# March Madness-- SITCOM STYLE! (Rd. 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 24, 2006, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672 "2006-03-24T02:57:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/1 "2006-03-24T02:57:48Z")
Alright, we’re nipple-deep in the March Madness Basketball tourney. 64 teams battle it out for that One Shining Moment, where they are crowned kings of the college basketball world. So I thought what better time than now to hold a March Madness Sitcom tourney, allowing 64 sitcoms to duke it out for the crown of Least Objectionable Sitcom Evar! One Shining Moment, indeed. A friend and I compiled a list of 64 sitcoms, from the 1960s through the present day. They’ve been arranged into four regions (there’s gonna be overlap): I. 1960s & 1970s II. 1970s & 1980s III. 1980s & 1990s IV. 1990s & 2000s Every sitcom is paired up with another sitcom, and it’s your job to vote. Here’s the voting criteria: In each sitcom matchup, imagine those are the only two options on TV right now; between those two shows, vote for the _ONE that you would watch_. Pick one show from each matchup. Simple as that. Only vote once per round. I’ll tally the votes, and the winning shows will move on to the next round. Polls for the first round will be open from 10 pm EST on Thursday, March 23 until 8 pm EST March 24 (22 hours). If all goes according to plan, we’ll have a champion by next Wednesday at 8 p.m. Ties will be decided by me flipping a coin (hey, this ain’t rocket surgery). The Matchups: Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. Goodtimes The Andy Griffith Show vs. The Dick Van Dyke Show Leave it to Beaver vs. Mr. Ed The Donna Reed Show vs. Laverne and Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. The Bob Newhart Show Gilligan’s Island vs. Green Acres The Jeffersons vs. The Brady Bunch The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis vs. I Love Lucy Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. Happy Days MASH vs. The Facts of Life What’s Happening vs. Diff’rent Strokes All in the Family vs. Bosom Buddies Soap vs. WKRP in Cincinnati The Wonder Years vs. Cheers Who’s the Boss vs. Three’s Company Newhart vs. ALF Region III. The Cosby Show vs. Friends Night Court vs. Seinfeld Murphy Brown vs. Fresh Prince of Bel Air Growing Pains vs. Golden Girls Everybody Loves Raymond vs. The Drew Carey Show The Simpsons vs. King of the Hill Will & Grace vs. Married With Children Roseanne vs. Family Ties Region IV. Scrubs vs. Malcolm in the Middle Bernie Mac vs. Arrested Development Home Improvement vs. Frasier Futurama vs. Family Guy News Radio vs. Just Shoot Me Spin City vs. The Office Martin vs. 3rd Rock From the Sun My Name is Earl vs. That 70s Show Hope this works…get voting! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/2 "2006-03-24T03:02:57Z")
My picks: Region I. \*\*Beverly Hillbillies \*\* vs. Goodtimes **The Andy Griffith Show** vs. The Dick Van Dyke Show **Leave it to Beaver** vs. Mr. Ed The Donna Reed Show vs. **Laverne and Shirley** **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. The Bob Newhart Show Gilligan’s Island vs. **Green Acres** The Jeffersons vs. **The Brady Bunch** **The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis** vs. I Love Lucy Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. **Happy Days** **MASH** vs. The Facts of Life What’s Happening vs. **Diff’rent Strokes** **All in the Family** vs. Bosom Buddies Soap vs. **WKRP in Cincinnati** The Wonder Years vs. **Cheers** Who’s the Boss vs. **Three’s Company** **Newhart** vs. ALF Region III. The Cosby Show vs. **Friends** Night Court vs. **Seinfeld** Murphy Brown vs. **Fresh Prince of Bel Air** Growing Pains vs. **Golden Girls** **Everybody