# What are your five favorite sitcoms of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 6, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487 "2013-08-06T12:18:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/1 "2013-08-06T12:18:44Z")
No, no, not the best. Just _your_ favorites. Try to put them in order. Mine: 1. My Name is Earl 2. M_A_S\*H 3. Night Court 4. That 70’s Show 5. Titus ---
**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:** [August 6, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/2 "2013-08-06T12:31:44Z")
1. Arrested Development 2. Community 3. Titus 4. Bob 5. The Duck Factory ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/3 "2013-08-06T12:32:15Z")
[ol] [li]Taxi[/li][li]All In The Family[/li][li]Seinfeld[/li][li]M_A_S\*H[/li][li]Barney Miller[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/4 "2013-08-06T12:42:29Z")
[ol] [li]The Simpsons[/li][li]It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia[/li][li]South Park[/li][li]Louie[/li][li]Cheers[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/5 "2013-08-06T12:50:20Z")
1. Simpsons 2. Family Guy 3. Red Dwarf 4. Three’s Company 5. F-Troop ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/6 "2013-08-06T12:54:43Z")
1. Community 2. The Simpsons 3. Arrested Development 4. South Park 5. Newsradio 6. Futurama 7. Phineas and Ferb 8. The Office (both versions) 9. Better Off Ted ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/7 "2013-08-06T12:54:45Z")
> [@Zyanthia](#): > > 1. Red Dwarf Oh, good one! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/8 "2013-08-06T12:55:54Z")
1. Frasier 2. Blackadder 3. Seinfeld 4. Friends 5. Father Ted ---
**Author:** ![breezman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@breezman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breezman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/9 "2013-08-06T13:08:04Z")
for me, not necessarily in order… 1. Newhart 2. Newsradio 3. Sanford and Son 4. Mr. Belvedere 5. The Andy Griffith Show ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/10 "2013-08-06T13:08:22Z")
1. Blackadder 2. M_A_S\*H 3. Fawlty Towers 4. Get Smart 5. Good Neighbors ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/11 "2013-08-06T13:12:05Z")
Does “Northern Exposure” count as a sitcom? If not, then off the top of my head and in no particular order: The Simpsons Cheers Arrested Development Soap WKRP in Cincinnati Runner-ups: Roseanne, Night Court, Bewitched, the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Flight of the Conchords. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/12 "2013-08-06T13:31:53Z")
Wondering if folks’ choices are based on their recollections, or recent reviewing? Reason I ask is more than once I’ve been diamayed at how “unfunny” some of my favorites were. Barney Miller, Sanford and Sun, KRP, and Odd Couple come to mind. Sure, even the best shows had an off epp or so. But as I’d watch one “off” ep after another, I found myself wondering if I wasn’t just fondly remembering the occasional flash of brilliance… I have to list as #1 The Honeymooners, followed in no particular order by Seinfeld Dick Van Dyke Andy Griffith and a show to be decided upon later. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/13 "2013-08-06T13:46:49Z")
Taxi Simpsons Seinfeld All In The Family Honeymooners ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/14 "2013-08-06T13:52:25Z")
In no particular order - they just made me laugh, which is what a sitcom should do: 1. Friends 2. Family Guy 3. Roseanne 4. M_A_S\*H 5. Everybody Loves Raymond ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/15 "2013-08-06T13:55:27Z")
The Simpsons Green Acres Beverly Hillbillies Yes, Minister/Prime Minister WKRP in Cincinnati ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/16 "2013-08-06T14:09:06Z")
Taxi The Bob Newhart Show Cheers Home Improvement The Dick Van Dyke Show ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/17 "2013-08-06T14:14:06Z")
Friends The Cosby Show Roseanne Scrubs The Simpsons ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/18 "2013-08-06T14:25:50Z")
1. Curb Your Enthusiasm 2. Cheers 3. Seinfeld 4. Diff’rent Strokes 5. Gilligan’s Island The last 2 were my favorites from my youth. I agree with **Don Draper** about Northern Exposure. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/19 "2013-08-06T14:27:31Z")
Scrubs MASH Futurama Simpsons South Park ---
**Author:** ![Heropsychodreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Heropsychodreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heropsychodreamer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/20 "2013-08-06T15:06:25Z")
1. Cheers 2. Married with Children 3. Three’s Company 4. Seinfeld 5. Roseanne HM: King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, Newhart, Friends [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487.md?page=2)