Dutch 874 Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Mines are basically from my child hood. 1. Fresh Prince of Bel Air- Classic & the best. 2. Malcolm in the Middle- Funniest sitcom ever watching that dysfunctional family 3. Simpsons- Best sitcom of all time. Probably not anymore put in it's prime, definitely a classic. 4. Family Matters- Who didn't like imitating Urkels famous line in their childhood? 5. That 70's Show- Just a funny and great show Honorable Mentions- Boy meets World, Dinosaurs, Parent Hood, Sister Sister (yeah, I did) and All of Us. It's more but can't remember them atm. Edited May 31, 2013 by Favre4Ever 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted May 31, 2013 I know these are subjective, but Seinfeld laughs at your comment regarding the Simpsons. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OakBlack 28 Posted May 31, 2013 OK lets try this... 1-Married with Children 2-Two and a Half Men/w Charlie Sheen 3-Everybody Loves Raymond 4-Coach 5-Sanford and Son 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phailadelphia Posted May 31, 2013 2-Two and a Half Men/w Charlie Sheen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RANGA+ 1,210 Posted May 31, 2013 Could never really get into Seinfield to be honest...couldn't stand any of the characters. Also so hard limiting it to 5, so here's my personal Top 10 1. Arrested Development 2. Fresh Prince 3. The Office 4. Scrubs 5. Parks & Recreation 6. Community 7. Simpsons 8. MASH 9. Modern Family 10. 30 Rock 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) My top 5 and then others I've always enjoyed: Seinfeld Home Improvement That '70s Show Malcolm in the Middle Scrubs The Wonder Years Curb Your Enthusiasm The Drew Carey Show The King of Queens According to Jim Married...with Chidren Everybody Loves Raymond Just Shoot Me Edited May 31, 2013 by Bay 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JetsFan4Life 542 Posted May 31, 2013 1) Seinfeld 2) The Office 3) The Simpsons 4) That 70's Show 5) Community I really want to fit It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia in there too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Not going to rank them because fuck that. Tiers. God Tier: 3rd Rock from the Sun Seinfeld How I Met Your Mother Malcolm in the Middle (show got worse as Malcolm grew older) The Office Modern Family Reno 911! Parks and Recreation That 70's Show (ending seasons kinda' blew) 30 Rock Arrested Development It's Always Sunny Philadelphia My Name is Earl Friends Good Tier: The League Family Guy The Drew Carey Show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Just Shoot Me Frasier Awesome New Show Tier: Veep New Girl "Meh, I might watch it" Tier: The Simpsons M.A.S.H. Home Improvement The King of Queens Married...with Chidren South Park I Need to Watch It Tier: Community Curb Your Enthusiasm So Bad I'd Almost Rather Listen to Country Music Tier: Scrubs Two and a Half Men Big Bang Theory Everybody Loves Raymond According to Jim Edited May 31, 2013 by Zack_of_Steel 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omerta+ 1,206 Posted May 31, 2013 1.) Hung: This show has won out. It is a shame that they have not renewed it and would probably go down as one of the greats if people were not so uncomfortable with the premise. Had it come out in ten years it would be a smash hit. The characters do exactly what they are supposed to in the sense the ones you are supposed to feel empathy for you do, the ones you hate you really hate, the ones that make you laugh really make you laugh. It has an abundance of adult humor and is extremely well written. If you have not seen it, go forth and pirate. 2.) Dexter: Who has never been tempted to slip that assholes throat that cut you off, or that alcoholic douche bad who you over hear yelling at his woman ? This guy does. It is kind of crazy to think that will all the unsolved murders if this has not really happened and the cops just dont care to expend then energy to find people who take out the trash. The characters develop well so that you get the sense of loss when it is decided they become another cog in the machine that is dexters killing machine. The love interests are real, the villians are always clever and cunning. Things are always revealed that are new insights to Dexter and why he is who he is. Great Show. 3.) Seinfeld: The show was funny and was coming to an end as I was starting to have to pay bills and was always funny to come home to my studio apartment and laugh at and try to identify those same characters. It just brings back memories of the nineties and is pretty damn funny. That and I always wanted Kramers hair and to bang elaine. 4.) House: This is the only show that will make it that has not been good throughout. This is because the first 5 seasons were prolific. The show was amazing, it appealed to intellect and a angry doctor who hated patients as much as patients usually hate doctors. he was also a doctor who loved monster trucks, cocaine, and hookers. It was pretty innovative and swept the globe by storm. That and house had the perfect amount of scruff. 5.) Family Guy: It wasnt the original and must pay homage to shows like The Simpsons and South Park, however it had a lot more about it that I liked about both of them. It had far more political humor that is actually relevant and it makes the show interesting. It has Brian the alcoholic dog who is usually and retrospective career to bring levity to a serious moment(usually with Peter) and it is not afraid to make fun of anybody. When I saw Stewie playing Marco Polo with Helen Keller I could not stop laughing and knew I had found my sitcom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted May 31, 2013 I don't think you know what a sitcom is, Ngata. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omerta+ 1,206 Posted May 31, 2013 I know what they are but honestly there arent many I liked that are not cartoons. the only one I can think of is the wonder years and Fresh prince so I just expanded to TV shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge+ 3,436 Posted May 31, 2013 1. Friends 2. A tie for everything else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted May 31, 2013 1. Home Improvement (By far my #1. Just awesome.) The rest in no particular order (I'm probably forgetting some): Scrubs (Zack, I am disappoint.) Malcolm in the Middle Seinfeld Fresh Prince (Toss up between this and Family Matters.