Favorite Old Sitcoms

[coughcool]

M*A*S*H
Barny Miller
Cheers
The Simpson's
Frasier
Jefferson's
Sanford and Son
Good Times
South Park
Futurama
Friends
George Lopez
Soap
Addams Family
I Love Lucy
Roseanne
Get Smart
Murphy Brown
Golden Girls
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Black Adder
The Young Ones
Dave Allen at Large

[gracebuster]

Never noticed this post before.

I walked into my kids room about 4 years ago and my dauhter was watching FULL HOUSE. I watched for a minute and decided then and there that I can't trust these modern shows to teach my kids anything about comedy. The show was so poorly acted.
I know all of those guys a little bit and they're all great guys but they were not well served by th show.

Anyway, I went out and bought my family THE HONEYMOONERS, GREEN ACRES, ANDY GRIFFITH, I DREAM OF JEANNIE, BEWITCHED. Plus we watched THE ODD COUPLE, my all time favorite, religiously. I found a pirated DVD set at Chiller one year and literally cried with joy.

Now that the ODD COUPLE is on DVD and we sit down at least 4 nights a week and watch one.

As a child from PA, I too,could follow the BRILLIANT WPIX night time schedule. Sitting on the couch now, with my arms around  my children watching them laugh, that is an amazing joy.

I always say to them, "This is the BEST of times!"

Since then

[Paul L]

Honeymooners
Seinfeld
All sitcoms starring Bill Cosby
All sitcoms starring Lucille Ball
All sitcoms produced by Norman Lear
Taxi
Mary Tyler Moore Show
All sitcoms starring Bob Newhart

[gracebuster]

SCARY TERRY.

You mentioned THE FALL AND RISE OF REGINALD PERRIN- OMG, one of the funniest tv shows EVER!


"A bit of a Cock-up on the Catering front!"

[Scary Terry]

I didn't get where I am today without mentioning  THE FALL AND RISE OF REGINALD PERRIN!

[Wicked Lester]

Honeymooners

All sitcoms starring Bill Cosby

I loved this show as a kid and the theme done by Quincy Jones has stuck in my head all these years.
I'd like to see this one on DVD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvypTYWmFn4

[Mego73]

I loved this show as a kid and the theme done by Quincy Jones has stuck in my head all these years.
I'd like to see this one on DVD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvypTYWmFn4

Guess what Wicked Lester? Season one is on DVD:

http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Cosby-Show-Season-One/dp/B000EQ5UUA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1243030786&sr=8-4

[Mego73]

Never noticed this post before.

I walked into my kids room about 4 years ago and my dauhter was watching FULL HOUSE. I watched for a minute and decided then and there that I can't trust these modern shows to teach my kids anything about comedy. The show was so poorly acted.
I know all of those guys a little bit and they're all great guys but they were not well served by th show.

Anyway, I went out and bought my family THE HONEYMOONERS, GREEN ACRES, ANDY GRIFFITH, I DREAM OF JEANNIE, BEWITCHED. Plus we watched THE ODD COUPLE, my all time favorite, religiously. I found a pirated DVD set at Chiller one year and literally cried with joy.

Now that the ODD COUPLE is on DVD and we sit down at least 4 nights a week and watch one.

As a child from PA, I too,could follow the BRILLIANT WPIX night time schedule. Sitting on the couch now, with my arms around  my children watching them laugh, that is an amazing joy.

I always say to them, "This is the BEST of times!"

Since then

You got a pirated set of Odd Couple? Does it have some of the musical moments that were cut on the legit DVD's due to them not having the music rights?

[Wicked Lester]

Guess what Wicked Lester? Season one is on DVD:

http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Cosby-Show-Season-One/dp/B000EQ5UUA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1243030786&sr=8-4

Coolness. Thanks for the info. I shall have to purchase this over the weekend. I guess I should pay more attention to my TV on DVD e-mails.

[gracebuster]

"You got a pirated set of Odd Couple? Does it have some of the musical moments that were cut on the legit DVD's due to them not having the music rights?"

Dude, it does have most of them as broadcast. We HATED that SINGIN' IN THE RAIN was missing from the finale, as well as all of the other great musicla numbers.


I am happy to see the Paul Williams stuff was intact on the DVDs. I think thats such a great episode with some of Randall's GREATEST acting!

[Mego73]

"You got a pirated set of Odd Couple? Does it have some of the musical moments that were cut on the legit DVD's due to them not having the music rights?"

Dude, it does have most of them as broadcast. We HATED that SINGIN' IN THE RAIN was missing from the finale, as well as all of the other great musicla numbers.


I am happy to see the Paul Williams stuff was intact on the DVDs. I think thats such a great episode with some of Randall's GREATEST acting!

I wonder if I can work out something with you to get a copy of those few episodes changed for DVD?

[Bogey]

Plus we watched THE ODD COUPLE, my all time favorite, religiously. I found a pirated DVD set at Chiller one year and literally cried with joy.

Now that the ODD COUPLE is on DVD and we sit down at least 4 nights a week and watch one.

That is a nice call!

[Bogey]

And I will gladly add The Honeymooners to my list.

[Elizabeth]

As a youngster, it was Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke and Courtship of Eddie's Father for reruns.  I remember watching the Odd Couple, Barney Miller, Bob Newhart, Welcome Back Kotter, and WKRP when those were new.

We are really fortunate here in Chicago to have several stations, operated by the same parent company, that feature vintage television shows on broadcast television.  (WCIU, ME-TV and Me-Too-- stations operated by the company that keeps Rich Koz on the air hosting Stooge-A-Palooza and Svengoolie.)

So, my evening line-up, when I am doing dinner prep and such is Batman, Andy Griffith and the Dick Van Dyke show.  It's very relaxing and enjoyable!

[Dan- I would add The Mary Tyler Moore show to a suggested viewing list for your daughter.  That show made a very positive impression on me as a young girl.]

[preyer]

what, no 'chico and the man' fanatics out there?! to this day i go around saying, 'lou-king goo-ood!' and no one knows what the hell i'm talking about. i'm used to that, though. i admit that sometimes even i don't know what i'm talking about it, at least until i've said it, then it tends to make perfect sense.

i wanted to mention carol burnett, but that's not a sitcom, rather sketch comedy. otherwise i'd have mentioned saturday night live, the belushi years.

and i know there's at least one person who's seen every 'joanie loves chachi' known to exist. c'mon, admit it, you watched 'after m*a*s*h*,' too.