TV's greatest sitcoms----ranked in alphabetical order

[Sal]

Can you name the best sitcom in TV history whose title begins with the letter 'S'? How about "F' or "L'? Well, I've tried to rank all the best shows of the last 50 years or so by letter and I've picked my top 5 for each letter, leaving out those where there might be less than 5 good shows to choose from, like 'O' and 'Y', for example. I have made one exception with the letter 'M'. There are so many good 'M' shows that I've extended its list from 5 to 10 shows. See what you think of my choices and try this game yourself. I found it to be lots of fun, and it makes for a great argument starter. So here goes with my list:


A

1. THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
2. ALL IN THE FAMILY
3. THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET
4. ALF
5. THE ADDAMS FAMILY

B

1. THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
2. BEWITCHED
3. THE BRADY BUNCH
4. THE BOB NEWHART SHOW
5. BARNEY MILLER

C

1. THE COSBY SHOW
2. CHEERS
3. COACH
4. CHICO AND THE MAN
5. CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?

D

1. THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
2. DIFF'RENT STROKES
3. DOBIE GILLIS
4. THE DONNA REED SHOW
5. DENNIS THE MENACE

E

1. EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
2. EMPTY NEST
3. EIGHT IS ENOUGH
4. ELLEN
5. EVENING SHADE

F

1. FRIENDS
2. FRASIER
3. FAMILY TIES
4. THE FLINTSTONES
5. FAMILY AFFAIR

G

1. GILLIGAN'S ISLAND (Note my new avatar!)
2. GREEN ACRES
3. GET SMART
4. GOMER PYLE USMC
5. THE GOLDEN GIRLS

H

1. HAPPY DAYS
2. THE HONEYMOONERS
3. HOGAN'S HEROES (Take that, TV Guide!)
4. HERE'S LUCY
5. HOME IMPROVEMENT

I

I LOVE LUCY, I DREAM OF JEANNIE, and a bunch of stiffs!

J

1. THE JEFFERSONS
2. THE JOHN LARROQUETTE SHOW
3. JULIA
4. JOANIE LOVES CHACHI
5. JUST THE TEN OF US

K

All K shows stink!

L

1. LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
2. LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY
3. LOVE AMERICAN STYLE
4. THE LUCY SHOW
5. THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR

M

1. THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW
2. MY THREE SONS
3. THE MONKEES
4. MORK AND MINDY
5. MASH
6. MAD ABOUT YOU
7. MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
8. MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
9. THE MUNSTERS
10. MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY

This is easily the best group of shows on my alphabet list.

N

1. NIGHT COURT
2. NEWHART
3. THE NANNY
4. THE NEW LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
5. THE NEW GIDGET

P

1. THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW/SGT. BILKO (The most underrated sitcom in TV history.)
2. THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
3. PETTICOAT JUNCTION
4. PUNKY BREWSTER
5. PHYLLIS

R

1. ROSEANNE
2. RHODA
3. ROOM 222
4. THE ROPERS
5. THE REAL MCCOYS

S

1. THE SIMPSONS
2. SANFORD AND SON
3. SOAP
4. SEINFELD
5. SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH

T

1. THREE'S COMPANY
2. THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN
3. THAT GIRL
4. TAXI
5. THAT 70S SHOW

W

1. WELCOME BACK KOTTER
2. WKRP IN CINCINNATI
3. WILL AND GRACE
4. WINGS
5. WEBSTER

[DJM77]

Good choices! I'm going to list my favorite sitcom that begins with each letter...

A - All In The Family
B - Barney Miller
C - Cheers
D - Diff'rent Strokes
E - Empty Nest
F - Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
G - Growing Pains
H - Hogan Family
I - It's A Living
J - Jeffersons
K - Kate & Allie
L - Living Single
M - Mama's Family
N - Newhart
O - One Day At A Time
P - Perfect Strangers
Q - Quark (I've never seen it.)
R - Roc
S - Sanford & Son
T - Three's Company
U - Unhappily Ever After
V - Veronica's Closet
W - What's Happening
X - ...(I don't know of any.)
Y - You Again
Z - Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane

[ZeldaGilroy]

This is fun! I watch a lot of TV. Here are my choices!

