Surprised it took two pages until Beverly Hillbillies.

Personal preference aside, you can make a case for Cheers. It was more relatable than Seinfeld, though not as many LOL moments. Certainly felt as big as Seinfeld during its heyday.

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Posted by Draven

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 4:49 am to Zamoro10

Definitely a toss-up with Seinfeld and Cheers, with MASH being next in line.

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Posted by lsufan9193969700

3 miles from B.R.

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 4:57 am to Draven

Fraiser
Cheers
The Cosby Show
Seinfeld

In that order...

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Posted by DownSouthDave

Beau, Bro, Baw

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 5:13 am to lsufan9193969700

When Frazier was on, I really liked it. But i don't feel it holds up that well. Cheers feels like it could be on tv right now. It doesn't seem old at all.

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Posted by Dr Von Nostrand

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 5:14 am to lsufan9193969700

No other show ever came close to having as many good side characters as Seinfeld. Seinfeld had Frank Costanza and Puddy. It wins every time and its not even close.

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Posted by WPBTiger

Parts Unknown

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 6:06 am to DownSouthDave

Best from the eighties but not the GOAT.

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Posted by VanCleef

Member since Aug 2014

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 6:36 am to DownSouthDave

no mention of the simpsons in this thread? is it because it is animated?

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Posted by prplhze2000

Parts Unknown

Member since Jan 2007

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 6:47 am to DownSouthDave

All in the Family. Period.

It was so good they moved it to Sunday nights to compete with Battlestar Galactica. It killed the show.

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Posted by DownSouthDave

Beau, Bro, Baw

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:11 am to Dr Von Nostrand

Cliff Klavin > Frank Costanza

It amazes me that the Simpsons have been on the air for so long. I just don't get the appeal.

All in the Family is great from what I've seen, but I haven't watched it from the beginning. But from what I've seen, Archie Bunker made that show, the surrounding cast wasn't as good.

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Posted by VOR

Member since Apr 2009

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:22 am to DownSouthDave

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Andy Griffith? You must have sentimental memories of Andy Griffith. It's a good show, but more feel good than anything

Well, it is "dated", no doubt. However, there is about a three year stretch when the writers hit their stride and the show was comedy gold. In its own subtle way, it occasionally was almost "edgy". Plus, the cast featured some terrific talent. I would have to place it among the top ten.

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Posted by Ace Midnight

Between sanity and madness

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:52 am to VOR

quote:
Well, it is "dated", no doubt. However, there is about a three year stretch when the writers hit their stride and the show was comedy gold. In its own subtle way, it occasionally was almost "edgy". Plus, the cast featured some terrific talent. I would have to place it among the top ten.

I think it is underrated because of its dated feel (heck, it felt dated in the early 70s reruns, TBH) and hokey setting/stories. However, you're right in that - it did flirt with being subversive (and that was clever because nobody was expecting it) and the acting, particularly Griffith and Knotts, was consistently pretty brilliant for what was, on the surface, another little throwaway rural sitcom.

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Posted by LordoftheManor

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 8:20 am to Ace Midnight

Seinfeld. GOAT.

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Posted by DownSouthDave

Beau, Bro, Baw

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 8:25 am to LordoftheManor

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Seinfeld. GOAT.

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Posted by CoachDon

Louisville

Member since Sep 2014

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 8:57 am to CaptainPanic

Scrubs
Taxi
Bob Newhart Show
Cheers
Cosby

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Posted by vanburenboy

New York

Member since Sep 2014

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 9:53 am to LordoftheManor

quote:
Seinfeld. GOAT.

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Posted by TigerRad

Columbia, SC

Member since Jan 2007

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 10:49 am to DownSouthDave

i forgot to add The Mary Tyler Moore Show - game changer and funny as hell

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Posted by Tigertown in ATL

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Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 10:51 am to Zamoro10

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the most well-rounded with all the characters and storylines

I like Cheers but what was well rounded about it?

Storylines?

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Posted by MetryTyger

Metro NOLA, LA

Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 11:05 am to DownSouthDave

It's ok. Has its moments.

My Top 85 or so would be:

The Honeymooners (Classic 39) Nothing comes even remotely close.

Dick Van Dyke
Andy Griffith
All In The Family
Seinfeld
Sanford and Son
I Love Lucy
My Three Sons

Mary Tyler Moore
Green Acres
Everybody Loves Raymond
Bob Newhart
I Dream Of Jeannie
Taxi
The Lucy Show
Gomer Pyle
Newhart

Barney Miller
Bewitched
The Big Bang Theory
Good Times
The Munsters
The Cosby Show
Here's Lucy
Leave It To Beaver
Gilligan's Island
The Brady Bunch
Frazier
The Flintsones
The Jetsons

Amos 'n Andy
Night Court
Maude
Petticoat Junction
The Beverly Hillbillies

McHale's Navy
That Girl
The Office
Mr Ed
Sgt Bilko
Everything's Sunny In Philadelphia
The Partridge Family
Laverne aned Shirley
Car 54 Where Are You?
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Married With Children
Cheers
Soap
MASH
My Favorite Martian
WKRP In Cincinnati
It's About Time
Make Room For Daddy
Hogan's Heroes
30 Rock
F-Troop
The Golden Girls
Phyllis
Rhoda
Friends
Mama's Family
Burns and Allen

The Donna Reed Show
The Patty Duke Show
Room 222
Three's Company
Mork 'n Mindy
Bridget Loves Bernie
Happy Days
Coach
SCTV
Modern Family
Fawlty Towers
Mary Hartman Mary Hartman
Dennis The Menace
That 70's Show
The Addams Family
Hazel
Pete 'n Gladys
Welcome Back Kotter
Saved By the Bell
Family Affair
Family Ties
The Facts of Life
Too Close for Comfort
The Jeffersons
Dukes of Hazzard
Scrubs
Landlords
The Pruitts of Southampton
The Fresh Prince of Bellaire
The Nanny
Nanny and the Professor

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Posted by Fewer Kilometers

Baton Rouge

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 11:06 am to Tigertown in ATL

Cheers was good, but sitcoms that were great from start to finish:

Barney Miller
Seinfeld
Bob Newhart

Wings is almost up there with Cheers. It beats Cheers with consistency, but Cheers had a couple of characters that were a notch above Wings.

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Posted by Boondock Saint

The Boondocks

Member since Oct 2005

4543 posts

Posted on 10/2/14 at 11:19 am to DownSouthDave