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted May 31, 2013 Home Improvement My mom always loved watching old shows on TV, so when I was younger I was exposed to a lot of older shows that most people my age probably didn't watch and didn't care to watch, either. Not a big deal, but it does add a unique perspective to my list. I will omit most, if not, all of the recent ones listed above as I tend to agree with a lot of them (Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Fresh Prince, Everybody Loves Raymond etc etc). I also must give a special shout out to 10 Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. The show died when John Ritter passed away, but it was so good so a while there. I also really enjoyed King of Queens -- the only good thing Kevin James has done with his career. Zack also deserves credit for bringing up the League which is SO FANTASTIC. You don't need to like football or fantasy football to enjoy the hilariousness of that show. I haven't watched it religiously since it's been on air, but I need to. Comedic gold. Anyway, the oldies but goodies. Three's Company Laverne & Shirley I Love Lucy Happy Days All In the Family There are others that could be included there, of course, but those are just ones I watched semi-regularly as a kid and still go back to every once in a while for a good laugh. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted May 31, 2013 1. How I Met Your Mother 2. Scrubs 3. That 70s Show 4. Home Improvement 5. The Big Bang Theory Zack, I understand the BBT hatred, but what's wrong with Scrubs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted May 31, 2013 Malcolm in the Middle was awful. Same with How I Met Your Mother, they spend most of the time at the bar doing nothing and acting is pretty meh. 1. Married with Children 2. Home Improvement 3. Modern Family 4. Big Bang Theory 5. Reno 911 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradyFan81 404 Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) I always thought a sitcom is when you have an audience there that laughs at the jokes? Guess not. Is it just a show that is funny? 1. Seinfeld 2. The Office 3. It's always Sunny 4. The Simpsons 5. South Park If Shameless counts as a sitcom then that's my #1. Edited May 31, 2013 by BradyFan81 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) I know what they are but honestly there arent many I liked that are not cartoons. I think he's more referring to you having house and dexter on your list. They may be great shows (personally loved house) but not sitcoms at all.* No particular order How I Met Your Mother. Its incredibly hard for a show to have a long running storyline and still keep it funny. How I met your mother does just that. Also, I'm a sucker for a show with continuity jokes, and how I met your mother does that better than any show other than arrested development. Hey that reminds me... Arrested development. Brilliant show. Great characters, the work off each other great. They always do an amazing job of tying everything together. I can not recommend this show any higher. I havent finished season 4 yet, but its been very good so far, and I've been told it gets better. Futurama. I'm putting this here over the simpsons because we've gotten to the point where there are more "meh" simpsons seasons than great ones. Futurama lives on a great combination of high and low brow humor, and while there are definitely jokes that go over my head, there are enough winners so I don't feel like I missed that much. I have never seen a show do a better job of having a funny episode for 21 minutes, and making you depressed because of the last 1. There are many episodes like this, and one in particular thats just awful about it. If you've seen that episode, you know which one I'm talking about. Fresh Prince of Bel Air. In terms of objective quality, it should not be on this list. The jokes are predictable as hell, and it generally does not go far from cliche sitcom plots. The thing that separates it is the characters. They all play off of each other great, but aren't just cutout sitcom stereotypes. They actually show that they have depth and emotion to them. Not to mention, if you don't enjoy the Carleton dance, I don't think you're the type of person I want to associate myself with. American Dad. Yep, this is my Seth McFarlane choice. American Dad is a toned down version of family guy that knows just when and how to tone it down. It uses surreal humor rather than cutaways, and for the most part has kept the characters personalities consistent throughout the shows run. The one exception to this is Stan, which has been for the better. American Dad started with "Hey, its family guy, but we're gonna make fun of republicans." Ironically, while family guy leaned itself towards that sort of humor (and suffered for it), American Dad got away from that. Now Stan is more of an overconfident, inadequate agent rather than a shallow republican parody, and the show is much better for it. *That remark brought to you by blotsfan's illiteracy Edited May 31, 2013 by blotsfan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phailadelphia Posted May 31, 2013 So Bad I'd Almost Rather Listen to Country Music Tier: Scrubs Two and a Half Men Big Bang Theory Everybody Loves Raymond According to Jim +1 for hating BBT. That show is stupid stupid stupid. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted May 31, 2013 Are you serious? BBT is great. I enjoy how they're nerds who say and do nerdy things. Its like, thats not normal! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted May 31, 2013 American Dad is a toned down version of family guy that knows just when and how to tone it down. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NaTaS+ 958 Posted May 31, 2013 I'm a cartoon guy, but I really can't rank them. 1. Family Guy 2. American Dad 3. South Park 4. Futurama 5. The Simpsons Non-cartoon shows also not ranked 1. The Office 2. It's Always Sunny 3. Cheers 4. Married with Children 5. Martin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NaTaS+ 958 Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Mines are basically from my child hood. Dinosaurs Dinosaurs is on Netflix now, it doesn't really hold up. I loved it when I was young, but now it just seems cheesy. Edited May 31, 2013 by NaTaS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
