Your Favorite Classic Sitcom [Archive] - Beastie Boys Message Board

Miho Mingu

07-19-2006, 01:17 AM

Ace42X

07-19-2006, 01:19 AM

What do you mean by "classic?"

Sitcoms I think most worthy of consideration:

Blackadder
Reddwarf (Not the last two series, they were borderline unwatchable)
Married with Children

Miho Mingu

07-19-2006, 01:28 AM

I messed this thread up. Nevermind. ;( And I meant, sitcoms dating back to the '70s-'90s.

ggirlballa

07-19-2006, 01:48 AM

fresh prince of bel air (i loved it when he & jazzy jeff did their handshake pshhh)

Planetary

07-19-2006, 02:08 AM

the simpsons was a sitcom. i vote for that.

enree erzweglle

07-19-2006, 06:06 AM

My question, too, was define "classic" because when I was really young, classic was reruns of Lucy (blech) and then Bewitched (blech^2) and Jeannie (blech^3) and then it became Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley and there isn't enough blechness to describe those last two shows.

I don't like most sitcoms. I watched Seinfeld and Friends in the 90s and Curb in this decade and they'll be classics some day if the former two aren't already.

I gave AbFab a shot and didn't enjoy it although I see the occasional clip that's great. I like Flying Circus style of humor and The Office (the original version is better). Everything else: awful. Especially CBSesque like comedies like Raymond and King of Queens--there is absolutely nothing about those shows and shows like them that appeals to me.

Miho Mingu

07-19-2006, 06:28 AM

I see what you both mean--one's experience of old shows is different from another. To clarify, I was asking what were some of your favorite sitcoms, growing up with, or currently watching now.

There was supposed to be a long poll to this, but I realized it was a bad idea to make it long, and before I knew it, it was too late, and the thread was already made. Eh, whatever.

Going back on topic, my most-watched sitcoms right now are Cheers, Murphy Brown, and Ted Danson's (he played Sam Malone in Cheers) recent sitcom, Becker, is pretty entertaining. He displays that typical charm that could be found in Cheers, except he's more vulgar and aggresive in this show.

Lex Diamonds

07-19-2006, 06:31 AM

#1. The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

enree erzweglle

07-19-2006, 07:02 AM

I'm not prone to melancholy, but watching shows like ^^^ or any type of show from the past--I don't know--that is depressing.

For me, the exceptions to that are when I watch/ed reruns of various Star Trek series. With those shows, though they are reruns, that they take place in the relative future maybe negates/cancels out their rerunniness.

Miho Mingu

07-19-2006, 07:21 AM

Hmmm interesting. It's the complete opposite for me. Shows like Cheers, Murphy Brown, Full House, and Dick Van Dyke make me laugh and in good spirit, and I prefer those types of shows over most other shows on TV. Sometimes, there will be sitcoms that convey a deep message, which does make you think and even get you a little depressed, so on those occasions, I agree. Oh, one example would be All in the Family--full of depressing moments.

Anyway, as a sum, I firmly believe that today's sitcoms have deteriorated, and can hardly hold a candle to many of the shows that aired during the 1970s-early 90s.

ms.peachy

07-19-2006, 07:27 AM

#1. The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
YOu know, Will Smith really is the most popular guy on the planet I think. Or at least in Europe. Almost every country I've ever been to has had that show on, dubbed into the local language. It's kind of freaky. I've seen it in France, Italy, Spain, Holland, and the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Miho Mingu

07-19-2006, 07:30 AM

Carlton carried that show to success!

sercomdj01

07-19-2006, 07:38 AM

Father Ted takes some beating.

The young ones, blackadder, One Foot in the grave.

The only american sitcoms ive seen worth shit are seinfield, frasier and cheers.

EDIT: Fresh prince too.

Miho Mingu

07-19-2006, 07:43 AM

Damn right. Frasier was a hit--well, it seemed more like a sleeper, but I guess no one gave it a chance, or knew about it, even. I always found it amusing to watch. Each episode was split into segments, and they'd title each major scene beforehand.

burbboi

07-19-2006, 07:46 AM

Alf

enree erzweglle

07-19-2006, 07:47 AM

YOu know, Will Smith really is the most popular guy on the planet I think. Or at least in Europe. Almost every country I've ever been to has had that show on, dubbed into the local language. It's kind of freaky. I've seen it in France, Italy, Spain, Holland, and the Czech Republic and Slovakia.I have never seen that show. I don't know if I'd recognize any of the characters from it other than Will Smith.

About sitcoms from the past...I think I appreciate the humor in them and a lot of them really were groundbreaking, but something about snapping back in time like that--through TV--that is, I think, what I find to be depressing and I don't understand it. I just know it.