A- The Andy Griffith Show
B- Benson
C- The Cosby Show
D- Dharma and Greg
E- Everybody Loves Raymond
F- The Facts of life
G- Growing Pains
H- Happy Days
I- I Love Lucy
J- The Jeffersons
K- Kate & Allie
L- Laverne and Shirley
M- Mr. Belvedere
N- Night Court
O- One Day At A Time
P- Perfect Strangers
Q- Queens, The King of (haha, I couldn't think of a 'Q' show so I just reversed the order of the words)
R- Rhoda
S- Suddenly Susan
T- Taxi
U- ***don't know
V- Veronica's Closet
W- Who's The Boss
X-***don't know
Y- Yes, Dear
Z-***don't know

[LucyFan]

Here are my choices for this list:

A- "ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, THE"
B- "BRADY BUNCH, THE"
C- "CHEERS"
D- "DICK VAN DYKE SHOW, THE"
E- "EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND"
F- "FAMILY MATTERS"
G- "GOLDEN GIRLS, THE"
H- "HAPPY DAYS"
I- "I LOVE LUCY"
J- "JEFFERSONS, THE"
K- Don't have one
L- "LUCY SHOW, THE", "LAVERNE & SHIRLEY" (tied)
M- "MUNSTERS, THE"
N through R- Don't have one
S- "THE SIMPSONS"
T- "THREE'S COMPANY"
U- Don't have one
V- Don't have one
W- "THE WONDER YEARS"
X- Don't have one
Y- Don't have one
Z- Don't have one

[Will and Grace Fanatic]

A-
B- Bob Newhar show, The
C-Clarissa Explains it All
D-Dick Van Dyke, The
E-Ellen
F-Facts of Life
G-Golden Girls
H-Home Improvement
I-I Love Lucy
J-Jesse
K-
L- Lizzie McGuire
M-Mama's Family
N- Night Court
O-
P-
Q-
R-Roseanne
S-Seinfeld
T-Threes Company
U-
V-Veronica's Closet
W-Will and Grace
X-
Y-
Z-

[Ziggy]

Here are mine:

A- The Andy Griffith Show
B - The Brady Bunch
C - Cheers
D - The Dick Van Dyke Show
E- Eight Is Enough
F - Frasier
G - Gilligan's Island
H -
I - I Love Lucy
J - Julia
K -
L - Love American Style & The Love Boat
M - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
N -
P - Phyllis
R - Rhoda
S - The Simpsons
T - That Girl & Three's Company
W - Who's The Boss

[Kristina]

I've listed as many as I like for each letter...

A

1. The Andy Griffith Show
2. All in The Family

B

1. The Brady Bunch
2. Bewitched
3. The Beverly Hillbillies

C

1. Chico and The Man
2.The Cosby Show

1. The Dick Van Dyke Show
2. Dennis The Menace
3. Diff'rent Strokes


E

Nothing...

F

1. The Facts of Life
2. The Flying Nun
3. Father Knows Best
4. Family Ties


G

1. Gilligan's Island
2. Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (whatever happened to this show, it's not on TV Land anymore???)
3. Get Smart
4. Gidget

H

1. Happy Days

that's all...


I

1. I Love Lucy
2. I Dream of Jeannie


J

1. The Jeffersons

K

None...

L

1. Leave it to Beaver
2. The Lucy Show
3. Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
4. Laverne & Shirley


M

1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
2. The Munsters
3. The Monkees


N

None..

