# Vote for your favorite '70s sitcoms - multiple choice **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813 "2011-05-31T02:47:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/1 "2011-05-31T02:47:06Z")
As a follow-up to [this poll about '60s sticoms](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=608952), I thought we should explore the 1970s. Select as many as you like, and use the “You forgot…” option liberally. For the record, my holy trinity is All in the Family, Barney Miller, & The Odd Couple. (Note: Some of these spanned two decades; I used my own judgement in determining which decade was the best fit for each show) mmm ---
**Author:** ![Dietrich\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@Dietrich\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dietrich_K)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/2 "2011-05-31T03:21:51Z")
Lotta good choices up above. Still … whither [_Alice_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuWZnGuTbT0)? As for me, my top three would be _All in the Family_, _Fawlty Towers_, and either _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ or _WKRP in Cincinnati_. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/3 "2011-05-31T03:28:57Z")
> [@Dietrich\_K](#): > > Lotta good choices up above. Still … whither [_Alice_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuWZnGuTbT0)? > > As for me, my top three would be _All in the Family_, _Fawlty Towers_, and either _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ or _WKRP in Cincinnati_. ‘Alice’ ran from '76 to '85, it was one of them there judgement calls. Thinking about it now, though, I see your point; it does seem like more of a 70s show than an 80s. I should have included it. mmm ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/4 "2011-05-31T04:22:48Z")
How’d you forget _All’s Fair_? I thought it was the best!! Funny how it got cancelled so soon. Or maybe I just had the hots for Bernadette Peters. No matter- Marilu Henner was on _Taxi_- ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/5 "2011-05-31T04:42:29Z")
It’s funny how All in the Family was brilliant back then, but it sure doesn’t hold up well now. Room 222 was really more of a drama than a comedy, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/6 "2011-05-31T05:04:36Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > It’s funny how All in the Family was brilliant back then, but it sure doesn’t hold up well now. > > Room 222 was really more of a drama than a comedy, wasn’t it? I still consider All in the Family brilliant. And Room 222 certainly had its share of drama, but it was a 30-minute show that fit in to the typical sitcom formula. mmm ETA: There is a vote for Carter Country :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/7 "2011-05-31T05:22:22Z")
I watched a lot of those religiously back in the day, but back in the day there weren’t that many options. So I only voted for shows that I’d watch now given the opportunity. That still came out to a lot of votes. ---
**Author:** ![Teufelblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@Teufelblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teufelblitz)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/8 "2011-05-31T05:37:39Z")
Good to see I’m not the only one who wondered why Alice wasn’t on the list. Even given its longevity, I would still consider it a 70’s sitcom. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/9 "2011-05-31T05:49:41Z")
It’s no surprise that M_A_S\*H is leading, but I’m amazed that Barney Miller is such a close second. I don’t remember it being, well, rememberable, at all. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/10 "2011-05-31T05:53:23Z")
Just looking at the list, I’m amazed at how many really great sitcoms came from that decade. And yes, where’s “All’s Fair”? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/11 "2011-05-31T12:42:46Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > How’d you forget _All’s Fair_? I thought it was the best!! Funny how it got cancelled so soon. > > Or maybe I just had the hots for Bernadette Peters. No matter- Marilu Henner was on _Taxi_- > [@panache45](#): > > Just looking at the list, I’m amazed at how many really great sitcoms came from that decade. And yes, where’s “All’s Fair”? So sorry; I don’t think I was ever aware of this show. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/12 "2011-05-31T12:58:46Z")
I watched all of them at one time or another. Back in those days, my life was rather rusticated. We watched TV via a roof antenna with a rotor. There were four channels we got reliably. One each for the Big Three Networks and a PBS station out of State College PA. So, we watched what was on those 4 channels as there were no other options. Some of them I liked an awful lot more than the others, Barney Miller and WKRP are two examples. Others, I watched just ogle the jiggling breasts in those gloriously bra-less days. Three’s Company and One Day at a Time had the best bewbiage. But, I’ll tell you what…the road past our house was unpaved and got only sporadic winter maintenance. After you’ve been snowed in long enough, nothing is in season for hunting, and you’re so bored you even did your homework, even Carter Country becomes a pants-pissingly funny laugh festapalooza. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/13 "2011-05-31T15:58:30Z")
I ended up voting for 11 shows. I didn’t check the box for forgotten shows, but the thread made me somehow remember two that aren’t there– **Makin’ It** , the 9-episode sitcom inspired by _Saturday Night Fever_ and starring David Naughton, and **Angie** , with Robert Hays. If they’d been on the list, I probably wouldn’t have voted for them, but they were memorable for introducing me to these actors. Hey. The theme song from **Makin’ It** was a #5 disco hit for Naughton, months after the short-lived show was cancelled. ETA: **Chronos** , you should look at a few **Barney Miller** episodes on Hulu. It was really, really good. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/14 "2011-05-31T17:00:11Z")
For some reason, my eyes skipped right over _ **Room 222** _ on the list, or I would have voted for it too, along with the ten others I checked. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/15 "2011-05-31T17:09:51Z")
I am cracking up that\*\* Room 222\*\* - a fine show for its time - is tied with **Hello, Larry** (and has just half the votes of **C.P.O. Sharkey** ). mmm ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/16 "2011-05-31T19:24:42Z")
I watched a lot of these back in the day, but I either don’t remember much about them now (The Odd Couple; I’d probably have more fond memories if it had stayed in regular syndication in my area) or actively dislike them now (Brady Bunch, Mork and Mindy). My big three are Barney Miller, The Bob Newhart Show, and Taxi. I’d happily spend money on DVD boxsets of them if they weren’t available otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/17 "2011-05-31T19:48:01Z")
_Barney Miller_ beats _Arnie_? no way. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/18 "2011-05-31T20:15:13Z")
The list misses out one of my favourites, _[The Good Life](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Life_%281975_TV_series%29)_ (known in the U.S. as _Good Neighbors_). ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/19 "2011-06-01T00:56:07Z")
For the record, my holy trinity is All in the Family, Barney Miller, & The Odd Couple. mmm [/QUOTE] Hey! That’s **my** holy trinity! Give it back! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813/20 "2011-06-01T02:02:30Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Hey! That’s **my** holy trinity! Give it back! 😉 Just for the heck of it let’s try for a number 4 match. I’ll spoilerize mine; if yours matches - without peaking - we’re getting married\*. #4: Taxi \*even if you’re a dude [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-your-favorite-70s-sitcoms-multiple-choice/583813.md?page=2)