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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

 

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

 

Tony Randall and Jack Klugman .. The iconic opening and theme song .. 1970s Manhattan .. IMHO, the greatest chemistry a cast ever had ..

Such a wonderful show. Unfortunately, the humor and intelligence of the show is lost among younger audiences.

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Btw for the record my copy & paste skills blow lol. Also All In The Family as a breakthrough and iconic show pretty much speaks for itself. Sorry for breaking the rules so quickly...

 

The first few years of All in the Family are better than any other sitcom ever. The problem is I don't think it sustained in the later years

Agree 1000%. As with most everything in life it went on way too long(notable exceptions Barry Sanders & Jim Brown to name a couple). Most people and entities never know when enough is enough...

The only sitcom that sustained all the way through its long run is Cheers. If someone doesn't list it soon, I probably will.

I re-watched the series last year with my son, who was really into it. The show did drag for almost an entire season when Diane and Sam's relationship dominated the plot. That got really old and predictable. Rebecca joining really lifted the show after that.
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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

 

Those that never lived in England might not be familiar with this show, which consisted of brief comedy sketches and it was quite funny. It featured a young John Cleese and Michael Palin, which are names you might recognize.

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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (hemibeers)

 

You combine weird and creepy with Audrey and you have my attention.

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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (hemibeers)

 

You combine weird and creepy with Audrey and you have my attention.

18 M*A*S*H. Another show that went on a few years to long but you gotta give it up for the overall body of work...
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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (hemibeers)

18) M*A*S*H (Narps)

 

 

You lazy geezer Narps! If you can put pics of you, your broken whatever, and your kid & his wife in your sig, then you can copy and paste! :poke:

 

19) Cheers

 

The most consistent sitcom of all time. No cheesy or forced jokes. Casting changes and additions didn't matter. This show always delivered. Truly satisfying series finale that really fit

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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (hemibeers)

18) M*A*S*H (Narps)

 

 

You lazy geezer Narps! If you can put pics of you, your broken whatever, and your kid & his wife in your sig, then you can copy and paste! :poke:

 

19) Cheers

 

The most consistent sitcom of all time. No cheesy or forced jokes. Casting changes and additions didn't matter. This show always delivered. Truly satisfying series finale that really fit

Lol. I did all of that stuff from a laptop. I have been reduced to my phone for almost a year and a half now and don't have a clue...Carry on
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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (hemibeers)

 

You combine weird and creepy with Audrey and you have my attention.

Which Twin Peaks?
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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (hemibeers)

 

You combine weird and creepy with Audrey and you have my attention.

Which Twin Peaks?

the original
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16-- Seinfeld (1989-1998). This is the most consistently funny show I've seen. (except for the finale of course)

I thought the finale was the best thing they did the last three years of the show. Seinfeld lost more of its humor toward the end of its run than MASH did, and that's saying a lot.

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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (hemibeers)

18) M*A*S*H (Narps)

19) Cheers (Johnny Blaze)

 

20) Leave it to Beaver (LABT)

 

I loved this show as a kid and believe that it was not only realistic but had great life lessons delivered with honesty and humility. There are those who are critical of shows like this and to be sure it wasn't indicative of universal experiences (there were some pretty awful things going on at the time, to be sure, for certain Americans, but the show didn't deal with those experiences, and not everything should have to). I believe the lessons and morality of the show ARE universal and the characters were well developed, consistent, and even the ones shown negatively had a basic humanity to them.

 

YMMV.

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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (hemibeers)

18) M*A*S*H (Narps)

19) Cheers (Johnny Blaze)

 

20) Leave it to Beaver (LABT)

 

I loved this show as a kid and believe that it was not only realistic but had great life lessons delivered with honesty and humility. There are those who are critical of shows like this and to be sure it wasn't indicative of universal experiences (there were some pretty awful things going on at the time, to be sure, for certain Americans, but the show didn't deal with those experiences, and not everything should have to). I believe the lessons and morality of the show ARE universal and the characters were well developed, consistent, and even the ones shown negatively had a basic humanity to them.

 

YMMV.

The Beav was my other choice for #18 but went with another iconic show instead. Great choice...
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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (original)(hemibeers)

18) M*A*S*H (Narps)

19) Cheers (Johnny Blaze)

20) Leave it to Beaver (LABT)

 

21) Columbo ( Lucas )

 

Iconic .. Peter Falk helped create one the greatest TV characters ever, with some great writing and direction .. Guest stars like Johnny Cash and Jack Cassidy took it to another level ..

 

The original series from 1971-1978 is my favorite, and from the get go, I really loved the relentless and inquisitive nature Lt Columbo brought

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16-- Seinfeld (1989-1998). This is the most consistently funny show I've seen. (except for the finale of course)

I thought the finale was the best thing they did the last three years of the show. Seinfeld lost more of its humor toward the end of its run than MASH did, and that's saying a lot.