O

1. The Odd Couple


P

None


Q

None


R

1. Roc

S

1. Sanford and Son

T

1. Three's Company
2. Taxi

W

1. The Wonder Years
2. Welcome Back, Kotter

[JT]

I put three for each letter:

A - Alice, ALF, All in the Family
B - Beverly Hillbillies, Bewitched, Burns and Allen
C - Charles in Charge, Chico and the Man, Cosby Show
D - Donna Reed Show, Dennis the Menace, Diff'rent Strokes
E - Eight is Enough, Everybody Loves Raymond, ......
F - Facts of Life, Flying Nun, Father Knows Best
G - Gilligan's Island, Golden Girls, Gidget
H - Hazel, Happy Days, Honeymooners
I - I Love Lucy, I Dream of Jeannie, ......
J - Jeffersons, Julia, Just the Ten of Us
K - Kate & Allie, ......, ......
L - Laverne & Shirley, Lucy Show, Love Boat
M - Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, Mama's Family, Mary Tyler Moore
N - Newhart, New Dick Van Dyke Show, Night Court
O - Odd Couple, ......, ......
P - Partridge Family, Petticoat Junction, Perfect Strangers
Q - ......, ......, ......
R - Rhoda, Ropers, Roseanne
S - Silver Spoons, Soap, Sanford and Son
T - Three's Company, That Girl, Taxi
U - ......, ......, ......
V - Valerie, ......, ......
W - Welcome Back Kotter, Who's the Boss, Wonder Years
X - ......, ......, ......
Y - ......, ......, ......
Z - ......, ......, ......

Out of 26 alphabet, I picked 55 shows......lol

[Sara Micelli]

A-All in the Family
B-The Bob Newhart Show
C-Cheers
D-Dick Van Dyke
E-
F-Family Ties, Frasier
G- Golden Girls
H-Home Improvement
I-I Love Lucy
J-
K-
L-Lizzie McGuire M-
N-
O-
P-Punky Brewster
Q-
R-
S-Seinfeld
T-Three's Company
U-
V-
W-The Wonder Years
X-
Y-
Z-

[Impressions]

We all have our opinions here is mine:

A
1. A.L.F
2. The Addams Family

B
1. The Bob Newhart Show
2. The Burns & Allen Show
3. The Brady Bunch
4. Bosom Buddies

C
1. Chico and the Man
2. The Cosby Show
3. Charlie?s Angels

D
1. Diff?rent Strokes
2. The Donny an Marie Comedy Hour
3. Dennis the Menace
The Donna Reed Show

E
1. Mr. Ed

F
1. The Facts of Life
2. Full House
3. Family Affair
4. Family Ties
5. Fernwood 2night

G
1. Green Acres
2. Get Smart

H
1. Hazel
2. The Honeymooner?s
3. Happy Days

I
1. I Love Lucy
2. I Dream of Jeanie
3. Ironside

J
1. Julia
2. Just the Ten of Us
3. The Jefferson?s

K
1. Kenan & Kel

L
1. The Lucy Show
2. Laverne & Shirley

M
1. Maude
2. Mork & Mindy
3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
4. Mayberry R.F.D
5. Malcolm in the Middle

N
1. Newhart
2. The New Dick Van Dyke Show

O
1. The Osbourne?s
2. One Day at a Time
3. The Odd Couple
4. Operation Petticoat

P
1. Petticoat Junction
2. Phyllis
3. Perfect Stranger
4. The Partridge Family
5. The Phil Silvers Show

Q
N/A

R
1. Rhoda
2. Room 222

S
1. The Sonny and Cher Variety Hour
2. Sanford an Son
3. Square Pegs
4. Silver Spoons

T
1. That Girl
2. Three?s Company
3. Taxi
4. That 70?s Show

U
1. The Ugliest Girl in Town
2. Undercover Woman

V
N/A


W
1. Welcome Back, Kotter
2. The Wonder Years
3. WRKP in Cinncinati

X
1. The X-files

Y
N/A

Z
N/A

[mstewart]

