Movies and TV Clash of the Sitcoms: Round 1, Heat 3.

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2012, 09:25 PM

Got some good ones here. Vote for three.

Bump · 01-13-2012, 09:27 PM

I always liked Coach

**007** · 01-13-2012, 09:27 PM

Taxi and DVD.

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2012, 09:32 PM

For me, the list goes like this:

#1. Three words, eight or nine syllables. Reverend Jim Ignatowski. You could put him on The Evening News with Brian Williams and it would be one of the funniest comedies ever. Taxi in the top slot.

#2. The Dick Van Dyke Show. I haven't seen a whole lot of these, but I recall it being well written and funny, and how can you not like Rob and his hot, cute wife Laura?

#3. Everybody Hates Chris. The title would indicate that it's incredibly lame and unimaginative, but it's actually a pretty entertaining show. Try it, you'll probably like it.

Didn't make the cut.

I Love Lucy. For its time, it was probably pretty cutting edge, but it never really spoke to me. The scenarios were a little unbelievable at times, and it centered too much on Lucy and not enough on the other characters. I prefer ensembles. But I recognize that it was great in its day.

Coach. I suspect that I might like this show, but I think I only saw one episode. For some reason I was never home and unoccupied when it was on. It's an unknown quantity.

**mlyonsd** · 01-13-2012, 09:32 PM

One thing about the older shows like Lucy and DVD. Their writing had to be funny without todays loosened censorship rules. I can't imagine a young Mary Tyler Moore using Two and a Half Men type scripts.

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mlyonsd

One thing about the older shows like Lucy and DVD. Their writing had to be funny without todays loosened censorship rules. I can't imagine a young Mary Tyler Moore using Two and a Half Men type scripts.

That's a really good point. I think about a show like The Office, which I love, and a lot of its humor comes from awkward or uncomfortable statements that wouldn't have flown back then. DVD and Lucy had less fertile ground to plow.

**Predarat** · 01-13-2012, 09:35 PM

Coach and Taxi for sure for me, not sure about the 3rd.

Simply Red · 01-13-2012, 09:38 PM

I cannot in good conscience vote for any of these.

Chiefnj2 · 01-13-2012, 09:40 PM

Taxi has some of the most memorable sitcom scenes such as Jim taking the driver's ed test.

I can't believe I Love Lucy isn't getting much love.

Pioli Zombie · 01-13-2012, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Taxi has some of the most memorable sitcom scenes such as Jim taking the driver's ed test.

I can't believe I Love Lucy isn't getting much love.

Best Taxi scene ever was when Jim watched Louies apartment and scene switches to Louie walking in and the place is totally gutted by fire.

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2012, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

Best Taxi scene ever was when Jim watched Louies apartment and scene switches to Louie walking in and the place is totally gutted by fire.

While it was ridiculous, I liked the one where someone...Louie or Alex...was told that death would arrive. After a lot of false starts there was a knock on the door, and he ended up scaring the wits out of a girl scout.

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2012, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Taxi has some of the most memorable sitcom scenes such as Jim taking the driver's ed test.

I can't believe I Love Lucy isn't getting much love.

"What does a yellow light mean?"

"Slow down."

"Okay. What ... does ... a ... yellow ... light ... mean?"

"Slow down!"

"Whaaaaaat......dooooooes.....aaaaaaaa...."

**mlyonsd** · 01-13-2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

"What does a yellow light mean?"

"Slow down."

"Okay. What ... does ... a ... yellow ... light ... mean?"

"Slow down!"

"Whaaaaaat......dooooooes.....aaaaaaaa...."

I'm 51 years old and have watched a LOT of sitcoms. But for me this is the first scene I think of if someone asks me what is the funniest thing I've ever seen on a tv show.

Les Nessman and the turkey drop is a close second.

Setsuna · 01-13-2012, 09:41 PM

Rain Man is on a rampage because he no longer is the Archery champion....how does it feel to get dethroned brosef?

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2012, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Setsuna

Rain Man is on a rampage because he no longer is the Archery champion....how does it feel to get dethroned brosef?

My record will never be broken, only tied. You are a mere imitator.

View Poll Results: Vote for your favorite THREE sitcoms from this list.
The Dick Van Dyke Show	79	42.93%
Everybody Hates Chris	13	7.07%
Coach	92	50.00%
I Love Lucy	88	47.83%
Taxi	115	62.50%
I cannot in good conscience vote for any of these.	21	11.41%
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