Loves Raymond** vs. The Drew Carey Show **The Simpsons** vs. King of the Hill Will & Grace vs. **Married With Children** **Roseanne** vs. Family Ties Region IV. **Scrubs** vs. Malcolm in the Middle Bernie Mac vs. **Arrested Development** Home Improvement vs. **Frasier** Futurama vs. **Family Guy** **News Radio** vs. Just Shoot Me Spin City vs. **The Office** Martin vs. **3rd Rock From the Sun** **My Name is Earl** vs. That 70s Show ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Wrong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Mr.Wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Wrong)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/3 "2006-03-24T03:42:44Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. Goodtimes The Andy Griffith Show vs. The Dick Van Dyke Show Leave it to Beaver vs. Mr. Ed The Donna Reed Show vs. Laverne and Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. The Bob Newhart Show Gilligan’s Island vs. Green Acres The Jeffersons vs. The Brady Bunch The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis vs. I Love Lucy Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. Happy Days MASH vs. The Facts of Life What’s Happening vs. Diff’rent Strokes All in the Family vs. Bosom Buddies Soap vs. WKRP in Cincinnati The Wonder Years vs. Cheers Who’s the Boss vs. Three’s Company Newhart vs. ALF Region III. The Cosby Show vs. Friends Night Court vs. Seinfeld Murphy Brown vs. Fresh Prince of Bel Air Growing Pains vs. Golden Girls Everybody Loves Raymond vs. The Drew Carey Show The Simpsons vs. King of the Hill Will & Grace vs. Married With Children Roseanne vs. Family Ties Region IV. Scrubs vs. Malcolm in the Middle Bernie Mac vs. Arrested Development Home Improvement vs. Frasier Futurama vs. Family Guy News Radio vs. Just Shoot Me Spin City vs. The Office Martin vs. 3rd Rock From the Sun My Name is Earl vs. That 70s Show My Final Four: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (close one over Lucy) Cheers (outlasts M.A.S.H.) The Simpsons (beating back a game Seinfeld) Arrested Development (the Cinderella pick over Frasier) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/4 "2006-03-24T04:26:07Z")
Beverly Hillbillies vs. **Good Times** **The Andy Griffith Show** vs. The Dick Van Dyke Show Leave it to Beaver vs. **Mr. Ed** The Donna Reed Show vs. **Laverne and Shirley** **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. The Bob Newhart Show **Gilligan’s Island** vs. Green Acres **The Jeffersons** vs. The Brady Bunch **The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis** vs. I Love Lucy Region II. **Mork & Mindy** vs. Happy Days **MASH** vs. The Facts of Life What’s Happening vs. **Diff’rent Strokes** **All in the Family** vs. Bosom Buddies Soap vs. **WKRP in Cincinnati** The Wonder Years vs. **Cheers** Who’s the Boss vs. **Three’s Company** Newhart vs. **ALF** Region III. The Cosby Show vs. **Friends** **Night Court** vs. Seinfeld **Murphy Brown** vs. Fresh Prince of Bel Air **Growing Pains** vs. Golden Girls Everybody Loves Raymond vs. **The Drew Carey Show** **The Simpsons** vs. King of the Hill Will & Grace vs. **Married With Children** **Roseanne** vs. Family Ties Region IV. **Scrubs** vs. Malcolm in the Middle Bernie Mac vs. **Arrested Development** Home Improvement vs. **Frasier** Futurama vs. **Family Guy** **News Radio** vs. Just Shoot Me Spin City vs. **The Office** **Martin** vs. 3rd Rock From the Sun My Name is Earl vs. **That 70s Show** ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/5 "2006-03-24T12:45:40Z")
