# Your favorite 90's sitcoms **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358 "2010-12-16T14:28:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/21 "2010-12-16T21:06:24Z")
I HATED “Roseanne”, if I wanted to hang out with a family like that, I’d spend time with my own family! ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/22 "2010-12-16T21:13:24Z")
You forgot [Working](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_%28TV_series%29), which was damn hilarious when it wasn’t being brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/23 "2010-12-16T21:20:29Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > You forgot [Working](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_%28TV_series%29), which was damn hilarious when it wasn’t being brilliant. That one was good. I always loved Dana Gould, and outside stand up all I can ever remember seeing him in was Seinfeld…where he got to dig a hole for himself in central park. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/24 "2010-12-16T21:25:50Z")
_Seinfeld_ is not a sitcom. I don’t know what it was, but not a sitcom. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/25 "2010-12-16T21:46:46Z")
The Drew Carey Show! It’s the only show I really liked on that list. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/26 "2010-12-16T21:56:40Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > _Seinfeld_ is not a sitcom. I don’t know what it was, but not a sitcom. Why do you feel it was a sitcom? It seemed to fit quite well with the format. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/27 "2010-12-16T22:28:23Z")
My “Other” vote is for _Sports Night_. Last TV show I watched regularly… ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/28 "2010-12-16T22:37:16Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > _Seinfeld_ is not a sitcom. I don’t know what it was, but not a sitcom. Oh, of course it was. It had all the defining characteristics of a situation comedy even if its situations were more based on life’s minutiae. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/29 "2010-12-17T00:54:04Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > _The Ben Stiller Show_ was a great show but how is it a sitcom? Right. It was sketch comedy (same genre as _In Living Color_), not a sitcom. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/30 "2010-12-17T01:17:00Z")
Looking at that list (particularly when compared with the crappy 80s list) I have to say the 90s were the golden age of sitcoms. There are a lot of good ones there. And it also makes me realize how pathetic the 00s are by comparison. Damn reality shows. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/31 "2010-12-17T01:20:08Z")
Oh and also, one missing from the list is the great (if not often watched, I guess) MTV sitcom, [Austin Stories](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127370/). Loved that show. I could also mention Nickelodeon’s [The Adventures of Pete and Pete](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Pete_%26_Pete), a sort of absurdist sitcom for hipster kids. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/32 "2010-12-17T02:41:45Z")
_My Two Dads_ probably belongs on the poll. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/33 "2010-12-17T02:52:44Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > _My Two Dads_ probably belongs on the poll. [1987 - 1990](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_2_Dads) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/34 "2010-12-17T02:57:04Z")
Can’t really vote, because I’ve not even heard of most of those let alone had a chance to watch them. But does _Northern Exposure_ count? I’ve seen that. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/35 "2010-12-17T02:59:07Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Can’t really vote, because I’ve not even heard of most of those let alone had a chance to watch them. But does _Northern Exposure_ count? I’ve seen that. Probably technically a “dramedy,” but I could see how a convincing case could be made. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/36 "2010-12-17T03:03:20Z")
The Ben Stiller Show??? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/37 "2010-12-17T03:28:11Z")
What about “Unhappily ever After”, the Married with Children spinoff. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/38 "2010-12-17T16:38:18Z")
As hard is it is to believe now, the first couple seasons of Drew Carey and Home Improvement were insanely funny. Or maybe that was because I was 14 at the time. However, nothing has ever come CLOSE to being as brilliant as seasons 1-8 (1989-1997) of The Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/39 "2010-12-17T17:44:14Z")
I used to love _News Radio_ so much. ---
**Author:** ![C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C.Montgomery_Burns)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358/40 "2010-12-17T19:49:06Z")
I love, love, love NewsRadio. Phil Hartman, of course, was pure genius. But the rest of the cast was fantastic, too. Even Joe Rogan and Andy Dick were good. Anything with Stephen Root is worth watching. The writing was excellent and avoided sitcom cliches, as well as making fun of them sometimes. Friends is my absolute favorite “mainstream” sitcom. Standard issue characters and situations, but the cast and their chemistry with each other raise it to a higher level than other bland sitcoms. The writers knew the characters well. Story arcs were built upon in an almost serial format. Outside of the first, every season had a continuing story that plays out quite well when watching season sets on DVD. The Drew Carey Show was great. Funny jokes, and I loved the quirky side of the show. It wasn’t just a standard sitcom- it used gimmickry to a great effect. The ‘find the mistakes’ shows, the Live episodes, the Very Special show. Not to mention the occasional musical numbers and the random non plot related cameos (including a job interview with Daffy Duck!). Unfortunately, it jumped the shark badly when Winfred-Louder closed and Drew started working for The Never Ending Store. Don’t get me wrong, there were some good moments during that era, too. But it doesn’t compare to the better known era. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-90s-sitcoms/564358.md?page=3)