# Sitcom Madness 08: ROUND TWO! \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 21, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314 "2008-04-21T21:46:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![8675309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ea5d25/32.png) [@8675309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8675309)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/21 "2008-04-22T00:37:44Z")
**I. Family shows** All in the Family Roseanne I Love Lucy The Cosby Show **II. Workplace shows** MASH Newhart WKRP in Cincinnati Taxi **III. Buddy shows** Seinfeld Welcome Back, Kotter Will & Grace Friends **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Bewitched Soap ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/22 "2008-04-22T00:42:44Z")
I. Family shows Good Times Arrested Development The Brady Bunch The Cosby Show II. Workplace shows Barney Miller Newhart Cheers Taxi III. Buddy shows Three’s Company My Name is Earl The Odd Couple Friends IV. Oddball/Surreal shows The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres 3rd Rock from the Sun Soap ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/23 "2008-04-22T00:50:49Z")
**I. Family shows** All in the Family Roseanne The Brady Bunch The Andy Griffith Show **II. Workplace shows** MASH Mary Tyler Moore WKRP in Cincinnati Taxi **III. Buddy shows** Three’s Company Welcome Back, Kotter The Odd Couple Friends **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Bewitched Soap ---
**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:** [April 22, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/24 "2008-04-22T00:58:42Z")
Side discussion: Which bracket do you think is the toughest? Weakest? Toughest, I think is the Workplace. Weakest is Oddball/Surreal. Any Final Four predictions? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/25 "2008-04-22T00:59:15Z")
I. Family shows All in the Family Arrested Development I Love Lucy The Andy Griffith Show II. Workplace shows MASH Mary Tyler Moore WKRP in Cincinnatis Taxi III. Buddy shows Three’s Company Welcome Back, Kotter The Odd Couple Friends IV. Oddball/Surreal shows The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Bewitched Mork & Mindy ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/26 "2008-04-22T01:03:39Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] Side discussion: Which bracket do you think is the toughest? Weakest? Toughest, I think is the Workplace. Weakest is Oddball/Surreal. [/QUOTE] Workplace is by far the strongest. Oddball is the weakest, but All in the Family is the only really great family show. Of course I Love Lucy is special, but hardly up to the quality of the best later shows. Still think you robbed the 60s of their best two\* though. 😉 - Dick Van Dyke and Get Smart. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/27 "2008-04-22T01:07:21Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Workplace is by far the strongest. Oddball is the weakest, but All in the Family is the only really great family show. Of course I Love Lucy is special, but hardly up to the quality of the best later shows. Still think you robbed the 60s of their best two\* though. 😉 - Dick Van Dyke and Get Smart. [/QUOTE] See, I think Andy Griffith is as strong as All in the Family. It weakened once it went to color, but All in the Family also went weak after a few years (once Mike and Gloria left). I’ll make sure DVD and GS make the 2010 brackets. I sense real pain here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/28 "2008-04-22T01:13:27Z")
**I. Family shows** All in the Family Roseanne The Brady Bunch The Cosby Show **II. Workplace shows** MASH Newhart WKRP in Cincinnati Taxi **III. Buddy shows** Seinfeld Welcome Back, Kotter The Odd Couple Drew Carey **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Munsters The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun Mork & Mindy ---
**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:** [April 22, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/29 "2008-04-22T01:39:58Z")
**I. Family shows** All in the Family Roseanne I Love Lucy The Andy Griffith Show **II. Workplace shows** MASH Mary Tyler Moore WKRP in Cincinnati Frasier **III. Buddy shows** Seinfeld My Name is Earl The Odd Couple Friends **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun Soap (Workplace is definitely the toughest bracket) ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/30 "2008-04-22T02:11:21Z")
I. Family shows Good Times Arrested Development I Love Lucy The Cosby Show II. Workplace shows MASH Mary Tyler Moore Cheers Frasier III. Buddy shows Seinfeld Welcome Back, Kotter Will & Grace Friends IV. Oddball/Surreal shows The Munsters Green Acres Bewitched Mork & Mindy ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/31 "2008-04-22T02:18:50Z")
**I. Family shows** All in the Family Arrested Development The Brady Bunch The Cosby Show **II. Workplace shows** MASH VS. Barney Miller (how the hell am I supposed to choose between these two?) Newhart WKRP in Cincinnati Taxi **III. Buddy shows** Three’s Company Welcome Back, Kotter Will & Grace Friends **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies VS. The Munsters (pass; not crazy about either one) The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun Soap ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/32 "2008-04-22T02:46:35Z")
**I. Family shows** All in the Family Arrested Development I Love Lucy The Andy Griffith Show \*\* II. Workplace shows\*\* MASH Mary Tyler Moore Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy shows** Seinfeld My Name is Earl The Odd Couple Drew Carey **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies The Addam’s Family Bewitched Soap ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/33 "2008-04-22T02:49:06Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] **II. Workplace shows** MASH VS. Barney Miller (how the hell am I supposed to choose between these two?) **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies VS. The Munsters (pass; not crazy about either one) [/QUOTE] okay - I’ve thought about it and I choose: Barney Miller and The Munsters ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-round-two-closed/446314/34 "2008-04-22T03:16:04Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] **I. Family shows** All in the Family Roseanne I Love Lucy The Cosby Show **II. Workplace shows** Barney Miller Newhart Cheers Taxi **III. Buddy shows** Three’s Company Welcome Back, Kotter The Odd Couple Drew Carey **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Munsters The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun Mork & Mindy [/QUOTE] My choices. ---
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**I. Family shows** Good Times Arrested Development I Love Lucy The Cosby Show **II. Workplace shows** MASH Mary Tyler Moore Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy shows** Seinfeld My Name is Earl Will & Grace Drew Carey **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun Mork & Mindy ---
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**I. Family shows** All in the Family Arrested Development The Brady Bunch The Cosby Show **II. Workplace shows** MASH Newhart WKRP in Cincinnati Taxi **III. Buddy shows** Seinfeld My Name is Earl The Odd Couple Drew Carey **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun Soap ---
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**I. Family shows** All in the Family Arrested Development I Love Lucy The Andy Griffith Show **II. Workplace shows** MASH Mary Tyler Moore Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy shows** Seinfeld My Name is Earl The Odd Couple Friends **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies The Addam’s Family Bewitched Soap ---
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**I. Family shows** All in the Family Arrested Development I Love Lucy The Andy Griffith Show **II. Workplace shows** Barney Miller Mary Tyler Moore Cheers Taxi **III. Buddy shows** Seinfeld Welcome Back, Kotter The Odd Couple Friends **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun Mork & Mindy ---
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**I. Family shows** All in the Family Roseanne The Brady Bunch The Andy Griffith Show **II. Workplace shows** MASH Newhart WKRP in Cincinnati Frasier **III. Buddy shows** Three’s Company Welcome Back, Kotter The Odd Couple Drew Carey **IV. Oddball/Surreal shows** The Beverly Hillbillies The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun Mork & Mindy ---
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