Region I. **Beverly Hillbillies** vs. Goodtimes **The Andy Griffith Show** vs. The Dick Van Dyke Show **Leave it to Beaver** vs. Mr. Ed The Donna Reed Show vs. **Laverne and Shirley** The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. **The Bob Newhart Show** **Gilligan’s Island** vs. Green Acres The Jeffersons vs. **The Brady Bunch** **The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis** vs. I Love Lucy Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. **Happy Da** ys **MASH** vs. The Facts of Life What’s Happening vs. **Diff’rent Strokes** **All in the Family** vs. Bosom Buddies Soap vs. **WKRP in Cincinnati** The Wonder Years vs. **Cheers** Who’s the Boss vs. **Three’s Company** **Newhart** vs. ALF Region III. The Cosby Show vs. **Friends** Night Court vs. **Seinfeld** **Murphy Brown** vs. Fresh Prince of Bel Air Growing Pains vs. **Golden Girls** Everybody Loves Raymond vs. **The Drew Carey Show** **The Simpsons** vs. King of the Hill Will & Grace vs. **Married With Children** Roseanne vs. **Family Ties** Region IV. **Scrubs** vs. Malcolm in the Middle Bernie Mac vs. **Arrested Development** **Home Improvement** vs. Frasier Futurama vs. **Family Guy** **News Radio** vs. Just Shoot Me Spin City vs. **The Office** Martin vs. **3rd Rock From the Sun** **My Name is Earl** vs. That 70s Show ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/6 "2006-03-24T21:05:13Z")
What, no one likes the TV? _bump_ ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/7 "2006-03-24T21:54:26Z")
I feel the need to give my beloved **Night Court** a fighting chance, even though I know it will be crushed. Region I. **Beverly Hillbillies** vs. Goodtimes The Andy Griffith Show vs. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** Leave it to Beaver vs. **Mr. Ed** **The Donna Reed Show** vs. Laverne and Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. **The Bob Newhart Show** **Gilligan’s Island** vs. Green Acres **The Jeffersons** vs. The Brady Bunch **The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis** vs. I Love Lucy Region II. **Mork & Mindy** vs. Happy Days MASH vs. **The Facts of Life** What’s Happening vs. **Diff’rent Strokes** **All in the Family** vs. Bosom Buddies Soap vs. **WKRP in Cincinnati** \*\*The Wonder Years \*\* vs. Cheers **Who’s the Boss** vs. Three’s Company Newhart vs. **ALF** Region III. **The Cosby Show** vs. Friends **Night Court** vs. Seinfeld Murphy Brown vs. **Fresh Prince of Bel Air** **Growing Pains** vs. Golden Girls Everybody Loves Raymond vs. **The Drew Carey Show** **The Simpsons** vs. King of the Hill **Will & Grace** vs. Married With Children Roseanne vs. **Family Ties** Region IV. **Scrubs** vs. Malcolm in the Middle Bernie Mac vs. **Arrested Development** Home Improvement vs. **Frasier** Futurama vs. **Family Guy** **News Radio** vs. Just Shoot Me Spin City vs. **The Office** Martin vs. **3rd Rock From the Sun** **My Name is Earl** vs. That 70s Show ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/8 "2006-03-24T22:19:42Z")
Region I. **Beverly Hillbillies** vs. Goodtimes The Andy Griffith Show vs. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** Leave it to Beaver vs. **Mr. Ed** The Donna Reed Show vs. **Laverne and Shirley** The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. **The Bob Newhart Show** Gilligan’s Island vs. **Green Acres** **The Jeffersons** vs. The Brady Bunch The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis vs. **I Love Lucy** Region II. **Mork & Mindy** vs. Happy Days **MASH** vs. The Facts of Life **What’s Happening** vs. Diff’rent Strokes All in the Family vs. **Bosom Buddies** Soap vs. **WKRP in Cincinnati** The Wonder Years vs. **Cheers** Who’s the Boss vs. **Three’s Company** **Newhart** vs. ALF Region III. **The Cosby Show** vs. Friends **Night Court** vs. Seinfeld Murphy Brown vs. **Fresh Prince of Bel Air** Growing Pains vs. **Golden Girls** Everybody Loves Raymond vs. **The Drew Carey Show** **The Simpsons** vs. King of the Hill Will & Grace vs. **Married With Children** Roseanne vs. **Family Ties** Region IV. **Scrubs** vs. Malcolm in the Middle Bernie Mac vs. **Arrested Development** Home Improvement vs. **Frasier** **Futurama** vs. Family Guy News Radio vs. **Just Shoot Me** Spin City vs. **The Office** Martin vs. **3rd Rock From the Sun** **My Name is Earl** vs. That 70s Show ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/9 "2006-03-24T22:34:54Z")
