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[Brandon Van de Graaff]

What are some of the more successful sitcoms that many people seemed to enjoy, but that you didn't find funny or entertaining at all?

I'll give my Top Bottom 5... I've seen enough of all of these over the years to have more than a decent sample size...

5. M*A*S*H*
4. Roseanne
3. Will and Grace
2. The Beverly Hillbillies
1. Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men should really be in a category by itself, I think it's that awful.

What say you?

 

[rick4bama]

My bottom 5+
5. Modern Family
4. Office Both the USA and Bits.
3. The Simpsons
2. South Park
1. Will and Grace

I have more I could list, but you only ask for your bottom 5. Like you I do have and honor mention.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

My bottom 5+
5. Modern Family
4. Office Both the USA and Bits.
3. The Simpsons
2. South Park
1. Will and Grace

I have more I could list, but you only ask for your bottom 5. Like you I do have and honor mention.

To me, Modern Family was hit or miss. Really good writing but a couple of the main characters just wore on my nerves and the series seemed to get worse the longer it was on.

Loved The Office, up until Micheal Scott left. Another show with great writing and IMO, they nailed the casting. Creed Bratton is an all-timer.

Was never a big fan of the Simpsons or South Park. In some ways I appreciate what South Park did in pushing the envelope, but I just never found it all that funny. I think a lot of that was just people feeling like they had to like it because everyone else liked it.

 

[Rsedge72]

5. South park
4. Roseanne
3. Kevin Can Fxxk himself
2. Will and Grace
1. M*A*S*H*

I’m sure there’s one or so I’m forgetting, but mash is definitely the worst show I’ve ever seen!!!!!

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Here's a list of a top 100 if it helps refresh some memories on some top shows... I haven't seen quite a few of them... Some I know would be awful, like anything with George Lopez...

100 Greatest Sitcoms of All Time​

100 Greatest Sitcoms of All Time

A list of the 100 greatest sitcoms of all time!!! These shows are ranked according to their influence, popularity, impact on pop

www.listchallenges.com

1. I Love Lucy
2. Seinfeld
3. All in the Family
4. Cheers
5. MASH
6. The Simpsons
7. The Andy Griffith Show
8. The Cosby Show
9. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
10. Frasier
11. Taxi
12. The Golden Girls
13. The Dick Van Dyke Show
14. Friends
15. Happy Days
16. Everybody Loves Raymond
17. The Brady Bunch
18. The Honeymooners
19. The Jeffersons
20. The Flintstones
21. Roseanne
22. Will and Grace
23. One Day at a Time
24. The Bob Newhart Show
25. Family Ties
26. The Wonder Years
27. Sanford and Son
28. The Office
29. Gilligan's Island
30. Three's Company
31. Leave It to Beaver
32. Good Times
33. Bewitched
34. Maude
35. Modern Family
36. Married With Children
37. The Beverly Hillbillies
38. The Facts of Life
39. The Larry Sanders Show
40. Two and a Half Men
41. I Dream of Jeannie
42. The Big Bang Theory
43. Faulty Towers
44. Murphy Brown
45. My Three Sons
46. Ally McBeal
47. Alice
48. The Munsters
49. The Monkees TV Show
50. The Odd Couple
51. Arrested Development
52. WKRP in Cincinnati
53. Father Knows Best
54. Ellen
55. The Addams Family
56. Partridge Family
57. Newhart
58. The Donna Reed Show
59. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
60. Diff'rent Strokes
61. Curb Your Enthusiasm
62. Wings
63. Barney Miller
64. Family Guy
65. Soap
66. The Lucy Show
67. Chico and the Man
68. Scrubs
69. Green Acres
70. Welcome Back Kotter
71. Laverne and Shirley
72. George Lopez
73. Malcolm in the Middle
74. Entourage
75. It's Garry Shandling Show
76. Mad About You
77. Mr. Ed
78. Night Court
79. Dennis the Menace
80. That '70s Show
81. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
82. Bosom Buddies
83. Alf
84. A Different World
85. The King of Queens
86. Growing Pains
87. Get Smart
88. Newsradio
89. Home Improvement
90. Mork and Mindy
91. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
92. Petticoat Junction
93. Full House
94. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
95. What's Happening
96. Designing Women
97. Weeds
98. Too Close for Comfort
99. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
100. Saved by the Bell

 

[TerryP]

How is a show like Weeds, or Ally McBeal, considered a sitcom?

 

[Hardkore]

I’ve never been big on sitcoms so they are few and far between any I like.

 

[Rsedge72]

How is a show like Weeds, or Ally McBeal, considered a sitcom?

Agree

 

[24and7]

 

[24and7]

The biggest mistake ever made was cancelling Police Squad… The second was not making the Airplane series…

 

[It Takes Eleven]

What are some of the more successful sitcoms that many people seemed to enjoy, but that you didn't find funny or entertaining at all?

I'll give my Top Bottom 5... I've seen enough of all of these over the years to have more than a decent sample size...

5. M*A*S*H*
4. Roseanne
3. Will and Grace
2. The Beverly Hillbillies
1. Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men should really be in a category by itself, I think it's that awful.

What say you?

