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Adamantium · 02-10-2003, 05:08 PM

Out of these workplace comedies, which 5 are your favorites?

-The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)
-Barney Miller (1975-1982)
-Alice (1976-1985)
-Taxi (1978-1983)
-WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982)
-Cheers (1982-1993)
-Night Court (1984-1992)
-Wings (1990-1997)
-NewsRadio (1995-1999)
-Spin City (1996-2002)
-Just Shoot Me (1997- )
-Working (1997-1999)
-Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002-2003)

My Three Are:
-NewsRadio (In my opinion, the best sitcom ever made.)

-Andy Richter Controls the Universe (The only show of the millenium that I've really enjoyed.)

-Wings (I'm actually glad it's coming to N@N)

-Taxi (For me, the original workplace comedy, I use to love watching it back in the mid 90's on N@N)

-Night Court (It's a funny show with a great cast.)

Chocoholic · 02-10-2003, 05:38 PM

Wings
Cheers
NewsRadio
Taxi
Andy Richter Controls the Universe

Brian Damage · 02-10-2003, 07:22 PM

Cheers
Taxi
Night Court
Just Shoot Me
Barney Miller

TJL · 02-10-2003, 08:01 PM

In no particular order...

Taxi
Cheers
Newsradio
Mary Tyler Moore
WKRP

JT · 02-10-2003, 08:52 PM

The first five on the list are my five favorites.

SNLROCKS · 02-10-2003, 11:13 PM

Cheers
Taxi
Barney Miller
Mary Tyler Moore
Newsradio

Sitcomwriter · 02-10-2003, 11:19 PM

In no Particular Order....

Andy Richter
Newsradio
Spin City
Cheers
Wings

sara · 02-11-2003, 03:12 AM

Barney Miller
Night Court
Wings
News Radio
Cheers

Chad22 · 02-11-2003, 04:45 AM

WKRP
Cheers
Andy Richter
Taxi

I Dont really like any of the others.

TVgen62 · 02-11-2003, 06:26 AM

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Barney Miller

Taxi

Cheers

NewsRadio

The first 3 are in order but the last 2 are toss-ups. Why didn't the ohers make it? Here are my reasons (feeble though some of them may be):

Alice-
I watched it when it originally aired, but I could take it or leave it. (Mostly because I could never understand the appeal of Linda Lavin.)

Andy Richter Controls the Universe-
Never saw it.

Spin City-
Only saw a few episodes - it never really "grabbed" me.

Working-
Kind of funny and offbeat. Can't compare to the rest, though.

WKRP in Cincinnati-
Had one of the funniest episodes of all time ("As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"). As a whole, I thought the series was very uneven and seemed "cut-rate".

Wings-
Had its moments but rang a little hollow and sometimes seemed forced. (Sorry, I can't explain it any better than that.)

Just Shoot Me-
Cast and characters were interesting. Otherwise see: Working.

Night Court-
This was a toughie. It came sooo close to making my "Top 5". I simply felt I could relate more to Cheers and NewsRadio.

TheSC · 02-11-2003, 03:08 PM

they go in this order

1. Spin City
2. Spin City
3. Spin City
4. Spin City
5. Spin City

it was pretty hard picking these 5.
it was close between Spin City and Spin City

dlemond · 02-11-2003, 03:26 PM

WKRP
Taxi
Cheers
Barney Miller
Wings

Central Perk · 02-11-2003, 04:12 PM

Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Newsradio
Cheers
Mary Tyler Moore
Wings (I haven't seen it yet but I think I will like it.)

jayman75 · 02-11-2003, 04:18 PM

In no particular order...

Working
Wings
Night Court
News Radio
Mary Tyler Moore

*PinkLady* · 02-11-2003, 05:01 PM

Random order...

Taxi
WKRP in Cincinnati
Mary Tyler Moore

Uh, actually that's it. I've hardly seen any of the others.

02-10-2003, 05:08 PM	#1
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	Workplace Comedies Out of these workplace comedies, which 5 are your favorites? -The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977) -Barney Miller (1975-1982) -Alice (1976-1985) -Taxi (1978-1983) -WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982) -Cheers (1982-1993) -Night Court (1984-1992) -Wings (1990-1997) -NewsRadio (1995-1999) -Spin City (1996-2002) -Just Shoot Me (1997- ) -Working (1997-1999) -Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002-2003) My Three Are: -NewsRadio (In my opinion, the best sitcom ever made.) -Andy Richter Controls the Universe (The only show of the millenium that I've really enjoyed.) -Wings (I'm actually glad it's coming to N@N) -Taxi (For me, the original workplace comedy, I use to love watching it back in the mid 90's on N@N) -Night Court (It's a funny show with a great cast.)
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02-10-2003, 08:01 PM	#4
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02-10-2003, 08:52 PM	#5
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02-10-2003, 05:38 PM	#2
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02-10-2003, 07:22 PM	#3
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02-10-2003, 11:19 PM	#7
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02-11-2003, 04:45 AM	#9
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02-11-2003, 06:26 AM	#10
TVgen62 My baby! <aawww> Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 476	Re: Workplace Comedies The Mary Tyler Moore Show Barney Miller Taxi Cheers NewsRadio The first 3 are in order but the last 2 are toss-ups. Why didn't the ohers make it? Here are my reasons (feeble though some of them may be): Alice- I watched it when it originally aired, but I could take it or leave it. (Mostly because I could never understand the appeal of Linda Lavin.) Andy Richter Controls the Universe- Never saw it. Spin City- Only saw a few episodes - it never really "grabbed" me. Working- Kind of funny and offbeat. Can't compare to the rest, though. WKRP in Cincinnati- Had one of the funniest episodes of all time ("As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"). As a whole, I thought the series was very uneven and seemed "cut-rate". Wings- Had its moments but rang a little hollow and sometimes seemed forced. (Sorry, I can't explain it any better than that.) Just Shoot Me- Cast and characters were interesting. Otherwise see: Working. Night Court- This was a toughie. It came sooo close to making my "Top 5". I simply felt I could relate more to Cheers and NewsRadio.
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02-11-2003, 03:08 PM	#11
TheSC Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 30, 2003 Location: us Posts: 53	they go in this order 1. Spin City 2. Spin City 3. Spin City 4. Spin City 5. Spin City it was pretty hard picking these 5. it was close between Spin City and Spin City

02-11-2003, 03:26 PM	#12
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02-11-2003, 04:12 PM	#13
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02-11-2003, 04:18 PM	#14
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02-11-2003, 05:01 PM	#15
PinkLady Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 7,457	Random order... Taxi WKRP in Cincinnati Mary Tyler Moore Uh, actually that's it. I've hardly seen any of the others.