# Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Sitcoms List **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [May 4, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390 "2021-05-04T19:49:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/1 "2021-05-04T19:49:34Z")
[The list is here for you all to read.](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/best-tv-sitcoms-1162237/parks-recreation-nbc-2009-2015-1162312/) The top 10 are: 1. Simpsons 2. Cheers 3. Seinfeld 4. I Love Lucy 5. All In The Family 6. M_A_S\*H 7. Mary Tyler Moore 8. Honeymooners 9. Parks and Recreation 10. Larry Sanders Arrested Development is down at 15 and I guess the final couple seasons hurt it a bit, but its first three “original run” seasons put it in the top 5 at least for me. Scrubs is also way too low. Black Adder is all the way down at 75, so this is mainly American. Fawlty Towers made it to 31, which is way too low. The Simpsons should be knocked much lower for having 25 or so seasons of subpar content. Yes, the opening 7 or so seasons were top 10 material, but come on. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/2 "2021-05-04T19:51:59Z")
Alan Partridge was also higher than Black Adder and that should be considered a crime. I find that Partridge show(all of them, really) mildly amusing at best and downright annoying most of the time. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/3 "2021-05-04T19:53:08Z")
I think they should stick to music. Their lists are still arbitrary and designed to provoke arguments rather than be as serious ranking, but at least they know more about that. Do they give their criteria? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/4 "2021-05-04T19:53:58Z")
I never understand the popularity of Seinfeld. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/5 "2021-05-04T19:55:13Z")
I think Friends should be higher - it should be rated over some other shows. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/6 "2021-05-04T20:00:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I never understand the popularity of Seinfeld I adored it when it was on, but can never go back to it now. It was of a time and that time is now gone. It has aged very poorly. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/7 "2021-05-04T20:01:06Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Do they give their criteria? I edited my original post to a link to the list, which I apparently forgot to include. > [@](#): > > Mostly, though, we were looking for a consistent group of characters and settings. Then we considered not just how much these series made us laugh, but also how much they influenced the shows that followed, how well they reflected the world around them, and, on occasion, how deeply they made us feel emotions beyond mirth. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/8 "2021-05-04T20:06:48Z")
_Big Bang Theory_ is #90? _90???_ ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/9 "2021-05-04T20:32:56Z")
I’m really surprised _The Office_ (US) didn’t crack the top 20. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/10 "2021-05-04T20:36:33Z")
Wot, no Coupling? ---
**Author:** ![justwanttopost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@justwanttopost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwanttopost)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/11 "2021-05-04T20:46:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Alan Partridge was also higher than Black Adder and that should be considered a crime. I find that Partridge show(all of them, really) mildly amusing at best and downright annoying most of the time. Are you sure you were watching Partridge? I thought I was but I was actually watching myself in a mirror, sometimes attacking the mirror in the manner of an angry bird. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/12 "2021-05-04T20:46:35Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I’m really surprised _The Office_ (US) didn’t crack the top 20. Especially when they have the similar but IMO inferior Parks and Rec in the top 10. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/13 "2021-05-04T21:00:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I never understand the popularity of Seinfeld. I never understood the popularity of Frasier. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/14 "2021-05-04T21:13:56Z")
Surprised and glad to see _Cheers_ so high. It didn’t invent anything new but I always thought it was the epitome of the ensemble comedy formula. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/15 "2021-05-04T21:21:42Z")
> [@justwanttopost](#): > > Are you sure you were watching Partridge? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AbMSUQE36us/hqdefault.jpg "Alan Partridge - What´s Your Favourite Beatles Album?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbMSUQE36us) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/16 "2021-05-04T21:34:45Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Especially when they have the similar but IMO inferior Parks and Rec in the top 10 I told my wife and she was blown away. The Office, both UK and USA, are vastly superior to Parks and Rec. And better than 30 Rock as well. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/17 "2021-05-04T21:37:07Z")
I’ve watched three of the top ten. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/18 "2021-05-04T22:23:24Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Black Adder is all the way down at 75, so this is mainly American. Fawlty Towers made it to 31, which is way too low. _The Young Ones_ didn’t make the list at all. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/19 "2021-05-04T22:38:08Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > _The Young Ones_ didn’t make the list at all I have not seen that. I presume you would recommend it? ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390/20 "2021-05-04T23:28:31Z")
There’s only two on that list I cared for: **Cheers** and **The Honeymooners**. I stopped watching TV around 2000. And up until that time I can think of only one sitcom where I would routinely burst out laughing: _ **Married… with Children** _. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-sitcoms-list/941390.md?page=2)