Pluto has a ton of old shows, too. One channel shows a few Taxi episodes every night. They also have dedicated MST3K and Carol Burnett Show channels.

Big Cat `93 said:

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Pluto has a ton of old shows, too. One channel shows a few Taxi episodes every night. They also have dedicated MST3K and Carol Burnett Show channels.

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And a Bob Ross channel

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New World Ag said:

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Philo B 93 said:

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tx1c said:

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Don't forget the classics

Andy Griffith
I Love Lucy

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A lot of classics will probably not be named here because the average age is too young. It would be nice to have some retirees chime in.

We'll miss some essential 70s show for the same reason- Three's Company, Happy Days, etc.

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At what point did kids stop watching classic TV reruns? Growing up in the 70s and 80s when there was little choice in cable, we watched tons of syndicated reruns from the 50s-70s. I'm guessing that started going away in the 90s. Also, some of the series were more nuanced and adult in nature in their humor so you really needed to be more mature to appreciate them (MTM, Bob Newhart).

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HD tv killed syndicated reruns.

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I think it was streaming and on demand options.

Growing up, I watched Gilligan and Andy Griffith and I Love Lucy because it was 1 of 3 options after school.

I've stated this theory before, but while I still think there will be great comedies made, the collective viewing and re-viewing in syndication/reruns over and over has changed something as to what a great comedy or show is.

Gone are the Friday discussions the day after a great sitcom ran the previous night that a lot of people watched, and certainly gone are having to choose between 3-10 options of what to watch on network TV or cable.

Philo B 93 said:

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tx1c said:

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Don't forget the classics

Andy Griffith
I Love Lucy

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A lot of classics will probably not be named here because the average age is too young. It would be nice to have some retirees chime in.

We'll miss some essential 70s show for the same reason- Three's Company, Happy Days, etc.

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I'm 34 and Andy Griffith tops my list!

Andy Griffith
Ted Lasso
The Office
Boy Meets World (is this a sitcom?)
Maybe Friends for 5

Malcolm in the Middle
Hogan's Heroes
MASH
Arrested Development
Community

First five that came to mind... but I'm sure there's others that will come up as the day goes on.

my top sitcoms

Seinfeld
The Office
King of Queens
Parks and Rec
and then Maybe Cheers or Drew Carey show

Best of All-Time
M*A*S*H
Mary Tyler Moore
I Love Lucy
All In The Family
Seinfeld

But my personal Favorites of All-Time looks a lot different past #1:
M*A*S*H
The Good Place
Ted Lasso
The IT Crowd
Big Bang Theory

Threes Company (yes this was a misunderstanding every damn week but it was still funny

The Office : so so funny, and I'm convinced this wouldn't get made in 2021. Too offensive to wokeism

Cheers

Frasier (unpopular hot take...I liked Frasier more than Cheers and I loooved Cheers)

Seinfeld

King of Queens. No not sophisticated at all but it was so real and so funny.

Family Ties : Alex P Keaton and his character was phenomenal.

Older:

Jefferson

My personal favorites Malcolm in the Middle and Seinfeld.

Couple more I don't think have been mentioned yet;
WKRP in Cincinnati
My Name is Earl

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1. Scrubs
2. Friends
3. The Fresh Prince
4. King of the Hill
5. Brookly Nine Nine (including the greatest cold open of all time, below)

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I only agree with 2/5 of your list but you are absolutely correct about the greatest cold open ever!

Seinfeld
M*A*S*H
Cheers
The Office
Parks & Recreation

King of Queens is underrated. The writers gave Jerry Stiller their best stuff.

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King of Queens is underrated. The writers gave Jerry Stiller their best stuff.

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I agree. Good, likeable cast of characters. Good writing for a comedy of its type. Lots of strong guest stars. Funny inside jokes that stayed in the show throughout its run (i.e. Doug saying "Yuspa" as an exclamation or pronouncing words funny).

And Arthur Spooner was a riot -- even funnier than Frank Costanza simply because he was more of a main character and had more opportunity.

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MeTV, Grit, Laff, Antenna and a whole bunch of others are available via the digital antennas and some are even on cable lineups.

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I watch "Green Acres" on MeTV whenever I get the chance. It's a one-joke kind of show, obviously, but still hilarious.

All in the Family was brilliant.

Andy Griffith has gotten funnier the older I've gotten.

MASH the comedy (and during the first 3-5 years) was hilarious and awesome. Once Frank left it became a retread and was annoying. MASH eps that were commentary and serious were mostly terrible.

Cheers was my favorite growing up and still has a soft spot.

Seinfeld is what I would put down if I had to only list one.

I'll say it: The Cosby Show

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Barney Miller. The extras on the show were classic and what made the show entertaining.

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And second place is not even close.

1. Seinfeld
2. Cheers
3. M A S H
4. The Office (UK-BBC)
5. The Dick Van Dyke Show
6. The Andy Griffith Show
7. All In The Family
8. I Love Lucy
9. The Cosby Show
10. The Office (US-NBC)
11. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
12. Hogan's Heroes
13. The Simpsons
14. Friends
15. 30 Rock
16. Arrested Development
17. Curb Your Enthusiasm
18. The Odd Couple
19. Modern Family
20. How I Met Your Mother
21. Two and a Half Men
22. Green Acres
23. The Larry Sanders Show
24. It's Garry Shandlings Show
25. Murphy Brown
26. The Bob Newhart Show
27. Frasier
29. Newhart
30. Taxi

https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/3109852/1

The Pandemic Bracket on the subject.

The Elite 8 was

(1) The Office
(2) The Simpsons
(3) Seinfeld
(4) I Love Lucy
(5) Parks and Rec
(6) Arrested Development
(7) Friends
(8) Frasier

Wings
Friends
How I met your mother
night court


cant think of 5

Before your time for most of you but The Jackie Gleason Show deserves mention.

Your last name is Garrelli?

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Before your time for most of you but The Jackie Gleason Show deserves mention.

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You mean The Honeymooners?

Ok I have no idea what that show was but the clip for laugh for chuckles and me rolling

Wow... this many posts and only around 2 mentions of That 70's Show?



Friends
Scrubs
That 70's Show
The Office

Those are the ones I can just watch anytime. They're also the ones I have to watch Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas specials of, every year.

In no particular order:

Cheers
Seinfeld
The Office
WKRP in Cincinnati
Gilligan's Island

That's it! Forgot the name.

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No love for Al Bundy?

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If it was greatest characters in a sitcom, Al Bundy would probably make my top 5. But after a few seasons, that show was realllly ... yeah.

One of the show's greatest moments ever, and something that would have Ed O'Neil cancelled forever if it came out today, which makes it even better.

All of these mentioned are great but I'll add Three's Company. I know later most of the episodes were all the same "misunderstanding" storylines but still John Ritter is comedy gold and the Ropers and later Mr. Furley aka the GREAT Don Knotts are really funny. During the early days of the pandemic last year, I rewatched a lot of episodes because they were making me laugh quite a bit. They're really funny, especially the first 2 or 3 seasons.

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All of these mentioned are great but I'll add Three's Company. I know later most of the episodes were all the same "misunderstanding" storylines but still John Ritter is comedy gold and the Ropers and later Mr. Furley aka the GREAT Don Knotts are really funny. During the early days if the pandemic last year, I rewatched a lot of episodes because they were making me laugh quite a bit. They're really funny, especially the first 2 or 3 seasons.

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Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and Three's Company on Tuesday nights were the best.

For sure!

Scrubs
The Office
Home improvement
And one not really listed here that I just love... the good place