# Popular sitcoms that suck(ed) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 8, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000 "2011-10-08T15:26:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/201 "2026-06-30T20:43:35Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > _wo Broke Girls_. I tried watching an episode and it felt like a high school production. I could practically hear the actor yelling “mark” before moving and delivering their lines And the stage direction to “pause for laughter and smirk” after every second line. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/202 "2026-06-30T20:49:34Z")
I still love the interactions between Stiller and James. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/203 "2026-06-30T20:50:11Z")
> [@JeffB](#): > > By that criteria, this thread is basically pointless. The concept of “popular” but “sucks” clearly is going to be based on individual opinions, which the OP specifically states. I disagree. I think a reasonably intelligent person can tell if a TV show is competently written, acted and produced, whether or not it appeals to them personally. “Sucks” doesn’t mean “I don’t like it”; it means “the people who made this failed at what they set out to do.” ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/204 "2026-06-30T23:30:17Z")
Since I don’t have teevee, I didn’t realize sitcoms were a dying breed. Adam Conover [Hollywood Killed the Sitcom, and They Did it On Purpose](https://youtu.be/gpSghW4J3ws) ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/205 "2026-07-01T00:12:31Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Everybody Loves Raymond was one of the best sit-coms ever. Agreed. I saw this show recently and loved it. The interpersonal dynamics were witty and instructional. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/206 "2026-07-01T04:19:43Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I disagree. I think a reasonably intelligent person can tell if a TV show is competently written, acted and produced, whether or not it appeals to them personally. “Sucks” doesn’t mean “I don’t like it”; it means “the people who made this failed at what they set out to do. While I agree with what you’re saying, I think it is hard to argue that a popular sitcom objectively sucked in the sense that “the people who made this failed at what they set out to do.” Finding unpopular sitcoms that suck is easier. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/207 "2026-07-01T04:21:37Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > At least we can all agree that _The King of Queens_ sucked. I dunno about it being a _sucky_ show, but why it lasted nine freaken seasons\* is something I can not fathom. The show was- to me- the definition of a “meh” sitcom- neither so bad I hated it, nor good enough to actually watch more than a couple episodes. Bland and only mildly funny. \*While Wonderfalls didnt really last one season and Pushing Daisies was canceled after two glorious seasons. And I am sure many other posters can also list great sitcoms that were canceled way too early. > [@JeffB](#): > > While I agree with what you’re saying, I think it is hard to argue that a popular sitcom objectively sucked in the sense that “the people who made this failed at what they set out to do.” Finding unpopular sitcoms that suck is easier. Good points. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/208 "2026-07-01T15:19:14Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I dunno about it being a _sucky_ show, but why it lasted nine freaken seasons\* is something I can not fathom. The show was- to me- the definition of a “meh” sitcom I feel that way about so many sitcoms. There were a few that were on in the same timeframe: The Jim Belushi “cute family”, the Matt LeBlanc “cute family”, Tim Allen’s many “cute families”, that annoying “cute family” with Diedrich Bader… I don’t even know the names. I really wonder if a huge segment of America just wants to sit on the couch with a bag of cheesy poofs and a can of soda (or lite beer… _shudder)_, and _completely_ turn off their brains. (Now, make it couch, nachos and good beer and I’m there. But I’d still be using enough brain cells to need _some_ content in the show.) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/209 "2026-07-01T15:33:28Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > why it lasted nine freaken seasons is something I can not fathom. (not a sitcom, but) That’s what I say about the reboots of Magnum and Hawaii 5-0. They shit on the memory of the original shows, while hitting all the TV cliches. Who likes this crap? People born after 1989 that never watched a rerun, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/210 "2026-07-01T18:07:04Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > That’s what I say about the reboots of Magnum and Hawaii 5-0. Good point. I liked the OG Hawaii 5-0. > [@digs](#): > > I really wonder if a huge segment of America just wants to sit on the couch with a bag of cheesy poofs and a can of soda (or lite beer… _shudder)_, and _completely_ turn off their brains. Yeah, I mean, _The King of Queens_ wasnt bad, but not good either, and very predictable. Shlub but honest and hard working guy married to a hot and smarter than him wife- maybe that is a fantasy for many. To me- dull. D-U-L-L. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000.md?page=10)