# Earliest/latest sitcom set in each US state **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [March 18, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311 "2022-03-18T20:26:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/161 "2022-03-24T21:03:40Z")
Here’s an updated chart. Sorry for the delay; was off sick with the dreaded Lurgy (i.e., COVID-19). Again, I’ve added only those shows where posters were kind enough to specify the years. We’ve still got whole swaths of states to fill. | State | Earliest sitcom | Starting year | Latest sitcom | Ending year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Alabama | | | | | | Alaska | The Great North | 2021 | The Great North | ongoing | | Arizona | Alice | 1976 | Sons of Tuscon | 2010 | | Arkansas | | | | | | California | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | 1950 | Fuller House | 2020 | | Colorado | Mork & Mindy | 1978 | Mork & Mindy | 1982 | | Connecticut | American Housewife | 2016 | American Housewife | 2021 | | Delaware | | | | | | Florida | The Golden Girls | 1985 | Empty Nest | 1995 | | Georgia | Carter Country | 1977 | Carter Country | 1979 | | Hawaii | The Little People | 1972 | Big Wave Dave’s | 1993 | | Idaho | The Grinder | 2015 | The Grinder | 2016 | | Illinois | The Bob Newhart Show | 1972 | The Conners | ongoing | | Indiana | One Day at a Time | 1975 | Parks and Recreation | 2015 | | Iowa | | | | | | Kansas | | | | | | Kentucky | | | | | | Louisiana | | | | | | Maine | | | | | | Maryland | Hot l Baltimore | 1975 | Cuts | 2006 | | Massachusetts | Cheers | 1982 | Wings | 1997 | | Michigan | Home Improvement | 1991 | Home Improvement | 1999 | | Minnesota | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | 1970 | The Louie Show | 1996 | | Mississippi | Tammy | 1965 | Tammy | 1966 | | Missouri | AfterMASH | 1983 | AfterMASH | 1985 | | Montana | | | | | | Nebraska | | | | | | Nevada | Reno 911! | 2003 | Reno 911! | 2009 | | New Hampshire | Willy | 1954 | Willy | 1955 | | New Jersey | | | | | | New Mexico | | | | | | New York | Mary Kay and Johnny | 1947 | Ghosts | ongoing | | North Carolina | The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 | Bless the Harts | 2021 | | North Dakota | | | | | | Ohio | WKRP in Cincinnati | 1978 | United States of Al | ongoing | | Oklahoma | | | | | | Oregon | Delta House | 1979 | Everything Sucks | 2018 | | Pennsylvania | Angie | 1979 | The Goldbergs | ongoing | | Rhode Island | Family Guy | 1999 | Family Guy | ongoing | | South Carolina | | | | | | South Dakota | | | | | | Tennessee | Delta | 1992 | Still the King | 2017 | | Texas | King of the Hill | 1997 | King of the Hill | 2010 | | Utah | | | | | | Vermont | Newhart | 1982 | Newhart | 1990 | | Virginia | The Millers | 2013 | The Millers | 2015 | | Washington | Here Come the Brides | 1968 | Tacoma FD | ongoing | | West Virginia | The Real McCoys | 1957 | The Real McCoys | 1963 | | Wisconsin | Happy Days | 1974 | That '70s Show | 2006 | | Wyoming | | | | | ---
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> [@Procrustus](#): > > Slight tangent, because why not. Well, because it’s a bit difficult for me to keep track as it is with just US states. Maybe we can start a new thread for American sitcoms set abroad? ---
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American Auto is current (2021-now) and set in Detroit, Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/164 "2022-03-24T21:14:39Z")
New Jersey - _Charles in Charge_ 1984-1990 ---
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I’m appealing not counting _Community_ (2009 to 2014), which Wikipedia calls a sitcom, located “in the fictional Colorado town of Greendale”. Also _The Middle_, Indiana, 2009 to 2018. ---
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Oops… it seems I had inadvertently scrolled past a few pages of replies. Here’s a more complete chart. Would be nice to get some years for some of the other shows that people have mentioned by name only (provided that they would result in an addition or change to the table). | State | Earliest sitcom | Starting year | Latest sitcom | Ending year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Alabama | Hart of Dixie | 2011 | Hart of Dixie | 2015 | | Alaska | The Great North | 2021 | The Great North | ongoing | | Arizona | Alice | 1976 | Sons of Tuscon | 2010 | | Arkansas | Evening Shade | 1990 | Evening Shade | 1994 | | California | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | 1950 | Fuller House | 2020 | | Colorado | Mork & Mindy | 1978 | South Park | ongoing | | Connecticut | American Housewife | 2016 | B Positive | ongoing | | Delaware | | | | | | Florida | I Dream of Jeannie | 1965 | Cougar Town | 2015 | | Georgia | Carter Country | 1977 | Carter Country | 1979 | | Hawaii | The Little People | 1972 | Big Wave Dave’s | 1993 | | Idaho | The Grinder | 2015 | The Grinder | 2016 | | Illinois | The Chicago Teddy Bears | 1971 | The Conners | ongoing | | Indiana | One Day at a Time | 1975 | The Middle | 2018 | | Iowa | | | | | | Kansas | The Phil Silvers Show | 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show | 1959 | | Kentucky | Call Me Kat | 2021 | Call Me Kat | ongoing | | Louisiana | | | | | | Maine | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | 1968 | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | 1970 | | Maryland | Hot l Baltimore | 1975 | Cuts | 2006 | | Massachusetts | Cheers | 1982 | Wings | 1997 | | Michigan | Home Improvement | 1991 | Home Improvement | 1999 | | Minnesota | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | 1970 | The Louie Show | 1996 | | Mississippi | Tammy | 