There were some good ones I remember watching growing up but which is your favorite? There's too many to name so if you don't see your favorite select other and post the name below.
What was your favorite 80's sitcom?
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Cheers and married with children are still great today.
I met Marcy at Scarefest once and I told her how much I loved married with children when I was a kid. She went ‘you’re really young, you must have had some really cool parents’
Damn straight I did
I met Marcy at Scarefest once and I told her how much I loved married with children when I was a kid. She went ‘you’re really young, you must have had some really cool parents’
Damn straight I did
Of those listed, Married With Children is my favorite.
I know it’s technically a late 70s, early 80s show, but I loved Diff’rent Strokes as a kid.
I know it’s technically a late 70s, early 80s show, but I loved Diff’rent Strokes as a kid.
Yeah there were some that spanned a couple of decades like Mash and Seinfeld that I debated putting on the list but were only partly in the 80's and the majority in another decade so I left them off.
Taxi. Can never find it in syndication.
Newhart crushes everything for me.
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From the list, Cosby. I grew up listening to Cosby LPs, so I was hooked. Great show.
Honorable mention for Who’s The Boss. I assume gentlemen of a certain age know why.
Honorable mention for Who’s The Boss. I assume gentlemen of a certain age know why.
Of those you listed, I enjoyed Family Ties the most. I also loved Growing Pains which isn't even listed.
Three's Company is my favorite all-time sitcom, and I guess you could technically classify it as either 70s or 80s since it spent about an equal number of years in each decade.
Family Matters should probably be considered a 1990s sitcom. Of the 9 seasons it ran, 8.5 of them were originally aired during the 1990s.
Three's Company is my favorite all-time sitcom, and I guess you could technically classify it as either 70s or 80s since it spent about an equal number of years in each decade.
Family Matters should probably be considered a 1990s sitcom. Of the 9 seasons it ran, 8.5 of them were originally aired during the 1990s.
Mork and Mindy was kind of like that except it only had 1 good season and 3 horrible ones.
Impossible to choose between Cheers, Cosby, and Family Ties. I always considered Family Matters a 90's sitcom, same as Full House even though they both began in the 80's.
Small Wonder wasn't a favorite but I appreciated a show being super weird and creepy all at once.
Small Wonder wasn't a favorite but I appreciated a show being super weird and creepy all at once.
There just aren’t any good sitcoms anymore. Everything now on weeknights in Prime Time are either reality or trash tv. Back in the day, those 2-4 23 minute shows each night provided some high quality entertainment. I love sports but there is always a damn ballgame on too. Bring back sitcoms!
Yup coach was good but if I vaguely remember the last couple seasons were flat - didn’t he take a pro job or something
Most of its run was in the 70’s but Barney Miller was a great show.
Cheers, followed by Married...With Children (I watched the entire run) and Three's Company (the first sitcom I really liked). Taxi gets an honorable mention.
Paramount+.
YouTube has some highlights.
Paramount+.
YouTube has some highlights.
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Not Necessarily the News on HBO and Fridays on ABC had a few great years each. Comedies not sitcoms.
Cheers, Cosby, and Married with children. I liked Night Court too. The new one isn't terrible, fwiw.
My, how times have changed.
My, how times have changed.
Simpson's debuted December 17, 1989. Watching tonight's episode as I type this post.
I missed pretty much all US Sitcoms during 80s and 90s due to military service. Majority of my time spent either overseas or deployed somewhere. Remember watching some reruns over AFN during 90s.
I missed pretty much all US Sitcoms during 80s and 90s due to military service. Majority of my time spent either overseas or deployed somewhere. Remember watching some reruns over AFN during 90s.