Which American tv-comedy ?

Okay, this was very hard to do. I checked all comedies on the Wikepedia list, otherwise I couldn't have done this. In the past there has been a topic like this about British comedies but I couldn't find one of America's sitcoms. I took the 25 best-known and most popular ones I could find on the list. And since there have been hundreds of sitcoms so far in American TV-history I had to leave out several great ones (max=25).

Friends.

Edited by Snow Dog - June 26 2009 at 04:36

Seinfeld. Most of these are truly awful. 

No Big Bang Theory??

From the list? Ugh... Fresh Prince of Bel-Air I suppose. I haven't seen it in many years but the only other show I have seen is Friends. If I had to make a top 10 of comedies, I couldn't use any from the list. I also couldn't make it to 10.
1. Arrested Development
(Huge drop)
2. Futurama
3. The Simpsons
4. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
5. 30 Rock
6. Scrubs
7. The Office

Married ... with children, truly awful, but on purpose, and I liked who it offended.  M*A*S*H was pretty good, though it kind of got stuck in a rut.  I was just watching Malcolm In The Middle this morning, which wasn't included in poll.  It's pretty good.

Rocktopus wrote: Seinfeld. Most of these are truly awful.

What's funny if for you to declare most of these as awful, you must have subjected yourself to them, and I do believe that makes you a masochist.


Edited by Slartibartfast - June 26 2009 at 12:43

Since The Big Bang Theory isn't there - I vote Roseanne ('cept that isn't there either ) as it shares two of the actors.

Soap was pretty good.  Anyone remember Fernwood 2nite?

The T wrote: Seinfeld by 87122817 miles. Many of those are terrible. Some are good. Seinfeld was inspired.

Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I liked to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air

In west Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys
Who were up to no good
Startin making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air'

I begged and pleaded with her day after day
But she packed my suite case and send me on my way
She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket.
I put my walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'.

First class, yo this is bad
Drinking orange juice out of a champagne glass.
Is this what the people of Bel-Air Living like?
Hmmmmm this might be alright.

But wait I hear there're prissy, wine all that
Is Bel-Air the type of place they send this cool cat?
I don't think sow
I'll see when I get there
I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air

Well, the plane landed and when I came out
There was a dude who looked like a cop standing there with my name out
I ain't trying to get arrested
I just got here
I sprang with the quickness like lightening, disappeared

I whistled for a cab and when it came near
The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
If anything I can say this cab is rare
But I thought 'Now forget it' - 'Yo homes to Bel Air'

I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'
I looked at my kingdom
I was finally there
To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air