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Old 10-11-2003, 11:38 PM   #1
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Default The Five Best Sitcoms of Each Decade

Once I feel enough people have answered, then I will total them up and list the top 5 sitcoms of each decade.

My pick for the top 5
(A show is given it's "Decade" from which section it's at, here on the messageboard)

1950's
1 I Love Lucy
2 The Honeymooners
3 Leave it to Beaver
4 The Life of Riley
5 Amos N' Andy

1960's
1 Car 54, Where Are You?
2 Mister Ed
3 The Munsters
4 The Monkees
5 My Three Sons

1970's
1 Chico and the Man
2 Happy Days
3 The Odd Couple
4 Three's Company
5 Taxi

1980's
1 Newhart
2 ALF
3 Perfect Strangers
4 Charles in Charge
5 Night Court

1990's
1 NewsRadio
2 Wings
3 Ellen
4 Boy Meets World
5 Married ... With Children

2000's
1. Andy Richter Controls the Universe
2. 8 Simple Rules
3. The Tick
4. The King of Queens
5. Less Than Perfect


Alright, What are your choices?

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Old 10-12-2003, 01:19 AM   #2
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1950's
1)I Love Lucy
2)Leave It To Beaver

1960's
1)The Dick Van Dyke Show
2)The Munsters

1970's
1)Three's Company
2)Mary Tyler Moore Show

1980's
1)Punky Brewster
2)Cheers
3)Cosby Show
4)Golden Girls
5)Alf

1990's
1)Roseanne
2)Seinfeld
3)Ellen
4)Married With Children
5)Jesse

2000's
1)Will and Grace
2)Malcom in the Middle
3)8 Simple Rules
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Old 10-12-2003, 03:29 PM   #3
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1950s
*I Love Lucy
*Leave It to Beaver
*The Honeymooners
*Father Knows Best

1960s
*Bewitched
*I Dream of Jeannie
*Gidget
*The Dick Van Dyke Show
*The Monkees

1970s
*Threes Company
*Barney Miller
*The Love Boat
*Happy Days
*Laverne and Shirley

1980s
*The Golden Girls
*Head of the Class
*Family Ties
*Designing Women
*Perfect Strangers

1990s
*Roseanne
*Dharma and Greg
*Ellen
*Mad About You
*Wings
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Old 10-12-2003, 04:00 PM   #4
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1950s
Definitely "I love Lucy" and "Leave It To Beaver".

1960s
There's so many!
The Monkees
The Munsters
Twilight Zone
Andy Griffith
Family Affair
Get Smart
Lost In Space
Bewitched
I Dream of Jeanie
To name just a few!

1970s
Three's Company
All In The Family
Welcome Back Kotter
Taxi
Happy Days
Laverne and Shirley

1980s
Full House
Family Ties
Alf
Cheers
Home Improvement
Moonlighting

1990s
Seinfeld
Frasier
Friends
Just Shoot Me
3rd Rock From the Sun
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Old 10-12-2003, 07:28 PM   #5
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1950s:
1) I Love Lucy
2) Leave it to Beaver
3) The Donna Reed Show
4) Father Knows Best
5) Honeymooners

1960s:
1) Bewitched
2) The Dick Van Dyke Show
3) I Dream of Jeannie
4) Get Smart
5) My Three Sons

1970s:
1) The Mary Tyler Moore Show
2) Happy Days
3) The Bob Newhart Show
4) Rhoda
5) Laverne & Shirley

1980s:
1) Wonder Years
2) Cheers
3) Newhart
4) Cosby Show
5) Family Ties

1990s:
1) Friends
2) Seinfeld
3) Mad About You
4) Frasier
5) Ellen

2000s:
1) Everybody Loves Raymond
2) According to Jim
3) 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
4) I'm With Her
5) Will & Grace
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Old 10-12-2003, 11:04 PM   #6
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My Picks

1950's:
1) "I Love Lucy"
2) "Dennis the Menace"
3) "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour"
4) "The Honeymooners"
5) Nothing comes to mind

1960's:
1) "The Munsters"
2) "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
3) "The Lucy Show"
4) "I Dream of Jeannie"
5) "Bewitched"

two more of the 1960's:
6) "Mister Ed"
7) "The Addams Family"