Strange. If there are two shows I love, they are paired together. If there are two shows I’ve never seen, they are paired together. Is this some eeeevil plot to drive me crazy? The Matchups: Region I. **Beverly Hillbillies** vs. Goodtimes (don’t know either) The Andy Griffith Show vs. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** (love both) Leave it to Beaver vs. **Mr. Ed** (don’t know either) The Donna Reed Show vs. **Laverne and Shirley** **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. The Bob Newhart Show (love both) **Gilligan’s Island** vs. Green Acres **The Jeffersons** vs. The Brady Bunch The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis vs. **I Love Lucy** (don’t really know either) Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. **Happy Days** **MASH** vs. The Facts of Life What’s Happening vs. **Diff’rent Strokes** (ick) All in the Family vs. **Bosom Buddies** Soap vs. **WKRP in Cincinnati** (love both) **The Wonder Years** vs. Cheers **Who’s the Boss** vs. Three’s Company **Newhart** vs. ALF Region III. **The Cosby Show** vs. Friends **Night Court** vs. Seinfeld **Murphy Brown** vs. Fresh Prince of Bel Air Growing Pains vs. **Golden Girls** Everybody Loves Raymond vs. **The Drew Carey Show** **The Simpsons** vs. King of the Hill **Will & Grace** vs. Married With Children Roseanne vs. **Family Ties** Region IV. **Scrubs** vs. Malcolm in the Middle (don’t know either) Bernie Mac vs. **Arrested Development** Home Improvement vs. **Frasier** **Futurama** vs. Family Guy (don’t know either) **News Radio** vs. Just Shoot Me **Spin City** vs. The Office (don’t know either) Martin vs. **3rd Rock From the Sun** **My Name is Ear** l vs. That 70s Show ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/10 "2006-03-24T22:51:58Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. **Goodtimes** – The Andy Griffith Show vs. \*\*The Dick Van Dyke Show \*\*– **Leave it to Beaver** vs. Mr. Ed **The Donna Reed Show** vs. Laverne and Shirley **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. The Bob Newhart Show \*\*Gilligan’s Island \*\*vs. Green Acres **The Jeffersons** vs. The Brady Bunch The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis vs. **I Love Lucy** Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. **Happy Days** \*\*MASH \*\*vs. The Facts of Life What’s Happening vs. **Diff’rent Strokes** \*\*All in the Family \*\*vs. Bosom Buddies Soap vs. **WKRP in Cincinnati** **The Wonder Years** vs. Cheers \*\*Who’s the Boss \*\*vs. Three’s Company \*\*Newhart \*\*vs. ALF Region III. The Cosby Show vs.\*\* Friends\*\* Night Court vs. **Seinfeld** **Murphy Brown** vs. Fresh Prince of Bel Air Growing Pains vs. **Golden Girls** Everybody Loves Raymond vs. **The Drew Carey Show** **The Simpsons** vs. King of the Hill Will & Grace vs.\*\* Married With Children\*\* Roseanne vs. **Family Ties** Region IV. Scrubs vs. **Malcolm in the Middle** Bernie Mac vs.\*\* Arrested Development\*\* Home Improvement vs.\*\* Frasier\*\* **Futurama vs. Family Guy News Radio vs. Just Shoot Me Spin City vs. The Office Martin vs. 3rd Rock From the Sun** My Name is Earl vs. **That 70s Show** ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/11 "2006-03-24T23:29:50Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. **Goodtimes** The Andy Griffith Show vs. