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65. MASH and All in the Family...

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Sat Jan 4, 2014, 02:10 PM

Jan 2014

I watched them religiously as a kid and when they are on today they still make me laugh.

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Whats your all time favorite comedy show? [View all] William769 Jan 2014 OP

The Beverly Hillbillies. H2O Man Jan 2014 #1

I agree...Beverly Hillbillies mithnanthy Jan 2014 #136

Seinfeld Cooley Hurd Jan 2014 #2

How the hell could I forget that one! William769 Jan 2014 #5

Easy..it's a show about nothing. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #94

Fox News Glassunion Jan 2014 #3

I have that one listed under horror show. William769 Jan 2014 #8

Haha treestar Jan 2014 #57

Another show about nothing. nt babylonsister Jan 2014 #226

very funny Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2014 #268

Night Court. Shadowflash Jan 2014 #4

And, of course, Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #10

Mooshy, mooshy, mooshy... SidDithers Jan 2014 #106

That was my favorite episode. Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #112

I said that to my wife and she had know idea what I was talking about. ryan_cats Jan 2014 #140

There are classic episodes that stick with me... SidDithers Jan 2014 #143

LOVE THAT SHOW!! ailsagirl Jan 2014 #150

^^^ Back in the days when cops wore revolvers. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #259

Yep. Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #260

I work in arraignments in the Bronx AndreaCG Jan 2014 #277

All the so called talk shows. Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #6

Adding a few to the list - Taxi, Community, The Dick Van Dyke Show, el_bryanto Jan 2014 #7

Seinfeld SummerSnow Jan 2014 #9

I just started watching brucefan Jan 2014 #11

Thats a great one also. William769 Jan 2014 #12

Things I can watch over and over: TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #13

Really old; Burns & Allan. Not quite as old; Get Smart. Old and kicking; The Simpsons... Tom Rinaldo Jan 2014 #14

Designing Woman, Golden Girls, Frazier, MASH, Modern Family hlthe2b Jan 2014 #15

MASH was great! William769 Jan 2014 #20

love your list. Would add Murphy Brown salin Jan 2014 #176

Yeah, I'd gladly add those! hlthe2b Jan 2014 #178

I think I laugh out loud watching Modern Family more sufrommich Jan 2014 #16

Modern Family is the one current comedy I like... hlthe2b Jan 2014 #40

Laugh-in Drew Richards Jan 2014 #17

Andy Griffith Show, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #18

M*A*S*H and billh58 Jan 2014 #19

family ties samsingh Jan 2014 #21

Hiram Holiday and Mr. Peepers with Wally Cox. Downwinder Jan 2014 #22

Monty Python's Flying Circus. bluedigger Jan 2014 #23

So many, at least twenty that are all great shows..... Bennyboy Jan 2014 #24

My muse, Carol Burnett libnnc Jan 2014 #25

Bob Newhart!... SidDithers Jan 2014 #107

I loved "Soap". nt LumosMaxima Jan 2014 #26

I forgot about that one. William769 Jan 2014 #27

Even though it was completely unbelievable from a financial standpoint, "Friends." ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #28

I loved friends for the story line. William769 Jan 2014 #31

Me too. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #47

Curb Your Enthusiasm RandiFan1290 Jan 2014 #29

Curb is a close second to Trailer Park Boys XRubicon Jan 2014 #164

Are You Being Served? nt rrneck Jan 2014 #30

Oh god, that was a funny show. nt Nay Jan 2014 #220

mister rrneckfries, are you free? ;) dionysus Jan 2014 #221

YES! rrneck Jan 2014 #261

...and a tranquilizer for mr rrneck.... dionysus Jan 2014 #266

one of my all time faves TorchTheWitch Jan 2014 #235

The Dick Van Dyke Show, The MTM Show, All in the Family, M*A*S*H, Friends, Soap, I Love Lucy... pepperbear Jan 2014 #32

The Big Bang Theory is moving on up... reformist2 Jan 2014 #33

I've enjoyed all of those, and The Millers is hilarious. So's The Goldbergs! MADem Jan 2014 #34

I was hooked on the Millers from the very first episode. William769 Jan 2014 #39

Try again with The Goldbergs--really. If you have "ON DEMAND" give it a few episodes. MADem Jan 2014 #54

I do have on demand and I will. Thanks. William769 Jan 2014 #56

BTW, Bill--this is a GREAT thread!!!!!! MADem Jan 2014 #63

So Many Good Shows...but The Odd Couple Laxman Jan 2014 #35

Has nobody said Arrested Development yet?? TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #36

SOAP, followed by its long delayed child of another mother, Arrested Development reddread Jan 2014 #41

MASH Gemini Cat Jan 2014 #37

Barney Miller, "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and the original Saturday Night Live when John Belushi, Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #38

recent - Seinfeld...older - Dick van Dyke show/Bewitched/Gilligan's island NRaleighLiberal Jan 2014 #42

