# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/21 "2013-08-06T15:16:50Z")
1. Arrested Development 2. MASH 3. Scrubs 4. Better off Ted - am I the only one who loved this show? 5. Seinfeld? - It has aged very poorly, but I loved it once. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/22 "2013-08-06T15:38:26Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > 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. I just watched the complete series of Barney Miller on DVD. I was struck by just how incredibly good and funny it was, and felt that it totally justified the position it has held on my list since the '70’s. YMMV. 1. MASH 2. Barney Miller 3. Soap 4. The Jeffersons 5. Benson I think of Britcoms as a separate category, but _As Time Goes By_ and _Yes, Minister_ would be at the top of my list. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/23 "2013-08-06T15:41:35Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Better off Ted - am I the only one who loved this show? You, me, and post #6 makes three. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/24 "2013-08-06T15:43:40Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > 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 wonder if “When Things Were Rotten” was as funny as I remember it. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/25 "2013-08-06T15:44:06Z")
1. Roseanne 2. The Simpsons 3. Arrested Development 4. Seinfeld 5. 30 Rock I’m watching Curb Your Enthusiasm right now. It could definitely be a contender if it keeps being this hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/26 "2013-08-06T15:55:47Z")
Taxi The Bob Newhart Show Barney Miller Soap WKRP in Cincinnati ---
**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:** [August 6, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/27 "2013-08-06T15:57:35Z")
I would have to base it on what I’ve watched more than once. Many shows like MASH don’t seem all that funny to me now. Given that criteria: Larry Sanders Extras Seinfeld The Simpsons (the early years) Veep (a new fave) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/28 "2013-08-06T16:00:04Z")
1. WKRP in Cincinatti 2. Police Squad! (in color) 3. The Simpsons 4. Cheers 5. The Bernie Mac Show ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/29 "2013-08-06T17:03:30Z")
1. All In The Family 2. Frazier 3. Cheers 4. Curb Your Enthusiasm 5. Keeping Up Appearances (Lots of others - but those hit me on first draft…) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/30 "2013-08-06T17:12:02Z")
All in the Family Mary Tyler Moore MASH Frasier Seinfeld All were watched both in original airing and in reruns. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/31 "2013-08-06T17:26:32Z")
_Bilko_ needs to be included somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/32 "2013-08-06T17:36:21Z")
> [@SykoSkotty](#): > > 1. Everybody Loves Raymond So you’re the one responsible… > [@Mahaloth](#): > > 1. Better off Ted - am I the only one who loved this show? > [@pancakes3](#): > > You, me, and post #6 makes three. _Better Off Ted_ would make my top ten, but not my top 5. 1. _Married with Children_ 2. _Barney Miller_ 3. _Get Smart_ 4. _Black Adder_ 5. _Soap_ Honourable Mentions: _Fawlty Towers, Better Off Ted, F-Troop, Taxi, Cheers, Larry Sanders, Community, Parks & Rec, Red Dwarf, Seinfeld, Night Court_ and probably a few others I’m forgetting to give proper recognition. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/33 "2013-08-06T17:43:15Z")
In no particular order: 1. The Dick Van Dyke Show 2. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 3. Remember WENN 4. NewsRadio (the R is capitalized, guys) 5. Community A couple new to the thread, at least. Better Off Ted was wonderful, but it didn’t last long enough to be a favorite. The Monkees should be considered, somewhere. It hasn’t held up all that well but you can’t imagine how it blew minds in 1966. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/34 "2013-08-06T17:43:41Z")
1. Married With Children 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 3. Arrested Development 4. Seinfeld 5. Modern Family ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/35 "2013-08-06T17:51:09Z")
In no particular order: 1. Barney Miller 2. Dick Van Dyke Show 3. South Park 4. Better off Ted 5. Fraiser with a big “conditional” replacement for Frasier: _if_ How I Met Your Mother pulls off the final season without degenerating into the directionless crapfest that was LOST, I’d swap it with Frasier. If they pull it off–if the last season lets us see Ted and The Mother meet and fall in love/get married, it wins. If it ends with the last season being how they JUST missed each other and the last episode has them finally meet face-to-face for the first time…then the hell with them. 😉 Also: Honorable mention to I Love Lucy. Finally: I loved Night Court when it was coming out but I recently did a marathon viewing of all the seasons and…to me, it does NOT hold up. ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/36 "2013-08-06T17:56:51Z")
1. Arrested Devlopment 2. Community (Simpsons and Futurama if I lumped them with live action sitcoms) 3. Seinfeld 4. Scrubs 5. NewsRadio ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/37 "2013-08-06T18:14:44Z")
Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Seinfeld Friends Cheers ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/38 "2013-08-06T18:59:00Z")
Cheers / Frasier Seinfeld / Curb Your Enthusiasm The Big Bang Theory ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/39 "2013-08-06T19:18:50Z")
1. Simpsons 2. Seinfeld 3. Family Guy 4. Curb your enthusiasm 5. BBT ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487/40 "2013-08-06T19:32:11Z")
1. Seinfeld - Easily. I still go back and watch it, and love it. 2. Golden Girls - I’m a gay guy, what can I say? It’s incredible. 3. How I Met Your Mother - It’s been going a bit downhill, but the first 5 or 6 seasons were some of the best sitcom ever. 4. Futurama - If I’m gonna pick a cartoon to put on here, it has to be Futurama. 5. The Office - Not a typical sitcom but I loved it. Both the UK and the US version were great, but I guess I’m voting for the US version. There was just so much more to love. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-five-favorite-sitcoms-of-all-time/665487.md?page=3)