
The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time
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In The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time, Martin Gitlin has assembled the top seventy sitcoms in television history. The rankings are based on such factors as longevity, ratings, awards, humor, impact, and legacy. Iconic programs such as I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show,and Leave It to Beaver join contemporary shows The Simpsons, Arrested Development, and Family Guy on the list. Other programs include perennial favorites like All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Seinfeld, as well as short-lived treasures that never found the audiences they deserved like Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
Each entry contains a comprehensive compilation of information, including:
Cast membersCharacter listNetworkAir datesRatings historyTime slotsSeries overviewNotable episodesAwardsFun facts and quotes
Appendixes list the top male and female sitcom characters of all time, the best sitcom spin-offs, and shows that just missed the cut.
By ranking these programs, The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time is sure to inspire debate. Whether you agree with this list or whether your favorite show placed as high as you think it should have, this book will be an entertaining and informative read-not only for students and scholars of television history but for sitcom fans as well.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Seinfeld
- Chapter 2. All in the Family
- Chapter 3. M*A*S*H
- Chapter 4. I Love Lucy
- Chapter 5. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Chapter 6. Cheers
- Chapter 7. The Andy Griffith Show
- Chapter 8. Frasier
- Chapter 9. The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Chapter 10. Taxi
- Chapter 11. The Honeymooners
- Chapter 12. Murphy Brown
- Chapter 13. The Cosby Show
- Chapter 14. The Simpsons
- Chapter 15. 30 Rock
- Chapter 16. Everybody Loves Raymond
- Chapter 17. The Jack Benny Program
- Chapter 18. Family Ties
- Chapter 19. Modern Family
- Chapter 20. Leave It to Beaver
- Chapter 21. The Golden Girls
- Chapter 22. Will & Grace
- Chapter 23. The Larry Sanders Show
- Chapter 24. Friends
- Chapter 25. The Odd Couple
- Chapter 26. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
- Chapter 27. Barney Miller
- Chapter 28. The Office
- Chapter 29. Get Smart
- Chapter 30. Family Guy
- Chapter 31. Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Chapter 32. Roseanne
- Chapter 33. Father Knows Best
- Chapter 34. Arrested Development
- Chapter 35. The Wonder Years
- Chapter 36. Soap
- Chapter 37. Happy Days
- Chapter 38. The Big Bang Theory
- Chapter 39. Green Acres
- Chapter 40. Malcolm in the Middle
- Chapter 41. Bewitched
- Chapter 42. The Phil Silvers Show
- Chapter 43. The Bob Newhart Show
- Chapter 44. South Park
- Chapter 45. Two and a Half Men
- Chapter 46. Make Room for Daddy
- Chapter 47. The Courtship of Eddie's Father
- Chapter 48. Sanford and Son
- Chapter 49. The Beverly Hillbillies
- Chapter 50. Night Court
- Chapter 51. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- Chapter 52. Maude
- Chapter 53. Home Improvement
- Chapter 54. The Jeffersons
- Chapter 55. Hogan's Heroes
- Chapter 56. The Monkees
- Chapter 57. Rhoda
- Chapter 58. The Addams Family
- Chapter 59. Designing Women
- Chapter 60. NewsRadio
- Chapter 61. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
- Chapter 62. That Girl
- Chapter 63. Kate & Allie
- Chapter 64. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- Chapter 65. Our Miss Brooks
- Chapter 66. The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
- Chapter 67. My World and Welcome to It
- Chapter 68. The Bob Cummings Show
- Chapter 69. Coach
- Chapter 70. The Flintstones
- APPENDIX A. Emmy Awards and Nominations
- APPENDIX B. The Just-Missed List: Top 10 Sitcoms from Each Decade
- APPENDIX C. Ten Best Spin-Offs
- APPENDIX D. Fifty Funniest Male Characters
- APPENDIX E. Fifty Funniest Female Characters
- Index
- About the Author
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