# Sitcom March Madness-- A field of 32 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823 "2006-03-25T03:00:39Z")\ **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:** [March 25, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/1 "2006-03-25T03:00:39Z")
Yes, we’ve cut the field of 64 in half. ([Round one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=364223)) Here are the second-round match-ups; again, you vote for the show that you would watch if those two were the only things on TV. Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. The Dick Van Dyke Show Leave it to Beaver vs. Laverne & Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. Gilligan’s Island The Jeffersons vs. I Love Lucy Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. MASH Diff’rent Strokes vs. All in the Family WKRP in Cincinnati vs. Cheers Three’s Comapny vs. Newhart Region III. Friends vs. Seinfeld Murphy Brown vs. Golden Girls The Drew Carey Show vs. The Simpsons Married With Children vs. Family Ties Region IV. Scrubs vs. Arrested Development Frasier vs. Family Guy News Radio vs. The Office 3rd Rock from the Sun vs. My Name is Earl ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/2 "2006-03-25T03:03:08Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] Yes, we’ve cut the field of 64 in half. ([Round one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=364223)) Here are the second-round match-ups; again, you vote for the show that you would watch if those two were the only things on TV. Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show Leave it to Beaver The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Jeffersons Region II. MASH All in the Family Cheers (tough matchup here for WKRP, how did the seeding allow this? Newhart Region III. Friends Murphy Brown The Simpsons Family Ties Region IV. Scrubs Family Guy The Office 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/3 "2006-03-25T03:09:24Z")
Region 1 Dick Van Dyke Laverne & Shirely Mary Tyler Moore I love Lucy Region 2 Mash All in the Family Cheers Newhart Region 3 Friends Murphy Brown Simpsons Married w/Children Region 4 Scrubs Frasier News Radio 3rd Rock ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/4 "2006-03-25T03:22:05Z")
Region I the Dick Van Dyke Show Laverne & Shirley the MTM Show I Love Lucy Region II MASH All in the Family WKRP in Cincinnati Newhart Region III Friends Murphy Brown Drew Carey Family Ties Region IV Scrubs Family Guy News Radio 3rd Rock From The Sun ---
**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:** [March 25, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/5 "2006-03-25T03:26:58Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies Laverne & Shirley Gilligan’s Island The Jeffersons Region II. MASH All in the Family Cheers Three’s Comapny Region III. Seinfeld Golden Girls The Simpsons Married With Children Region IV. Arrested Development Family Guy The Office 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/6 "2006-03-25T03:30:52Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show Laverne & Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show I Love Lucy Region II. MASH All in the Family Cheers Newhart Region III. Seinfeld Golden Girls The Simpsons Married With Children Region IV. Arrested Development Frasier The Office My Name is Earl ---
**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:** [March 25, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/7 "2006-03-25T03:35:11Z")
Forgot to mention in the OP: Voting for Round 2 goes from 10pm Friday, March 24 until 8pm Saturday, March 25. Eastern Standard Time. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/8 "2006-03-25T03:37:21Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show Laverne & Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show I Love Lucy Region II. MASH All in the Family Cheers Newhart Region III. Seinfeld Golden Girls The Simpsons Family Ties Region IV. Arrested Development Frasier News Radio 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/9 "2006-03-25T03:39:34Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies Laverne & Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Jeffersons Region II. MASH Diff’rent Strokes Cheers Newhart Region III. Seinfeld Golden Girls The Simpsons M Family Ties Region IV. Arrested Development Frasier The Office My Name is Earl ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/10 "2006-03-25T03:47:16Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show Leave it to Beaver Gilligan’s Island The Jeffersons Region II. Mork & Mindy Diff’rent Strokes WKRP in Cincinnati Newhart Region III. Friends Golden Girls The Simpsons Family Ties Region IV. Arrested Development Family Guy News Radio My Name is Earl ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/11 "2006-03-25T03:50:39Z")
Region I Dick van Dyke Laverne & Shirley Mary Tyler Moore I Love Lucy Region 2 MASH All in the Family WKRP in Cincinnati Newhart Region 3 Seinfeld Murphy Brown The Simpsons Family Ties Region 4 Arrested Development Frasier The Office 3rd Rock From the Sun ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/12 "2006-03-25T03:53:48Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** Leave it to Beaver vs. **Laverne & Shirley** **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. Gilligan’s Island The Jeffersons vs. **I Love Lucy** Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. **MASH** Diff’rent Strokes vs. **All in the Family** WKRP in Cincinnati vs. **Cheers** Three’s Comapny vs. **Newhart** Region III. **Friends** vs. Seinfeld **Murphy Brown** vs. Golden Girls The Drew Carey Show vs. **The Simpsons** **Married With Children** vs. Family Ties Region IV. Scrubs vs. **Arrested Development** \*\*Frasier \*\* vs. Family Guy **News Radio** vs. The Office 3rd Rock from the Sun vs. **My Name is Earl** ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/13 "2006-03-25T03:56:03Z")