I forgot about Gilligan's Island. William769 Jan 2014 #50

All in the Family Go Vols Jan 2014 #43

all in the family, mary tyler, movonne Jan 2014 #126

Seinfeld in more recent times for me meadowlark5 Jan 2014 #44

I loved both Bob Newhart shows. Mary Tyler Moore was good too. n/t brewens Jan 2014 #45

Arrested Development targetpractice Jan 2014 #46

Yes!!!! etherealtruth Jan 2014 #120

Hard to choose just one. Right now I love Big Bang Theory... polichick Jan 2014 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author William769 Jan 2014 #49

I Love Lucy CountAllVotes Jan 2014 #51

Both Desi and Lucy were much more than they seemed. They were TV comedy pioneers Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #84

Hard to pick a favorite.. sendero Jan 2014 #52

Arrested Development RainDog Jan 2014 #53

Agree with you treestar Jan 2014 #55

rocky and bullwinkle dembotoz Jan 2014 #58

Seinfeld. City Lights Jan 2014 #59

I am going way way back to asjr Jan 2014 #60

Those were HILARIOUS....and LIVE, too! Talk about walking the tightrope! nt MADem Jan 2014 #67

Lets not forget the brilliant writers Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Neil Simon mucifer Jan 2014 #204

South Park LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #61

WKRP in Cincinnati House of Roberts Jan 2014 #62

But only with the original music. For a while some episodes were syndicated with generic... Walk away Jan 2014 #209

As god as my witneness I went to Youtube before I clicked on your post... Best episode ever. Ellipsis Jan 2014 #281

This is an impossible question. Laugh In. Roseanne. I love tv comedy more than most would Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #64

Now I feel like crap. William769 Jan 2014 #73

Very funny and ground breaking in so many ways. One of the few modern shows about working Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #86

of course! choie Jan 2014 #190

MASH and All in the Family... Blue Belle Jan 2014 #65

I'm pleasantly surprised nobody's mentioned Rosanne yet. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #66

My mistake. William769 Jan 2014 #76

... Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #99

Hands down... pipi_k Jan 2014 #68

Have you ever seen the movie she and Desi were in where they took a Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2014 #270

Tie- Seinfeld and I Love Lucy LittleBlue Jan 2014 #69

Modern Family. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #70

Beverly Hillbillies and Married with Children. nt Kahuna Jan 2014 #71

M*A*S*H ...my all time favorite. PearliePoo2 Jan 2014 #72

Mystery Science Theater 3000 TlalocW Jan 2014 #74

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #75

Barney Miller comes to mind indepat Jan 2014 #77

the old Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #78

The Simpsons Bjorn Against Jan 2014 #79

Maybe not 'favorite'...but best premise: Herman's Head. Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #80

One of my favorites as well lordsummerisle Jan 2014 #182

Black Adder & Fawty Towers. bif Jan 2014 #81

that 840high Jan 2014 #100

I've never watched Falwty Towers but rudolph the red Jan 2014 #128

you can watch all of Fawlty Towers here... TorchTheWitch Jan 2014 #237

Remember Cybill? roody Jan 2014 #82

News Radio, Arrested Development, Pushing Daisies Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #83

Oh the things I would do if the Netflix were to make more Pushing Daisies. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #174

Some of my favorites: Initech Jan 2014 #85

The Beverly Hillbillies and Mash. Zorra Jan 2014 #87

Three way tie JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #88

I miss Chappelle a bunch. All in the Family was great. Hoyt Jan 2014 #121

I love good sitcoms. Current favorites are... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #89

Smothers Brothers, George Gobel. dwilso40641 Jan 2014 #90

Smothers Brothers had everything -- comedy, music, politics . . . . . . Hoyt Jan 2014 #122

Sanford and Son Freddie Jan 2014 #91

Nooooooo JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #158

SCTV elehhhhna Jan 2014 #92

One of the best comedy shows ever. sufrommich Jan 2014 #96

Oh jeez, how could I have forgotten that one!... SidDithers Jan 2014 #152

My Name Is Earl. n/t winter is coming Jan 2014 #93

That show was funny as hell. n/t ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #225

I have several Holly_Hobby Jan 2014 #95

Always Sunny In Philadelphia. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #97

"My Mother the Car" immoderate Jan 2014 #98

LOL ailsagirl Jan 2014 #151

carol Burnett larkrake Jan 2014 #101

I grew up on MASH and WKRP... SidDithers Jan 2014 #102

Frasier chieftain Jan 2014 #103

Burns and Allen - there will never be another Gracie Allen rurallib Jan 2014 #104

Monty Python's edhopper Jan 2014 #105

Carol Burnet ...live TV. L0oniX Jan 2014 #108

Seasons circa 03-13 of the Simpsons cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #109

