If you could bring back

[Jilly]

one sitcom, what would it be?

One of my favorite sayings is Cutie Patootie Ramsey...and every time I mourn for the days of the Facts of Life...

Anyone else have a show they mourn?

[QuikSsurfer]

Fawlty Towers

[Buck]

Is Arrested Development considered a Sitcom?

[007]

Raymond

[Frazod]

WKRP. That show ended too soon.

[BigRedChief]

The Wonder Years

[J Diddy]

The Wonder Years



Nah, Wonder years ended right. You lost the aspect of the innocence of the boy when the boy grew up.

[J Diddy]

MASH

[BigRedChief]

Nah, Wonder years ended right. You lost the aspect of the innocence of the boy when the boy grew up.
no way. Winnie and the boy should have lived happily ever after.:harumph:

but if we are talking about past sitcoms to bring back and start anew in 2009 then Seinfeld would have to be up there. That humor would translate today.

[Hammock Parties]

Frasier.

[kaplin42]

Buffy

[Nzoner]

I know the Gong Show wasn't a sitcom but I sat when I watched it and it was comedy at its finest.

[patteeu]

Nah, Wonder years ended right. You lost the aspect of the innocence of the boy when the boy grew up.

Seinfeld could use a better finale. The one they had was pretty lame after all the buildup.

[DJJasonp]

Fawlty Towers

A great choice!

I'll add:

News Radio (bring back Phil from the dead though)

Just Shoot Me

Married With Children

[Sully]

I have to pick 3, and 2 have been named already...

Arrested Development
NewsRadio
SportsNight (although I'm glad it left, because what came after it was brilliant)

[Baby Lee]

SportsNight (although I'm glad it left, because what came after it was brilliant)

Studio 60? ;)

ROFL ROFL

Gawd, that was the most amazing trainwreck of a 'so awful, it's actually fun to watch and laugh at.'

[DJJasonp]

Thought of another:

Action! (a little known Jay Mohr series on Fox where he played a movie studio producer)

[Radar Chief]

Hardcastle and McCormick.

[Sully]

West Wing was before Studio 60.
And I actually like Studio 60...though I wasn't surprised when it went away.

[J Diddy]

Seinfeld could use a better finale. The one they had was pretty lame after all the buildup.

Agreed. Almost as screwed up as ALF's.

I will say I thought they did Home Improvements right and Fresh Prince's was okay.

[Baby Lee]

Thought of another:

Action! (a little known Jay Mohr series on Fox where he played a movie studio producer)

Cupid!!

I know Cupid is coming back, but how can it be better when it was helmed by Ari Gold and Paula Marshall.

[Baby Lee]

West Wing was before Studio 60.
hence the ;)
And I actually like Studio 60...though I wasn't surprised when it went away.

I can kind of see where you could enjoy the show, but please tell me you saw the flaws.

If you didn't I would suggest you seek out the TwoP and AVClub archives about the show. Because I'm serious when I say I got more enjoyment reading and contributing to post-show snark than actually watching just about any other show. It was just such a rich target.

It really was a hot tranny mess, but it's two biggest failings were; 1) treating a TV show set like it was the West Wing, with all the florid musings and navel gazing [especially when countered by the off-the-wall chaos of 30 Rock that started at the same time], and 2) treating the male/female leads as the vehicles to exorcise all the drama Sorkin experienced with Olive Snook.

[Jilly]

It isn't a sitcom, so I'm breaking my own rules, but anyone remember that show, Once and Again? I loved that show, but I think it was on for maybe two seasons.

One I would add from this year that I'm pretty sure isn't returning is Carpoolers. That show was hilarious

[Baby Lee]

It isn't a sitcom, so I'm breaking my own rules, but anyone remember that show, Once and Again? I loved that show, but I think it was on for maybe two seasons.

One I would add from this year that I'm pretty sure isn't returning is Carpoolers. That show was hilarious

Jerry O'Connell has already run through another failed sitcom since Carpoolers was history [Do Not Disturb, 2 episodes].

[Rain Man]

Cheers is an obvious one.

Third Rock from the Sun is less obvious, but worthy.

[The Franchise]

Doogie Howser

[DaneMcCloud]

The Larry Sanders Show

[irishjayhawk]

Sitcom: Arrested Development
Drama: Veronica Mars (right now...)

[Frosty]

Greg the Bunny (the FOX version, not the shitty IFC version)

[blaise]

Get A Life - the short lived show with Chris Elliot. It was ridiculously funny.

[Sure-Oz]

Jake and the fatman

[rrl308]

All in the family. I would like to see how Archie would make it in todays world. :)

[KCChiefsMan]

Arrested Development - seriously? why on earth was this cancelled? oh I know, most of the humor flew over people's heads because 75% of ppl are too fucking stupid to understand it

Seinfeld - only if LD writes it, a better finale would be a must

Jericho - awesome show....only 2 seasons?

[88TG88]

Alf

and maybe Gilligan's Island

[patteeu]

The Larry Sanders Show

Great call.

[BigRock]

WINGS~!

[Baby Lee]

WINGS~!

No big sandwich?!?!?!?!

[Sully]

hence the ;)


I can kind of see where you could enjoy the show, but please tell me you saw the flaws.

If you didn't I would suggest you seek out the TwoP and AVClub archives about the show. Because I'm serious when I say I got more enjoyment reading and contributing to post-show snark than actually watching just about any other show. It was just such a rich target.