I can & do occasionally read fiction that's set in the past and I do watch some genres of old movies, but rerun TV, generally speaking, is sort of off-limits for me. Then again, so is most new TV too. I tend to Netflix documentaries and I watch 24 and The Sopranos as those shows air. And Stephen Colbert.

sercomdj01

07-19-2006, 07:59 AM

Not a sitcom. But brass eye is the most groundbreaking and brilliant comedy shows of all time. Some of the stuff i can't believe they showed on TV, but its brilliant that they did.

"this is a reanactment of a peadophile rape in victorian england, the little girl is played by an older model - as you can see her breasts are large and innacurate"

Lex Diamonds

07-19-2006, 08:00 AM

sercomdj01

07-19-2006, 08:03 AM

Yeah I got all the Brass Eyes on DVD. Good stuff. (y)

Peep Show and Extras are also awesome, got them as well.

I have alll off peep show! No extras though :(

I'm Alan Partidge is a fucking funny show too!

"do you like to talk during sex? Ok, what do you think of the pedestrianisation of nowridge city centre"

i can't remember exact quotes.

Someone said abfab! Thats good, but only the early stuff. The later stuff stinks (n)

Vicker of Dibly? That on in america? Thats total shite made to appeal to 40 year old housewives and americans (n)

Ace42X

07-19-2006, 09:59 AM

Yeah I got all the Brass Eyes on DVD.

Ditto. And The Day Today. And Jam. I am just THAT cool.

Not really sitcoms though.

g-mile7

07-19-2006, 10:01 AM

Martin
Living Color (more a variety show)
Jamie Fox
The Wayans
Sanford and Son

abcdefz

07-19-2006, 10:03 AM

The first few years of Cheers used to seem like gold to me, but they're a little too sit-comy for me now.

I'd say The Simpsons and The Office (BBC) are as good as we've gotten. Arrested Development is up there. Soft spots for The Dick Van Dyke Show and I Love Lucy.

hardnox71

07-19-2006, 02:07 PM

Whenever I turn on the TV, I flip to Nick-At-Nite or TV Land. That's all I watch--I've always been obsessed with the classic sitcoms. There are countless classics, so bare with me here. Vote for your favorite sitcom.
I can't get enough of the old shit. All I watch is M*A*S*H, All In The Family, Welcome Back Kotter, Good Times, you name it.

About six years ago they were running Chico and the Man on Nick at Nite. I would stay up to watch it even though I had to be at work around 7:30am. Only problem was that Chico and the Man came on at 4am!! I would be so fucking tired at work but I just couldn't stop watching it. It's not even really that good but I'm just addicted. I don't know why.

Whatitis

07-19-2006, 02:14 PM

Sanford And Son (y) (y)
The Munsters(y)
Benny Hill(y) , not really a sitcom but a classic for sure.

rick green

07-19-2006, 02:19 PM

Taxi?

hardnox71

07-19-2006, 02:22 PM

YES!! I forgot to mention Taxi. Me and my friend always debate about the awesome qualities of that show. He fucking hates it and I don't know why.

rick green

07-19-2006, 02:27 PM

All In The Family, Welcome Back Kotter, Good Times
These have the best theme songs, the BEST! But are the shows any good? I haven't watched them for ages.

hardnox71

07-19-2006, 02:39 PM

These have the best theme songs, the BEST! But are the shows any good? I haven't watched them for ages.
I like them. I kind of have a problem with Good Times, though, I still watch it. What I don't like about it is the fact that it pushed all the racial stereotypes and we're known for: broke, unemployed, loud, tacky clothes. That show is set in Cabrini Green. I've got friends that live in Cabrini Green. I've been robbed with a Tec-9 stuck in my face in Cabrini Green. I've been chased out of Cabrini Green with baseball bats. I've been thrown on the hood of I don't know how many cop cars in Cabrini Green. I've seen crackheads and heroin addicts shitting and pissing in the middle of the fucking stairwell in Cabrini Green. None of those are 'good times'.

I saw nothing good about the situation they were in on the show but it's still entertaining, never-the-less.

icy manipulator

07-19-2006, 03:08 PM

red dwarf is the best show ever. series 7 and 8 were a fair bit different but it still had its perks which made it classic. best show to come out of Pomgolia short of Doctor Who

cookiepuss

07-19-2006, 03:15 PM

mork and mindy
three's company
Laverne & Shirley

Randetica

07-19-2006, 03:33 PM

rock n roll daddy!
you again?!
harry's nest!

beastiegirrl101

07-19-2006, 03:34 PM

Swan's Crossing
You Can't Do that on Televison
Different Strokes
Small Wonder
Punky Brewster

Miho Mingu

07-19-2006, 03:53 PM

Oh, how could I forget--The Wonder Years. If there was ever a show that made you depressed, it would have to be this one. There were some episodes, where I couldn't help but feel sad for Kevin's parents, as I could relate them to my own, because they cared so much for their kids, that it hurt them when their kids wanted to be left alone. Both the mom and dad, I see my parents in them.

beastiegirrl101

07-19-2006, 03:56 PM

hardnox71

07-19-2006, 04:00 PM

Oh, how could I forget--The Wonder Years.
Winnie Cooper grew up to be a hottie!! I remember seeing her in some magazine interview about a year ago. She looks good. And she's got brains. She got a degree in Japanese mathematical engineering from MIT or some crazy ass shit like that. Girlie is mad smart.

