# American Sit-coms that never took place in America. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342 "2016-01-16T19:38:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/61 "2016-01-17T01:29:11Z")
American sit-com set in Italy. [To Rome With Love](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Rome_with_Love_(TV_series)) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/62 "2016-01-17T01:36:36Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > American sit-com set in Italy. > [To Rome With Love](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Rome_with_Love_(TV_series)) There was a hot “Italian” babe in that series along with the American cast. Funny they don’t mention her. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/63 "2016-01-17T01:40:01Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > American sit-com set in Italy. > [To Rome With Love](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Rome_with_Love_(TV_series)) Good call, I remember that show. I had three older sisters who insisted we watch that every week. We only had one TV set, so I was outvoted and had to sit through each sickeningly sweet episode. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/64 "2016-01-17T01:40:27Z")
[The Roman Holidays](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roman_Holidays). Another animated sitcom, set in ancient Rome. Although it was a very [American](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1AqzpKnotA)Rome. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/65 "2016-01-17T01:45:05Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sounds more like _ **Tour of Duty** _ to me. _ **Follies** _ was set in a radio/TV station, IIRC. I am definitely thinking of Six O’Clock Follies; the station (TV, I think) was the Armed Forces Radio Network’s station. “Five O’Clock Follies” was the real-life term used to describe the actual Army press briefings (one of which included the infamous line, “We had to destroy the village in order to save it”) that took place in Saigon. I think the show used “Six O’Clock Follies” to refer to the station’s 6 PM news broadcasts. > [@terentii](#): > > I remember that episode. The Italian was Vito Scotti, the same guy who played the mad scientist on _ **Gilligan’s Island** _. Actually, that was Major Bonacelli’s second (and final) appearance; Hans Conreid played him the first time. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/66 "2016-01-17T01:52:18Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Actually, that was Major Bonacelli’s second (and final) appearance; Hans Conreid played him the first time. Conreid was also on \*\*\*Gilligan’s Island \*\*\*as the aviator Wrong Way Feldman. ---
**Author:** ![Cara\_mel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@Cara\_mel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cara_mel)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/67 "2016-01-17T02:12:52Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > ISTR that Wilma discovered America when she visited Columbus. > Probably this episode: > > ["The Flintstones" Time Machine (TV Episode 1965) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0580290/) Well that throws a spanner in the works. I would have thought they were already there. I mean if not, then where? I think there might be a continuity problem in The Flintstones. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/68 "2016-01-17T02:17:37Z")
Depending on the definition of sitcom, **Lillyhammer** would qualify. It is more comedy than anything else, though it’s a hour long. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/69 "2016-01-17T02:21:14Z")
Valerie Bertinelli had a short-lived sitcom called _Cafe Americain_, set in Paris. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/70 "2016-01-17T02:31:47Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Wasn’t there a short-lived _ **Anna and the King** _, set in Siam, back in the '70s? > > Was it a dramedy? [Yes there was.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068039/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_6) How about [It’s About Time](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059997/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1)? Two astronauts end up stuck on prehistoric Earth when they travel faster than the speed of light. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/71 "2016-01-17T02:39:00Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > How about [It’s About Time](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059997/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1)? Two astronauts end up stuck on prehistoric Earth when they travel faster than the speed of light. Midway through the series they returned back to modern times. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/72 "2016-01-17T02:41:27Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > How about [It’s About Time](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059997/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1)? Two astronauts end up stuck on prehistoric Earth when they travel faster than the speed of light. See pp. 16 and 19. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/73 "2016-01-17T02:54:45Z")
Darn. I looked through but didn’t even see it. Would _Lost in Space_ count? ---
**Author:** ![bunyupp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bunyupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunyupp)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/74 "2016-01-17T03:04:20Z")
How about **Daktari** , set in Africa? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/75 "2016-01-17T03:05:32Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Darn. I looked through but didn’t even see it. > > Would _Lost in Space_ count? Nope, there was at least one episode where Will ended up back on Earth. Huh. I was going to point out to **bunyupp** that _Daktari_ wasn’t a sitcom, but apparently I’m okay with _Lost in Space_ being one… ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/76 "2016-01-17T03:06:47Z")
On Earth okay, but was it in America? (It’s been awhile since I’ve seen the series.) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/77 "2016-01-17T03:08:13Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > On Earth okay, but was it in America? (It’s been awhile since I’ve seen the series.) I sort of remembering going back in time to what was apparently the US. Also in the not intended to be a sitcom category was Land of the Giants. They started in space, but there may have been some earth scenes. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/78 "2016-01-17T03:11:02Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > _Daktari_ wasn’t a sitcom, but apparently I’m okay with _Lost in Space_ being one… Only unintentionally, and even then it was terrible! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/79 "2016-01-17T03:49:13Z")
Excluding the opening and closing scenes, _The Love Boat! Fantasy Island._ Okay, they were both hour-long, but I hesitate to call either one a drama. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342/80 "2016-01-17T03:54:36Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Only unintentionally, and even then it was terrible! ☹ “Oh the pain, the pain.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342.md?page=5)