# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/41 "2011-10-09T00:08:03Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > As I remember, that show, along with Full House and some other stuff, was part of ABC’s TGIF comedy block. It all sucked. There was one with Suzanne Somers and Patrick Duffy that was candy coated dreck - it was painful just knowing it existed. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/42 "2011-10-09T00:09:31Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > There was one with Suzanne Somers and Patrick Duffy that was candy coated dreck - it was painful just knowing it existed. Step By Step ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/43 "2011-10-09T00:20:15Z")
Married with Children Seinfeld Friends Cheers (although I loved Frasier) I know a lot of people don’t agree with me and that’s fine. I just never liked any of those shows and didn’t see what so many people saw in them. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/44 "2011-10-09T00:35:05Z")
Even though I personally love _The Big Bang Theory_, I can understand why it’s mentioned in this thread. The reason that I love it so much is that it’s focused very precisely on a specific demographic. If you’re not a nerd, it won’t resonate nearly as much. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/45 "2011-10-09T00:35:52Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > There was one with Suzanne Somers and Patrick Duffy that was candy coated dreck - it was painful just knowing it existed. Not your show, but it brought to mind: [She’s the Sheriff](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_the_Sheriff) Like so many here, utterly without redeeming value, unless you count the fact it was only a half-hour long. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/46 "2011-10-09T00:38:16Z")
I second **Coach** , what a horribly unfunny show. Dober is stupid and a 50 something coach pathetically tries to woo a girlfriend despite still being a child inside. Cue the laugh track cause that’ll be the only chuckles they generate. ---
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/47 "2011-10-09T01:13:03Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I also hated “Married…With Children.” Just so unbelievably tacky. I’ve watched reruns of **Married With Children** and the racy jokes seem so mild compared to current television. Watching an episode of **Two and a Half Men** makes **Married With Children** seem like watching **The Dick Van Dyke Show**. I remember one joke where Peg accused Al of cheating on her and Al replied, "Why would I go out for milk when I have a cow at home?’ ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/48 "2011-10-09T01:19:02Z")
There is only one “Worst” sitcom of all time. > [@C.Montgomery\_Burns](#): > > The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (They actually had the audacity to use “adventure” in the title of a show so mindnumbingly dull that 60 Minutes has more laughs than a typical Ozzie and Harriet show.) You youngsters are fortunate never to have experienced a show with not one, but two of the least interesting characters in the history of television (Ozzie and David), the least charismatic person in rock and roll (Rick, who made Pat Boone look like Mick Jagger) non-existant plots and an incessant, 1950’s style laugh track that (perhaps fortunately) drowned out all dialog. The only even mildly interesting artifiact from the show was Harriet’s insistence that she and Ozzie sleep in the same bed, since that’s what they did in real life. What earns this show the title of Worst, however, is that it ran for 14 years. ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/49 "2011-10-09T01:30:40Z")
I’d bet that if this thread goes on long enough every sitcom will be listed by someone. I disagree with 3rd Rock From the Sun, though it probably did go on too long and the finale was weak. One I thought sucked was Perfect Strangers, I just felt that show was dull and unfunny, but I remember in high school being the odd guy out who didn’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/50 "2011-10-09T01:31:47Z")
**Big Bang Theory** was the first one that popped into my mind too. I know I’m going to be the only one to say this, but I cannot STAND **Arrested Development**. ---
**Author:** ![breezman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@breezman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breezman)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/51 "2011-10-09T01:44:43Z")
I agree with many of the shows I’ve seen mentioned above (especially Home Improvement), but two that I haven’t seen mentioned are **The Flintstones** and **That’s So Raven**. I enjoyed The Flintstones when I was a kid, but now I just can’t stand it. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/52 "2011-10-09T01:53:54Z")
