Your top 3 Best/Worst sitcoms of all time

rubadub · 27-04-2020 11:20AM

Sminkypinky wrote: »

As an aside, a lot of people are voting for 'Friends' as a top sitcom.

I found it about as funny as having the car break down on a wet day.

Just as many, if not more have it in the worst. I still think people are treating this poll like it asked what you think is the most overrated comedy, as many of the worst have incredibly high viewing figures. For people voting friends worst I wonder how many episodes they watched, true shite is turned off fast and not really remembered.

If you think Friends is bad then you are lucky not to have seen the UK sitcom Coupling, which was compared to friends.

storker wrote: »

Scrubs could be in both. The first x seasons were excellent, then I remember a new season starting and the nosedive in the writing quality was really obvious.

Scrubs died a death for me. If you look at lots of lists of best sitcoms many are just 2-3 series. Fawlty towers, UK office, father ted.

If scrubs quit early it might be higher rated. Gervais does this on purpose, I think all his are just 2 series. Extras was pretty good at time "super army soldiers"!

Cyrus · 27-04-2020 11:21AM

rubadub wrote: »

Just as many, if not more have it in the worst. I still think people are treating this poll like it asked what you think is the most overrated comedy, as many of the worst have incredibly high viewing figures. For people voting friends worst I wonder how many episodes they watched, true shite is turned off fast and not really remembered.

If you think Friends is bad then you are lucky not to have seen the UK sitcom Coupling, which was compared to friends.

Scrubs died a death for me. If you look at lots of lists of best sitcoms many are just 2-3 series. Fawlty towers, UK office, father ted.

If scrubs quit early it might be higher rated. Gervais does this on purpose, I think all his are just 2 series. Extras was pretty good at time "super army soldiers"!

yep extras is worth a re watch, i didnt love it at first as i was comparing to the office but having rewatched its excellent in its own right

WengerOutIn · 27-04-2020 11:23AM

Best: The Office (uk), Phoneshop, Green Wing
Worst: Mrs Browns sh1te, Big bang Theory, Kilnascully

KungPao · 27-04-2020 11:27AM

Cyrus wrote: »

yep extras is worth a re watch, i didnt love it at first as i was comparing to the office but having rewatched its excellent in its own right

And its **** sitcom/****com When the Whistle Blows is funnier than some of the real ones listed here.

Barry off Eastenders and Andy’s agent are hilarious.

Joe_ Public · 27-04-2020 11:32AM

Is Friends bad? Dont know because i just cant suffer more than 30 seconds of it before one of those incredibly annoying characters has me scrambling for the remote. That blond ditzy one especially. If you can get past that, i can see it could be technically very decent.

KungPao · 27-04-2020 11:40AM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Is Friends bad? Dont know because i just cant suffer more than 30 seconds of it before one of those incredibly annoying characters has me scrambling for the remote. That blond ditzy one especially. If you can get past that, i can see it could be technically very decent.

Early days it was a decent copy of Seinfeld, but more broad. Then it got swallowed up by stupid romance stuff, and the laughs dried up. All chasing the easy money.

For contrast, Jerry Seinfeld was offered huge money to continue his show, but wrapped it up while it was still good.

Cyrus · 27-04-2020 11:42AM

KungPao wrote: »

And its **** sitcom/****com When the Whistle Blows is funnier than some of the real ones listed here.

Barry off Eastenders and Andy’s agent are hilarious.

is e avin a laugh?

Penn · 27-04-2020 11:52AM

Best:
The Office (UK)
I'm Alan Partridge
Peep Show

Worst:
The Big Bang Theory
Melissa and Joey
Pretty much anything with David Spade

So many could have been in the Best category if you could only count their first 3 seasons; That 70's Show, Frasier and Arrested Development at least, maybe even the first 5 seasons of Scrubs. But they always go on too long.

rubadub · 27-04-2020 11:56AM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Is Friends bad?

It is another I would not have tuned in to watch but watch if it was on. If it is genuinely on peoples worst lists they they have either
-not watched much tv (e.g. missed uk show couplings or "my hero")
-or being incredibly lucky and not seen all the other muck

But most likely they are saying its overrated.

The problem with friends was it aired at a time when people were still stuck with just TV, no boxsets or netflix. There may have been only 1 tv in the house and they had to watch and suffer it since it was "the sisters program" that she got to watch. Or housemates watched it. It was so popular it was on tv so others had to watch.

It was also timed so it entered into the era of multiple TV stations so it was repeated ad nauseam, even fans must have got sick of that. There would be back to back friends on tv, or entire "joey weekends" or something on comedy central or E4 or similar stations.

Then you have the likes of extras, which is only aired once or maybe twice ever (but then is on demand). People forget it. Others were repeated enough that people were familiar and can remember quotes, like "only fools" & fawlty towers, but were never back to back 24-7, well maybe on Dave or something but not like Friends was.

Joe_ Public · 27-04-2020 11:57AM

KungPao wrote: »

Early days it was a decent copy of Seinfeld, but more broad. Then it got swallowed up by stupid romance stuff, and the laughs dried up. All chasing the easy money.

For contrast, Jerry Seinfeld was offered huge money to continue his show, but wrapped it up while it was still good.

We basically got a quasi Seinfeld sequel with Larry. I love those episodes of curb, larry/george and jason/not george together was just some of the cleverest and funniest meta comedy I've ever seen.

Bandana boy · 27-04-2020 12:20PM

Best
Curb
Yes minister
Fr Ted

Worst (not the worst but worst that were Big shows)
King Of Queens
Two and a Half men
Veronicas closet

storker · 27-04-2020 01:00PM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Is Friends bad?

Friends would have been great if it was only half as good as it thought it was. But it wasn't even close.

