Your Opinion: Best TV Sit-Com of All Time

[The Drummer]

I’m not sure how much thought this will provoke – most have only one thing on their mind: snatch! And, I’m absolutely certain many will break my balls.

But, if you’d like; tell us what your all-time favorite television half-hour situation comedy was/is and why.

[jackfengshui]

All In the Family - Entertaining, funny, terrific cast, great screenwriting, pace-setting in confronting social issues.

[J.J. Walker]

[jokacz]

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

[trojantide]

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Seinfeld with the gloves off

[taggert]

Cheers

[artone]

#1 all in the family #2 the honeymooners

[jackfengshui]

Originally Posted by artone

#2 the honeymooners

Agreed - made more nostalgic with Sheila MacRae's passing last Thursday at 92. I loved Art Carney.

[Lexxxy]

Whatever show archie bunker was on, i love Lucy,seinfeld, and 3rd rock from the sun.
I grew up on Seinfeld and i love Lucy. I remember being in 7th or 8th grade when Seinfeld ended and i was upset. I used to get to stay up late on weekends and i would watch nick at night after nicklodeon was off air.

[jackfengshui]

Originally Posted by Lexxxy

Whatever show archie bunker was on,

You forgot its name?

Originally Posted by jackfengshui

All In the Family

[Lexxxy]

I was just googling it to edit and you beat me yes. He's really all i remember and Edith was a hoot too.

[The Drummer]

Interesting. I'm seeing age difference of the respondents as a factor in choosing favorites.

Remember, your choice doesn't have to be cinematically profound -- it just has to be your favorite. It is, afterall, comedy!

[The Drummer]

Originally Posted by jackfengshui

All In the Family - Entertaining, funny, terrific cast, great screenwriting, pace-setting in confronting social issues.

I concur, Jack.

Working on a number of levels simultaneously (political, social, moral, humanitarian) and the evolution of characters and relationships contained therein; “All in The Family” certainly would qualify as a masterpiece.

For these reasons, I believe it can’t be classified and, therefore, pigeonholed into any exacting category (much like M.A.S.H.). So, I left “All in The Family” out of my thought process.

I’m gonna let this thread go on for a while to see what develops and then I’ll share a couple of my favorites.

TD

Oh, a little tidbit: All in The Family’s producer Norman Lear had such a low budget to start out with that he couldn’t afford to produce the show’s theme song in a recording studio with singers and an orchestra, hence, as we all know, Archie and Edith sat at the piano.

[jokacz]

Arrested Development
The Life of Riley
You'll Never Get Rich
The Jack Benny Program
I Married Joan
George Burns and Gracie Allen

[The Drummer]

Originally Posted by jokacz

Arrested Development
The Life of Riley
You'll Never Get Rich
The Jack Benny Program
I Married Joan
George Burns and Gracie Allen

"Arrested Development"? Hey! I resemble that remark!!!