All time for me would be when I was a kid Lifelong Dem Jan 2014 #110

Fawlty Towers, The Office (Brit version), The Honeymooners. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #111

Currently, Doc Martin, Modern Family tularetom Jan 2014 #113

soap and wkrp Mosby Jan 2014 #114

Green Acres Politicalboi Jan 2014 #115

Oh, yeah. A great stoner show! Ishoutandscream2 Jan 2014 #196

Lucy, Carol Burnett, Mary Hartman, early SNL, The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory Faryn Balyncd Jan 2014 #116

The O'Really Factor, no Sienfeld and Bob Newhart n/t doc03 Jan 2014 #117

Looks like this is a cross-section of age groups. marsis Jan 2014 #118

In Living Color... spanone Jan 2014 #119

The Office (British version), and Curb Your Enthusiasm Ino Jan 2014 #123

30 Rock gulliver Jan 2014 #124

In no particular order... one_voice Jan 2014 #125

Animaniacs Scootaloo Jan 2014 #127

Anybody heard of a little show called Kids in the Hall? JeffHead Jan 2014 #129

Fuck I hate I love Lucy. TransitJohn Jan 2014 #130

It's good to know I am not alone... 3catwoman3 Jan 2014 #184

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Mork and Mindy was funny. lob1 Jan 2014 #132

No Larry Sanders yet? solarhydrocan Jan 2014 #133

Used to be I Love Lucy but I think now it's Family Guy. nt valerief Jan 2014 #134

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #135

Cheers CatholicEdHead Jan 2014 #137

. Rod Beauvex Jan 2014 #138

I love HIMYM! minivan2 Jan 2014 #241

There I have now entered a subject. Rod Beauvex Jan 2014 #275

I hate it when people tell me you don't get the jokes. minivan2 Jan 2014 #280

Glen Beck n/t bobclark86 Jan 2014 #139

The Kids in the Hall DemLife Jan 2014 #141

QAF was not really a comedy... Agschmid Jan 2014 #145

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Fawlty Towers, Arrested Development, Scrubs, Red Dwarf. opiate69 Jan 2014 #142

Red Dwarf! Yes. Matariki Jan 2014 #160

The Mother & Father of them all... A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2014 #144

Awesome! William769 Jan 2014 #146

The IT Crowd (hands down best ever) Vattel Jan 2014 #148

The Work Outing is maybe the funniest single episode of TV I have ever seen... SidDithers Jan 2014 #154

+1 for The Elders Of The Internet! Matariki Jan 2014 #162

I have a few (not in any particular order) ailsagirl Jan 2014 #149

MST3K, and now "Comedy Bang Bang" NT tridim Jan 2014 #153

How I Met Your Mother Inkfreak Jan 2014 #155

Absolutley Fabulous! Walk away Jan 2014 #156

Absolutely! Mz Pip Jan 2014 #205

Yes and also "Mad About You" nt Walk away Jan 2014 #208

All of them!! Sissyk Jan 2014 #157

IT Crowd, Archer, Venture Bros., Mr. Show Matariki Jan 2014 #159

Trailer Park Boys XRubicon Jan 2014 #161

I have seen every episode AND the movies flobee1 Jan 2014 #188

Yours is an age based question. We old timers remember things like: Paper Roses Jan 2014 #163

I included a clip from Sid Ceasar & Imogene Coca up above a few. A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2014 #167

Monty Python's Flying Circus thelordofhell Jan 2014 #165

All in the Family and Seinfeld titaniumsalute Jan 2014 #166

SCTV johnp3907 Jan 2014 #168

Seinfeld Cirque du So-What Jan 2014 #169

The Jack Benny Show was hilarious. narnian60 Jan 2014 #170

I Love Lucy, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and anything w/ Jonathan Winters. pinto Jan 2014 #171

All in the Family is number 1 choie Jan 2014 #172

Father Ted redqueen Jan 2014 #173

Honeymooners, Python, Married with Children, South Park PeteSelman Jan 2014 #175

I didnt see my fav tibbiit Jan 2014 #177

Oh yes, I loved that one. LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #243

Fawlty Towers…. Tikki Jan 2014 #179

Indeed...going against the Brit's Imperial Empire...but check out the Legacy KoKo Jan 2014 #181

The "Smothers Brothers" followed by THIS ONE: KoKo Jan 2014 #180

Man, are we ever showing our age on this thread. Laffy Kat Jan 2014 #183

Oh, jeez, I love the Fall and Rise. I'd completely forgotten about that show. Nay Jan 2014 #223

I'd forgotten about "Northern Exposure"! Laffy Kat Jan 2014 #236

Yes, exactly. To me, it was a gentle, funny show that had quirky characters... Nay Jan 2014 #254

Cicely, Alaska! Laffy Kat Jan 2014 #272

monty python flying circues of course yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #185

