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Your top 3 Best/Worst sitcoms of all time

  • 26-04-2020 10:18am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭Still waters


    Best:
    Friends
    Only fools and horses
    Everybody loves Raymond

    Worst:
    Arrested development
    Roseanne
    Will and grace


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Best: Cheers, Taxi, Fraiser

    Worst: Mrs Brown's Boys, Leave it to Mrs O'Brien, Killinaskully


  • Posts: 5,311 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Best:
    Seinfeld/Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Red Dwarf
    Black Books

    Worst:
    Friends
    Joey
    The Cosby Show


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,445 ✭✭✭Rodney Bathgate


    Worst: Upwardly Mobile and any of the Mrs. Browners Boys crap.

    Best: Seinfeld


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,719 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    best
    the inbetweeners
    peep show
    the office (UK)


    worst
    mrs browns boys
    damo and ivor
    bridget and eamon


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,307 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    Best:
    Friends
    Only fools and horses
    Everybody loves Raymond

    Worst:
    Arrested development
    Roseanne
    Will and grace

    Id put Seinfeld in top 3 and lose ELR from my top 3.
    ELR , though not the worst is run of mill stuff like Rosanne, King of Queens etc so any of them could be in the worst group


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭talla10


    Best

    Only fools and horses
    Fr Ted
    Friends

    Worst

    Will and Grace
    Green Fields of Home (or whatever its called!)
    Goodnight Sweetheart


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,774 ✭✭✭Montage of Feck


    Old school bbc sitcoms where the best. One foot in the grave being my particular favourite.

    🙈🙉🙊



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Best. Frasier. Fools and Horses. Seinfeld
    Worst. Mrs Browns Boys. Friends. Kilnascully


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,162 ✭✭✭MadDog76


    Best: The Office (original)
    Only Fools And Horses
    Fawlty Towers

    Worst: Haven't seen them all but most others are sh*te!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭Still waters


    Actually, special mention for The thick of it, hard to put that one into a category


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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Off the top of my head

    Best:
    Friends (Series 1-4, went downhill after the London episode and never properly recovered)
    Frasier
    Arrested Development (Series 1-2, and some of Series 3; saw the first couple of episodes of the reboot and they weren't good)

    Honourable mentions: Father Ted, Black Books, 30 Rock, Flight of the Conchords, Fawlty Towers

    Worst:
    2 Broke Girls (I only saw one episode but it was beyond terrible.)
    Mrs Brown's Boys (I like Brendan O'Carroll as a person but I don't get his "comedy" at all)
    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (that main character and his squeaky voice were unbearable)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,315 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    My favourites would be, Father Ted, IT crowd and always sunny in philadelphia. With peep show, inbetweeners and two and a half men close.

    Worst I'm not sure of as if I don't like it I don't watch it.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,008 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    Best: HIMYM.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Best: Peep Show, The Office, Extras

    Worst: Big Bang theory, Big Bang theory, Big Bang theory


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭tastyt


    Best :
    The Office
    Frasier
    Only fools and horses

    Worst :
    How I met your mother
    Citizen Khan
    Two and a half men


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭Lundstram


    Best: Friends, Father Ted and I'm Alan Partridge. Honourable mentions to Peep Show, The King of Queens and OFAH.

    Worst: Mrs Brown's Boys, Big Bang Theory and Bridget & Eamon. Honourable mentions to Derry Girls, The Young Offenders and Fawlty Towers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,239 ✭✭✭Jimbob1977


    Favourites:

    1. I'm Alan Partridge/KMKYWAP

    2. The Inbetweeners

    3. Blackadder


    Didn't like

    1. Mrs. Brown's Boys

    2. Cheers - I didn't find it particularly funny

    3. Two and a Half Men


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,024 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Best

    1. Father Ted
    2. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
    3. Friends

    Worst

    1. Big Bang Theory
    2. How I Met Your Mother
    3. Two and a Half Men


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    It’s an awful show, but I’d love to bang Lily and Robin from HIMYM so I’ll nominate that as my favourite.

    Malcolm in the Middle was great.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,488 ✭✭✭coolshannagh28


    Best
    Blackadder, Yes Minister , Father Ted.

    Worst
    Mrs Browns Boys , Open All Hours , Friends.


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,381 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ten of Swords


    Mod

    Moved to the television forum. Local charter applies


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭DavidLyons_


    Best:
    Curb
    Always Sunny
    Community

    Honorable mentions to Arrested Development, 30 Rock, The Office (UK), Parks & Recreation, Phoenix Nights, Malcolm in the Middle , Only Fools, Frazier and Cheers.

    Worst:
    How I Met Your Mother
    Mrs Brown
    Miranda


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,300 ✭✭✭ooter


    Early doors is so underrated, would definitely be in my top 3.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Great to see Taxi get a mention earlier. Currently reworking my way through season one and every bit as good as i recall.

    De Vito, Christopher Lloyd, Andy Kaufman. Just wonderful acting and scripts.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Impossible to do so three randoms which are not obvious

    Police Squad
    Toast of London
    Episodes

    I do not watch bad sitcoms, I mean why would I?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    most of mine would be already mentioned so some new ones.

    Good
    third rock from the sun
    malcolm in the middle.