Hangdogroad · 27-04-2020 01:19PM

El Tarangu wrote: »

Point of note about this show: Robbie Doolin, the actor who played the tubby neighbour with the goatee, was a member of the Real IRA, and had paramilitary-style funeral when he died.

I remember that. He died after he was restrained by bouncers when he attacked them with a baseball bat.

Chalk McHugh · 27-04-2020 03:14PM

Like some posters have said i find it hard to say which are the worst 3 sitcoms as if i dont like a show after a few episodes i don't tend to continue watching it. What is the point in watching something you just know isn't for you? Some of those shows i switched off after a few episodes are

Mrs Browns Boys
Blackadder
Friends
Killinascully
Simpsons

Ipso · 27-04-2020 03:47PM

Bandana boy wrote: »

Best
Curb
Yes minister
Fr Ted

Worst (not the worst but worst that were Big shows)
King Of Queens
Two and a Half men
Veronicas closet

Ah now, King of Queens.

KungPao · 27-04-2020 04:18PM

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Like some posters have said i find it hard to say which are the worst 3 sitcoms as if i dont like a show after a few episodes i don't tend to continue watching it. What is the point in watching something you just know isn't for you? Some of those shows i switched off after a few episodes are

Mrs Browns Boys
Blackadder
Friends
Killinascully
Simpsons

Are we talking The Simpsons or “The Simpsons”? Two very different shows. One is comedy gold, other is barely better than scutter and absolutely unwatchable. I hope you’re referring to the latter!

Chalk McHugh · 27-04-2020 04:21PM

KungPao wrote: »

Are we talking The Simpsons or “The Simpsons”? Two very different shows. One is comedy gold, other is barely better than scutter and absolutely unwatchable. I hope you’re referring to the latter!

The one with Bart. I'm not one for the animation or cartoons.

Chalk McHugh · 27-04-2020 04:21PM

KungPao wrote: »

Are we talking The Simpsons or “The Simpsons”? Two very different shows. One is comedy gold, other is barely better than scutter and absolutely unwatchable. I hope you’re referring to the latter!

The one with Bart. I'm not one for the animation or cartoons.

Chalk McHugh · 27-04-2020 04:23PM

Other shows i like
1 Alan Partridge
2 The Office (UK Version)
3 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
4 Hale and Pace
5 Married with Children
6 Porridge

Jimbob1977 · 28-04-2020 08:06PM

Knowing Me, Alan Partridge

Sacking You, Glen Ponder

Aha!

Homelander · 08-05-2020 02:52PM

Best: Friends, That 70's Show, Arrested Development

Runners up: IT Crowd, Father Ted, Inbetweeners

Worst: Joey, Big Bang Theory, Ms Browns Boys

08-05-2020 06:25PM

Best, Fraser /married with children/Curb Your Enthusiasm (Honorable mentions - Spin City/Seinfeld/Becker/US Office/Cheers/Entourage)

Worst Young Sheldon, Mrs Browns, Friends (Dishonorable mentions - Big Bang Theory, Joey, Dharma and Greg, Bridget and Eamon, any attempts by rte to make a comedy/sitcom since 2006, Anything Amy Huberman was in)

Overrated - Fr Ted, Brooklyn 99, Scrubs, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Modern Family

AMKC · 08-05-2020 06:31PM

Best,
Father Ted,
Red Dwarf,
Mrs Browns Boys.

Worst All the rest of them are rubbish.

Mad_maxx · 09-05-2020 11:08PM

best= black adder

father ted

im alan patridge ( 1997 )

worst = mrs browns boys

friends

big bang theory

CELBRIDGE HOOP · 10-05-2020 02:43AM

Best American
Seinfeld
Curb your enthusiasm
Cheers

Best English
Fawlty Towers
The Office
Early Doors

Worst
Every Irish comedy with the exception of Fr Ted,Derry Girls and Paths to Freedom.

The_Honeybadger · 10-05-2020 09:46AM

Best:
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Only Fools and Horses

Other stuff I like Scrubs, Always Sunny, Inbetweeners, special mention for The Thick of It, somebody recommended it here last year, hadn’t laughed so much in ages.

Worst:
I don’t watch stuff I don’t like but my wife is watching reruns of Friends at the minute and I can’t stand it but obviously it’s one of the biggest shows ever and I can see the appeal, just not for me

Hangdogroad · 10-05-2020 09:51AM

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Like some posters have said i find it hard to say which are the worst 3 sitcoms as if i dont like a show after a few episodes i don't tend to continue watching it. What is the point in watching something you just know isn't for you? Some of those shows i switched off after a few episodes are

Mrs Browns Boys
Blackadder
Friends
Killinascully
Simpsons

Which series of Blackadder out of interest? Blackadder 1 from 1983 is quite ropey but from 2 onwards are classics.

RandomViewer · 12-05-2020 01:46PM

El Tarangu wrote: »

Point of note about this show: Robbie Doolin, the actor who played the tubby neighbour with the goatee, was a member of the Real IRA, and had paramilitary-style funeral when he died.

And? Kenny Everett was a mad Tory, do you really want to go through the personal lives of random actors?

Joe_ Public · 12-05-2020 02:12PM

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Which series of Blackadder out of interest? Blackadder 1 from 1983 is quite ropey but from 2 onwards are classics.

Blackadder 1 is horrible really. Think Ben Elton came on board for S2 so that obviously helped. They seemed to give shows a chance to develop and find their feet back then, dunno would they get so much leeway nowadays. I love Red Dwarf and Seinfeld, but opening seasons werent great either.

earlytobed · 12-05-2020 02:16PM

best:
Blackadder Goes Forth
Fools and Horses
M*A*S*H

worst:
Leave It To Mrs O Brien
Mrs Brown
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