Who doesn't love a good sitcom? I know I sure do! They have been a staple of my television viewing my entire life. Sometimes we all just need a half hour of funny to get us through the day. When I was thinking about this list, I decided to only choose sitcoms that I have seen the entire run of. So, new sitcoms that are still airing like The English Teacher and Abbott's Elementary are not on this list. They are both excellent, though, and I recommend them! I also did not include The Golden Girls because if you know me at all, you know that this is my favorite television show ever. I will do some GG lists later on this year! So, in no particular order, here are my favorites.
1. Designing Women
The Sugarbaker design firm is the home of many hours of hilarity. A groundbreaking sitcom in the 80s, they covered important topics with grace and humor. Cancelled after its first season, it was brought back thanks to a letter writing campaign. Thank goodness! If you are not familiar with any of Julia's speeches, I suggest you go onto YouTube and look them up!
2. The Jeffersons
This is one of those sitcoms from early childhood. I could watch it in both reruns and current seasons. At the time, I didn't realize how important this sitcom was with its portrayal of a wealthy African American family in the 70s and having one of the first interracial couples on television. I just thought it was funny as hell. And it is!
3. Will & Grace
Ah, the hilarity that ensues with this gang of four close friends. Being an important piece of television history with its portrayals gay men in the 90s, the writing on this show is impeccable. Granted I did not enjoy the last two seasons as much, it is still worth watching. When it first aired, I watched the entire first season without seeing the pilot episode. Had no idea I'd missed it!
4. The Nanny
The Nanny is just a good old fashioned style sitcom that made an international star of Fran Drescher. It combines humor with slapstick in the best possible way. And if you need a good zinger or two, just listen to Niles, the butler!
5. The Cosby Show
Thursday night at 8:00 was appointment television in the 80's. We all tuned in to see what was going on in the Huxtable household. I know that some people do not care for it now given Bill Cosby's history. But it is still an important show from the 80s. It was a great cast and gave us a good spin-off in A Different World.
6. Bewitched
I mean, who wouldn't want to be married to a witch? I never understood Darrin's apprehension but then again, if he had welcomed the idea there wouldn't have been a sitcom. And the incredible Agnes Moorehead as Endora is worth every moment she is on screen.
7. The Andy Griffith Show
This show is a staple in my life that began early on, watching reruns with the family. I love it because there is genuine humor there and also good values towards friends and family that can be carried on today. And who wouldn't want to live in Mayberry?
8. I Love Lucy
Situation comedy just does not get much better than the Ricardos and the Mertzes. This legendary show contains some of the all-time greatest comedic moments in television history. The candy factory, Lucy baking bread and Vita-Meata-Vegimen are just a few of the iconic moments captured in the sitcom. And there were genuinely touching moments, too, such when Lucy finally gets to tell Ricky that she's "specting". It's classic television and always worth a watch.
9, Schitt's Creek
I really had no clue what to expect from this sitcom when we first started watching it. I knew people that watched it and loved it, so we gave it a try. And so glad we did. Catherine O'Hara...what can I say. Comic brilliance. Everyone in the show was spot on amazing. And good balance of laugh out loud funny and grad a Kleenex touching. I will definitely watch this again.
10, The Brady Bunch
Yes, I love The Brady Bunch. This is another favorite from childhood that has stayed with me. It's corny. It's hokey. But it's so much fun and nostalgic for me. And we got The Brady Brides, A Very Brady Christmas and the reboot The Brady Bunch. What more could I ask for?
So, that's my list. There are many other sitcoms that I considered that I do love. What are some of your favorites?
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