I began watching BBC America about five or six years ago. I like it. Two British shows I can't get enough of are Eastenders and British Men Behaving Badly. Those two guys are absolutely fucking retarded.:D

Miho Mingu

07-19-2006, 06:20 PM

^^^ I've seen her recently as well. She has always been a beautiful girl. I didn't know she went to MIT...that's good for her, as most child stars end up in the gutter, and today, create their own reality TV shows. (ie: Christopher Knight in My Fair Brady...such a dumb show)

kleptomaniac

07-19-2006, 06:30 PM

^(ie: Christopher Knight in My Fair Brady...such a dumb show)

you're a towel.

they're gonna get married! woo! :p

so, uh, would 'growing pains' be one? i loved growing pains....and family matters....and full house....and boy meets world (haha)...and the only really old one i watched was probably i love lucy <3

oh and the brady bunch. duh...i've seen the movies too.

DeeJayZap

07-19-2006, 06:56 PM

Fresh Prince and Father Ted

Miho Mingu

07-19-2006, 07:12 PM

you're a towel.

they're gonna get married! woo! :p

so, uh, would 'growing pains' be one? i loved growing pains....and family matters....and full house....and boy meets world (haha)...and the only really old one i watched was probably i love lucy <3

oh and the brady bunch. duh...i've seen the movies too.

Towel can mean being stupid--how and why was that ever concluded?

Growing Pains was one, yep. I liked watching that show when I was young. I never liked Family Matters that much. It was boring to watch most of the time.

B101 meantioned this earlier, but Small Wonder brought me back--I would watch that often when I was a kid. It was about a female android who was a little girl, that stayed with a family and performed as a maid for them. Her name was V.I.C.I. (pronounced as Vicky)

kleptomaniac

07-19-2006, 07:19 PM

Towel can mean being stupid--how and why was that ever concluded?

you're a special towel :o

hardnox71

07-20-2006, 01:24 PM

^^^ I've seen her recently as well. She has always been a beautiful girl. I didn't know she went to MIT...that's good for her,
I was just exaggerating. I can't remember where the article said she went to school but she went to some big ass school and has a crazy degree in mathematical applications or something like that......something to do with math.

OOOOH, OOOOH, I JUST REMEMBERED A GOOD ONE!!!

Perfect Strangers.

ericlee

07-20-2006, 08:37 PM

Perfect Strangers can't be forgotton.

Greatest American Hero
Bosom Buddies
Alice
9-5
Silver Spoons
Happy Days
Cheers
All in the Family
Bewitched
Beverly Hillbillies
The Drew Carey Show
Dennis the Menace- even though it's earlier than 70's
M.A.S.H
Hogan's Heros
WKRP in Cincinnati
The Munsters
3rd Rock from the Sun
Welcome Back Kotter

Edit: one of my All time favorites- Night Court

kleptomaniac

07-20-2006, 08:42 PM

The Drew Carey Show

haha i didn't know that counted :D

cleveland rocks!

g-mile7

07-20-2006, 08:47 PM

my three sons was my shit!!!

ericlee

07-20-2006, 08:50 PM

haha i didn't know that counted :D

cleveland rocks!

why wouldn't that count!! It's OHIO darnit!!

Notice how I put WKRP in Cincinnati, gotta represent.

kleptomaniac

07-20-2006, 08:54 PM

why wouldn't that count!! It's OHIO darnit!!

Notice how I put WKRP in Cincinnati, gotta represent.

hey, most of my dad's family are still livin' up there & i've been quite a few times ;)

it just slipped my mind. i thought it was funny to see it in the middle of your list.

i still watch it. (y)

Miho Mingu

07-20-2006, 08:56 PM

3rd rock from the sun was a nice one. 'the big giant head' was a funny entity, that spoke through harry's (french stewart) body. john lithgow carried that show, though.

rick green

07-20-2006, 09:48 PM

Freakin' Benson.
And that one with Michael J. Fox.
What was that called?

kleptomaniac

07-20-2006, 09:56 PM

Freakin' Benson.
And that one with Michael J. Fox.
What was that called?

family ties? spin city?

Pootytang

07-20-2006, 10:11 PM

Dobie Gillis

Miho Mingu

07-20-2006, 10:14 PM

i loved spin city! carter (michael boatman) & mike (michael j. fox) were entertaining when they were in scenes together. when charlie sheen replaced michael j. fox, i thought the show was just as good, if not a little bit better.