What Are Televisions Greatest Sitcoms?

[BAYLOR]

Which series and why ?

 

[farntfar]

I think in Britain, the greatest sitcom has to be Only Fools and Horses.
It was relentlessly funny, and charming for 11 years.
All the characters were diamonds.
So many of its catch-phrases passed into everyday use in British English. Most noticeably Luvly Jubbly and You plonker, Rodney.
There were jokes that you could see for years without ever noticing them that suddenly became clear; like the fact that Trotter's Independent Trading, which was written on the van ended up as TITCO

It didn't start to get bad after so many series, and as Del-Boy would have said, it's finishing story was a belter, which rounded off the tale of the Trotters perfectly.

 

[BAYLOR]

Seinfeld a series about a Bunch of chatter who never grown and never leaned from their mistakes . The Comedy the wiring and the acting were all amazing. A show about nothing and managed to say on the air from 1989 to 1998 . Pretty impressive for a show about nothing .

 

[Rodders]

I've seen a lot of comedy. I think the best one is Black Adder. Mostly due to the incredibly moving ending of Black Adder Goes Fourth.

The Office (both the original and the US version)
Parks and Recreation
It's Always Sunny In Philidelphia
30 Rock
The Phil Silvers Show.

 

[BAYLOR]

The Dick Van Dyke Show A sitcom about comedy writers . it had a marvelous t cast and Carls Reiner who was it created the show and had a reoccurring role as Dick's Boss Alan Brady . The show ran from 1961 to 1966 and, it went out on top.

 

[BAYLOR]

Cheers with Ted Danson and the gang where everybody knows your name

 

[Rodders]

And by extension, Frazier. (Probably my favourite, actually. Incredible writing.)

 

[CupofJoe]

M*A*S*H
If it can be called a sitcom. Could deliver physical gags, as well as great one-liners and word-play. And then be heartbreakingly sad the next moment.
Also Yes [Prime] Minister
I don't think dialogue from Bernard Woolley or Sir Humphry gets any better and the there are the moment when Jim Hacker starts channelling Winston Churchill.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Dad's Army - a cast to die for, and never bettered.
Father Ted - ditto, plus mad surreality.
The Young Ones - smash the system!

 

[BAYLOR]

All in the Family
Maude
Goodtimes
The Jeffersons

 

[Rodders]

I remember Benson being funny. Soap was hilarious, but I only saw a few episodes. I remember something called WKRP in Cincinnati being funny, but that was a long time ago.

When I worked shifts, there would always be a sitcom in the early afternoon. Just Shoot Me was pretty funny. There were others, such as Rules of Engagement that I also enjoyed. A bit predictable, perhaps.

 

[Rodders]

I remember Benson being funny. Soap was hilarious, but I only saw a few episodes. I remember something called WKRP in Cincinnati being funny, but that was a long time ago.

When I worked shifts, there would always be a sitcom in the early afternoon. Just Shoot Me was pretty funny. There were others

 

[BAYLOR]

I love Lucy One of the all time great comedy series of all time and still laugh out loud funny .

 

[CupofJoe]

The earlier series of Last of the Summer Wine. The last few series were getting pretty dire.
The Addams Family - It might be 60 years old but still makes me laugh.

 

[msstice]

No Third Rock From The Sun? You all just broke my heart.

 

[pogopossum]

I'll agree with Mash although I agree with CJ's reservations that it was not just a sitcom.
Big Bang Theory was unrelentingly hilarious. Juggled five leads, a difficult task.

 

[hitmouse]

Everything @Stephen Palmer listed.

I’ll add:
Friday Night Dinners
Trailer Park Boys

 

[Stephen Palmer]

No Third Rock From The Sun? You all just broke my heart.

I liked it, but it wasn't great. I should have added the American sitcom Cheers to my list... that's great.

 

[AllanR]

Get Smart

 

[msstice]

I liked it, but it wasn't great. I should have added the American sitcom Cheers to my list... that's great.

I never warmed up to Cheers (I think I just don't like Ted Danson), but am a fan of most seasons of Frasier and most episodes of Wings