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Poll
Question: Best sitcoms of the 1980s?
Option 1: ALF votes: 3
Option 2: Benson votes: 1
Option 3: Bosom Buddies votes: 0
Option 4: Charles in Charge votes: 1
Option 5: Cheers votes: 0
Option 6: Diff'rent Strokes votes: 0
Option 7: Family Ties votes: 1
Option 8: Gimme a Break! votes: 0
Option 9: Growing Pains votes: 3
Option 10: Head of the Class votes: 2
Option 11: Kate & Allie votes: 0
Option 12: Mama's family votes: 0
Option 13: Married... with Children votes: 11
Option 14: Mork & Mindy votes: 2
Option 15: Mr. Belvedere votes: 0
Option 16: My Two Dads votes: 0
Option 17: Night Court votes: 6
Option 18: Perfect Strangers votes: 1
Option 19: Punky Brewster votes: 1
Option 20: Roseanne votes: 3
Option 21: Saved by the bell votes: 3
Option 22: Silver Spoons votes: 0
Option 23: Small Wonder votes: 0
Option 24: The Cosby Show votes: 2
Option 25: The Facts of Life votes: 2
Option 26: The Golden Girls votes: 2
Option 27: The Wonder Years votes: 5
Option 28: Three's Company votes: 5
Option 29: Webster votes: 0
Option 30: Who's the Boss? votes: 0
Title: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: guyjin on 05/02/2008, 06:31 AM
While the Situation Comedy may be a dead genre today, the 80's, IMHO, was the high water mark for the sitcom. What was the best one?
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Turbo D on 05/02/2008, 06:38 AM
Awesome poll Guyjin!  8) I voted for:

ALF
Married... with Children
Saved by the bell
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Rainbow_Bright on 05/02/2008, 07:58 AM
We didn't get most of these over in the uk...

The wonder years is showing on repeat right now on a channel, so I picked that.

Roseanne was good too! Married with children, we got that over here. But I can't really remember if it was any good..
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: guyjin on 05/02/2008, 08:55 AM
Personally, I hated married with children.  ](*,)
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Ceti Alpha on 05/02/2008, 09:21 AM
Three's Company. No contest. Though Three's Company did start in the 70s. It's just a hysterically funny show. I've watched the reruns over and over and over and over and over...well you get the point. The show never ceases to be funny.

As for the spin-offs The Ropers and Three's a Crowd....
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Sparky on 05/02/2008, 10:04 AM
nice guyjin!!! You got me remembering about alot of these shows i use to watch, on top for me is Married with Children... i watched that religiously and was one show that really got me laughing all the time "NO MA'AM". 
Threes Company is up there as well and the Wonder Years. 

One i could never get into was Family Ties, did not like that show at all :roll:

EDIT: Hey, who voted for Golden Girls? :P
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: nat on 05/02/2008, 10:18 AM
I voted Married With Children and Growing Pains.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: nectarsis on 05/02/2008, 11:00 AM
Married With Children, Wonder Years, Head of the Class.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Nazi NecroPhile on 05/02/2008, 11:27 AM
Married with Children and Night Court; all the rest suck.  I would've voted for Charles in Charge..... if every plot had revolved around Nicole Eggert wearing bikinis and lingerie, but alas, they did not.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: SuperDeadite on 05/02/2008, 11:31 AM
Three's Company for me.  I spent many High School Summer Vacations being a lazy ass and watching Three's Company reruns on TBS.  Those were the days!  :dance:
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: termis on 05/02/2008, 11:39 AM
No contest -- Married with Children.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: guyjin on 05/02/2008, 02:14 PM
Quote from: guest on 05/02/2008, 10:04 AMEDIT: Hey, who voted for Golden Girls? :P
Me.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Sparky on 05/02/2008, 02:26 PM
Quote from: guyjin on 05/02/2008, 02:14 PM
Quote from: guest on 05/02/2008, 10:04 AMEDIT: Hey, who voted for Golden Girls? :P
Me.
haha... its all good man, i have found myself watching that show back in the day as the one old broad reminder me of my grandma. :D, she did not like being told that!!!
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: guyjin on 05/02/2008, 02:32 PM
Quote from: guest on 05/02/2008, 02:26 PMhaha... its all good man, i have found myself watching that show back in the day as the one old broad reminder me of my grandma. :D, she did not like being told that!!!
#-o That's like saying 'that one dog from 101 dalmatians. '
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: MurderDate on 05/02/2008, 04:27 PM
that's a toughie for sure ..   I chose ALF, The Golden Girls and The Facts of Life.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Ceti Alpha on 05/02/2008, 05:01 PM
Married With Children was OK, but I wasn't a huge fan of it. I understand why people like(d) it though.

I always like Cheers, especially when Frasier showed up. The Frasier spin off was pretty funny sometimes too.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: MurderDate on 05/02/2008, 05:38 PM
Married... With Children is far more 90s than it is 80s.  I like the show but I wouldn't vote for it for this reason alone.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: JoshTurboTrollX on 05/02/2008, 10:03 PM
Rosanne Cosby Wonder
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Sinistron on 05/03/2008, 12:49 AM
Night Court.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Ceti Alpha on 05/03/2008, 09:21 AM
Night Court!! Wow! I loved that show! I've totally forgotten about it. It's never on reruns up here.  :(
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: esteban on 05/03/2008, 04:32 PM
Ha! I don't know, so many of them really don't stand out for me....

For consistent quality, I'd go with: Cheers, Cosby Show and Golden Girls

But these shows lacked KIDS doing GOOFY stuff, so of course I couldn't vote for any of the sitcoms.

Charles in Charge always had a special place in my heart, but it really doesn't stand out from the others... and I really didn't like Saved By the Bell back in the day, but now I actually watch it (occasionally).

So what does that say? Clearly, I've lost my mind.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: guyjin on 05/03/2008, 09:54 PM
Quote from: MurderDate on 05/02/2008, 04:27 PMthat's a toughie for sure ..   I chose ALF, The Golden Girls and The Facts of Life.
you have excellent taste. that's exactly what I picked.  :)
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Keranu on 05/08/2008, 07:07 AM
I voted for Perfect Strangers (my favorite and always has a place in my heart!), Family Ties, and Head of the Class. Would vote more if I could!
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: MurderDate on 05/08/2008, 10:32 AM
good choices - Perfect Strangers used to crack me up.

hey Esteban, your name doesn't reference that movie EVILSPEAK does it ?
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: kid_rondeau on 05/08/2008, 11:37 AM
Night Court....Dan Fielding FTW.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: esteban on 05/09/2008, 12:05 AM
Quote from: MurderDate on 05/08/2008, 10:32 AMgood choices - Perfect Strangers used to crack me up.

hey Esteban, your name doesn't reference that movie EVILSPEAK does it ?
Ha! What's this? A movie called "EVILSPEAK" that I haven't seen?

No, I haven't seen the movie. But now I want to.
Title: Re: Best Sitcom of the 80s
Post by: Keranu on 05/09/2008, 12:13 AM
And before someone asks, esteban is not named after the guitarist either!