Best TV Sitcom Of All Time? (poll added; pick 3)

[Derailed75]

I... was hoping I was more obvious.

Use your sarcasm font damn it!!

 

[Canes]

None of them.

Dinosaurs is definitely the best show mentioned in this thread.

I don't know why but Rod has reminded me of Earl Sinclair at times.

 

[Svechhammer]

Man y'all aren't even trying to hide that this place is loaded with 50-60 year olds, huh?

In terms of anything that has actually aired new episodes this century, I'll submit a few

The Office (US)
Parks & Rec
The Good Place
Scrubs
The New Girl
How I Met Your Mother
Community

And one that I think is criminally underrated and it's a goddamn insult that it was canceled

Better Off Ted

The New Girl doesn't have highs as good as some of the others, but it consistently pumped out good episodes throughout its run.

 

[Joe McGrath]

I'm going to submit my votes for Fraser and Everybody Loves Raymond. I can re-watch any of those episodes and still bust a gut laughing.

Did you have a brother you were competitive with and a very cranky old man?

I could listen to Peter Boyle yell holy crap in 100 different ways all day.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Man y'all aren't even trying to hide that this place is loaded with 50-60 year olds, huh?

In terms of anything that has actually aired new episodes this century, I'll submit a few

The Office (US)
Parks & Rec
The Good Place
Scrubs
The New Girl
How I Met Your Mother
Community

And one that I think is criminally underrated and it's a goddamn insult that it was canceled

Better Off Ted

The New Girl doesn't have highs as good as some of the others, but it consistently pumped out good episodes throughout its run.

I think it’s just called New Girl.

Community’s 1st 3 seasons are right up there.

 

[raynman]

The Wire

You have a strange sense of humor

 

[Joe McGrath]

Man y'all aren't even trying to hide that this place is loaded with 50-60 year olds, huh?

In terms of anything that has actually aired new episodes this century, I'll submit a few

The Office (US)
Parks & Rec
The Good Place
Scrubs
The New Girl
How I Met Your Mother
Community

And one that I think is criminally underrated and it's a goddamn insult that it was canceled

Better Off Ted

The New Girl doesn't have highs as good as some of the others, but it consistently pumped out good episodes throughout its run.

Nobody said The Office yet? That’s embarrassing.

In the more recent era Brooklyn 99 was one of my favorites as well as the others you mentioned.

 

[Svechhammer]

Nobody said The Office yet? That’s embarrassing.

In the more recent era Brooklyn 99 was one of my favorites as well as the others you mentioned.

Ooooh yeah that's a good one. Brooklyn 99 is definitely up there with some of those others, definitely one of the best of the past decade

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Final five minutes of the Blackadder finale episode wants to say hello, just to be in the talks.

Best ending to any series ever. Black comedy into heartbreaking tragic reality. Those poppies. Ugh. Makes my blood run cold every time.

 

[LakeLivin]

Man y'all aren't even trying to hide that this place is loaded with 50-60 year olds, huh?

In terms of anything that has actually aired new episodes this century, I'll submit a few

The Office (US)
Parks & Rec
The Good Place
Scrubs
The New Girl
How I Met Your Mother
Community

And one that I think is criminally underrated and it's a goddamn insult that it was canceled

Better Off Ted

The New Girl doesn't have highs as good as some of the others, but it consistently pumped out good episodes throughout its run.

It's difficult to compare things across decades. How much weight should you give to how well something holds up over time as compared to how dominant it was compared to everything else on at the time? (In hockey terms, think evaluating Gordie Howe's place in the pantheon of great NHLers; all time great, but how would he fare if you were able to project him to the modern game?)

E.g., according to Nielson ratings, All In The Family was the most popular show on television for 5 consecutive years. It directly spun off 5 other shows, two of which had spin offs of their own. And it was revolutionary in that it broke ground in its depiction of issues previously considered unsuitable for a US network television comedy, such as racism, antisemitism, infidelity, homosexuality,[3] women's liberation, rape, religion, miscarriages, abortion, breast cancer, the Vietnam War, menopause, and impotence. Through depicting these controversial issues, the series became arguably one of television's most influential comedic programs, as it injected the sitcom format with more dramatic moments and realistic, topical conflicts. [plagarized from Wikipedia] Now, I'm probably going to watch a rerun of Scrubs or Community before I watch a rerun of All In The Family, but in the historical scheme of things I couldn't say these are "better" sitcoms.

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

No votes for the Beverly Hillbillies?

 

[Derailed75]

Man y'all aren't even trying to hide that this place is loaded with 50-60 year olds, huh?

First of all the title of the thread is "of all time"

Second screw off I'm 48!

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Scrubs holds up great, my favorite sitcom to put on as background while I'm gaming.

Fraiser is also good, though hearing stories of Kelsey Grammar's issues with alcohol give it a poignant touch.

The Good Place

It does have one of the best twists in sitcom history.

 

[NotOpie]

No votes for the Beverly Hillbillies?

California bias

 

[Joe McGrath]

It does have one of the best twists in sitcom history.

I watched the 1st season of that without my wife and was blown away by that reveal. She then called it out exactly in episode 1.

I’ve never been more angry.

 

[LakeLivin]

None of them.

Dinosaurs is definitely the best show mentioned in this thread.

I don't know why but Rod has reminded me of Earl Sinclair at times.

Never saw that, only vaguely recall it even being a series.

Scrubs holds up great, my favorite sitcom to put on as background while I'm gaming.
Fraiser is also good, though hearing stories of Kelsey Grammar's issues with alcohol give it a poignant touch.
[The Good Place] It does have one of the best twists in sitcom history.

I have yet to see a twist that compares to the final scene in the last M.A.S.H. episode with Colonel Henry Blake. [and how the hell do you get an "r" sound in the word "colonel"??]

 

[Bub]

Did you have a brother you were competitive with and a very cranky old man?

I could listen to Peter Boyle yell holy crap in 100 different ways all day.

"Pennies are money!" is my favorite.

 

[The Jerk Store]

haven't been mentioned, should be considered all-timers once some time passes:
Community
The Good Place

completely forgotten gem that will always have a place in my heart:
Andy Richter Controls the Universe

maybe not "best", but absolutely funniest per episode ever:
Fawlty Towers



darkest ending to a sitcom ever, for sure

Don't forget about what turned out to be the last episode of ALF.

 

[chaz4hockey]

going old:
Honeymooners...."how sweet it is"
I Love Lucy
Dick Van Dyke Show
Leave it to Beaver
Father Knows Best

 

[Bub]

In no order, my faves...

All in the Family
MASH
Everybody Loves Raymond
Community
Scrubs (early seasons only)
Simpsons (ditto, although it's been on so long I'll clarify that to first 8 or so seasons)
Father Ted (international division)

EDIT: forgot about The Tick (the live-action Patrick Warburton series, not the recent one)

 

[Lempo]

Father Ted (international division)

 

[Unsustainable]

Crime/Thriller: Breaking Bad
Comedy: Cheers

 

[Derailed75]

Don't forget about what turned out to be the last episode of ALF.

WWWEEELLLLLLLL!


Old Deadpool Ryan Reynolds company is going to bring it back

 

[Bub]

Also, I'm not sure Psych was technically a sitcom, as it was an hour-long show. Although if argued off that position, I'd add that to my list as well.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

30 Rock