MASH, Cheers, Frasier, Taxi - that type of humor appeals to me. Those shows, along with Johnny Carson and Letterman in his 80's late show prime, make up much of the TV portion of my humor. Throw in some Grizzard with a dash of Erma Bombeck on written side, and that defines me. I think you also have to consider the generation. The goofy 60's-70's stuff (Gilligan, Hillbillies, Happy Days) were staples for me as a kid, but now I don't think I'd spend my time on it. That being said, I still chuckle at Hamlet set to music.

My bottom five:

Roseanne - We agree here.
Friends - Seinfeld without comedy, but still with the self-absorbed cast.
Simpsons - Funny in microdoses.
Ellen - I thought she ripped off every line and physical gimmick from Lucy/Laverne & Shirley, and just wasn't good at it.
Chico and the Man - Sanford and Son wannabe.

 

[alabama mike]

I never got into Seinfeld or The Simpsons.

 

[TerryP]

Here's a list of a top 100 if it helps refresh some memories on some top shows... I haven't seen quite a few of them... Some I know would be awful, like anything with George Lopez...

100 Greatest Sitcoms of All Time​

100 Greatest Sitcoms of All Time

A list of the 100 greatest sitcoms of all time!!! These shows are ranked according to their influence, popularity, impact on pop

www.listchallenges.com

1. I Love Lucy
2. Seinfeld
3. All in the Family
4. Cheers
5. MASH
6. The Simpsons
7. The Andy Griffith Show
8. The Cosby Show
9. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
10. Frasier
11. Taxi
12. The Golden Girls
13. The Dick Van Dyke Show
14. Friends
15. Happy Days
16. Everybody Loves Raymond
17. The Brady Bunch
18. The Honeymooners
19. The Jeffersons
20. The Flintstones
21. Roseanne
22. Will and Grace
23. One Day at a Time
24. The Bob Newhart Show
25. Family Ties
26. The Wonder Years
27. Sanford and Son
28. The Office
29. Gilligan's Island
30. Three's Company
31. Leave It to Beaver
32. Good Times
33. Bewitched
34. Maude
35. Modern Family
36. Married With Children
37. The Beverly Hillbillies
38. The Facts of Life
39. The Larry Sanders Show
40. Two and a Half Men
41. I Dream of Jeannie
42. The Big Bang Theory
43. Faulty Towers
44. Murphy Brown
45. My Three Sons
46. Ally McBeal
47. Alice
48. The Munsters
49. The Monkees TV Show
50. The Odd Couple
51. Arrested Development
52. WKRP in Cincinnati
53. Father Knows Best
54. Ellen
55. The Addams Family
56. Partridge Family
57. Newhart
58. The Donna Reed Show
59. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
60. Diff'rent Strokes
61. Curb Your Enthusiasm
62. Wings
63. Barney Miller
64. Family Guy
65. Soap
66. The Lucy Show
67. Chico and the Man
68. Scrubs
69. Green Acres
70. Welcome Back Kotter
71. Laverne and Shirley
72. George Lopez
73. Malcolm in the Middle
74. Entourage
75. It's Garry Shandling Show
76. Mad About You
77. Mr. Ed
78. Night Court
79. Dennis the Menace
80. That '70s Show
81. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
82. Bosom Buddies
83. Alf
84. A Different World
85. The King of Queens
86. Growing Pains
87. Get Smart
88. Newsradio
89. Home Improvement
90. Mork and Mindy
91. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
92. Petticoat Junction
93. Full House
94. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
95. What's Happening
96. Designing Women
97. Weeds
98. Too Close for Comfort
99. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
100. Saved by the Bell

I pulled up this list to see if Life in Pieces was listed.

I'm rebuilding and antiquing an old Charleston bench...threw it up in the background because it'd been a long times since I'd seen an episode. Good writing.

 

[PurlJam]

How is a show like Weeds, or Ally McBeal, considered a sitcom?

The Wonder Years too... I didn't see it as a sitcom.

 

[TerryP]

The Wonder Years too... I didn't see it as a sitcom.

1992. A lady from a local church rang the doorbell with a petition in hand asking me to sign it and boycott the local ABC station because of NYPD Blue. I told her I'd sign if it they included The Wonder Years.

I don't recall her ever speaking with me again.

 

[PurlJam]

1992. A lady from a local church rang the doorbell with a petition in hand asking me to sign it and boycott the local ABC station because of NYPD Blue. I told her I'd sign if it they included The Wonder Years.

I don't recall her ever speaking with me again.

Should have thrown Melrose Place in there for good measure.

 

[24and7]

Hazel

 

[rick4bama]

Hazel

You didn't like Hazel! I know you didn't like the way she treated Mr.B. She was a know it all!

 

[MunchyOs]

5) South Park
4) Coach
3) Family Matters (WAY too much emphasis on the "side character" Urkel)
2) How I Met Your Mother
1) Spin City

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

5) South Park
4) Coach
3) Family Matters (WAY too much emphasis on the "side character" Urkel)
2) How I Met Your Mother
1) Spin City

Agree with most of these.... South Park was ok at times, but grew old, fast. I always liked Coach though... was talking to a friend about it the other day (he brought it up for some reason). Haven't seen it in years... I went and looked on Apple to see if they had the seasons... nope.