Just Jack Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 Another click site like BR rates them.... http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/02/funniest-tv-comedies-of-all-time/ 50. Community 49. Everybody Loves Raymond 48. NewsRadio 47. How I Met Your Mother 46. The Big Bang Theory 45. M*A*S*H 44. Freaks and Geeks 43. Eastbound & Down 42. Workaholics 41. The Wayans Bros. 39. Roseanne 39. Malcolm in the Middle 38. That '70s Show 37. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 36. Get a Life 35. Everybody Hates Chris 34. Police Squad! 33. Extras 32. Flight of the Conchords 31. All in the Family 30. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 29. Reno 911! 28. Married... with Children 27. Friends 26. Scrubs 25. Modern Family 24. Night Court 23. Louie 22. Newhart 21. Will and Grace 20. Sanford and Son 19. The Golden Girls 18. The Bernie Mac Show 17. The Honeymooners 16. The Abbott and Costello Show 15. The Larry Sanders Show 14. The Three Stooges 13. Cheers 12. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 11. Parks and Recreation 10. The Cosby Show 9. Taxi 8. I Love Lucy 7. The Office 6. Martin 5. Seinfeld 4. Party Down 3. Curb Your Enthusiasm 2. 30 Rock and, in #1...... 1. Arrested Development
bbb Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 Somebody a lot younger than me made that list. MASH at 46?? At least there is some love for the 6 episode Police Squad! For pure laughs, that might be #1.
Chilly Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Pretty damn good list. Arrested Development, Seinfeld, Party Down, 30 Rock, and Curb Your Enthusiasm are all great shows. I'd probably order them: 1. Arrested Development 2. 30 Rock 3. Seinfeld 4. Party Down 5. Curb Your Enthusiasm But it's pretty close. Edited February 27, 2013 by BlueFire
VABills Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 WKRP Leave it to Beaver Just two quick ones I see missing.
Chef Jim Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 What, no Get Smart?? Did it miss the list by that much??
boyst Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 I am sorry, this list just looks too inconsistent to believe and take seriously. Fresh Prince was better then Martin and Sanford and Son beat both of those, which all took over Golden Girls. S&S takes on Married with Children somewhere in that list more closely. I've seen two episodes of It's Always Funny and I know that beats Reno911. Will and Grace and Friends being on that list are just jokes.
Gugny Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 Yeah, this list was made by a youngun, for sure. Also, it's unfair to lump the pay cable series in with the major networks. Can you imagine Taxi or Cheers on pay cable? Even Seinfeld or The Office, for that matter. And All in the Family at 31 is simply criminal. And where the hell is Welcome Back Kotter???
Chef Jim Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 Yeah, this list was made by a youngun, for sure. Also, it's unfair to lump the pay cable series in with the major networks. Can you imagine Taxi or Cheers on pay cable? Even Seinfeld or The Office, for that matter. And All in the Family at 31 is simply criminal. And where the hell is Welcome Back Kotter??? And are these TV comedies? If so why are the Three Stoogies on there? They were movie shorts. Dumb list. The Munsters should also be on that list. The Addams Family The Andy Griffith Show (the best characters on any comedy show) The Dick Van Dyke Show F-Troop
Buff_bills4ever Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 Community should be higher on the list as well, but it's nice to see them get any recognition at all for once.
boyst Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 The Andy Griffith Show (the best characters on any comedy show) I do not really count Andy Griffith as a comedy. I really do not know how to categorize it. It is maybe one of my favorite shows all time. It still airs here on CBS at 10a, 10:30a and 5:30p (yes, between the 5pm and 6pm news). To me the show was more just a way of life, something I have seen in reruns a million times.
frogger Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 simpsons? family guy? in a couple of years I would add new girl.
HopsGuy Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) "Freaks & Geeks" might have been the closest thing to a perfect television show but it wasn't a comedy. It was a tragedy. Every. Single. Episode. Agree on WKRP. Also: "Barney Miller" (Steve Landesburg's wit was drier than any desert) & "Family Ties" ('There was a kangaroo in my living room'). Special nod to "Mork & Mindy" just for Exidor. Old school: "Newhart", "Dick Van Dyke", "The Jeffersons", oh, it just goes on... Edited February 27, 2013 by HopsGuy
Chef Jim Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 I do not really count Andy Griffith as a comedy. I really do not know how to categorize it. It is maybe one of my favorite shows all time. It still airs here on CBS at 10a, 10:30a and 5:30p (yes, between the 5pm and 6pm news). To me the show was more just a way of life, something I have seen in reruns a million times. Andy Griffith was a sitcom. You don't see it that way because you live in Mount Pilot.
boyst Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 Andy Griffith was a sitcom. You don't see it that way because you live in Mount Pilot. I live an less then hour South of Pilot Mountain. http://miltonfrost.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/PilotMt3DM1.jpg
Wacka Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 WTF is Party Down ? Where are the Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres?
Best Player Available Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 Someone else already mentioned WKRP. I second that. SOAP should be there also.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 I always wonder whether these lists are meant to reflect greatness based on modern sentiment or "great in their own time". To draw an analogy, Babe Ruth is probably the greatest hitter of all time but if you put him in the game today he'd be blown away. Things improve over time and that includes comedy, but can we really equate friggin How I Met Your Mother with M*A*S*H?
HopsGuy Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 To support my thought on Barney Miller (I think this would work without the laugh-track): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGv_7VgFgeg
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