I liked the finale fine, I just didn't think it was that funny. Maybe my expectations were too high. I've heard that the show wasn't as funny in later seasons, which might be the case, but looking through the synopses for the final season tells me there still were some great eps in there and that the show was still as funny overall as anything else. MASH did get more serious by the end of it's run (Honeycutt, Winchester and Potter weren't as wacky as who they replaced), but it was still good.

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22-- SCTV (1976-1981). What a cast: Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Robin Duke and.... wtf, Tony Rosato? The cast and their show are better than SNL although to be fair SCTV is only 30 minutes while SNL is stretched out over 90. Never seen (I think) SCTV Network 90, a 2 season, 90 minute version aired from 1981-1983.
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22-- SCTV (1976-1981). What a cast: Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Robin Duke and.... wtf, Tony Rosato? The cast and their show are better than SNL although to be fair SCTV is only 30 minutes while SNL is stretched out over 90. Never seen (I think) SCTV Network 90, a 2 season, 90 minute version aired from 1981-1983.

They were able to fill 90 minutes without too much of a problem. This was a great show, and should have been on before SNL, since there were no DVRs so you had to stay up till 12:30 to watch it, if you were lucky enough to be in a market that showed it.

 

I think my favorite episode is when the Soviet satellite took over the broadcast and they parodied the type of drivel that would have been shown on Soviet TV.

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22-- SCTV (1976-1981). What a cast: Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Robin Duke and.... wtf, Tony Rosato? The cast and their show are better than SNL although to be fair SCTV is only 30 minutes while SNL is stretched out over 90. Never seen (I think) SCTV Network 90, a 2 season, 90 minute version aired from 1981-1983.

They were able to fill 90 minutes without too much of a problem. This was a great show, and should have been on before SNL, since there were no DVRs so you had to stay up till 12:30 to watch it, if you were lucky enough to be in a market that showed it.

 

I think my favorite episode is when the Soviet satellite took over the broadcast and they parodied the type of drivel that would have been shown on Soviet TV.

 

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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (original)(hemibeers)

18) M*A*S*H (Narps)

19) Cheers (Johnny Blaze)

20) Leave it to Beaver (LABT)

21) Columbo ( Lucas )

22) SCTV (Russian King)

 

23) Night Gallery (goose)

 

Rod Serling's follow up to the Twilight Zone. It was more hit and miss, but the hits were much darker. A favorite is the one with the Roddy McDowell on a stormy night, and on the wall is a painting of the graveyard. The painting keeps changing to reflect the disinterring of a casket, followed by a dreadful knock on the door....

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5i639b

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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (original)(hemibeers)

18) M*A*S*H (Narps)

19) Cheers (Johnny Blaze)

20) Leave it to Beaver (LABT)

21) Columbo ( Lucas )

22) SCTV (Russian King)

23) Night Gallery (goose)

 

24) Coach (thesweetscience)

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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (original)(hemibeers)

18) M*A*S*H (Narps)

19) Cheers (Johnny Blaze)

20) Leave it to Beaver (LABT)

21) Columbo ( Lucas )

22) SCTV (Russian King)

 

23) Night Gallery (goose)

 

Rod Serling's follow up to the Twilight Zone. It was more hit and miss, but the hits were much darker. A favorite is the one with the Roddy McDowell on a stormy night, and on the wall is a painting of the graveyard. The painting keeps changing to reflect the disinterring of a casket, followed by a dreadful knock on the door....

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5i639b

 

Great pick goose

 

That segment with Roddy McDowell is one of the most memorable things I've ever seen on television

 

nightgallery11.jpg

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21) Columbo ( Lucas )

 

Iconic .. Peter Falk helped create one the greatest TV characters ever, with some great writing and direction .. Guest stars like Johnny Cash and Jack Cassidy took it to another level ..

 

The original series from 1971-1978 is my favorite, and from the get go, I really loved the relentless and inquisitive nature Lt Columbo brought

This might be my favorite show of all time. I should have picked it first.

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1) Star Trek ( Ken Jennings )

2) The Wire ( Maverick )

3) Kung Fu ( Johnny Blaze )

4) Mad Men ( Rushian King )

5) All In The Family ( Narps )

6) The Twilight Zone ( Lucas )

7) Six Feet Under (custom55)

8) 30 Rock (Segue Myles)

9)Taxi (thesweetscience)

10) The Ren and Stimpy Show (hemibeers)

11) The Venture Bros. (ReRushed)

12) Green Acres ( Narps )

13) X Files ( Permanent Rush )

14) The Odd Couple ( Lucas )

15) Monty Python's Flying Circus (goose)

16) Seinfeld (Rushian King)

17) Twin Peaks (original)(hemibeers)

18) M*A*S*H (Narps)

19) Cheers (Johnny Blaze)

20) Leave it to Beaver (LABT)

21) Columbo ( Lucas )

22) SCTV (Russian King)

23) Night Gallery (goose)

24) Coach (thesweetscience)

25) The Rockford Files (ReRushed)

Probably my second favorite show of all-time.

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