Top 10 Sitcoms?

[Anto McC]

I recently bought every episode of Bilko ever made. It spans 18 discs and you can get them on ebay. Quality stuff.

Anyone else like King of Queens?

[John83]

I've never seen Arrested Developement...
Buy, rent, borrow or steal a box set. It's a gem.

[Jerry The Saint]

Anyone else like King of Queens?

Only the bits with Frank Costanza - don't care for the actual show.

[stann]

Jerry Stiller is the only good thing on King of Queens, but he makes the whole show worth watching.
Gustavo I just get a big white square but I'm hoping that's the German with the crisis of confidence sketch. "Are we the baddies?" Pure Quality!

1. The Larry Sanders Show
2. Extras
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm
4. Frasier
5. Porridge
6. The Office
7. Father Ted
8. Pheonix Nights
9. The Mighty Boosh
10. Seinfeld

Of course cartoons don't count. Even though the Simpsons is the best TV show ever made, it's not a sitcom.
Of course the Boosh is a sitcom. What do you call being marooned on a desert island and having to make a 'special friend' from a coconut on a stick if not a situation? :D

[Jerry The Saint]

Of course cartoons don't count.

Meh. It's just another style as far as I'm concerned. You might as well say that Bilko doesn't count because it's in black and white.:)

Only 3 of your list (Porridge, and to a lesser extent Seinfeld and Father Ted) follow the traditional sitcom-convention of multi-camera, studio-based setup with a 'laugh track' but it doesn't mean the rest don't count, does it.:p

[stann]

Only 3 of your list (Porridge, and to a lesser extent Seinfeld and Father Ted) follow the traditional sitcom-convention of multi-camera, studio-based setup with a 'laugh track' but it doesn't mean the rest don't count, does it.:p

Good point, well made. :D
But, if you look really closely, with a magnifying glass, you'll see the words 'live actors' written around the inside of the 'O' in sitcom. ;)

[Neish]

Not really a big Webb and Mitchell fan , but thisalways cracked me up:D
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Saw that on the TV and immediately thought of this

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AFAIK these people were not actors unlike webb amd mitchell. Classic

[Metrostars]

I'm surprised noone has mentioned The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy. The originals and the best.

[YellowbellyRed]

Men behaving badly
curb your enthusiasm
league of gentlemen
arrested development
only fools and horses - only one that can bring a tear to your eye
fawlty towers
blackadder
father ted
royle family
porridge

Very few recent ones. Curb and Arrested definitely the best american ones, with some Cheers. Am I the first to ref League of Gentlemen?

[BohsPartisan]

Only the bits with Frank Costanza - don't care for the actual show.

He's Ben Stiller's da or something isn't he?
It can be worth watching for him alone.

[Sheridan]

I'm excluding American shows on the grounds that even the funny ones are too smug/sentimental to be enjoyable.

10: Steptoe and Son
9: Yes, Minister
8: Father Ted
7: League of Gentlemen
6: Fawlty Towers
5: I'm Alan Partridge
4: Rab C. Nesbitt
3: Blackadder
2: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1: The Office

I never really watched Spaced enough to consider it for inclusion. Red Dwarf was quite funny but tarred by association with geeks.

[lofty9]

Seinfeld - brilliant!

This one is very good..

Great quote by George's mother:
"too bad you can't do that for a living":D

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[Mad Moose]

Porridge
The Royle Family,
The Office,
Last of the Summer Wine,
Only Fools and Horses

Thats close enough. Any of those five and I'm happy out.

[Neish]

Last of the Summer Wine,

What last of the Summer wine you ain't serious are you?
A few old men make some kinda contraption and role down a big hill in it. Aye funny indeed:rolleyes:

[bennocelt]

Everyone Loves Raymond is bland canned crap churnned out by the US Networks. Friends is simply not funny, as a sit-com it needs to be comedic, I have never laughed during an episode of friends, ever.
Off the top of my head the comedy's I have most enjoyed in recent(ish) years
Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, Cheers, Fraiser, Only Fools, The Office, Father Ted, Black Books, Ab Fab, Kath & Kim, Bottom & oops I almost forgot the Royale Family

yeah def agreed. most american sitcoms are w ank,

i love father ted, bottom, fawlty towers, little britain, league of gentlemen, black books

also steptoe and son..........classic

and rab c nesbt..........funny if you could understand it
im sorry but american comedy isnt a scratch on that

[pete]

I've always wondered if Father Ted shown in the US or other countries & if the humour translated...

My Lovely Horse

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[bennocelt]

I've always wondered if Father Ted shown in the US or other countries & if the humour translated...

My Lovely Horse

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i heard that the american religious nuts wouldnt stand for it, same for australia

i remember in Korea, the german guy that owned THAT bar (cant remerber name) had fr ted nights that were hugely successful


by the way.cant believe no one mentioned Trailer park Boys........cool

[strangeirish]

I've always wondered if Father Ted shown in the US or other countries & if the humour translated...

As far as I know, it was never shown on mainstream TV in the US, however, BBC America has a series on now and again. As for the humour translating, yes it does, amongst my American friends anyway. Having said that, I'm no Father Ted, but I'm a pretty cool dude though.:D

[Mad Moose]

Cant believe I left out Steptoe and Son,

Add in Open all Hours to that aswell.

[jebus]

Forgot Alan Partridge and Married With Children as well, both quality shows

[Anto McC]

by the way.cant believe no one mentioned Trailer park Boys........cool

Forgot about Trailer Park Boys - pure funny.