    Bad
    vicar of dibley
    dinner ladies


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Relikk


    Best:
    Father Ted
    Fawlty Towers
    Blackadder 2, 3 and 4

    Honorable mentions: Frasier, Only Fools And Horses, South Park, Police Squad

    Worst:
    Friends
    How I Met Your Mother
    That 70's Show

    Rest of the worst: The Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    good

    blackadder
    faulty towers
    the good life


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭Rodin


    Interesting that Scrubs isn't mentioned in either category


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,880 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Best
    The royle family
    Father Ted
    Parks and recreation (toss up with this and 30 rock)

    Worst
    The big bang theory
    Two and a half men
    Everybody loves raymond


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭Rodin


    gmisk wrote: »
    Best
    The royle family
    Father Ted
    Parks and recreation (toss up with this and 30 rock)

    Worst
    The big bang theory
    Two and a half men
    Everybody loves raymond

    30 Rock much better


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭Rodin


    gmisk wrote: »
    Best
    The royle family
    Father Ted
    Parks and recreation (toss up with this and 30 rock)

    Worst
    The big bang theory
    Two and a half men
    Everybody loves raymond

    Two and a Half men is shocking


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Rodin wrote: »
    Interesting that Scrubs isn't mentioned in either category

    It's up there but only if you scrub the last horrible season or two.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,880 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Rodin wrote: »
    30 Rock much better
    30 rock is defo funnier yes....but there is just something very comforting and sweet about parks and rec for me..I might change my mind tomorrow :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,072 ✭✭✭pjmn


    BEST

    M*A*S*H
    OFAH
    Porridge
    The Office (a close 4th)

    Worst

    Friends
    Cheers
    The Big Bang Theory


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,880 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Rodin wrote: »
    Two and a Half men is shocking
    Dreadful rubbish...Chuck Lorre same guy who did two and a half men as well!
    He is also behind another really poor one called Mom.....it has Alison Janney and Anna Faris...what a waste


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭Lockheed


    My favourite 3 would be
    The Office UK
    Always Sunny in Philadelphia
    IT Crowd

    Worst 3
    Big Bang Theory
    New Girl
    ???


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,880 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Lockheed wrote: »
    My favourite 3 would be
    The Office UK
    Always Sunny in Philadelphia
    IT Crowd

    Worst 3
    Big Bang Theory
    New Girl
    ???
    I think that's a wee bit harsh on new girl it has some funny bits...even though zooey deschanel is intensely irritating.

    Surprised so many people are saying big bang theory....I thought it was just me!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭mirwillbeback


    Best
    The Office UK
    I'm Alan Partridge
    Only Fools and Horses ( though getting dated )

    Worst
    Any Irish sitcom except Father Ted


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭tvercetti


    Best
    The Inbetweeners
    The Office
    Father Ted

    Worst

    Two and a Half Men
    Mrs. Brown's Boys
    Mattie


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,532 ✭✭✭✭martyos121


    My top 3:

    Community
    Parks and Rec
    The IT Crowd

    Worst 3:

    Big Bang Theory
    Friends
    Brooklyn Nine Nine (not as bad as the other two, but it’s alarmingly overrated by some)

    Haven’t watched a lot of bad ones though tbf, if I don’t like anything in the first two or three episodes I’ll just give up on it usually.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 999 ✭✭✭NewRed2


    BEST
    Only Fools & Horses (by a huge distance)
    In Betweeners
    Taxi

    WORST
    Frasier (the door bell might ring.... Ding Dong - Oh Sweet jaysus!)
    Blackadder
    How I met your mother


  • Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Tucker Sharp Pedicure


    Best - Only Fools and Horse, Fawlty Towers, Father Ted

    Worst - Peep Show, IT Crowd, The Office


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,135 ✭✭✭Better Than Christ


    Best

    Father Ted
    I'm Alan Partridge

    I can't pick a single third one. Ted and Partridge are miles ahead for me. Honourable mentions for The Thick of It, Peep Show, Friday Night Dinner, Toast of London, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, Early Doors, Frasier.

    Worst

    The Big Bang Theory
    Friends

    Can't not include Mrs Brown's Boys and almost every sitcom ever commissioned by ITV or *shudders* RTE.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,817 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Best
    Only Fools & Horses (early series, before the WAGs and sprogs)
    Blackadder.
    Fr Ted (despite RTE repeatedly flogging the shyte out of it)

    Honourable mentions, Allo Allo, Fawlty Towers, Red Dwarf. Alan P.

    Worst
    Every RTE "comedy" made with very few exceptions.
    Most US sitcoms, esp Big Bang, current Simpsons, Cosby Show, even before the revelations.
    Mrs Brown's Boys, successful, just not my cup of tea.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,719 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    Best
    Only Fools & Horses (early series, before the WAGs and sprogs)
    Blackadder.
    Fr Ted (despite RTE repeatedly flogging the shyte out of it)

    Honourable mentions, Allo Allo, Fawlty Towers, Red Dwarf. Alan P.

    Worst
    Every RTE "comedy" made with very few exceptions.
    Most US sitcoms, esp Big Bang, current Simpsons, Cosby Show, even before the relations.
    Mrs Brown's Boys, successful, just not my cup of tea.




    Paths to freedom was genius.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,817 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    Paths to freedom was genius.

    Even a broken clock is right twice a day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭Chalk McHugh


    Best
    1 Peep Show
    2 Curb Your Enthusiasm
    3 Fawlty Towers

    Fantastic entertainment. And never tire of watching old episodes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 439 ✭✭paddythere


    Best: Seinfeld, Inbetweeners, Father Ted (Hard to leave I'm Alan Partridge out)

    Worst: The Big Bang Theory, Arrested Development, Two and a Half Men


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 630 ✭✭✭Meeoow


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    Paths to freedom was genius.

    Any one remember Fergus' Wedding? I tried to find it to rewatch. Couldn't find it anywhere.


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