A - All in the Family, Alice, ALF, Al Is Forgiven, Amen
B - Bob Newhart Show, Bridget Loves Bernie, Bewitched
C - Coach, Cosby Show, Chico and the Man, Cheers (Shelley Long seasons)
D - Dick Van Dyke Show, Donna Reed Show, Donny and Marie Comedy Hour, Dave's World
E - Empty Nest
F - Fay, Family Ties
G - Good Times, Growing Pains, Golden Girls
H - Honeymooners and Here's Lucy, Hogan Family
I - None
J - Jeffersons
K - Kate & Allie
L - Lucy Show, Love Boat
M - Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mary (Variety Hour) and Mary Tyler Moore Hour (Variety/Sitcom hour), Make Room for Daddy, Major Dad, My Three Sons, Mama's Family, Mayberry RFD
N - Nanny and the Professor and Newhart
O - One Day at A Time,Odd Couple
P - Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Perfect Strangers
Q - None
R - Rhoda, Room 222
S - Sanford and Son, Silver Spoons, Step by Step
T - Too Close for Comfort, Three's Company, 227
U - None
V- Valerie
W - None
X - None
Y - You Again
Z - None

[17Mar59]

A
Andy Griffith Show
Alf
All In The Family
Are You Being Served?-I know technically a Britcom

B
Bridget Loves Bernie
Bewitched

C
Cheers

D
Dick Van Dyke Show
Diff'rent Strokes

E

F
Family Ties
The Flintstones
G
Gilligan's Island
Gidget
Get Smart
H
Happy Days

I
I Love Lucy
I Dream Of Jeannie

J
The Jetsons

K

L
Laverne & Shirley
Love American Style

M
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Make Room For Daddy
My Favorite Martian
Mary Tyler Moore Show
My Three Sons

N
Nanny And The Professor

O
The Odd Couple

P
Perfect Strangers

Q

R
Room 222

S
Sabrina,the Teenage Witch
Step by Step-the ABC years
Sanford And Son

T
Three's Company

U

V

W
When Things Were Rotten

X

Y

Z
Zoe

[Central Perk]

All In The Family
Bewitched
Cheers
Dick Van Dyke, The
Everybody Loves Raymond
Friends
Golden Girls, The
Hazel
I Dream Of Jeannie
Jesse
King Of Queens, The
Lizzie McGuire
M*A*S*H
NewsRadio
Odd Couple, The
Peticoat Junction
Quark
Roseanne
Saved By The Bell
Three's Company
Undeclared
Veronica's Closet
Wings
X
You Wish
Zoe...

there are absolutely no X sitcoms out there.....

[skyforge]

Not necessarily the "best", but these are, or have been in the past, my favorites:

a. The Andy Griffith Show; The Addams Family
b. Barney Miller; The Bob Newhart Show; The Brady Bunch; Bewitched
c. Cheers; The Cosby Show
d. The Dick Van Dyke Show; Doctor Doctor; Dilbert
e. Everybody Loves Raymond
f. Fawlty Towers; The Flintstones; Friends, Frasier; Futurama; Family Affair; Family Ties; The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire
g. Gilligan's Island; Get Smart; Good Times
h. Happy Days; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Home Improvement; The Honeymooners; Hogan's Heroes
i. I Love Lucy; I Dream of Jeannie; It's Garry Shandling's Show
j. The Jefferson's; The Jetsons
k. King of the Hill
l. The Larry Sanders Show; Leave it to Beaver; Living Single
m. M*A*S*H; Married...with Children; Mork & Mindy; Malcom in the Middle; My Three Sons
n. News Radio; Newhart
o. The Odd Couple
p. Police Squad!; The Partridge Family
q. Quark
r. Red Dwarf; Roseanne
s. The Simpsons; Sledge Hammer!; Sanford and Son
t. Taxi; 3rd Rock from the Sun; That 70s Show
u. none
v. none
w. WKRP in Cincinnati; The Wonder Years; Welcome Back Kotter; When Things Were Rotten
x. none
y. The Young Ones; Yes, Minister & Yes, Prime Minister
z. none

[Sitcomwriter]

This takes alot of research.I don't have the time now.I'll do it later.