1970's:
1) "Laverne & Shirley"
2) "Three's Company"
3) "Mary Tyler Moore"
4) "Happy Days"
5) "Sanford and Son"

three more of the 1970's:
6) "The Jeffersons"
7) "Here's Lucy"
8) "The Brady Bunch"

1980's
1) "The Golden Girls"
2) "Growing Pains"
3) "Perfect Strangers"
4) "The Brady Brides"
5) "Mork and Mindy"
6) "Mama's Family"

1990's:
1) "The Wonder Years"
2) "Step by Step"
3) "Family Matters"
4) "Saved By The Bell"
5) "Full House"

2000's
1) "Malcolm In The Middle"
2) "Will & Grace"
3) "The Simpsons"
4) "Everybody Loves Raymond"
5) "8 Simple Rules . . ."

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Oh how hard this is LOL.I'll just do the 2000's and the 1990's for now.

1950's
1.
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3.
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5.

1960's
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1970's
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1980's
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1990's
1.Sports Night
2.Mad About You
3.The Larry Sanders Show
4.Newsradio
5.Ally McBeal

2000's
1.Curb Your Enthusiasm
2.Scrubs
3.Andy Richter Controls The Universe
4.8 Simple Rules
5.The Office
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1950's

1. Leave It to Beaver
2. I Love Lucy
3. The Donna Reed Show
4. Bachelor Father
5. Make Room for Daddy

1960's

1. The Addams Family
2. Mister Ed
3. Bewitched
4. Family Affair
5. Get Smart

1970's

1. The Brady Bunch
2. The Jeffersons
3. Maude
4. Good Times
5. Alice

1980's

1. The Golden Girls
2. The Hogan Family
3. It's a Living
4. Mr. Belvedere
5. The Cosby Show

1990's

1. The Wonder Years
2. Roseanne
3. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
4. Saved by the Bell
5. Ellen

Present (2000's)

1. Everybody Loves Raymond
2. Will & Grace
3. 8 Simple Rules
4. Whoopi
5. According to Jim
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The Best Sit-com Of The 1950's
1. The Honeymooners
2. I Love Lucy
3. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
4. The Phil Silvers Show
5. Leave It To Beaver
6. The Jack Benny Show
7. The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis
8. Amos 'n' Andy
9. Father Knows Best
10. The Donna Reed Show

The Best Sit-com Of The 1960's
1. The Dick Van Dyke Show
2. The Andy Griffith Show
3. Get Smart
4. The Addams Family
5. Bewitched
6. Green Acres
7. Car 54, Where Are You ?
8. The Monkees
9. The Beverly Hillbillies
10. The Flintstones

The Best Sit-com Of The 1970's
1. All In The Family
2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
3. M*A*S*H
4. Barney Miller
5. Taxi
6. The Bob Newhart Show
7. Sanford and Son
8. The Odd Couple
9. WKRP In Cincinnati
10. Happy Days

The Best Sit-com Of The 1980's
1. Cheers
2. The Cosby Show
3. The Golden Girls
4. Newhart
5. Family Ties
6. The Wonder Years
7. Kate and Allie
8. Night Court
9. Police Squad
10. The Days and Nights Of Molly Dodd

The Best Sit-com Of The 1990's
1. The Simpsons
2. Seinfeld
3. Roseanne
4. Home Inprovement
5. Friends
6. Mad About You
7. Fraiser
8. Newsradio
9. The Larry Sanders Show
10. Married... With Children
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1950's
1. I Love Lucy
2.
3.
4.
5.