let’s see, where to begin… Good Times The Jeffersons Mr. Belvedere Laverne and Shirley Too Close for Comfort Veronica’s Closet The Nanny Different World Family Matters Designing Women I Love Lucy (yeah, I said it) Diff’rent Strokes Charles in Charge Bernie Mac Show Three’s Company The Ropers The New Girl (thought I was gonna like it, can’t stomach it) Webster Welcome Back, Kotter Fish mmm ---
**Author:** ![BunnyTVS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BunnyTVS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyTVS)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/53 "2011-10-09T02:07:00Z")
From a UK point of view. [It ain’t half hot mum.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPkjGsTXHzs) I don’t know if the fact that only some of the “indians” are actually asian makes it better or worse. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/54 "2011-10-09T02:17:35Z")
The George Lopez Show. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/55 "2011-10-09T02:40:33Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I’ve only caught a couple of episodes of **Suite Life of Zack and Cody** but the girl who plays the heiress (London?) is the only thing remotely watchable. The actress who plays London, Brenda Song, is an 11 out of 10 when it comes to looks, and seems like a nice person as well from what I can tell from seeing her on talk shows and PSAs. Her character and her show, however, both suck. [Brenda Song Website](http://www.brendasongsite.com/) ---
**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:** [October 9, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/56 "2011-10-09T02:42:31Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > **Everybody Loves Raymond** has got to be number one on this list… Umm, I think I’m in trouble, gang. I told my wife that I despise this show. Not Ray as much as the way-too-annoying-to-even-be-believable mother and the wife-who-must-be-obeyed. _My_ wife (who I _thought_ was sweet) said she _liked_ the show… :eek: “_ **I especially like the wife** _”. :eek: :eek: Uh, oh. Does someone have a couch available, preferably in the Upper Midwest? If I’m married to someone like Ray’s TV wife, I might be needing it. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/57 "2011-10-09T02:54:01Z")
Thanks for guessing everybody, but nobody has got the right answer which is: WHO’S THE BOSS? If there’s one among you that would rather watch five minutes of any episode of that show than gargle sulfuric acid, you’re either a masochist or… no, wait. That is the only explanation. ---
**Author:** ![No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_umlaut_for_U)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/58 "2011-10-09T03:35:40Z")
Two and a Half Men, definitely, but I also agree with the Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. I voluntarily went to bed early to avoid that steaming road apple. I will add Mayberry RFD and the final years of My Three Sons (with wife #2 and the irritating stepdaughter Dotie). ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/59 "2011-10-09T03:44:09Z")
I am not sure how the OP can be read any way other than “What popular sitcoms didn’t you personally like?” And my answer to that is the grossly overrated, not-wearing-well-with time _Friends_. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000/60 "2011-10-09T04:10:12Z")
\*\*Friends \*\*- I disliked most of those people, with a special hatred set up for Ross and Phoebe. David Schwimmer is one of the most annoying people in Hollywood. He is the poster child for whiny and depressed, and I wanted to smack his face every chance I saw him. Phoebe wasn’t funny. Ever. She was annoying and very stupid-sounding. I found something to dislike about every character, except Cox, who I watched with the sound down. I’d watch just about anything else before settling on Friends. \*\*Seinfeld \*\*- It grew on me over the years, but the first season is so painfully bad I can’f believe it didn’t get cancelled. Jerry’s smarmy grinning in the first season, Elaine’s bad hair and wardrobe, **Full House** - Worst show of all time. **Tyler Perry** - Everything he touches turns to gold, so he’s appealing to someone. He made the most money in Hollywood last year, $140 million. Really? I can’t make it to a first commercial break with his shows. But he’s a brand unto himself. I just don’t get it. Maybe white people aren’t supposed to get it. But I’ve tried, and this guy is not funny. One of the shows not getting too much love that I’ll stick up for is **Everybody Loves Raymond.** Excellent support characters in his parents and brother, but I absolutely loathed the the twins, and Debra’s parents. But the show has a lot of situations I can relate to, and I like Romano’s comedy. It’s funny to the point of absurdity, and that’s what I liked about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000.md?page=4)