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davidpdx

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74. A good thread idea

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 08:19 AM

Oct 2013

I was joking with him about DU coming up with our own top 15 list. I couldn't limit it to 15, so I came up with 26:

3's Company
Alf
Alice
All in the Family
Ally McBeal
Benson
Different Strokes
Family Ties
Gilligan's Island
Greatest American Hero
Growing Pains
Happy Days
Kate & Alley
Laverne & Shirley
Love Boat
M*A*S*H
Moonlighting (technically considered a "dramady&quot
Mork & Mindy
Newhart
News Radio
Night Court
Roseanne
The Brady Bunch
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Who's the Boss
Will & Grace

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List your own "Best Sitcoms of All Time" [View all] cyberswede Oct 2013 OP

Arrested Development!!! cui bono Oct 2013 #1

I have to admit, I haven't seen the 3 you list... cyberswede Oct 2013 #3

Oh, you must! I'm just finishing up the final season of 30 Rock. cui bono Oct 2013 #5

Malcolm puts a whole new light on Cranston's acting range, SPOILERS mentalsolstice Oct 2013 #45

OMG - watching Arrested Development on Netflix. cyberswede Jan 2014 #81

You can rewatch it and see things you didn't notice the first time through! cui bono Jan 2014 #82

WKRP---Turkey giveaway best ever randr Oct 2013 #2

I agree 100% cyberswede Oct 2013 #12

Barney Miller -- The Hashish Brownies Auggie Oct 2013 #46

Agreed! Jack Soo was hilarious in that ep! cyberswede Oct 2013 #56

I loved Steve Landesburg (Dietrich) ailsagirl Oct 2013 #61

I loved it when Chano would get mad & speak Spanish really fast. cyberswede Oct 2013 #63

Inspector LUGER!! ailsagirl Oct 2013 #69

I feel that Landesberg's character was an earlier incarnation mucifer Oct 2013 #66

I've never seen either program ailsagirl Oct 2013 #70

All in the Family -- hands down MissMillie Oct 2013 #4

I liked Taxi... cyberswede Oct 2013 #13

Mine Auggie Oct 2013 #6

Police Squad... cyberswede Oct 2013 #14

Yes. Only 6 episodes were produced. Here's why it was cancelled ... Auggie Oct 2013 #15

That's both sad and hilarious. OriginalGeek Oct 2013 #23

Police Squad and Frasier and Curb... love all of them. cui bono Oct 2013 #25

Regarding the Partridge Family NoGOPZone Oct 2013 #7

I'm sure the stories were predictable and pedestrian... cyberswede Oct 2013 #16

I often thought they should have revisited the Partridge Family ala the 80's Still the Beaver Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #20

Malcolm In the Middle mentalsolstice Oct 2013 #8

I missed that show - my kids were babies & I didn't watch much tv then. cyberswede Oct 2013 #17

It streams on Netflix mentalsolstice Oct 2013 #50

Agree with most, but also AbFab, Blackadder, Monty Python joeybee12 Oct 2013 #9

Oh yeah - those are all good! cyberswede Oct 2013 #10

You should! joeybee12 Oct 2013 #11

AbFab!!! Hilarious! cui bono Oct 2013 #24

Every once in a while I pull out all the dvd's... joeybee12 Oct 2013 #26

Monty Python is funny as heck Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #54

Mine In a Particular Order Generic Brad Oct 2013 #18

I forgot about Night Court - funny show! cyberswede Oct 2013 #29

Great list. I think I'd add Newhart and Leave it to Beaver Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #19

Yeah... cyberswede Oct 2013 #31

Oops, I forgot Green Acres and Dobie Gillis. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #36

Green Acres! Yes. Haven't see Dobie Gillis. n/t cui bono Oct 2013 #47

Yea, another do Dobie Gillis fan! Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #53

Leave it to Beaver could be pretty funny-- EDDIE HASKELL!! ailsagirl Oct 2013 #72

I want to add Keeping Up Appearances Denninmi Oct 2013 #21

That's one of my husband's favorites. cyberswede Oct 2013 #30

Love it. Denninmi Oct 2013 #44

Three shows come to mind: LeftOfSelf-Centered Oct 2013 #22

Coupling was a scream! Myrina Oct 2013 #27

Oh yeah - Coupling was really funny! cyberswede Oct 2013 #28

Jeff was hilarious. LeftOfSelf-Centered Oct 2013 #37

Weeds and That's my Bush! lutefisk Oct 2013 #32

That's my Bush! Hilarious and ahead of its time. cui bono Oct 2013 #49

Love Weeds! Nt mentalsolstice Oct 2013 #51

and... The Larry Sanders Show... nt lutefisk Oct 2013 #33

Yes! Forgot that one even though a couple weeks ago I thought I should rewatch it. cui bono Oct 2013 #48

Hogan's Heroes Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #34

I know NOTHING! cyberswede Oct 2013 #38

Hogan's Heros is severe haunting surrealism in my life. hunter Oct 2013 #65

Why is no one mentioning Gilligan? Xyzse Oct 2013 #35

I always liked Gillian's Island cyberswede Oct 2013 #40

Pretty nice eye candy too. Xyzse Oct 2013 #42

My favorites are All In The Family, Married With Children RebelOne Oct 2013 #39

I loved The Addams Family when I was a kid aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2013 #41

"Get a Life" was insane. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #43

Okay, here are my favorites in no particular order Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #52

I Dream of Jeannie Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #55

Whre're are *mine*?!1 Must have been in another thread: UTUSN Oct 2013 #57

You've got excellent taste but what about Frasier? ailsagirl Oct 2013 #58

Yes - Frasier was hilarious cyberswede Oct 2013 #59

And the humor was innovative and intelligent-- only thing wrong... ailsagirl Oct 2013 #60

I agree again! cyberswede Oct 2013 #62

Really-- and he's PROUD OF IT ailsagirl Oct 2013 #71

I dream of Jeannie MyNameGoesHere Oct 2013 #64

Okayyyyy Taverner Oct 2013 #67

Man, I loved Pufnstuff when I was a kid! cyberswede Oct 2013 #68

My Name is Earl. winter is coming Oct 2013 #73

A good thread idea davidpdx Oct 2013 #74

Benson! cyberswede Oct 2013 #75

Mine RFKHumphreyObama Oct 2013 #76

Mine 1gobluedem Oct 2013 #77

So far nobody has mentioned all of the rural sitcoms of CBS in the 60s. Jenoch Oct 2013 #78

I liked those shows - they were on in reruns after school in the 70s cyberswede Oct 2013 #79

That's when I remember watching them as well. Jenoch Oct 2013 #80