# Sitcom March Madness-- The Sweet 16 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923 "2006-03-26T03:00:45Z")\ **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 26, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/1 "2006-03-26T03:00:45Z")
[Round One](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=364223) [Round Two](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=364380) Moving on to the third round, here are the matchups. Remember, you vote for the show you would watch if those were the only two options on TV. Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show vs. Laverne & Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. I Love Lucy Region II. MASH vs. All in the Family Cheers vs. Newhart Region III. Seinfeld vs. Murphy Brown The Simpsons vs. Married With Children Region IV. Arrested Development vs. Frasier News Radio vs. My Name is Earl Voting for Round 3 will be open from 10pm EST on Saturday March 25 through 8pm EST on Sunday March 26. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/2 "2006-03-26T03:04:40Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show vs. Laverne & Shirley **Laverne & Shirley** The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. I Love Lucy **I Love Lucy** Region II. MASH vs. All in the Family **All In The Family** Cheers vs. Newhart **Cheers** Region III. Seinfeld vs. Murphy Brown **Seinfeld** The Simpsons vs. Married With Children **Married With Children** Region IV. Arrested Development vs. Frasier **Frasier** News Radio vs. My Name is Earl **My Name Is Earl** ---
**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 26, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/3 "2006-03-26T03:05:31Z")
Let the battles begin! Region I. – sophisticated teams vs. broad physical dominating individuals \*\*The Dick Van Dyke Show \*\* vs. Laverne & Shirley \*\*The Mary Tyler Moore Show \*\* vs. I Love Lucy Region II. **MASH** vs. All in the Family --the annoying effete liberal matchup **Cheers** vs. Newhart – a squeaker Region III. **Seinfeld** vs. Murphy Brown \*\*The Simpsons \*\* vs. Married With Children Region IV. \*\*Arrested Development \*\* vs. Frasier News Radio vs. **My Name is Earl** ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/4 "2006-03-26T03:08:55Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show vs. **Laverne & Shirley** **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. I Love Lucy Region II. MASH vs. **All in the Family** Cheers vs. **Newhart** Region III. **Seinfeld** vs. Murphy Brown **The Simpsons** vs. Married With Children Region IV. **Arrested Development** vs. Frasier **News Radio** vs. 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 26, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/5 "2006-03-26T03:09:14Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show vs. **Laverne & Shirley** **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. I Love Lucy Region II. **MASH** vs. All in the Family **Cheers** vs. Newhart Region III. **Seinfeld** vs. Murphy Brown **The Simpsons** vs. Married With Children Region IV. **Arrested Development** vs. Frasier **News Radio** vs. My Name is Earl ---
**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 26, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/6 "2006-03-26T03:13:17Z")
Region I. \*\*The Dick Van Dyke Show \*\* vs. Laverne & Shirley \*\*The Mary Tyler Moore Show \*\* vs. I Love Lucy Region II. MASH vs. **All in the Family** Cheers vs. **Newhart** Region III. **Seinfeld** vs. Murphy Brown \*\*The Simpsons \*\* vs. Married With Children Region IV. \*\*Arrested Development \*\* vs. Frasier News Radio vs. **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 26, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/7 "2006-03-26T03:13:37Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show Region II. MASH Cheers Region III. Seinfeld The Simpsons Region IV. Frasier News Radio ---
**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 26, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/8 "2006-03-26T03:33:58Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Lucy is Satan) Region II. MASH Newhart Region III. Seinfeld The Simpsons Region IV. Frasier (AD must die for bumping off Scrubs) News Radio (I refuse to support anything associated with Scientology) ---
**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 26, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/9 "2006-03-26T03:38:32Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show Region II. MASH Cheers Region III. Seinfeld The Simpsons Region IV. Arrested Development My Name is Earl ---
**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 26, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/10 "2006-03-26T03:46:16Z")
Region 1 Dick Van Dyke Mary Tyler Moore Region 2 MASH Cheers Region 3 Seinfeld Married w/Children Region 4 Frasier News Radio ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/11 "2006-03-26T04:56:09Z")
Region I. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** vs. Laverne & Shirley **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. I Love Lucy Region II. **MASH** vs. All in the Family Cheers vs. **Newhart** Region III. **Seinfeld** vs. Murphy Brown **The Simpsons** vs. Married With Children Region IV. **Arrested Development** vs. Frasier News Radio vs. **My Name is Earl** ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/12 "2006-03-26T05:05:21Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show vs. **Laverne & Shirley** **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. I Love Lucy (Damnit! Lose already, you mind-bogglingly unfunny wench, you!) Region II. **MASH** vs. All in the Family \*\*Cheers \*\* vs. Newhart Region III. **Seinfeld** vs. Murphy Brown **The Simpsons** vs. Married With Children Region IV. Arrested Development vs. **Frasier** **News Radio** vs. My Name is Earl ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/13 "2006-03-26T05:37:31Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show Region II. MASH Cheers Region III. Murphy Brown Married With Children Region IV. Frasier News Radio ---
**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 26, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/14 "2006-03-26T05:46:52Z")
Region I. Laverne & Shirley I Love Lucy Region II. MASH Cheers Region III. Seinfeld The Simpsons Region IV. Frasier News Radio ---
**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:** [March 26, 2006, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/15 "2006-03-26T06:36:13Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show Region II. MASH Cheers Region III. Seinfeld The Simpsons Region IV. Arrested Development My Name is Earl ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/16 "2006-03-26T12:10:00Z")
Region I. Laverne & Shirley I Love Lucy Region II. MASH Cheers Region III. Seinfeld The Simpsons Region IV. Arrested Development 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 26, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/17 "2006-03-26T13:58:46Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show Region II. MASH Cheers Region III. Murphy Brown The Simpsons Region IV. Frasier News Radio ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/18 "2006-03-26T16:20:14Z")
Region I. The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show Region II. MASH Newhart (very hard - the hardest call to me) Region III. Seinfeld The Simpsons Region IV. Arrested Development My Name is Earl ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/19 "2006-03-26T16:51:16Z")
Region I Dick Van Dyke Mary Tyler Moore Region II MASH Newhart Region III Murphy Brown Simpsons Region IV Arrested Development News Radio ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923/20 "2006-03-26T17:14:19Z")
Region I. **The Dick Van Dyke Show** vs. Laverne & Shirley **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** vs. I Love Lucy Region II. **MASH** vs. All in the Family **Cheers** vs. Newhart Region III. Seinfeld vs. **Murphy Brown** **The Simpsons** vs. Married With Children Region IV. Arrested Development vs. **Frasier** News Radio vs. **My Name is Earl** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-march-madness-the-sweet-16/349923.md?page=2)