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I still maintains I Love Lucy is the greatest comedy of all time

Posted on 12/17/21 at 6:44 pm
Posted by athenslife101
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 6:44 pm
Watching the The Best of Collection on Prime and yes, it’s old and these days comedies have to be ramped up to 10 to get us to pay attention but it’s still so finely crafted creative and fun.

Think that’s an unpopular opinion on this board though
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 6:56 pm to
1. Seinfeld
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2. Everything else.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 7:04 pm to
I’m not going to pretend I’ve watched I Love Lucy more than once or twice so you may be right for all I know
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 7:08 pm to
Andy Griffith was superior for that era
Posted by cypresstiger
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 7:09 pm to

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Posted by Kafka
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Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 7:16 pm to
Greatest farce, yes. Most influential sitcom, yes. But greatest sitcom? For me, no.
Posted by LSUlefty
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 7:25 pm to
1. Cheers
2. Community
3. Married With Children

My personal 3 favorite
Posted by lagallifrey
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:12 pm to
It’s certainly one of the best. My kids have them on all the time and they are still hilarious.
Posted by gumbo2176
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:19 pm to
Innovative, yes with the amount of cameras they used in production as it was the first.

As for me, my all-time favorite from the black and white era was the "Andy Griffith Show" hands down.

Posted by SCLSUMuddogs
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:57 pm to
Desi Arnaz was the original Stedman.
Posted by bad93ex
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 9:05 pm to
Greatest comedy of all time has been and always will be NFL officiating. As far as shows…
Posted by BigAppleTiger
New York City
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 9:38 pm to
It was a national phenomenon and a great show. I watched all of the episodes and all of Lucy's shows when I was a kid in the 70's. I still think the Honeymooners is just as funny and left just as large of an imprint with a one year run. Greatest of all time I don't know about.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 9:49 pm to
Posted by theunknownknight
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 10:09 pm to
It’s up there

Depends on what one describes as a sitcom

If the definition is a tad looser, Always Sunny and Curb enter the chat
Posted by ThoseGuys
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 10:14 pm to
I absolutely loved the show and the Lucille Ball Show. But the best comedy for me is still the Dick Van Dyke show. The range of comedy was just great and Dick Van Dyke is just such an amazing actor.

Also, since we are mentioning shows of this era, F Troop was criminally underrated.
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 11:42 pm to
Fred was the GOAT "get back in the kitchen!" husband
Posted by cssamerican
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Posted on 12/18/21 at 5:29 am to
I always preferred the Honeymooners when it comes to that era.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 12/18/21 at 5:39 am to
Can't speak to I Love Lucy specially, but it does come from an age of TV that was far better than most folks know. Better writing, for sure, than what you'll see on The CW.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 12/18/21 at 10:56 am to
The challenge for it and any other 50's - 80's sitcoms are young people haven't watched them and won't acknowledge them.
Posted by Methuselah
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Posted on 12/18/21 at 12:46 pm to
quote:

I still maintains I Love Lucy is the greatest comedy of all time

No. It's Fawlty Towers, and it's not even close.
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