So many favorites Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #186

Seinfeld ... Trajan Jan 2014 #187

So true. The episode about the 'ugly baby' still makes me laugh just Nay Jan 2014 #224

SLEDGEHAMMER plus Mr. Ed missingfink Jan 2014 #189

General Discussion on DU U4ikLefty Jan 2014 #191

I Love Lucy ananda Jan 2014 #192

I can't choose between M*A*S*H and Blackadder Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #193

Perfect Strangers. Brigid Jan 2014 #194

Fawlty Towers, Carol Burnett sketches, Bill Cosby Show, Milton Berle (an oldie) northoftheborder Jan 2014 #195

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In the late 50's and after fadedrose Jan 2014 #198

Absolutely Fabulous, All In The Family and Married with Children. n/t RebelOne Jan 2014 #199

All In the Family. RoverSuswade Jan 2014 #200

Absolute Power with Stephen Fry idwiyo Jan 2014 #201

I like Hogans Hero's..... Historic NY Jan 2014 #202

Seinfeld.. without a doubt. DCBob Jan 2014 #203

A few: The Vicar of Dibley, Ilsa Jan 2014 #206

I like The Vicar of Dibley too. They didn't make enough of those. LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #244

It was like an English country Bob Newhart Show. Ilsa Jan 2014 #247

No, I didn't see that. I wish I had. LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #252

That two-part wedding show finished up the Ilsa Jan 2014 #262

Seinfeld CANDO Jan 2014 #207

Another vote here for Arrested Development. Starry Messenger Jan 2014 #210

Family Guy CFLDem Jan 2014 #211

Smothers Brothers! Sancho Jan 2014 #212

Recently, Seinfeld, but older, there's only one, and it ain't Lucy. longship Jan 2014 #213

The first time I saw the MTM show I was in the hospital. I didn't want to laugh, it hurt. Had to. Shrike47 Jan 2014 #214

Nobody said WKRP? Shadowflash Jan 2014 #215

I liked Mary Tyler Moore Whisp Jan 2014 #216

Frasier, MASH, Cheers, Dick Van Dyke, MTM WillowTree Jan 2014 #217

3rd Rock From The Sun riverwalker Jan 2014 #218

Married with Children, Big Bang Theory is moving up the list very fast though. OverBurn Jan 2014 #219

My all time favorite..... ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #222

What a thread! I'd have to say MASH, and it's last show. nt babylonsister Jan 2014 #227

Odd Couple KittyWampus Jan 2014 #228

I'd have to go with Boston Legal. Oakenshield Jan 2014 #229

This is my list: Maw Kettle Jan 2014 #230

I forgot 2! Maw Kettle Jan 2014 #231

I like too Many! dem in texas Jan 2014 #232

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Kids in the Hall. n/t Ian David Jan 2014 #234

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Roseanne me b zola Jan 2014 #239

MST3K LeftyMom Jan 2014 #240

Fraiser Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #242

Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Roseanne, Alice, just to add a few. Little Star Jan 2014 #245

Keeping up Appearances (BBC) - TBF Jan 2014 #246

That show is hilarious! I love Hyacinth and her social-climbing posing. nt valerief Jan 2014 #255

Seinfeld. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #248

Sanford and Son. nt Romulox Jan 2014 #249

Love That Bob! with Bob Cummings comes to mind... PCIntern Jan 2014 #250

Carol Burnett, Golden Girls, MASH and Johnny Carson Frustratedlady Jan 2014 #251

The Honeymooners madokie Jan 2014 #253

MASH, Modern Family, The IT Crowd, Big Bang Theory, and Seinfeld Bradical79 Jan 2014 #256

Wow...Modern Family and Seinfeld in same list? ouch. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2014 #267

Seinfeld. I've seen every episode so many times I think I have the dialog memorized! catbyte Jan 2014 #257

Hey....what are your top favorite scenes/themes? My Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2014 #269

I was laughing so hard when George came running out of the bathroom screaming catbyte Jan 2014 #271

These pretzels are making me thirsty catbyte Jan 2014 #274

MST3K, Bob Newhart (his 2nd show), and Get a Life n/t FSogol Jan 2014 #258

Mystery Science Theater 3000, Coupling, and The Thick of It come to mind immediately. nt Codeine Jan 2014 #263

Older shows. Mash and Cheers mainstreetonce Jan 2014 #264

I grew up with MASH. For years it was on our television almost daily. Codeine Jan 2014 #265

Carol Burnett. Everyone on the show was funny. Next: jackie Gleason. Yep, I'm old. AlinPA Jan 2014 #273

My Favorite Martian, yesphan Jan 2014 #276

Arrested Development Thirties Child Jan 2014 #278

I'm with you...I love AbFab, All in The Family, MTM...but still, 60 years later joeybee12 Jan 2014 #279

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