Your Best and Worst Sitcoms of the 1980s - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 09-12-2017, 08:44 PM

Best
1. Benson
2. Family Ties
3. Night Court
4. Mr. Belvedere
5. Newhart
6. My Two Dads
7. The Facts of Life
8. Different Strokes
9. Cheers
10. Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister
11. Growing Pains
12. Too Close for Comfort
13. Who's the Boss?
14. ALF
15. Small Wonder
16. The Cosby Show

80s sitcoms I want to see most
What a Country
Head of the Class
Private Benjamin
Hooperman
She's the Sheriff
Charles in Charge
Harper Valley PTA

the worst
The Golden Girls
Amen
Bosom Buddies
Archie Bunker's Place
Designing Women
Webster

MA · 09-12-2017, 08:46 PM

Number 1: Night Court

Adamantium · 09-12-2017, 09:17 PM

The 12 Best (In Alphabetical Order)
1. ALF
2. Charles In Charge
3. Cheers
4. Designing Women
5. Diff’rent Strokes
6. The Facts of Life
7. The Golden Girls
8. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show
9. Mama’s Family
10. Newhart
11. Night Court
12. Perfect Strangers

The 2 Worst (In Alphabetical Order)
1. The Cosby Show
2. Family Ties

The other ‘80s sitcoms I either like (but won’t list as the best) or haven’t seen, or it’s been a long while, and so I feel I can’t judge accurately.

Bonniegirl · 09-12-2017, 09:44 PM

In no particular order :

Mr. Belvedere
Newhart
Mama's Family
Who's the boss

These are my favorites.

Worst ?

I'd say Cheers and Cosby show off hand !

tlc38tlc38 · 09-12-2017, 09:53 PM

My top 10 favorites from the 80s:

(In no particular order)
1. Mama's Family
2. Newhart
3. Designing Women
4. The Golden Girls
5. Gimme a Break!
6. ALF
7. Perfect Strangers
8. Mr. Belvedere
9. The Facts of Life
10. 227

Plater of Everything · 09-12-2017, 11:04 PM

Best
1. Newhart
2. Alf
3. Dear John
4. Mr. Belvedere

Worst
1. Family Ties
2. Small Wonder
3. Full House
4. My Two Dads
5. Webster

RetroGuy2000 · 09-13-2017, 12:12 AM

My favorites:
1. The Facts of Life (the first four seasons only)
2. Growing Pains
3. Family Ties
4. Diff'rent Strokes
5. The Golden Girls
6. Head of the Class (Hesseman episodes only; the Billy episodes are terrible)
7. The Cosby Show

My least favorites:
1. Family Matters (the family never mattered on that show)
2. Full House (too cutesy)
3. Small Wonder (what a train wreck)
4. The Facts of Life (later seasons, after the production moved from Eastland and everyone got huge hair)

RetroGuy2000 · 09-13-2017, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catsrule

80s sitcoms I want to see most

Head of the Class

Many episodes from the first few seasons are on YouTube. I'd forgotten what a great show it was, despite several of the "students" being about 30 years old.

icecream · 09-13-2017, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Many episodes from the first few seasons are on YouTube. I'd forgotten what a great show it was, despite several of the "students" being about 30 years old.

I will presumably have lots of chances to see Head of the Class when it comes to Antenna TV at the end of the year.

Tubehead · 09-13-2017, 06:00 AM

best:
#1 family ties
#2 mama's family
#3 perfect strangers
#4 night court
#5 amen
#6alice
#7alf
#8 the golden girls
#9'differnt strokes
#10 facts of life

worst
#1 the cobsy show
#2 Designing Women
#3 married with children
#4head of the class
#5 charles in charge
#6 squar pegs
#7 growing pains
#8 benson
#9 coach
#10 cheers

benjamoon · 09-13-2017, 10:55 PM

BEST
Cheers
Who's the Boss?
Newhart
The Cosby Show

WORST
Married... with Children
The Fact of Life
Diff'rent Strokes

Dale Key · 09-14-2017, 12:43 AM

Best

01. Cheers
02. Newhart
03. Designing Women
04. The Golden Girls
05. Night Court

Worst

01. The Munsters Today
02. Charles in Charge
03. Mr. Belvedere
04. Family Ties
05. Webster

Everything else in the decade is middle-tier: good enough to watch all the way through once.

cnnbcbs · 09-16-2017, 11:22 AM

1. Perfect Strangers
2. Night Court
3. Benson
4. ALF
5. Mr. Belvedere

Popular shows I didn't care for at all:
1. Family Ties
2. Golden Girls
3. Roseanne
4. Kate & Allie
5. Full House

Kasey · 09-17-2017, 10:02 AM

Best:
Mama's Family
Designing Women
It's a Living
The Golden Girls
The Facts of Life
Gimme a Break
The Hogan Family
227
Flo
Growing Pains

WORST:
The Cosby Show
A Different World
Alf

MA · 09-17-2017, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cnnbcbs

1. Perfect Strangers
2. Night Court
3. Benson
4. ALF
5. Mr. Belvedere

Popular shows I didn't care for at all:
1. Family Ties
2. Golden Girls
3. Roseanne
4. Kate & Allie
5. Full House

Night Court should be #1 on that list.

09-12-2017, 08:44 PM	#1
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09-13-2017, 10:55 PM	#11
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09-14-2017, 12:43 AM	#12
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09-12-2017, 09:17 PM	#3
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,828	The 12 Best (In Alphabetical Order) 1. ALF 2. Charles In Charge 3. Cheers 4. Designing Women 5. Diff’rent Strokes 6. The Facts of Life 7. The Golden Girls 8. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show 9. Mama’s Family 10. Newhart 11. Night Court 12. Perfect Strangers The 2 Worst (In Alphabetical Order) 1. The Cosby Show 2. Family Ties The other ‘80s sitcoms I either like (but won’t list as the best) or haven’t seen, or it’s been a long while, and so I feel I can’t judge accurately.

09-12-2017, 09:44 PM	#4
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09-12-2017, 09:53 PM	#5
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09-12-2017, 11:04 PM	#6
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09-13-2017, 12:12 AM	#7
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09-16-2017, 11:22 AM	#13
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09-17-2017, 10:02 AM	#14
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