Top 10 Greatest Sitcoms

Posted on 14 July 2008 by Mark Smith

I was watching TV the other day, when I realized there just aren’t any good sitcoms on anymore. That got me thinking about my new top 10 list. Greatest sitcoms of all time.

1. Cheers - I know Sam was the star, but I think Norm was the unsung hero of the show.
2. Seinfeld - I can’t think of another show that people would talk about more often at work the next day. No soup for you!
3. Everybody Loves Raymond - My wife & I lived next door to my parents when we first got married, and the show was far too accurate !
4. Married With Children - Al Bundy was the epitome of how every husband feels but is afraid to admit in public. Christina Applegate was a bonus.
5. M*A*S*H* - One of the greatest shows of all time. It made you laugh, cry, and showed you how to survive in the worst of situations - during wartime.
6. Two and a Half Men - This is the only modern sitcom that even qualifies. The writing is original, edgy, and you gotta love the cast.
7. All In The Family - I don’t think they could run this show in today’s “politically correct” society. Archie Bunker just called it as he saw it. Gotta respect that.
8. The Cosby Show - I wonder if Archie Bunker and Dr. Cliff Huxtable would have gotten along? Great show, but a polar opposite of the concept of All In The Family. It made you laugh in every episode, until the kids grew up and they ran out of funny plots.
9. Taxi - This show brought us a hilarious cast which included: Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufman, Christopher Lloyd, Tony Danza, Marylou Henner, Judd Hirsch, and Jeff Conaway (currenty under rehab with Dr. Drew, but still on tv!) Who thought it would last more than a season, but I loved it.
10. Friends - I don’t know anyone who has a group of friends like that, but who wouldn’t want to try to hook up with Rachel or Monica? I think I would “take a bullet for the President” and date Phoebe if it meant I had a shot at her best buddies.

There it is, my list of favorites. I know, I left out The Simpsons, Southpark, and several other great animated ones, but I think they should have their own category. Remember that these are my favorites, but I do like to know yours as well. What did I forget? Let me know. Thanks for the feedback.

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1 Comments For This Post

  1. Ted Brengel Says:

    I agree that those are all worthy of being considered, but in the dawn of television there were others that should be on the list. These others paved the way for the later ones. Examples are, I Love Lucy, Our Miss Brooks, and Leave it to Beaver. I am certain that there are others but memory fails me.

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