I agree. MWC made it more broadly ok not to see yourself or your family in the era of perfect 80s sitcom families. I mean how many families were as functional as The Cosby or Family Ties or Growing Pains or...
Al was a HS football star. Peggy was the class skank. It could be argued that she outkicked HER coverage.
I thought Friends was good for the first season, then was crap afterwards.
It didn’t age well. There are very few that age at all well, to be honest, MASH is unwatchable for me now, other than old favorites like the Chicago Rib episode. “You forgot the cole slaw?”
It was the recycled Sam and Diane plot line from Cheers. Friends had little substance without it and that tells the tale. It’s ranked way too high, IMO.
Phoebe was pretty much the only one I liked. Sometimes Chandler but only in the first few seasons. I couldn't stand Rachel and Ross.
I just thought it sucked always and forever. I think I laughed at Phoebe once. When she sang Smelly Cat.
Based on the entirety of its run, MASH could belong on both a best of all time list and a worst of all time list. The last few years of that show were as bad as any sitcom ever made.
Its always interesting to me how differently people see things.
A favorite of mine was when
It ended when Alan Alda ordained himself a comedy genius
Pretty much agree. But they did have some pretty dramatic and even ground breaking episodes. I specifically remember one where a soldier needed an operation but there was a time limit involved and they put a digital clock on the bottom of the screen that ran off the time as the episode played out. I liked MASH but the last few years weren't my favorites.
Yep. Married With Children helped launch FOX much like South Park helped launch Comedy Central. I don't know if that's a factor in these rankings but both are historic shows in that sense.
Excellent point about "The Ellen Show or These Friends of Mine".
Maybe that was due to acting ability too. All of the Bundys have had very successful acting careers except Bud. I can't think of any shows he's been in since.
Yea there were a couple I remember with FOX; The Tracy Ulman show might have started it all off along with MWC. I also remember Parker Lewis cant loose and 21 Jump street.
Not that I hated Friends but there's nothing about it which is memorable to me. With many of the other shows listed which I've seen, I can think about some memorable scenes and still get a bit of a chuckle without actually seeing them. With Friends, there isn't one scene I can readily recall which does the same. The first two things which come to mind are overused "How you doin'?!?!" and "Could I BE anymore (insert adjective here)?!?!"
Good call on that one, I forgot all about it. Yeardley Smith is making major bank now as Lisa on The Simpsons.
I associated Hank Azaria and Yeardley Smith with that show. I only came to find out much later that they were much better known for The Simpsons.
I liked the finale...I think expectations were too high and no matter what they did, people would be upset. I like that they brought everyone back and that was about the only way they could do it.
They were probably bullies, but they were funny characters. It wasn’t real life, but a sitcom. When it stopped being a sitcom it was unbearable. People complain about the Seinfeld finale but the absolute worst series finale I’ve ever seen was MASH. It was brutal.
That was a great show. Didn’t last more than a season I don’t think, but I loved it.
I don't mind that show, but won't go out of my way to watch it. The two main characters to me aren't very likable.