1965 | Tammy | 1966 | | Missouri | AfterMASH | 1983 | AfterMASH | 1985 | | Montana | | | | | | Nebraska | Bless This Mess | 2019 | Bless This Mess | 2020 | | Nevada | Nikki | 2000 | LA to Vegas | 2018 | | New Hampshire | Willy | 1954 | Willy | 1955 | | New Jersey | Charles in Charge | 1984 | Charles in Charge | 1990 | | New Mexico | | | | | | New York | Mary Kay and Johnny | 1947 | Ghosts | ongoing | | North Carolina | The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 | Bless the Harts | 2021 | | North Dakota | | | | | | Ohio | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | 1976 | United States of Al | ongoing | | Oklahoma | | | | | | Oregon | Delta House | 1979 | Everything Sucks | 2018 | | Pennsylvania | Angie | 1979 | The Goldbergs | ongoing | | Rhode Island | Doctor, Doctor | 1989 | Family Guy | ongoing | | South Carolina | | | | | | South Dakota | | | | | | Tennessee | Delta | 1992 | Still the King | 2017 | | Texas | The Rounders | 1966 | Young Sheldon | ongoing | | Utah | | | | | | Vermont | Newhart | 1982 | Newhart | 1990 | | Virginia | The Millers | 2013 | The Millers | 2015 | | Washington | Here Come the Brides | 1968 | Tacoma FD | ongoing | | West Virginia | The Real McCoys | 1957 | The Real McCoys | 1963 | | Wisconsin | Happy Days | 1974 | That '70s Show | 2006 | | Wyoming | | | | | ---
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Young Sheldon is set in Texas. Young Rock is set in Hawaii. ---
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Wikipedia says _Center of the Universe_ “is an American sitcom… that aired on CBS from October 27, 2004 until January 19, 2005… set in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma”. ---
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For Louisiana, there’s _Frank’s Place_ (1 season, 22 episodes, 1987-1988), and set in New Orleans, LA: > **[Frank's Place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%27s_Place)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Frank's Place is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS for 22 episodes during the 1987-1988 television season. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and executive produced by Wilson and series star and fellow WKRP in Cincinnati alumnus Tim Reid. > TV Guide ranked it No. 3 on its 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon". Rolling Stone ranked it No. 99 on its list of the best sitcoms of the television era. > Set in New Orleans... ---
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Missouri _The John Larroquette Show_ 1993-1996 ---
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[The Tony Randall Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tony_Randall_Show) (1976-78) was set in Philadelphia, edging out Angie. ---
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Down the Shore (1992) took place in New Jersey. ---
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Undateable, a quickly forgotten sitcom was set in Michigan until 2016. ---
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_The Last Man On Earth_ ran 2015-8 and took place (in its first season) in Tucson, Arizona. It was a single-camera half-hour comedy. ---
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Bob Hearts Abishola is a currently running sitcom set in Michigan. And I Love Lucy moved to Westport, Connecticut for episodes that aired from December 1956 to June 1957. And if that is overruled on a technicality, Who’s The Boss? was also set in Connecticut starting in 1977. ---
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_Soap_ (1977-1981) was set in Connecticut. _Blansky’s Beauties_ (1977) was set in Nevada. ---
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_Ichabod and Me_ (1961-1962) was set in New Hampshire. ---
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A more recent Florida sitcom than _Empty Nest_ is _Fresh Off The Boat_, which ended in 2020 (2015-2020). _Bob’s Burgers_ is a newer sitcom (animated) that takes place in an un-named town on the north Jersey shore. (2011-present) Has anyone seen the show _Joe Pera Talks With You_? It’s a comedy but just pint-sized (11 mins as opposed to 22, and only 8 episodes per season), on Adult Swim. Episodes have plots, there is a set cast of characters. Is it considered a sitcom? Wikipedia calls it a “Comedy Show”. It’s not a sketch show or anything. Anyway it takes place in Marquette, MI. (2018-present) ---
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> [@Spoons](#): > > For Louisiana, there’s _Frank’s Place_ (1 season, 22 episodes, 1987-1988), and set in New Orleans, LA: Wikipedia calls that a “comedy-drama”. Is there a distinction between comedy-drama and sitcom? If so, I’m not sure what it is. But if there’s no distinction, then add this one Alaska: _Northern Exposure_, 1990-1995, which it also calls a comedy-drama. Similarly, Wikipedia calls this one an “action comedy”: Georgia: _The Dukes of Hazzard_ 1979-1985. Don’t know if that counts or not. ---
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> [@xizor](#): > > For Tennessee: > _Delta_ (Delta Burke’s show after she was canned from Designing Women), 1992-1993 _Filthy Rich_ (Dixie Carter, Delta Burke and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason before Designing Women) was set in Memphis from 1982-83. Those two and _Still the King_ were the only Tennessee sitcoms I found in the appropriate Wikipedia category. (_Gun Shy_ is listed there, but it sure seems to be set in California. I assume the confusion arose because Delta Burke appeared in it.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311.md?page=10)