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mandyrenee · 07-21-2019, 02:53 PM

What is the very first sitcom you ever watched or remember seeing for the first time when you were a kid?

Mine would be Gilligan's Island.

PhoenixAcres · 07-21-2019, 04:05 PM

I don't know the absolute first but I remember watching Seinfeld, I Love Lucy, and Gilligan's Island when I was very young.

Bonniegirl · 07-21-2019, 06:14 PM

I guess Gilligan's Island and Bewitched .

Steve_uk · 07-21-2019, 06:37 PM

I remember watching the Beverly Hillbillies in the 1960s on a black and white television set. We didn't watch in colour until 1974.

Bonniegirl · 07-21-2019, 07:05 PM

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I remember watching the Beverly Hillbillies in the 1960s on a black and white television set. We didn't watch in colour until 1974.

Cool that you were able to get American shows over in England back than.

I was thinking that was more recently that TV shows could go over seas !

Heenan Fan · 07-21-2019, 08:29 PM

Happy Days, Fonzie jumped the shark episode.

1960'sTVfan · 07-21-2019, 08:35 PM

I don't remember anymore what was the first sitcom I ever watched, but I do remember watching repeats of The Honeymooners classic 39 episodes in the early 1970's when I lived in Chicago. WFLD-TV ran The Honeymooners during that time. That was probably the first sitcom I watched on a regular basis. I was also into Get Smart in the early 1970's, I think WSNS-TV ran repeats of those episodes during that time.

I now have the complete series of Get Smart on DVD, it's been over 10 years ago already since that came out. I also have The Honeymooners classic 39 on 13 VHS tapes, these were issued in 1988 by Columbia House.

Heenan Fan · 07-21-2019, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

I don't remember anymore what was the first sitcom I ever watched, but I do remember watching repeats of The Honeymooners classic 39 episodes in the early 1970's when I lived in Chicago. WFLD-TV ran The Honeymooners during that time. That was probably the first sitcom I watched on a regular basis. I was also into Get Smart in the early 1970's, I think WSNS-TV ran repeats of those episodes during that time.

2 great shows. I'm jealous. I was born 25 years too late

Mr. Television · 07-21-2019, 09:29 PM

Don't really remember. I know I watched the Beverly Hillbillies, and Green Acres when they originally aired at least their later seasons. Remember watching the Lucy Show weekday mornings.

1960'sTVfan · 07-21-2019, 09:48 PM

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Don't really remember. I know I watched the Beverly Hillbillies, and Green Acres when they originally aired at least their later seasons. Remember watching the Lucy Show weekday mornings.

Yep I can remember CBS running repeats of The Lucy Show on weekday mornings. I think they ran repeats of Family Affair also. And maybe The Doris Day Show too.

Bonniegirl · 07-21-2019, 10:05 PM

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Yep I can remember CBS running repeats of The Lucy Show on weekday mornings. I think they ran repeats of Family Affair also. And maybe The Doris Day Show too.

Yep! I remember watching The Lucy show, Family affair and they alternated between My three Sons and Beverly Hillbillies ( if I remember correctly, because I preferred My three Sons) on weekday mornings !

I totally remember this in the summer mornings ( or if I was out sick from school ) in the early 70's or even late 60's still? !! I'm not really recalling the Doris day show though in that weekday morning rerun lineup?

Mr. Television · 07-21-2019, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

Yep I can remember CBS running repeats of The Lucy Show on weekday mornings. I think they ran repeats of Family Affair also. And maybe The Doris Day Show too.

Yep. I watched all those shows. Can't remember the first one I seen though. lol

Mr. Television · 07-21-2019, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Yep! I remember watching The Lucy show, Family affair and they alternated between My three Sons and Beverly Hillbillies ( if I remember correctly, because I preferred My three Sons) on weekday mornings !

I totally remember this in the summer mornings ( or if I was out sick from school ) in the early 70's or even late 60's still? !! I'm not really recalling the Doris day show though in that weekday morning rerun lineup?

I know the Beverly Hillbillies aired in the morning too. That used to be my favorite show back then.

1960'sTVfan · 07-21-2019, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Yep! I remember watching The Lucy show, Family affair and they alternated between My three Sons and Beverly Hillbillies ( if I remember correctly, because I preferred My three Sons) on weekday mornings !

I totally remember this in the summer mornings ( or if I was out sick from school ) in the early 70's or even late 60's still? !! I'm not really recalling the Doris day show though in that weekday morning rerun lineup?

I think you're right about CBS also running repeats of Beverly Hillbillies and My Three Sons on weekday mornings. If my memory is correct, The Doris Day Show was part of that lineup too.

Was it the fall of 1972 when CBS discontinued the weekday morning block of sitcom repeats? I seem to recall that the sitcom block went away in September 1972 and replaced with a game show block with The Price Is Right and other game shows.

Tubehead · 07-21-2019, 11:45 PM

im not really sure but i remember watching alf as an kid! i also watched the pee wee herman pee wee herman play house! I also watched happy days!! i remmeber when we had cable they had happy days marathon on mtv!! i had to ask my mom to let me watch it! cause my mom wouldn't let me watch mtv!! ! i did used to watch some classic shows on nick at night!! & i liked hi honey i home!! ! then i watched almost all the shows on tgif fridays!! i liked perfect strangers & boy meets world! & i remmeber watching family matters full house step by step & dinosaurs !! one i remmber watching & being excited for is the wonder years!!

07-21-2019, 02:53 PM	#1
mandyrenee Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 02, 2019 Posts: 194	The very first sitcom you ever watched What is the very first sitcom you ever watched or remember seeing for the first time when you were a kid? Mine would be Gilligan's Island.

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Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	Don't really remember. I know I watched the Beverly Hillbillies, and Green Acres when they originally aired at least their later seasons. Remember watching the Lucy Show weekday mornings.
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PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	I don't know the absolute first but I remember watching Seinfeld, I Love Lucy, and Gilligan's Island when I was very young.

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Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,806	I guess Gilligan's Island and Bewitched .

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Steve_uk Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 29, 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 5,803	I remember watching the Beverly Hillbillies in the 1960s on a black and white television set. We didn't watch in colour until 1974.

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Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	Happy Days, Fonzie jumped the shark episode.

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1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,111	I don't remember anymore what was the first sitcom I ever watched, but I do remember watching repeats of The Honeymooners classic 39 episodes in the early 1970's when I lived in Chicago. WFLD-TV ran The Honeymooners during that time. That was probably the first sitcom I watched on a regular basis. I was also into Get Smart in the early 1970's, I think WSNS-TV ran repeats of those episodes during that time. I now have the complete series of Get Smart on DVD, it's been over 10 years ago already since that came out. I also have The Honeymooners classic 39 on 13 VHS tapes, these were issued in 1988 by Columbia House.

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Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	im not really sure but i remember watching alf as an kid! i also watched the pee wee herman pee wee herman play house! I also watched happy days!! i remmeber when we had cable they had happy days marathon on mtv!! i had to ask my mom to let me watch it! cause my mom wouldn't let me watch mtv!! ! i did used to watch some classic shows on nick at night!! & i liked hi honey i home!! ! then i watched almost all the shows on tgif fridays!! i liked perfect strangers & boy meets world! & i remmeber watching family matters full house step by step & dinosaurs !! one i remmber watching & being excited for is the wonder years!!