It really was a hot tranny mess, but it's two biggest failings were; 1) treating a TV show set like it was the West Wing, with all the florid musings and navel gazing [especially when countered by the off-the-wall chaos of 30 Rock that started at the same time], and 2) treating the male/female leads as the vehicles to exorcise all the drama Sorkin experienced with Olive Snook.

I missed the wink. My bad.
I saw the flaws in the show. I felt like, if Sorkin was just going to try and recreate West Wing...why didn't he just go back to West Wing. However, I enjoyed the actors, and some of the drama was really starting to pull me in (DL Hugley and the young black writer, the baby, etc) It had some potential...but you are right, it took itself far too seriously.
It's funny because it started the same season as 30 Rock, and had I been given the choice, I'd have guessed a Sorkin show would succeed far ahead of a sitcom about the same thing. Man, was I wrong.

[Sully]

WINGS~!

Back int he day (for whatever reason) I was in love with that helicopter pilot character.

Plus I loved how they always alluded to Antonio's girlfriend, the "Girl with the big face." I still use that in everyday life.

[Sully]

It isn't a sitcom, so I'm breaking my own rules, but anyone remember that show, Once and Again? I loved that show, but I think it was on for maybe two seasons.

One I would add from this year that I'm pretty sure isn't returning is Carpoolers. That show was hilarious

Well, hell.
If we are cheating...

I'd bring back West Wing with Rob Lowe running for pres.

[DeepPurple]

Nothing listed from the 70's. I'll take either Taxi or Mary Tyler Moore. However, they would have to bring back Ted Knight and maybe Andy Kaufman. From the 80's I'll go for Moonlighting and Newhart, Bob's second sitcom. Unfortunately Mary Frann died way too young.

[Baby Lee]

I missed the wink. My bad.
I saw the flaws in the show. I felt like, if Sorkin was just going to try and recreate West Wing...why didn't he just go back to West Wing. However, I enjoyed the actors, and some of the drama was really starting to pull me in (DL Hugley and the young black writer, the baby, etc) It had some potential...but you are right, it took itself far too seriously.
It's funny because it started the same season as 30 Rock, and had I been given the choice, I'd have guessed a Sorkin show would succeed far ahead of a sitcom about the same thing. Man, was I wrong.

To this day, when people I'm conversing with [and know well enough to kid with them] start getting a little full of themselves, I mutter that this is a fine sight while YOUR BROTHER'S STANDING IN A FIELD IN AFGHANISTAN!!!!!

[Sully]

To this day, when people I'm conversing with [and know well enough to kid with them] start getting a little full of themselves, I mutter that this is a fine sight while YOUR BROTHER'S STANDING IN A FIELD IN AFGHANISTAN!!!!!

ROFL

[Baby Lee]

ROFL

It's called Who's on First, Dad!! Perhaps the pinnacle of pronoun/proper name confusion, timing-based, comedy. It provided a brief respite, in the sacred name of absurdity, from the pressures of McCarthyism for millions of wonderful Americans. But you were to busy running a John Deere combine, like the rest of middle America, to get to know this wonderful comedy bit. And that's why you and me can't relate, DAD!!


Like I said, endless fun.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

St. Elsewhere

[Friendo]

Buffalo Bill/Slap Maxwell
Frank's Place

still think Michael Keaton's periodic character in Tony Randall's night class was classic.

sentimental favs: Room 222/Love American Style

[POND_OF_RED]

That 70's show.

[ModSocks]

That 70's show.

And Everybody loves Raymond. That is all.

[BigRock]

Plus I loved how they always alluded to Antonio's girlfriend, the "Girl with the big face." I still use that in everyday life.

EDNA~!

"It's like making love to a jack-o-lantern."

[Psyko Tek]

arrested devlopement

Action I loved that

Titus

Married with Children

[Sully]

I don't remember much about the show (other than the opening theme), but I know it made me happy as a kid...

Greatest American Hero

[Delano]

If I could see Danny Tanner solve one more family crisis, I could die happy.

[gblowfish]

I really like "Third Rock From the Sun", "Barney Miller" and "Night Court."

[Jilly]

One i just thought of because I heart Jerry VanDyke is Coach.

[Sully]

I always wanted to see Night Court come back, but 30 Rock helped me out with that one.

[Rausch]

All In The Family, Dobie Gillis, or Sanford and Son...

http://livelyset.net/media/pics/dwayne_h/dob-mayn.jpg

[Deberg_1990]

I don't remember much about the show (other than the opening theme), but I know it made me happy as a kid...

Greatest American Hero


I rented the 1st season box set of that. Yes, its dated, but it actually still holds up fairly well. The writing was pretty decent and witty.


Oh, my fave sitcome of all time is still Family Ties. I loved the goofy humor and Michael J Fox's comedic timing was nails.


Threes Compony would be 2nd. John Ritter was a master of stupidity.

I also liked Good Times waaaay back in the day. Especially the first few years with JJ and the dad John Amos. Their chemistry was together was magic.

[DJJasonp]

Get A Life - the short lived show with Chris Elliot. It was ridiculously funny.

That was hilarious...

ALso....SLedgehammer! A nice politically incorrect sitcom that didnt last long.

Another favorite I almost forgot from HBO's early sitcom days: "Dream On"