Missed the first round, but this looks fun. Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show Laverne & Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show I Love Lucy Region II. MASH All in the Family Cheers Three’s Comapny Region III. Seinfeld Golden Girls The Simpsons Family Ties Region IV. Scrubs Frasier The Office 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:** [March 25, 2006, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/14 "2006-03-25T04:01:31Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show Laverne & Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Jeffersons Region II. MASH All in the Family WKRP in Cincinnati Newhart Region III. Friends Golden Girls The Simpsons Married With Children Region IV. Scrubs Frasier News Radio 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/15 "2006-03-25T04:07:43Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. [del]The Dick Van Dyke Show[/del] Leave it to Beaver vs. [del]Laverne & Shirley[/del] [del]Mary Tyler Moore Show[/del] vs. Gilligan’s Island [del]The Jeffersons[/del] vs. I Love Lucy Region II. [del]Mork & Mindy[/del] vs. MASH Diff’rent Strokes vs. [del]All in the Family[/del] [del]WKRP in Cincinnati[/del] vs. Cheers [del]Three’s Company[/del] vs. Newhart Region III. [del]Friends[/del] vs. Seinfeld [del]Murphy Brown[/del] vs. Golden Girls [del]The Drew Carey Show[/del] vs. The Simpsons Married With Children vs. [del]Family Ties[/del] Region IV. Scrubs vs. [del]Arrested Development[/del] - Showtime executives who may be watching, pay no heed. Frasier vs. [del]Family Guy[/del] News Radio vs. [del]The Office[/del] [del]3rd Rock from the Sun[/del] vs. My Name is Earl ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/16 "2006-03-25T04:14:20Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show Laverne & Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show I Love Lucy Region II. MASH All in the Family WKRP in Cincinnati Newhart Region III. Seinfeld Murphy Brown The Simpsons Married With Children Region IV. Scrubs Frasier News Radio 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**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:** [March 25, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/17 "2006-03-25T04:18:33Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** \*\*Leave it to Beaver \*\* vs. Laverne & Shirley \*\*The Mary Tyler Moore Show \*\* vs. Gilligan’s Island The Jeffersons vs. **I Love Lucy** Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. **MASH** Diff’rent Strokes vs. **All in the Family** WKRP in Cincinnati vs. **Cheers** Three’s Comapny vs. **Newhart** Region III. **Friends** vs. Seinfeld **Murphy Brown** vs. Golden Girls The Drew Carey Show vs. **The Simpsons** Married With Children vs. **Family Ties** Region IV. Scrubs vs. **Arrested Development** **Frasier** vs. Family Guy **News Radio** vs. The Office 3rd Rock from the Sun vs. **My Name is Earl** WKRP vs. Cheers breaks my heart. I want to go on record as saying the only reason I picked Cheers is because it ran a lot longer and therefore, has a lot more good episodes in the bank. As in any elimination tournament, bench strength counts. But as God is my witness, for a shot at the buzzer to win the game, I’d take WKRP. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/18 "2006-03-25T04:38:13Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** \*\*Leave it to Beaver \*\* vs. Laverne & Shirley \*\*The Mary Tyler Moore Show \*\* vs. Gilligan’s Island The Jeffersons vs. **I Love Lucy** Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. **MASH** Diff’rent Strokes vs. **All in the Family** WKRP in Cincinnati vs. **Cheers** Three’s Comapny vs. **Newhart** Region III. Friends vs. **Seinfeld** \*\*Murphy Brown \*\* vs. Golden Girls \*\*The Drew Carey Show \*\* vs. The Simpsons Married With Children vs. **Family Ties** Region IV. Scrubs vs. **Arrested Development** **Frasier** vs. Family Guy News Radio vs. **The Office** 3rd Rock from the Sun vs. **My Name is Earl** p.s. did you give any thought to the seeding process? some of the first round matchups were pretty curious. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/19 "2006-03-25T04:54:42Z")
Region I. Beverly Hillbillies vs. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** Leave it to Beaver vs. **Laverne & Shirley** **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. Gilligan’s Island The Jeffersons vs. **I Love Lucy** Region II. Mork & Mindy vs. **MASH** Diff’rent Strokes vs. **All in the Family** **WKRP in Cincinnati** vs. Cheers Three’s Comapny vs. **Newhart** Region III. Friends vs. **Seinfeld** **Murphy Brown** vs. Golden Girls The Drew Carey Show vs. **The Simpsons** **Married With Children** vs. Family Ties Region IV. Scrubs vs.\*\* Arrested Development\*\* **Frasier** vs. Family Guy News Radio vs. **The Office** 3rd Rock from the Sun vs. **My Name is Earl** ---
**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:** [March 25, 2006, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823/20 "2006-03-25T04:58:51Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show Laverne & Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show I Love Lucy Region II. MASH All in the Family WKRP in Cincinnati Newhart Region III. Seinfeld Murphy Brown The Simpsons Family Ties Region IV. Scrubs Family Guy News Radio My Name is Earl Jim (Why no Taxi, Odd Couple or Barney Miller?) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-a-field-of-32/349823.md?page=2)