# Sitcoms you have an inexplicable love for... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2014, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591 "2014-04-21T07:35:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/21 "2014-04-21T18:38:54Z")
I haven’t yet been able to pin down exactly why I like _Last Man Standing_, but I do. It’s pretty similar to Tim Allen’s other show, _Home Improvement_, which never did a thing for me. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/22 "2014-04-21T18:45:05Z")
I like **Suburgatory** , too, but the show I _have_ to watch each week is **The Middle**. I like every character and the plots are believable, if slightly skewed. When Frankie had to duct tape the top of the washer to make it run I knew I’d found my niche, since I have to open the dryer with a bent garden claw and turn it on with a screwdriver… Oh, and the episode where Frankie’s eating potato chip crumbs and finds out the bag is where Axl dumped his toenail clippings… ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/23 "2014-04-21T19:31:12Z")
I love watching reruns of **Wings** , the sitcom about a Nantucket airline starring Tim Daly and Thomas Haden Church. Overall it was pretty bad, but I have good memories of watching it as a kid. Same thing with the **Golden Girls** , although it was a genuinely good show and is pretty beloved. ---
**Author:** ![Mattie\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@Mattie\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mattie_Blue)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/24 "2014-04-21T19:35:09Z")
**WKRP in Cincinnati** Just used a line from it a couple of days ago. “I need a hat. Cop’s got a hat. I need a hat too”. Back in the 80’s, a station in St. Louis used to show it after the 10:00 news. I watched it every night before going to bed. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/25 "2014-04-21T19:43:22Z")
“‘Every body complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it.’ That’s what Calvin Coolidge said.” “No Floyd, Calvin Coolidge didn’t say that.” “Oh…what did Calvin Coolidge say?” ---
**Author:** ![AnthonyElite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/26 "2014-04-21T20:49:23Z")
> [@amaguri](#): > > I think everyone on Parks and Rec has strayed a little too far into caricature territory this season (Andy’s man-child routine is particularly annoying) but I still enjoy the show. You hit the nail on the head for me on that show - Ben isn’t too over-the-top for me yet - I love his nerdiness. In fact, I think he is me if I applied myself more. Ron frowns so hard sometimes he doesn’t even look human. Now THAT is acting! I can barely tolerate the Donna character - she is over the top, and constantly being portrayed as more than the character could ever really be. Andy can be quite funny when he is rooted in reality, but when they put him in a very successful position he could obviously never really carry, like Donna, it is too much. Overall, love the show still. I am inexplicably and inseparably in love with **Seinfeld**. I’ve watched every episode countless times and still watch 4 or 5 episodes a week. It’s like having a beer with an old friend. If I become really close to someone I find myself wanting to watch the show with them and gauge their reaction. When I intro’d the show to my girlfriend it felt like I was watching it new for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![AnthonyElite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/27 "2014-04-21T21:00:11Z")
Too late to edit - I mean my _level_ of love for Seinfeld is inexplicable, not general love for the show. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/28 "2014-04-21T22:29:46Z")
_Father Ted_. It’s weird, it’s quirky, none of the characters are particularly likeable, but I hurt myself laughing when I watch it. I like _Roseanne_, _Frasier_, and _Big Bang Theory_ too, but none of those are inexplicable. (I’m a nerd who loves good dry humor and sarcasm). ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/29 "2014-04-21T23:23:55Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > …The sitcom I have an inexplicable love for is an oldie, “Green Acres”. I just love the surrealness of it all, which most people just don’t seem to get or appreciate. I’ve always thought that the G.A. writers must have had some really good drugs. “Haney, one of these days I’m going to nail you.” “Care to buy a hammer, Mr. Douglas?” ---
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/30 "2014-04-21T23:56:55Z")
Father Ted YES also I love The vicar of dibley… dawn french and Jennifer Saunders have to be the best of the best also the Little Britain series , I will laugh at reruns or look up skits on youtube ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/31 "2014-04-22T00:05:54Z")
VEEP. Hands down the funniest written and executed sitcom on TV. It doesn’t hurt that JLD is still freaking HOT. I mean, did you catch her in that red dress this last episode? ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/32 "2014-04-22T00:09:15Z")
Thought of another one: _Father of the Pride_, the Dreamworks CGI sitcom about Siegfried & Roy and their lions. The lions’ scenes were forgettable, but the best part of the show was the S&R interludes, like the night they got the munchies and headed to the 7-11 for Slurpees. “Is it impossible?” “No.” “That’s too bad–Siegfried and Roy are _masters_ of the impossible!” ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/33 "2014-04-22T00:10:40Z")
I’ll add my name to the _Father Ted_ list - I can’t watch it late at night or I’ll wake up everyone by laughing too loudly. For some reason I’ve also developed an addiction to reading _Seinfeld_ scripts online, but I have no idea why. ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/34 "2014-04-22T01:02:17Z")
Anyone remember _Grand_? I loved that show. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/35 "2014-04-22T01:29:16Z")
_ **Night Court.** _ For some reason when I was younger i thought Harry Anderson was a comedic genius and that the rest of the cats was very funny. As I have aged, I realize that with a few exceptions it was a mediocre sitcom and that John Larroquette was really the linchpin. I watch the series even although with somewhat less enjoyment since my youth. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/36 "2014-04-22T02:14:30Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > I’m waiting for Alex (Ariel Winter) on **Modern Family** to come of age so I don’t feel like such a perv. I’m glad somebody else said that besides me. Those tight sweaters they’ve been putting her in lately are hard to ignore. ---
**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, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/37 "2014-04-22T02:33:11Z")
But most of these aren’t really “inexplicable” (YMMV of course.) Inexplicable would be something like _Caroline in the City_ or _Full House_. Both of them had reasonably successful runs, but no one can explain why. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/38 "2014-04-22T02:51:29Z")
It was brilliantly written and acted. Why Kelsey Grammer is a right-winger, his character as well as pretty much everyone else were progressives. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591/39 "2014-04-22T04:29:50Z")
To me, the true test of a sitcom is: No matter how many times I’ve seen it, I still laugh out loud. I can watch any ep of \*Frasier \*or \*Everybody Loves Raymond \*and \*Big Bang Theory, \*and the humor never gets stale. Sometimes it’s even funnier because I have more context than their first-run. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-you-have-an-inexplicable-love-for/686591.md?page=1)