PM	#4
Dr. Loveless Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 01, 2012 Location: New England Posts: 224	My Top 5, in no particular order: WKRP IN CINCINNATI THE AVENGERS (the 1960s British series) THE FUGITIVE (the original 1960s version) THE WILD, WILD WEST MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS These almost made my Top 5: THE ADDAMS FAMILY (original) THE OUTER LIMITS (original) MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 LEAVE IT TO BEAVER RAWHIDE BATMAN (1960s Adam West version) THE TWILIGHT ZONE (original) JONNY QUEST (original) TAXI MAVERICK THRILLER (Boris Karloff) STAR TREK (original) THE SIMPSONS (the first 8 seasons only) DRAGNET DEAD LIKE ME T.H.E. CAT I like several newer/recent series, too, like DEXTER, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, JUSTIFIED, TERRIERS, BURN NOTICE, LOST, DEADWOOD, PUSHING DAISIES, BREAKING BAD, etc, but I haven't given them repeated viewings yet, so I can't as yet put them in the 'all-time fave' category, though I may well do so in the future.

05-05-2013, 07:00 PM	#5
ROGER Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 05, 2007 Location: United States Posts: 2,776	The Jeffersons I Love Lucy Alice Little House on the Prairie What's Happening

05-05-2013, 09:24 PM	#6
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05-05-2013, 10:01 PM	#8
LJackson Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 06, 2012 Posts: 778	My Five Favorite Sitcoms: Cheers Hazel The Andy Griffith Show The Dick Van Dyke Show The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Three more to make My Great 8: All in the Family The Bob Newhart Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show

05-05-2013, 11:19 PM	#9
Couch Potato 05 Night Owl! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2005 Location: California Posts: 392	Wow...cannot narrow down to 5, but I'll try! In no particular order: I Love Lucy Pretty Little Liars So You Think You Can Dance America's Next Top Model Melrose Place (original series)

05-05-2013, 11:33 PM	#10
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	The go to show whenever I have a day off is "Cannon"

05-06-2013, 07:34 AM	#13
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05-06-2013, 02:36 PM	#14
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