# Sitcom Madness 08: THE SWEET 16! \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 24, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745 "2008-04-24T22:12:28Z")\ **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:** [April 24, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/1 "2008-04-24T22:12:28Z")
The votes have been tallied and the new matchups have been set. Again, in each of the matchups below, vote for the show you would watch if those were your only two options. Voting will last until Sunday at 6:30p. Have fun! **I. Family Shows** All in the Family VS. I Love Lucy The Cosby Show VS. Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** MASH VS. Cheers Frasier VS. Newhart **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld VS. Friends The Odd Couple VS. My Name is Earl **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addam’s Family VS. Soap 3rd Rock from the Sun VS. The Beverly Hillbillies ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/2 "2008-04-24T22:29:19Z")
**I. Family Shows** I Love Lucy Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** MASH Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** None of the above ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/3 "2008-04-24T22:33:52Z")
**I. Family Shows** I Love Lucy Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** MASH Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addam’s Family The Beverly Hillbillies ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/4 "2008-04-24T22:46:37Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family . Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** MASH (I had to flip a coin. Good lord, MASH vs Cheers! How are you supposed to chose?) Newhart **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** Soap 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/5 "2008-04-24T22:47:40Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** MASH Newhart **III. Buddy Shows** Friends My Name is Earl **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** Soap 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/6 "2008-04-24T22:50:28Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family The Cosby Show **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Newhart **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** Soap (Dang this was the hardest, I love me some Gomez) 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/7 "2008-04-24T22:54:29Z")
**I. Family Shows** I Love Lucy The Cosby Show **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addam’s Family The Beverly Hillbillies ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/8 "2008-04-24T23:06:27Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Friends My Name is Earl **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addam’s Family The Beverly Hillbillies ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/9 "2008-04-24T23:11:30Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld My Name is Earl **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addam’s [sic] Family (but only if we can leave out the superfluous apostrophe. _Please_?!?) 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/10 "2008-04-24T23:12:11Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family The Cosby Show **II. Workplace Shows** MASH Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addams Family 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/11 "2008-04-24T23:20:51Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family The Cosby Show **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Friends The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/12 "2008-04-24T23:20:52Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** MASH Newhart **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld My Name is Earl **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** Soap The Beverly Hillbillies Joe ETA :Wow… Looks like Silenus and I need to have a boxing match 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/13 "2008-04-24T23:27:03Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family The Cosby Show **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addams Family 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/14 "2008-04-24T23:36:16Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family The Cosby Show **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Friends The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** Soap 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/15 "2008-04-24T23:40:49Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family The Cosby Show **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addam’s Family The Beverly Hillbillies [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Purgatory\_Creek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Purgatory\_Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purgatory_Creek)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/16 "2008-04-25T00:10:57Z")
**I. Family Shows** All in the Family Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** MASH Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** Soap 3rd Rock from the Sun There is no hope in a sitcom world with no _Green Acres_ in it. ---
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**I. Family Shows** All in the Family Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Friends The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addam’s Family abstain ---
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**I. Family Shows** I Love Lucy Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Newhart **III. Buddy Shows** Friends The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** The Addam’s Family 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
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**I. Family Shows** All in the Family Arrested Development **II. Workplace Shows** Cheers Frasier **III. Buddy Shows** Seinfeld The Odd Couple **IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows** Soap 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745/20 "2008-04-25T01:06:32Z")
I. Family Shows **All in the Family** VS. I Love Lucy (these two should be in the final four) The Cosby Show VS. **Arrested Development** (no contest) II. Workplace Shows **MASH** VS. Cheers Frasier VS.\*\* Newhart\*\* (tough choice) III. Buddy Shows **Seinfeld** VS. Friends (meh to both) The Odd Couple VS.\*\* My Name is Earl\*\* (meh to both) IV. Oddball/Surreal Shows **The Addam’s Family** VS. Soap 3rd Rock from the Sun VS. **The Beverly Hillbillies** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-madness-08-the-sweet-16-closed/446745.md?page=2)