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** \*\*Leave it to Beaver \*\*vs. Mr. Ed The Donna Reed Show vs. **Laverne and Shirley** **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. The Bob Newhart Show **Gilligan’s Island** vs. Green Acres The Jeffersons vs. **The Brady Bunch** The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis vs. **I Love Lucy** Region II. **Mork & Mindy** vs. Happy Days **MASH** vs. The Facts of Life What’s Happening vs. **Diff’rent Strokes** All in the Family vs. **Bosom Buddies** Soap vs. **WKRP in Cincinnati** The Wonder Years vs. **Cheers** Who’s the Boss vs. **Three’s Company** Newhart vs. **ALF** Region III. **The Cosby Show** vs. Friends Night Court vs. **Seinfeld** Murphy Brown vs. **Fresh Prince of Bel Air** Growing Pains vs. **Golden Girls** Everybody Loves Raymond vs. **The Drew Carey Show** **The Simpsons** vs. King of the Hill **Will & Grace** vs. Married With Children Roseanne vs. **Family Ties** Region IV. Scrubs vs. **Malcolm in the Middle** Bernie Mac vs. **Arrested Development** Home Improvement vs.\*\* Frasier\*\* Futurama vs. **Family Guy** News Radio vs. **Just Shoot Me** **Spin City** vs. The Office Martin vs. **3rd Rock From the Sun** My Name is Earl vs. **That 70s Show** ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/12 "2006-03-25T00:01:18Z")
Region I. \*\*Beverly Hillbillies vs. Goodtimes The Andy Griffith Show vs. \*\*The Dick Van Dyke Show \*\*Leave it to Beaver vs. Mr. Ed The Donna Reed Show vs. \*\*Laverne and Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. \*\*The Bob Newhart Show \*\*Gilligan’s Island vs. Green Acres The Jeffersons vs. \*\*The Brady Bunch The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis vs. \*\*I Love Lucy Region II. \*\*Mork & Mindy vs. Happy Days \*\*MASH vs. The Facts of Life \*\*What’s Happening vs. Diff’rent Strokes \*\*All in the Family vs. Bosom Buddies Soap vs. \*\*WKRP in Cincinnati The Wonder Years vs. \*\*Cheers Who’s the Boss vs. \*\*Three’s Company \*\*Newhart vs. ALF Region III. The Cosby Show vs. \*\*Friends Night Court vs. \*\*Seinfeld \*\*Murphy Brown vs. Fresh Prince of Bel Air \*\*Growing Pains vs. Golden Girls Everybody Loves Raymond vs. \*\*The Drew Carey Show \*\*The Simpsons vs. King of the Hill \*\*Will & Grace vs. Married With Children \*\*Roseanne vs. Family Ties Region IV. \*\*Scrubs vs. Malcolm in the Middle \*\*Bernie Mac vs. Arrested Development Home Improvement vs. \*\*Frasier Futurama vs. \*\*Family Guy \*\*News Radio vs. Just Shoot Me Spin City vs. \*\*The Office \*\*Martin vs. 3rd Rock From the Sun \*\*My Name is Earl vs. That 70s Show ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/13 "2006-03-25T01:17:31Z")
And that completes a somewhat-lackluster first round. No major upsets, although there were a couple close ones. And a couple ties. The results (winners in bold): Region I. \*\*Beverly Hillbillies \*\* offers up some bad times to Goodtimes, 7-3 The Andy Griffith Show beaten by **The Dick Van Dyke Show** , 3-7 **Leave it to Beaver** puts Mr. Ed out to pasture, 6-4 The Donna Reed Show goes home thanks to **Laverne and Shirley** , 2-8 **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** beats The Bob Newhart Show, 6-4 **Gilligan’s Island** exiles Green Acres, 8-2 Our first tie, decided by coin flip puts \*\*The Jeffersons \*\* over The Brady Bunch, 6-5 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis shown no love by **I Love Lucy** , 4-6 Region II. Our second tie has \*\*Mork & Mindy \*\* egging Happy Days, 6-5 **MASH** totally mashes The Facts of Life, 9-1 What’s Happening? What you talkin’ 'bout? It’s **Diff’rent Strokes** coming up7-3 **All in the Family** bounces Bosom Buddies, 7-3 Soap gets lathered by **WKRP in Cincinnati** , 1-9 The Wonder Years beaten by **Cheers** , 3-7 Who’s the Boss ousted by **Three’s Company** , 3-7 And **Newhart** sends ALF back to Melmack, 7-3 Region III. The Cosby Show loses to **Friends** , 4-6 Night Court barely gets squeeked out by **Seinfeld** , 4-6 (almost an upset) **Murphy Brown** beats Fresh Prince of Bel Air, 6-4 Growing Pains feels the wrath of the **Golden Girls** , 3-7 Everybody Loves Raymond, in probably the closest thing we have to an upset, gets trounced by **The Drew Carey Show** , 2-8 **The Simpsons** skunks King of the Hill, 10-0 We have another tie: Will & Grace loses the coin flip to **Married With Children** , 5-6 Roseanne trounced by **Family Ties** , 3-7 Region IV. \*\*Scrubs \*\* scrubs Malcolm in the Middle, 8-2 Bernie Mac destroyed by **Arrested Development** , 1-9 Home Improvement totally schooled by **Frasier** , 1-9 Futurama gets sent home by **Family Guy** , 4-6 **News Radio** shoots Just Shoot Me out of the tourney, 7-3 Spin City gets wiped out by **The Office** , 3-7 Martin loses to **3rd Rock From the Sun** , 3-7 **My Name is Earl** shows That 70s Show what’s up, 7-3 We soldier on, despite low scoring first-round games. Next round starts in a couple hours. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/14 "2006-03-25T01:32:36Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > Home Improvement totally schooled by **Frasier** , 1-9 So I was banging [Debbie Dunning](http://www.hal-pc.org/~kent/homepage/graphics/dunning/dd008.jpg). Big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/15 "2006-03-25T02:07:00Z")
I am proud to have been responsible for disrupting the shutout that **The Facts Of Life** would have otherwise suffered. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/16 "2006-03-25T02:15:17Z")
My only regret is that Gilligan’s Island beat out Green Acres. I mean Gilligan is cool and all but Green Acres is a classic in surreal television. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/17 "2006-03-25T02:19:15Z")
> [@Odinoneeye](#): > > My only regret is that Gilligan’s Island beat out Green Acres. > > I mean Gilligan is cool and all but Green Acres is a classic in surreal television. Yeah, I was majorly bummed about this one too. I thought Hooterville would kick Gilligan’s ass. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/18 "2006-03-25T05:00:45Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > Yeah, I was majorly bummed about this one too. I thought Hooterville would kick Gilligan’s ass. I’ve never seen it, so I don’t know if I’d like it. My sitcom education is sorely lacking. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/19 "2006-03-25T07:18:41Z")
Missed this thread until this round was over. But it appears my post wouldn’t have affected it much. I disliked The Brady Bunch slightly less than The Jeffersons, so I would have tipped that the other way. But as I don’t care about either show, no big deal. I would have been the deciding vote for Married With Children but it won the tie breaker anyway. I would have been another vote for The Bob Newhart Show, Night Court, and Futurama but it wouldn’t have been enough. And why didn’t The Addams Family, The Odd Couple, and Barney Miller make the play-offs? ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672/20 "2006-03-26T16:17:45Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show Region II. MASH Newhart (very hard - the hardest call to me) Region III. Seinfeld The Simpsons Region IV. Arrested Development My Name is Earl [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-sitcom-style-rd-1/349672.md?page=2)