1960's
1. The Lucy Show
2. Bewitched
3. The Addams Family
4. Dick Van Dyke Show
5. The Andy Griffith Show

1970's
1. Laverne & Shirley
2. Mary Tyler Moore
3. Maude
4. All in The Family
5. Alice

1980's
1. The Facts of Life
2. Mama's Family
3. Gimme A Break
4. Designing Women
5. The Golden Girls

1990's
1. Ellen
2. Roseanne
3. Married With Children
4.The Nanny
5. Empty Nest

2000's
1. Reba
2. Will & Grace
3. Friends
4. Less Than Perfect
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50's

1. I Love Lucy
2. The Honeymooners
3. Make Room for Daddy/Danny Thomas Show
4. Leave it to Beaver
5. Sergeant Bilko
6. Father Knows Best

60's

1. The Monkees
2. F-Troop
3. Get Smart
4. Dobie Gillis
5. Bewitched
6. My Three Sons
7. My Favorite Martian
8. The Flintstones
9. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

70's

1. WKRP in Cincinnati
2. The Odd Couple
3. Taxi
4. Barney Miller
5. The Bob Newhart Show
6. Laverne and Shirley
7. MASH
8. Soap
9. Sanford and Son
10. What's Happening
11. Three's Company
12. Happy Days
13. The Jeffersons
(what can I say, the '70s rocked)

80's

1. Cheers
2. Bosom Buddies
3. Mr. Belvedere
4. Newhart
5. ALF
6. Night Court
7. Family Ties

90's

1. Seinfeld
2. Get a Life
3. Wings
4. Married with Children
5. The Wonder Years
6. NewsRadio
7. Home Improvement
8. Boy Meets World

Current

1. Scrubs
2. That '70s Show
3. Everybody Loves Raymond
4. Will and Grace
5. Becker
6. The Simpsons
7. Fraiser
8. The King of Queens
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50's:

1. Leave it to Beaver

2.

3.

4.

5.


60's:

1. Bewithed

2. The Dick Van Dyke Show

3.

4.

5.


70's:

1. Three's Company

2. All in the Family

3. Happy Days

4. Laverne and Shirley

5. The Jeffersons

80's:

1. Growing Pains

2. The Golden Girls

3. Family Ties

4. Cheers

5. Designing Women


90's:

1. The Nanny

2. Boy Meets World

3. Roseanne

4. Wings

5. Full House


2000's:

1. 8 Simple Rules...

2. Malcolm in the Middle

3. That 70's Show

4. Oliver Beene

5. Still Standing
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Post Five Best Sitcoms of Each Decade

1950s:

1. "I Love Lucy" (1951-57)
2. "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957-60)
3. "Make Room for Daddy" (1953-64)
4. "Leave it to Beaver" (1957-63)
5. I can't think of another one...

1960s:

1. "The Lucy Show" (1960-66)
2. "Here's Lucy" (1966-72)
3. "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-68)
4. "The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66)
5. "Mayberry R.F.D" (1968-71)


1970s:

1. "All in the Family" (1971-79)
2. "Three's Company" (1977-84)
3. "The Jeffersons" (1975-85)
4. "Maude" (1972-78)
5. "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978-82)

1980s:

1. "Cheers" (1982-93)
2. "Archie Bunker's Place" (1979-83)
3. "Married...With Children" (1987-97)
4. "Roseanne" (1988-97)
5. "Coach" (1989-98)

1990s:

1. "Frasier" (1993-Present)
2. "Wings" (1990-97)
3. "Spin City" (1996-2002)
4. "Becker" (1998-Present)
5. I can't think of another one...

2000s:

1. "8 Simple Rules..." (2002-Present)
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So Far:

1950's

1. I Love Lucy (11) + Leave it to Beaver (11)
2. The Honeymooners (6)
3. Father Knows Best (4)
4. Donna Reed (3) + Make Room for Daddy (3)
5. Amos N' Andy (2) + Phil Silvers (2)

1960's
1. Bewitched (9)
2. The Dick Van Dyke Show (8)
3. The Monkees (5) The Munsters (5) Addams Family (5) Get Smart (5)
4. Mister Ed (4) I Dream of Jeanie (4) Andy Griffith (4)
5. My Three Sons (3) + The Lucy Show (3)

1970's
1. Three's Company (9)
2. Happy Days (8)
3. Laverne & Shirley (7)
4. Mary Tyler Moore (5) All in the Family (5) Jeffersons (5)
5. Taxi (4)

I'll do the rest later.
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1950's

I Love Lucy
Make Room For Daddy

1960's

My Favorite Martian
BeWitched
I Dream of Jeannie

1970's

Sanford and Son
Chico and the Man
Mary Tyler Moore
Good Times
Barney Miller

1980's

a/n

1990's

Full House
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