[dancinpants]

What about the "Young Ones"....loved that show.

The Young Ones
Bottom
The Office
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Blackadder
Porridge
Seinfeld
Fr Ted
I'm Alan Partridge
Phoenix Nights

(30 Rock might sneak into my list eventually)

[Anto McC]

New Trailer Park Boys Movie: The Big Dirty 2006 Trailer
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[tricky_colour]

Anything with Gervais, Partridge or Rossiter in it.
League of Gentlemen.
(Whatever happened to) The Likely Lads deserves a mention too.

[pineapple stu]

Anyone remember The High Life?

[gustavo]

Anything with Gervais, Partridge or Rossiter in it.
League of Gentlemen.
(Whatever happened to) The Likely Lads deserves a mention too.

League of Gentlemen , Classic twisted humour!

[gustavo]

Anyone remember The High Life?
was that the Scottish airline comedy ? with Alan Cumming

[pineapple stu]

Ah. And Shooona McGrrregorr.

The two pilots.

[Raheny Red]

What about the "Young Ones"....loved that show.



Can't believe it took so many posts efore it got a mention - quality show :cool:

[Pauro 76]

Scrubs
Father Ted
Black Books
Only Fools and Horses
The Office
Fawlty Towers
Bottom
The Young Ones
Seinfeld
Friends ;)

[Newryrep]

I dont believe it !!!!!!!!!!Surely One foot in the Grave, very dark in parts eg the nursing home episode

[aberharp]

in no particular order:

father ted
my name is earl
peep show
arrested development
frasier
the young ones
the league of gentlemen

[CollegeTillIDie]

Ok I think we should have a European top 10 AND a US top 10 and here's my selections...

European in no particular order US Top 10

1/ Fawlty Towers 1/ Curb Your Enthusiasm
2/The Fall and Rise of 2/ The Phil Silvers Show
Reginald Perrin 3/ Everybody Loves Raymond
3/ Only Fools And Horses 4/ Friends
4/ Bread 5/ Taxi
5/ Father Ted 6/ Different Strokes
6/ I'm Alan Partridge 7/ Cheers
7/ Men Behaving Badly 8/ Frasier
8/Auf Wiedersehen Pet 9/ The Flintstones
9/ Steptoe and Son 10/ POLICE SQUAD
10/ Blackadder

[sligoman]

8 Simple rules and two and a half men would make my top 10.

[Neish]

8 Simple rules .

Your just saying that because of the Kaley Cuoco doll.;)

[Dodge]

Your just saying that because of the Kaley Cuoco doll.;)

So ???

[Block G Raptor]

1. Red Dwarf Series 1
2. Red Dwarf series 2
3. Red Dwarf series 3
4. Red Dwarf Series 4
5. Red Dwarf Series 5
6. Red Dwarf Series 6
7. Red Dwarf Series 7.
8. Red Dwarf Series 8
9. Red Dwarf Smeg Ups
10. Red Dwarf Extended Episodes

[jebus]

1. Red Dwarf Series 1
2. Red Dwarf series 2
3. Red Dwarf series 3
4. Red Dwarf Series 4
5. Red Dwarf Series 5
6. Red Dwarf Series 6
7. Red Dwarf Series 7.
8. Red Dwarf Series 8
9. Red Dwarf Smeg Ups
10. Red Dwarf Extended Episodes

Quality smeg up was when Lister, Kryton, Cat and Rimmer march through a door and it's obvious that Rimmer was meant to say something and forgot, so without a word they all turn around and march back out the door :D

Favourite Red Dwarf episode is either when they went to the Wax Planet, or when the four of them were turned into their exact opposites. Rimmer as a card carrying hippy was the funniest thing I've ever seen in a sitcom

[Neish]

Your just saying that because of the Kaley Cuoco doll.

So ???

Nothing wrong with that, but its hardly one of the best ever sitcoms now is it?

[Block G Raptor]

Yeah too of teh good ones there alright
Meltdown and polymorph to give the titles
personal favorite is Back to Reality where they wake up and realise they've been playing an actual reality compter game for the past three years
great cameo from Timothy Spall as the game operator

[BohsPartisan]

What about the one where everything is running backwards?

[stann]

4/ Bread

Seriously? :eek:



























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(This must be this famous student humour) :D

[Anto McC]

Bread was great and so was the few episodes they made of Police Squad.

[stann]

Police Squad agreed. Carla Lane = most unfunny person ever.
Just wondering how long is it since you've seen an episode of Bread?

[Jerry The Saint]

Police Squad agreed. Carla Lane = most unfunny person ever.
Just wondering how long is it since you've seen an episode of Bread?

I saw a lunchtime repeat on BBC a few months back - I never remember it as being particularly funny but, oh man, talk about yer dated humour :eek:

The family is from Liverpool and on the dole...

THAT IS THE JOKE! (http://www.justinziarko.co.uk/graphics/illustration/mcbain_1_jz.jpg)

[Anto McC]

Not too long because i have the DVD's

[Metrostars]

One comedy that I never saw until I came here to the US was "All in the Family". It was a comedy from the 1970's, with the prejudiced Archie Bunker. Classic stuff:
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[gustavo]

You would have probably seen it over this side of the world in the version of Alf Garnett.

[superfrank]

I have to say I'm really getting into How I Met You Mother. What I've seen has been pretty good.

[pineapple stu]

Was Yes Minister? mentioned yet?